How To Use DiscWizard 2003 Maintenance Options

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How To Use DiscWizard 2003 Maintenance Options

Partitioning and Formatting Options

Select maintenance from the DiscWizard main menu.
Next choose Partitioning and Formatting Options.
At this screen you will have two options:
a. Create New Partitions on a Drive.
b. Format Partitions on a Drive.
Make your selection and click next to proceed.

Creating new partitions or formatting a drive will destroy all data on the drive.

Creating New Partitions on a Drive

This screen will list all drives in your computer. Select the drive to partition and click next to proceed.
If the drive contains data, you will receive a warning that the data will be lost if you continue. Click OK to proceed.
Now you will be asked how you want to partition the drive:
a. Typical will install the drive with 1 partition.
b. Custom will allow you to specify the size and number of partitions.

Please refer to our How To Use DiscWizard 2003 page for details.
Make your selection and click next to continue. DiscWizard will partition and format your drive.
Your drive is now ready for use.

Format Partitions on a Drive

This screen will list all drives in your computer. Select the drive to partition and click next to proceed.
All partitions will be displayed. Select the partitions you want by placing a check in the box next to it. Click next to proceed.
You will be warned that all data will be lost. Click erase, then next to remove data and continue.
DiscWizard will now format your drive. Upon completion your drive will be ready for use.

Update CD-ROM Drive Letter

When a new hard drive is added to your PC, the operating system automatically reassigns the drive letters. This may cause the CD-ROM letter to change. This causes applications to have the incorrect drive letter assigned to them in their configuration files. This utility will change the CD-ROM assignment in your configuration files and registry so your applications will correctly find your CD-ROM.

Select the drive that you want to scan configuration files on (Typically the boot drive).
Enter the old CD-ROM drive letter.
Next enter the new CD-ROM letter. Click next to proceed.
DiscWizard will now change all of your configuration and registry files to the new CD-ROM letter.

Undo CD-ROM Drive Letter Update

Use this utility to undo the CD-ROM update if you make a mistake or remove a drive.

Copy Files

This utility will copy all of the files from one drive to another.

Select the drive you want to copy files from.
Next select the drive you want the files copied to. Click next to proceed.
DiscWizard will now copy all files from one drive to another.
Click finish to exit.

Unhide Partition

Use this option to unhide a hidden partition created by DiscWizard 2000.

Uninstall BootWizard

This option will remove the BootWizard boot loader installed by DiscWizard 2000.

DiscWizard Starter Edition diskette
This will create bootable DiscWizard Starter Edition diskettes you can use to partition and format a disc drive. You will need (2) two blank 1.44 MB floppy diskettes to continue.

Create SeaTools diskette
This option will allow you to create an Ontrack bootable diskette containing Seagate's SeaTools Disc Drive Diagnostic. You will need a blank 1.44 MB floppy diskette to continue.

Perform Drive Self Test

Select the drive or drives to be tested.
Select which test to run:
a. Return S.M.A.R.T. Status
b. Run Short Drive Self Test
c. Run Extended Drive Self Test
Click next to proceed.
DiscWizard will run the selected tests and list the results.
Click finish to exit.

SCSI Drive Preferences

Select the drive from the list of SCSI drives displayed.
Select from the two options displayed:
a. Write Cache Enabled
b. Performance Mode
Click next to save the selected options.

EasyUpdate

This will automatically update or patch your version of DiscWizard 2003 to the latest version available.

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