HD Backup Function Limitations | Backing Up an HD


HD Backup

The HD Backup function allows you to copy the contents of your hard disk drive onto disc, by drive (physical HD) or partition. You can also create the backup disc as a bootable disc for restoring the backed up contents.

Note
When you choose to compress and back up the files, you cannot specify the hard disk drive or partition to be backed up as the temporary drive. Be sure to specify another drive or partition.

You can create a bootable CD/DVD using B's Recorder GOLD5. If you select the standard boot image, only an ATAPI CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive driver is recorded onto the disc. If you want to boot the system from a SCSI or USB drive, create a bootable floppy disk.



HD Backup Function Limitations
Be careful not run any applications or access the target drive while taking a backup.
Be sure not to make any changes to the NTFS partition size after you have backed it up by partition. You cannot restore the FAT32 partition later if the partition size is smaller than the size of the backed up partition either.
To avoid read or write errors occurring due to defective sectors, execute ScanDisk first and then select [Unused cluster detection] before you take a backup.
Hard disk drives of over 8 GB can only be restored on PCs with Int13h BIOS extensions interface. Depending on the SCSI host adapter, you may not be able to back up SCSI hard disk drives on PCs which do not support Int13h extensions.
The ScanDisk may automatically run after restoring under Windows 98/Me because of the corrupt swapfile. Let ScanDisk restore it.
If you are using Windows 2000/XP, you need to log on using an Administrator account to use the backup function.
Compressed drives are not supported. Both hardware and software RAID systems are not supported.
When using an IDE hard disk drive, this function cannot be used if it is connected to the ATA expansion board or the RAID bus but to the motherboard's standard ATA bus.


Backing Up an HD

1.

Select [Tool] -> [HD Backup] from the menu bar.

 


2. Enable either [Partition] or [Drive].
 


3.

Select the drive or partition to be backed up, then click [Next].

4. Set the necessary optimization options, then click [Next].
 


Detect unused clusters
Enable this option to exclude unused and defective clusters from the backup when the backup target is a partition. The more unused clusters, the more disc space that is saved. This option is not valid for backing up drives.

Compression
Enabling this option can save disc space, because the backed up data is compressed before being recorded onto the disc. Select the temporary drive and the compression level.

Note
You cannot select the drive or partition to be backed up as the temporary drive. Select another drive. If you have enabled this option, you require a maximum of about 800 MB of free space on the temporary drive when backing up onto a CD-R/RW and a maximum of about 5 GB when backing up onto a DVD.

 


5. Set the backup options. Click [Next] when you have completed the settings.
 


Recording Speed & Verification
Select the [Recording Speed] and enable [Verification] as required.
Bootable
Select [Create from bootable disk] to use a bootable floppy disk when restoring the backed up data. Select [Create from standard bootable disk image] to create a bootable CD/DVD from which you can boot the system with an ATAPI CD/DVD drive and restore the contents.
Password
Input a password to be used when restoring the contents of the disc. You will need to remember this password for future use in order to restore the data. Don't forget this password!


















6.


Check the backup options. If everything is OK, click [Finish].
 


7. Prompts appear depending on the backup settings. Follow the instructions to continue.
 






8. A prompt will appear for you to insert another disc, if more than one is required.
 








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