CLONING MODES AND SETTINGS
Geometry
This Mode sets the geometry (Cylinder, Head and Sector) translation used on the Target drive. CHS information is stored in the partition table of the hard drive and is used by the BIOS to determine from which partition to boot.
The correct setting will depend upon the capacity of the Target drive and on the BIOS of the PC in which it will be used. Check with the hard drive and PC manufacturer to determine which CHS mode is best as different BIOS systems use different translation methods for large (over 528 MB) capacity drives.
CHS Translation Modes
Following are the CHS translation modes supported by the Omniclone Xi™:
LBA (Default) – This CHS Mode will work for most hard drive and PC combinations and should be used unless otherwise indicated.
Large – Also known as Extended CHS (ECHS) mode. It is used on all Compaq and Samsung computers, some IBM PC’s, IBM Thinkpad laptops, some newer Dell laptops, and possibly other computers. It should also be used whenever a Phoenix BIOS version 4.0 or earlier is encountered.
LBA 8.5 and Large 8.5 – These settings force all partitions to remain below the 8 GB mark. This is useful with Legacy motherboards that cannot support drives larger that 8.5 GB.
NOTE: It is important to use
NOTE: Most of the time, blocking out one cylinder is enough but two may need to be blocked out to achieve good results.
Security Identification Number (SID) Issues
The Windows NT, Windows 2000 (previously known as NT 5.0) and Windows XP operating systems attach a SID (Security Identification) number to all files and directories on the hard drive
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