MSI MS-91F7 User Manual

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8. Copying Files. The Copying Files page shows the overall progress of the installation. Click the Cancel button to abort the setup. 9. Finishing th

• Script file name and location. By default, the program offers to add the script to the Task List with a name containing its creation date and time

Extra Functionality This chapter describes the supplementary functionality available in the program. View Partition/Hard Disk Properties The program e

Call the popup menu for the selected file/folder (right click of the mouse button) to export it to some other location (local or network drive, etc.)

The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the transfer operation: • Place to look for files/directories. Select a source disk from the pull

Result After the operation is completed the required data will be placed into the specified destination. Available Operation Scenarios: • Copying o

1. Select a partition on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Remove Drive Letter dialog to define appropriate settings. There are several ways to do it: - S

The current version of the program allows the user to mount archives of separate partitions only. There is no possibility to mount archives located o

4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Check File System Integrity The program allows you to check integrity of a file sy

• An archive to verify. The Browse for Archive page enables to find a backup image you need. By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link, you ca

After the operation is completed you can see results of the check. Check Recovery Discs You’ve got the ability to check whether backup media created w

2. If you’ve got an external USB storage device, please plug it in now. Anyway, the wizard will prompt you to do that. 3. The wizard will analyze

Careless use of the Edit Sectors function may result in the irreversible data corruption. Send Log Files The program enables to simplify the procedu

By clicking the Send button the built-in mail client will generate a template request with attached compressed log files and then send it to the Para

Typical Scenarios This chapter lists a number of the most frequently used scenarios that may be accomplished with the program. You can find here usef

By default, the program allows the user to create the backup capsule only as the last primary or as the last logical drive within the extended parti

device (assigned in the BIOS). 6. Start the operation (by clicking the Next button) or return to correct the settings. After the operation is complet

6. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup desti

You’ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate checkbox on this page. By default the program will take into

Please take into account the Estimated archive size value. It can give you a hint about the number of CD/DVD discs required for the operation. 6. Ad

5. Map a network disk to place your backup image to: - Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button; - Click the standard

8. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or generate a script. 9. On the Backup Summary page review all p

If you’ve not plugged in an external USB storage device, the capacity of which exceeds the amount of data of the system hard disk (highly recommended

- Archive location. Type in a full path to the required FTP location; - Name. Set a name for the FTP server (optional); - Login. Enter a login to acc

This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Backing up a dual boot Mac to an external USB drive To back up a dual bo

6. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 7. On the What to back up page, select your Mac hard disk. 8. On the Backup Destinat

10. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup dest

3. On the What folders and files to back up page you can see a list of all partitions (both mounted and unmounted) available in the system. Mark a ch

You can also create your own filter by clicking the Add category… button. • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an informat

8. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 9. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or gen

To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a sho

5. On the Backup Destination page, select where you want to place your backup image. 6. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into acc

This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Creating an increment to a full partition backup To update only files yo

4. If the wizard has found a place to create the snapshot storage, you will need to approve it and then confirm the suggested timetable to update th

To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the What folders and files to back up page you can see cont

You can also create your own filter by clicking the Add category… button. • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an informat

7. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 8. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or gen

To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a sho

1. Click the Smart Backup item of the Wizards menu (any of the ways described earlier can also be used here). 2. On the Wizard's Welcome page, c

Creating a cyclic partition backup To automate the partition backup process, please do the following: 1. Launch the Cyclic Backup Wizard by selecting

Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination - if the archive size exceeds the

9. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process

To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the Synthesis Settings page you can additionally modify any

Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination - if the archive size exceeds the

6. Once the snapshot storage is ready to use, the program will make an initial snapshot of your hard disk and keep automatically updating it accordi

Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD/DVD disc or a thumb drive. To automatically bo

5. On the next page choose the required hard disk from the pull-down list (if several) and then select the Update the MBR executable code option. 6

Fixing Windows startup ability Let’s assume that due to an unknown reason your Windows fails to complete the startup procedure. At first everything se

4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, select the Search for Windows installations to correct option. 5. On the next page choose the required Window

8. On the next page choose a hard disk from the pull-down list (if several), then the required partition. If you’re not sure which installation you

11. Confirm the operation. 12. After the operation is completed click the Report button to see a well informative summary page. The program also enab

2. In the boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment (more preferable) or Safe Mode to use the PTS DOS recovery environment (

7. On the next page specify a hard disk to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the archive

10. After completing the operation close the wizard and reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environ

By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 4. In the PTS DOS launch menu select the Simple Restore W

To know more on how to handle the product’s interface and accomplish typical operations, please consult the help system you can find in Drive Backup

8. On the next page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program o

11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 12. After completing the operation

If you do not agree with any conditions stated there, you won’t be able to use the program. 3. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Univ

• Map a network disk where your archives are placed: - Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button; - Click the standard b

6. The What to Restore page displays detailed information about the contents of the archive. Select the required item to restore. In our case it is t

10. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. Mark the checkbox at the bottom of

To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a sho

All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 5. On the Restore Results page you can see the

8. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. After completing the operation the p

By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 5. In the Linux launch menu select the Simple Restore Wiz

3. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 4. Select the Flash Memory option. 5. Select the User specified CD/DVD image (.iso fil

8. On the Image Properties page, make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive. 9. On the next

12. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer. Restoring a file increment Let’s assume that you’re busy with deve

To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a shor

This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Restoring a file increment to a partition backup Let’s assume that your

To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a sho

5. On the Where to Restore page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, t

9. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. After completing the operation the

Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD/DVD disc or a thumb drive. To automatically bo

7. Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow-button. Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data

11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 12. After the operation is completed

Booting from the Linux/DOS Recovery Environment The Linux/DOS recovery environment can be used to boot your computer into Linux or PTS DOS to get acc

4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull-down list in the ri

7. On the Select Destination Type, choose the way the data will be stored. Select the Burn data to CD/DVD item. 8. On the Choose a Recorder page, s

The system fails to boot since some files are damaged. If you have a backup of the system partition, you can recopy these files to make the system be

5. Select a disk where the system backup is stored from the pull-down list in the right pane of the page. 6. Double click on the required backup to

9. On the Select Destination Path page, select your system disk to copy the data to by pressing the standard browse button [...]. 10. On the Transf

This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Restoring separate files and folders from a backup The program provides

4. On the Restore Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. On the Browse for Archive page choose the required archive in the browser-l

7. On the How to Restore page specify the way the selected data will be restored. In our case we’d rather restore contents of the backup to its orig

This operation can also be accomplished under Windows. File Transfer Wizard To restore separate files and folders from a backup image with the File T

5. On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation. Click the Next button to accomplish the operation. 6. After the operation i

• Low-Graphics Safe Mode. Boot into the PTS DOS safe mode. In this case, only the minimal set of drivers will be included, like hard disk, monitor, a

3. Call the popup menu (right click of the mouse button) for a file/folder you need and then select the Export item. 4. Select a place on the disk

1. Connect both source and destination disks to the computer. 2. Turn on the computer. 3. Click the Copy Disk item of the Wizards menu (any of the w

8. On the Revise Copy Results page review all parameters of the operation. 9. Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes. 10. When co

Let’s assume that you’re about to migrate to a brand-new hardware platform with the latest operating system available for it. Your current system is q

Not all vendors may be available to choose. If the capacity of the selected object exceeds the maximum capacity for a certain virtual disk, its vend

The maximum limit you can downsize the virtual disk is the capacity of its first partition. 6. On the next page of the wizard set a file name for t

Now you can connect the resulted virtual disk to your virtual machine. Your system has been virtualized. You need to close the program to unlock the

• By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link, you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database (if any). To get a clear-cut pict

When having to do with a hard disk backup image, it’s pretty enough to select the system partition only to make your Windows start up in a virtual e

• Take all space for the partition. If you upsize the resulted virtual disk, you can choose whether to occupy the whole disk space by that partition

If you are going to use network resources, first launch the Network Configuration Wizard to establish a network connection. • Log Saver (helps to co

It’s strongly recommended to provide a path to VM Tools/Additions ISO image if you transfer Windows XP to a VMware SCSI disk, otherwise your system

3. Browse for the required virtual disk. 4. Provide a path to the integration package of your virtualization software. It’s strongly recommended

Now your virtualized system is 100-percent bootable. You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk. Otherwise you won’t be able to connect

3. Click Add… to connect your virtual disk to the machine. 4. In the opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add. Copyright

5. On the next page select Use an existing virtual disk. 6. Browse for your virtual disk. 7. Click Finish to complete the operation. Most likely

Connecting virtual disks to a new virtual machine To connect a VMware Workstation virtual disk to a new virtual machine, please do the following: 1.

4. Select the required guest OS. Please make sure it’s the same as on your virtual disk, otherwise you may face hardware incompatibility problems.

7. Edit settings of the newly created machine. 8. Select the default virtual disk and click Remove to delete. 9. Click Add… to connect your virtu

10. In the opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add. 11. On the next page select Use an existing virtual disk. 12. Brows

14. That’s all. You can now launch the virtual machine. P2P Scenarios Making system bootable on different hardware Let’s assume you had to migrate t

Contents Introduction ...4 Key Feature

Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD/DVD disc or a thumb drive. To automatically bo

If you do not agree with any conditions stated there, you won’t be able to use the program. 3. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Univ

6. Choose whether you’re going to add drivers for the new hardware to the selected operating system or not and the way it’s to be done. Actually you’

To manually set up a network connection and map a network share, please do the following: 1. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Universa

6. By default, the wizard saves all network settings in the netconf.ini file located on the WinPE RAM drive, thus it will only be available until yo

Please run 'chkdsk /f' for the partition in question. 3. I cannot create a new partition on the disk. There can be a number of reasons for

9. I cannot back up my hard disk to an external hard drive. Once started, the operation is aborted with the following error: Hard Disk management, Er

The term backup originates from the time when the best way to protect valuable information was to store it in form of archives on external media. It’s

- The starting records of the Partition Table; - The standard bootstrap code (or the initial code of boot managers, disk overlay software or boot viru

A partition's serial number is stored in its boot sector (in FAT16, FAT32 and NFTS file systems). Its value is assigned when the partition is for

4. Click on the required operation to start. Hints on the selected at the moment item will help you make the right choice. 5. Consult the help syst

2. In the opened dialog browse for an .INF file of the required driver package located on a floppy disk, local disk, CD/DVD or a network share. Then

 Our WinPE 2.1 recovery environment is 32-based, thus you need to use 32-bit drivers for injection. Basic Concepts This chapter explains terms and

It is easy and efficient when creating backup chains. Demerits Resulted backup images may contain a lot of redundant data. It depends on a file syst

This function is only available for single primary and logical partitions. Full and Incremental File Backups A full file-based archive only contains

• You can place a backup image to external media (CD/DVD) to guarantee a high level of data protection as long as the backup media is kept secure; •

(collection of all drivers to your hardware devices located in one folder) for the program automatically pick and install only those drivers required

• Provide for increased availability of hardware and applications; • Cut expenses on hardware and energy; • Guarantee smooth and cost saving system

Offline versus Online Data Processing In the course of time there have been developed various methods of data processing. Despite different work conce

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copies are created, the copy/backup utility starts processing the data while applications keep writing to original volumes. Unlike Paragon Hot Process

storage can be particularly beneficial for large-scale businesses when dealing with many physical hard disks involving complex setup. GPT versus MBR G

Copy Operations Hard drive duplication nowadays is becoming highly popular among PC users. That is due to some definite advantages it can offer. First

But that is not all drive partitioning may be used for. If you are willing to play games in Windows while browsing the Internet in Linux, 100-percent

1. Main Menu 2. Tool Bar 3. Virtual Operations Bar 4. Common Tasks Bar 5. Explorer Bar 6. Disk Map 7. Legend Bar 8. Status Bar A number of pane

MENU ITEM FUNCTIONALITY Tools View Logs… View logs on the carried out operations Send Log Files Compress and send the log to the Paragon Support Team

Differential Backup… Create a differential to a partition backup Create a File Complement… Create an increment to a full partition backup Back up File

volume(s) into a basic MBR disk Update MBR Update MBR (Master Boot Record) of the selected hard disk Change Primary Slots… Modify the primary partitio

Properties… Get in-depth information on the properties of selected partition View Layouts Manage the Launcher layout with several predefined profiles

The program supports previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations (so-called virtual mode of execution). In fact

Introduction Paragon Backup & Recovery 10 Suite is a complex disaster recovery and system migration solution that combines two different approache

Starting the Sector Backup Wizard with the preset scheduling option. Starting the File Backup Wizard with the preset scheduling option. Starting th

Starting the Synthetic Backup Wizard to change any property of an existing archive (splitting, password protection, compression level, etc.) without

able to see small partitions at all, but thing strips. On the other hand, if the proportional disk layout is critical for you, the linear type is exac

• Scheduled Tasks, which gives the user the possibility of browsing and editing scheduled operations and the program scripts. • Archives, which enab

current page Legend Bar The Legend Bar explains the color scheme used for disk and partition presentation. You can hide (or show) the bar with the app

This section contains a set of general options that will be taken into account during any operation carried out with the program: • Enable data loss

This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during backup/restore operations: • Control archive integrity. Mark the check

This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during partitioning operations: • Enable 64 KB cluster size for FAT16. Mark t

This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during copy and backup operations: • HDD raw processing. Mark the checkbox to

By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Copy/Backup Exclude Options. CD/DVD Recording Options This section contains a

• Next generation Adaptive Restore™ (P2P Adjust OS) to successfully migrate a Win2K+ physical system to a different hardware platform (P2P) by allowi

• Folder where the ISO image is to be placed. When the user decides not to physically burn a CD/DVD, but create an ISO image file, this very folder w

• Attempts to start VSS. Here you can set how many attempts to start Microsoft VSS the program is to do before automatically rebooting the system and

• Execute at the beginning of the backup process before taking a snapshot. Here you can specify an executable file that will help you to prepare runn

used parameters. By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Hot Processing Options. E-Mail Options This section contains a

• Send e-mail notification on apply. Specify an e-mail to send notifications on the carried out operations. - Send mail in HTML format. Activate the

In this section you may configure the virtual mode: • Allow virtual mode. Mark the checkbox to enable the virtual mode. It is an effective way of pr

This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account when converting FAT and NTFS file systems. By default, the program takes local

Copy/Backup Exclude Options In this section the program enables to specify what data should be automatically ignored during copy and sector-based bac

Click the OK button and you will get a new item on the list of filters. By marking/unmarking a checkbox opposite its name you can choose whether to us

• Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an informative one; • Filter. Press the Browse button to select files or folders you wo

Paragon Backup & Recovery 10 Suite is distributed in two ways: • Boxed package from Paragon Technology GmbH and resellers • Downloadable package

In the opened dialog the program allows the user to define the following parameters: • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an

• Minimal to have the file emptied all the time; • Custom to set a certain storage life span for the file. Please note, once the defined period has

When you select a small-sized bar (i.e. corresponding to a logical disk) the Explorer Bar will display information on it as well. The page title will

To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a sho

Filtered archive Differential archive Incremental archive File increment to a partition archive To easily manage images in the Archive Database, t

The section below (i.e. Archive File Details) displays a short description of the selected image, including: • Information on a type of the archive

If you want to restore the image contents, click the Next button. In order to cancel, click the Cancel button. Using the Archive Database To open the

1. Explorer Bar that displays properties of the selected image. 2. Volume Explorer that enables to access the selected image as a regular folder to e

Wizard Work Algorithm To make your job with the program as easy and convenient as possible, all backup wizards share similar work algorithm. So let us

The program automatically calculates size of the future archive and informs the user about space available on the selected destination. • Archive C

4. Click Register. The most important field in the form is an E-mail address, as it serves as a login to enter the system. Besides your access passwor

• Whether backup images stored in the Archive Database will be processed during the backup operation. Skipping backups of the Archive Database may c

• Archive Name. The program automatically offers an easy to understand name containing the date and the time of the archive creation, which can anyw

rebooting. The mode of processing the backup operation without rebooting is named Hot Processing. You can also define specific parameters for the Hot

The program includes a convenient and reliable restore wizard. With its help you can restore all types of backup images created with the program. It p

Moreover, on this page you’ve got the possibility to create new folders, delete existing files/folders or map network drives by clicking the appropri

Besides if you select the Original location option, you can additionally define whether to replace already existing files during the restore operation

Restoring Hard Disk: • Copy data and resize partitions proportionally. If this option is activated, the program proportionally changes the size of p

• Restoring separate files and folders from a backup Copy Tasks In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to make a copy of a hard

• Copy parameters. The wizard enables to specify the following options: Copy options - HDD raw copy to copy the hard disk in the sector-by-sector m

Verification options This section allows you to define whether the Surface and/or the Writing verification tests will be accomplished during the opera

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There are a number of options you can modify: • HDD raw copy to copy the hard disk in the sector-by-sector mode, thus ignoring its information struc

Result After the operation is completed, you receive a fully functional duplicate of the existing hard disk. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootab

data. • Copy parameters. The wizard enables to specify the following options: - Partition size. Define the size (in Mb) of the copied partition. - F

- Two Extended Partitions on one hard disk - Five or more Primary partitions on one hard disk - If there is an Extended Partition on the disk, only

• Free space before. Define the position (in Mb) of the new partition relative to the beginning of the block of free space. • Free space after. Defi

Formatting Partitions Any partition should contain some file system to be used for keeping data. The process of installing a file system is commonly

• Volume label. Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field. It is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification.

- Call the popup menu for the selected partition (right click of the mouse button) then select the menu item: Delete Partition. Setup Initially the p

Undeleting Partitions When simply deleting a partition (without additional wiping) disk management software only removes references to it in the Parti

To know more on the available search methods, please use the context sensitive hint system. • File system filter. By default, the wizard will searc

Additional requirements There may be additional requirements if you want to use advanced features: • Network card to send/retrieve data to/from a net

In order to mark a partition active/inactive you should take the following steps: 1. Select a primary partition on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Mark Pa

- Select in the Main Menu: Partition > Modify > Change Volume Label. - On the Explorer Bar: click on the current volume label. - Call the pop

4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Change Serial Number of a Partition FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS file systems include th

3. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Converting Dynamic MBR to Basic The program allows you to convert a dynamic MBR d

2. Call the Convert to Basic MBR Hard Disk dialog selecting in the Main Menu: Hard Disk > Convert to Basic MBR Hard Disk… 3. Set the required num

2. Call the Change Primary Slot dialog to set up the operation. There are several ways to do it: - Select in the Main Menu: Hard Disk > Change Pr

Thanks to the embedded Scheduler, you can set a timetable for execution of any operation. It has two categories for time settings (these correspond to

On every task you can get in-depth information, including: • The task name • The full path to the generated script of the task • Scheduled time of

3. In the opened dialog window you can see two tabs - General and Schedule. Click the General tab to modify: • Full path to the macro-command progr

4. In the opened dialog enter the required task name and specify the task timetable; 5. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmat