FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
54 Logicube Omniclone Xi ™ User’s Manual
Q: How does the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ handle Windows NT Security Identification (SID)
duplication issues?
A: The Logicube Omniclone Xi™ does duplicate the SID. Because of this, it is recommended that
a SID changer be installed on the Master drive so that the first time the newly cloned Target is
booted-up, all SID's will be replaced with fresh ones.
There are a number of SID changer utilities available. A freeware SID changer is available at
www.sysinternals.com for download. Note that Logicube assumes no responsibility for this or any
third party software, and can only provide limited support in its use.
Q: How does the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ handle bad sectors encountered on the Master and
Target drives during cloning?
A: On the Master drive, if OmniDiagnostic™ has been installed and its Recover feature has been
enabled, the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will attempt to recover the data from any bad sectors
encountered.
If OmniDiagnostic™ has not been installed or its Recover feature has not been enabled, the
Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will immediately skip over any bad sectors on the Master drive. Note
that several attempts will be made to correctly read the sector before skipping.
On the Target drive, with the Verify setting enabled, the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will also skip
over any bad sectors. If the Verify setting is disabled, the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ will not detect
bad sectors on the Target and the cloning procedure will continue regardless.
Note that newer drives perform automatic bad sector reallocation on their own and will, therefore,
rarely show a bad sector.
Q: Can I clone drives with virus protection software installed?
A: Yes, but remember to decline the "repair" of the target drive should a virus protection program
complain about an altered master boot record, etc.
Q: How does the Logicube Omniclone Xi™ determine the size of partitions to create on the
Target drive?
A: In the default Cleve Clone mode, all known partition types (i.e. FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS) are
scaled proportionally to the ratio of Master/Target size. Note, however, that FAT16 partitions will
not exceed 2.1 GB when scaled up, nor be smaller than 32 MB when scaled down.
All unknown partitions (e.g. HPFS, UNIX, etc.) are mirrored, that is they maintain their size.
Q: What is the difference between 100% (Mirror) Clone™ and Clever Clone™?
A: 100% Clone™ simply copies the user-designated percentage of all sectors on a hard drive
starting from sector one. It does not look at drive structures and thus can copy any type of known
or unknown partition.
Clever Clone™ analyzes the drive structures prior to cloning and only copies sectors that are
occupied by useful files and data. It also adjusts the various drive structures to assure a valid and
fully partitioned target drive. For these reasons, Clever Clone™ is the default cloning mode, and
recommended for use wherever possible.