HARD DISK COPY

Version 2.0

Documentation

HARD DISK COPY Copyright 1996 Chang Ping Lee ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Table Of Contents

Disclaimer of warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Terms of distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2. Main Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3. System requirement and compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 8

4. How to install and run HARD DISK COPY. . . . . . . . . . 9

5. Command line arguments and examples. . . . . . . . . . . 10

6. How to use pull-down menus in HARD DISK COPY . . . . . . 12

7. Windows and button

7.1 Operation window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7.2 Information window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7.3 GO button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7.4 Progress window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

8. Commands reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.1 Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.2 Target. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.3 Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.4 GO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.5 Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8.6 Option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

9. What is an image file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

10. Support and suggestions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

11. Introducing another fine product . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

12. Registration benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

HOW TO REGISTER

ORDER FORM
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SUPPLIED "AS IS". THE AUTHOR HEREBY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS
DOCUMENTATION FILE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO DAMAGE TO HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND/OR DATA FROM USE OF THIS
PRODUCT. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR OF THIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE
TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES. YOUR USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THESE AND
OTHER TERMS INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENTATION FILE.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF EVOLVING PROGRAMMING AND THE VARIOUS

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH THIS SOFTWARE MAY
BE USED, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT OCCASIONAL "BUGS" OR UNFITNESS
MAY ARISE. THE USER SHOULD ALWAYS TEST THIS SOFTWARE THOROUGHLY
WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
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LICENSE

HARD DISK COPY v2.0 is neither free software nor is it in the

public domain. The software and its documentation, this file, are
property of the author and may not be sold without written
permission from the author.

HARD DISK COPY v2.0 is distributed as shareware. This means that

you are granted a limited license to use it for a period of 30
days. If you find it useful and decide to continue using it after
the trial period, registration is required.

Registered users will be granted a just-like-a-book license which

means a registered version of the software can be used by more
than one person and can be moved from one computer to another so
long as there is NO POSSIBILITY of it being used by two different
persons on two different computers at the same time, just like a
book can not be read by two different persons in two different
places at the same time.

Site licenses for use of HARD DISK COPY on multiple computers are
also available upon request at a reduced fee.
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TERMS OF DISTRIBUTION :

Redistribution of HARD DISK COPY must include the software, its

documentation file, order form and all supplemental files (see
FILES.TXT) as a single unit without any modification AND subject
to the following conditions :

1. Any individual is welcome to make copies for his/her friends

and/or colleagues if NO FEE is charged.

2. Electronic bulletin boards, whether they charge or do not

charge their users subscription fee, are welcome to post the
program for down loading as long as they do not charge any fee
in particular for the distribution of HARD DISK COPY.

3. Computer information services such as CompuServe (CIS), Genie,

etc., may post this software for their subscribers.

4. Non-commercial user groups and computer clubs may distribute

the program to their members if the fee charged for the
diskette containing HARD DISK COPY does not exceed $10.

5. Disk vendors approved by the Association of Shareware

Professionals or disk vendors who explain the concept of
shareware in their ads that quote a price may distribute the
shareware version of HARD DISK COPY.

6. Other commercial enterprises wishing to distribute HARD DISK

COPY either alone or in combination with other hardware,
software, books or materials must obtain permission in writing
from the author.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The author of HARD DISK COPY sincerely wish to thank the following
people.

Klaus Schnack made great contributions by spending many hours

testing several versions of HARD DISK COPY and provided many
valuable suggestions. Joe Warjas, co-sysop of the PIE BBS, also
provided many valuable suggestions.
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1. INTRODUCTION:

HARD DISK COPY is a hard disk copying utility which copies from
hard disk or image file to another hard disk or image file.
HARD DISK COPY is ideal for backup purpose or multiple systems
set up.

With hard drive prices plunging, it becomes more and more

feasible to use hard drive for backup purpose. Most users would
think of XCOPY for this application. However, XCOPY needs to go
through DOS file structure and as a result, hard drive needs to
seek back and forth and result in more wear and tear than
necessary. Moreover, many users have found XCOPY not working
well with Windows 95 because of the long file name newly
introduced.

With HARD DISK COPY, these problems can be easily solved. HARD
DISK COPY copies hard disks sector by sector. The process is
fast and smooth. The number of hard drive seeks is reduced to
minimum. Moreover, HARD DISK COPY has a fast mode with which
users can copy only the portion of hard disk that contains
useful data.

For system administrators or PC shop owners, the nightmare of

having to spend hours or even days for setting up many computers
to the same configuration is over. With HARD DISK COPY, it can
be done in minutes. The configuration can even be saved in an
image file for later usage.

Another application is that one can use HARD DISK COPY to save
entire hard disk to an image file, remote transfer it to another
computer and then restore the original configuration.
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2. MAIN FEATURES

*** Performs sector copying of hard disks.

*** Backup to and restore from image files.

*** Fast and smooth operation. Save wear and tear on hard
drives.

*** Fast mode that reads and writes only the portion that
contains data and does not waste any time reading and
writing the empty portion.

*** Safety feature that saves information of source disk to

image file. The information will be shown for confirmation
purpose when the image file is restored to a hard disk.

*** Friendly, informative and visually appealing user interface

with mouse support. No need to go through a lengthy DOC
file and you still couldn't remember all the options and
switches.

*** Command line arguments for working with batch files.

*** Creates an exact image file of a hard disk.

*** Highly efficient. Use only up to 128 KB of memory.

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3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENT AND COMPATIBILITY

To run HARD DISK COPY you need 128K Bytes of free conventional
memory. DOS v2.0 or higher is required. When copying to a hard
disk, the source and target need to have the same capacity.

Limitation : Fast mode only works on hard drives partitions with

DOS FAT file system. CD-ROM not supported.
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4. HOW TO INSTALL AND RUN HARD DISK COPY

It's easy! Just copy all the files to a directory created for
HARD DISK COPY. In order to run the program anywhere you like
you need to include the directory in the PATH defined in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file or create a one-line batch file containing
the path of HDCP.EXE.

To run the program type "HDCP" followed by the "enter" key.

Best performance can be achieved by copying between different

physical hard drives. If the source and target are on different
partitions of the same physical hard drive, the speed may be
slowed down significantly.
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5. COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS AND EXAMPLES

There are five options you can specify using command line
arguments. You can find detailed description in this section or
run "HDCP /?" to get a summery on line.

In addition, you can also specify source, and/or target disk/

image file on the command line. See examples at the end of this
section.

Note that the '+' sign after any option can be omitted.

/b followed by +/-. Set Boot-Sector ON/OFF. When ON the program

will copy boot sector (sector 0) too. Otherwise the copy
process starts at sector 1. Note that this option does not
apply when target is an image file. In other words, an image
file will always include the boot sector of the source disk
it was copied from. Default of this option is ON.

/f followed by +/-. Set Fast ON/OFF. When ON the program will

only read/write the portion with active data and skip empty
portion of hard disks. Default of this option is ON.

/i followed by +/-. Set Interface ON/OFF. When ON the program

will go to the interactive menu after the initialization
stage. Otherwise, it will perform the copying process in the
command line mode. When set to OFF, source and target also
need to be specified on the command line. Default of this
option is OFF.

/o followed by +/-. Set "mono in color" mode. In a color

system, you can use /o+ to force HARD DISK COPY run in black
and white. Default is -.

/s followed by +/-. Set Sound ON/OFF. Default is ON.

file_name define file_name as source or target image file.

drive: define a hard drive as source or target drive.

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EXAMPLES:

HDCP /b+f- Set Boot-sector ON and Fast mode OFF. Entire

disk from the first sector to the last will be
copied.

HDCP /bf- Same as the last example. The '+' can be and is
omitted.

HDCP /i- C: I: Copy C: drive to I: drive without using the

interactive interface.

HDCP C: I:ABC Copy C: drive to an image file named ABC in the

current directory of I: drive. Interactive menu
will show up and users need to press the "GO"
button to start the copying process.

HDCP I:ABC C: Restore from an image file named ABC in the

current directory of I: drive to C: drive.
interactive interface will show up and users
need to press the "GO" button to start the
copying process.
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6. HOW TO USE PULL-DOWN MENUS IN HARD DISK COPY

After you type HDCP followed by the "enter" key, the Shareware
screen appears. Press the enter key again, after three seconds,
and the Main Menu appears.

SELECT : To select a command, use the arrow keys or simply

press the highlighted letter.

EXECUTE : To execute a command, press the enter key after

you have selected the command.

ESC key : You can press the ESC key to interrupt a Read or
Write action.

Mouse : When prompted you can click the left button on an

answer. You can also click the right button to signal an
interrupt. Clicking the right button is the same as
pressing the ESC key.
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7. WINDOWS AND BUTTON

There are three windows and one button in the interactive menu
of HARD DISK COPY.

7.1 OPERATION window : After you have specified either source or

target disk, this window will show up. It shows you the
source, target and the kind of operation it will perform.
In shareware version, COPY is the only operation. In
registered version, users can choose among COPY, COMPARE and
COPY with on-the-fly COMPARE.

7.2 INFORMATION window : After you have specified the source

disk, this window will show up. It shows you sector layout
and other useful information about the source disk. For
example, if the source is an image file, this window will
show you when and from where the image file was created.

7.3 GO button : After you have specified both source and target
disk, the GO button will show up under the OPERATION window.
When GO button is in red color, the operation will be
destructive (i.e. COPY or COPY with on-the-fly COMPARE.)
When GO button is in white color, the operation will be
non-destructive (i.e. COMPARE.)

7.4 PROGRESS window : After you have pressed the GO button and
the program starts the operation this window will show up.
It shows you the status of the copying or comparing process.
When the title of this window is in red color, the operation
will be destructive (i.e. COPY or COPY with on-the-fly
COMPARE.) When it is in green color, the operation will be
non-destructive (i.e. COMPARE.)
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8. COMMAND REFERENCE

8.1 Source: Specify the source disk to be a hard drive or an

image file created previously by HARD DISK COPY.

8.2 Target: Specify the target disk to be a hard drive or an

image file.

8.3 Action: Specify the operation to be performed. In shareware

version, only COPY is available. In registered version, two
additional operations are available: COMPARE and COPY with
on-the-fly comparison.

8.4 GO: Start operation.

8.5 BENCH: Benchmark the sequential read speed of a hard drive.

8.6 OPTION: Set the following options.

"Fast ON" means don't read/write empty portion of source and

target disks.

"Boot ON" will include boot sector in the operation.

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9. WHAT IS AN IMAGE FILE ?

An image file is created by reading the source disk sector by

sector, track by track in the original order. It contains every
bit of information of the source disk.
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10. SUPPORT AND SUGGESTIONS

If you need support or you have comments, suggestions, or you

believe there is a bug in the program, feel free to contact me,
whether you are a registered user or not.

You can contact me in four ways, listed below according to

their timeliness. Registered users do have priority but I will
try to help anyone in need.

1. PIE BBS in Sunnyvale, CA, U.S.A. (408) 733-4670

3 nodes with 28,800 USR Dual Standard V.everything.

I check my mail almost daily on the PIE BBS. For the

fastest response please send your message to CHANG LEE in
the Shareware Authors Conference on this BBS.

Effective 8/1/92 The PIE BBS has graciously allowed me to

use their BBS as the main distribution point for HARD DISK
COPY (HDCP.) I will personally upload the most current
version of HDCP to this BBS.

-----> HDCP is a free download to all callers on the PIE BBS.

2. Shareware conferences on ILINK.

I monitor ILINK conference almost daily. If your local BBS

carries it you are welcome to send your message to CHANG LEE
via this conferences.

3. CompuServe Information Service (CIS)

I check my mail at least once a week on CIS and will get

back to you as soon as I receive your mail. Please send
your mail to 71053,3517.

4. You can also send your suggestions, questions and/or

registration to the following address.

Chang Ping Lee

P.O. Box 60064
Palo Alto, CA 94306
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11. INTRODUCING ANOTHER FINE PRODUCT

DISK COPY FAST

DISK COPY FAST is a powerful 1-pass diskette duplication

utility which makes copies of Microsoft DMF, IBM XDF, selected
FDFORMAT, 800KB and standard formats (1.44 MB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB
and 360 KB) floppy disks. It can also be used to copy Mac HD
disk on PC platform.

DMF (1.7MB on 3.5" HD disk) is the new format used by Microsoft

in new releases of many of its products such as Windows 95 and
NT.

XDF (1.8MB on 3.5" HD disk) is the new format used by IBM in

its OS/2 Warp release.

MAIN FEATURES:

1. Incredibly fast. Please see DCF51.DOC for benchmark details.

2. Can performs the DOS commands FORMAT, DISKCOPY and DISKCOMP

all in one single pass.

3. Command line or menu driven.

4. Command line arguments or hot keys for backup or mass

production.

5. Work with batch file.

6. Mouse support. No keyboard anywhere except on-line

registration.

7. Has advanced options for extra safety protection.

8. Can skip empty portion of diskettes to save copying time.

9. Can utilizes (but does not require) extended memory.

10. Smart and improved auto-sensing feature. Prompt only when

diskette not present or needs to be changed.

11. User friendly with on-line help.

12. User configurable, including menu color (color or black and

white), default options, menu style and keystrokes
requirement.
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13. Works with 4 drive systems.

14. Supports PC, XT, AT or compatible. HAS visually appealing

interface which works on monochrome, CGA, EGA, VGA and
SVGA.

15. Minimum hardware requirement. Only needs 200KB of RAM to

run the program. Only needs hard disk with transfer rate
200 KB/sec or better to achieve optimal copying speed.

DISK COPY FAST is available by anonymous ftp to garbo.uwasa.fi,

directory /pc/diskcopy, file name dcf51.zip. You can also down
the same file from PIE BBS at (408) 733-4670.
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12. REGISTRATION BENEFIT

If you find HARD DISK COPY useful and would like to continue
using the program please register. The fee is only $20.00 plus
shipping and handling. In return, you will receive the
following benefit.

1. More commands that allow you to COMPARE and COPY with on-
the-fly comparison.

2. Support limited format conversion. Source and target can

have different capacity, but the cluster sizes still need to
be the same and the target must be large enough to hold the
active portion of source disk.

3. No initial delay and no registration reminder screen. Batch

file users can enjoy no keystroke operation.

4. Personalized appreciation screen. Your name will be part of

of the program and will be shown at the initial screen.

5. Free telephone support.

This page : order information and payment methods.
Next page : order form.

You can also run REGISTER.EXE which helps you fill out the
order form.

1. Information:

Please see page 3 of HDCP20.DOC file for license agreement.

2. Order directly from DCF Software:

Please send order form with payment to DCF Software. The

following payment methods are accepted.

a. Checks in US funds drawn on a US bank.

b. Eurocheque. Payment must be in US dollars. Please add

additional six US dollars to cover bank charge.

c. Money order issued by banks, post office or American

Express. Payment must be in US dollars.

d. Credit card (VISA or Master Card.) Products must be

mailed to the same person (card holder.)

Payment by cash is discouraged as the author can not be

responsible for any loss in the mail. It happened twice that
the author couldn't find any payment in the envelope while
users said they did enclose cash. When this happens products
will NOT be mailed!
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