FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q: Can the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ clone partitions created with file systems such as UNIX, LINUX and HPFS?
A: Yes, but results are guaranteed only if they are cloned between identical Master and Target drives. However, partitions of some versions of UNIX will
Q: Can the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ defragment a partition?
A: Yes. Refer to Chapter 4: Cloning Modes and Settings for information on using Selective Partitions to defragment a FAT partition while cloning.
Q: Can the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ clone between dissimilar drives?
A: Yes. For Master drives that contain FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS partitions, the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will take care of all the necessary adjustments to ensure that a Target drive of any size will be valid and bootable. Many combinations of Master and Target drives sizes up to 300 GB were tested and found to be valid.
Unknown partition types, however, are cloned in mirror mode and typically require very similar if not identical Master and Target drives to guarantee a successful clone.
Q: Can I clone to/from drives larger than 8.5 Gigabytes?
A: Yes. The Omniclone Xi™ was designed to support drives larger than 137 GB in capacity. However, note that some PC's cannot "see" drives larger than 8.5 GB due to BIOS limitations.
Q: Can I clone from a larger drive to a smaller drive?
A: Yes, as long as the data content of each Master partition is able to fit into the scaled down size of the corresponding Target partition. Otherwise, an error message will be displayed indicating that the Solitaire Turbo™ is unable to fit the data onto the Target drive.
The error "Cannot fit data to Target" can also be caused by a badly fragmented Master drive. In such cases, defragmenting the Master will generally resolve the issue.
Note that an NTFS partition can only be scaled down by approximately 55% due to the master file table (MFT) that resides in the center of the partition.
Q: Can I clone to/from laptop drives?
A: Yes. Logicube sells 2.5" drive adapters, and can provide adapters to many of the special drive connections on the market. Please call for availability.
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