Logicube Omniclone Xi user manual Reference, Glossary, Cloning, Hard Drive, Cluster

12. Reference

Glossary

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)

Built-in software on a motherboard that contains the instructions required for a PC to boot, control the hard drives, keyboard, monitor and serial communications, and perform other low level functions.

CHS (Cylinder, Head, Sector)

The normal or default translation mode used by a PC for hard drives that are 504 MB or smaller in capacity. CHS is the only translation mode available in older BIOS (generally any made prior to 1994). It will only show a maximum drive size of 504 MB no matter how large it’s true capacity.

Cloning, Hard Drive

The process of copying the contents of one hard drive to another with the intent of making an exact duplicate.

Cluster

The smallest logical measurement of file storage space on a hard drive. Every file stored on a drive takes up one or more clusters of storage. The clusters associated with a file are kept track of in the drive’s File Allocation Table (FAT). The maximum number of available clusters on a drive depends on the available size of the FAT table.

CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Checking)

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