This option will create an Ontrack Boot Diskette that can be used to safely boot a system installed using the Dynamic Drive Overlay.

Upgrade DiscWizard Starter Edition

If you have a hard drive installed using a previous version of the Dynamic Drive Overlay, you can upgrade by automatically updating the Dynamic Drive Overlay and by writing new MBR (Master Boot Record) boot code to all drives on your system.

Update Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO)

This option will allow you to update the DDO on all of the drives in your system that requires it. You can use this option to upgrade from an older version of DDO, modify the DDO switches, or replace a corrupted DDO.

Remove Dynamic Drive Overlay

This option will remove the DDO from the selected drive. You can use this option if your system is using software that cannot coexist with the DDO. You may use this option if you have moved drives to a system with a BIOS that supports translation, eliminating the need for the DDO. If your BIOS can support the drive as it is installed, the DDO will be uninstalled nondestructively.

You will get a warning if uninstalling the DDO will be data destructive. Always make a backup of your data before uninstalling a drive.

Convert Drive Format

This option will convert all drives on a system to use the DDO if they were installed using another hard drive partitioning software. Always make a backup of your data before converting a drive.

How to repair a DDO using DiscWizard Starter Edition

1. Download the latest version of DiscWizard Starter Edition.
2. Boot to the DiscWizard Starter Edition floppy diskettes.
3. At the main menu select "Maintenance Menu".
4. Select "Update Dynamic Drive Overlay" and follow all system prompts to allow DiscWizard Starter Edition to recreate the Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO).
5. Remove the diskette and reboot to the hard drive.
6. The Seagate Technology blue banner should appear.
7. After the system has stabilized, you can create a special boot diskette that could be useful in the future if your system is prone to virus infections. At the DiscWizard Starter Edition Maintenance Menu, select "Create Ontrack Boot Diskette".

Check all of your diskettes for viruses with a recent version of a virus scanning software package. Please note that boot sector viruses can infect all diskettes, not just bootable diskettes. If your system rebooted to a "non-system diskette" prior to the DDO error, the chances are high that a virus may have caused this problem.

Update MBR Boot Code

This option will update the part of the MBR that contains the boot code. If the MBR boot code becomes corrupted or is replaced by another utility, your system may not boot and the Dynamic Drive Overlay will not be loaded. Re-writing the boot code will correct these conditions in most cases.

Backup or Restore MBR

This option will create a backup of the MBR and store that copy on the hard drive. You can restore a backed up MBR using this option.

DiscWizard 2003 cannot rebuild the MBR or a corrupted DDO. This must be done with our DiscWizard Starter Edition DOS-based utility.