7tools Partition Imager 2005 - User Guide and FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions - 7tools Partition Imager

1. I have an image of my system partition. How can I restore it if my only OS fails to boot?
   In this case you should use the Recovery CD.
   
   - Download the ISO image of the Recovery CD from our Knowledge Base, Update Page, to another computer.
   - Burn the ISO image on the CD/DVD-R (W). You can use our ISO Burner utility (free for our customers, available from Update Page) or any other CD/DVD burning software.
   - Boot from the Recovery CD and start the program located on the CD. - Restore your system partition.
   
   Note: the Recovery CD allows accessing images located on FAT16/FAT32, NTFS, EXT2 and EXT3 partitions.
   
   
2. What is the difference between Backup and Copy procedures?
   During backup procedure ("Create image of ...") archive file is created which contains an exact image of a partition or a disk. This is an ordinary file which is stored among other files.
   
   If you are copying a partition a new identical partition will be created on destination media.
   
   If you are copying a disk then partition structure of the source disk will be recreated on the destination disk and all data from source drive will be copied to destination drive. After this operation destination drive became as close to a duplicate of the source drive as possible. Note that all data on destination drive will be destroyed during copy procedure.
   
   
3. When I try to launch the application, a blue screen with HEX code of error occurs or system simply reboots.
   If you have SATA hard drives in your system attached through Silicon Image Sil 3112 SATA controller, you need to update your Silicon Image Sil 3112 driver to the newest version. With the latest version (at least 1.0.0.50) this problem should be resolved.
   
   
4. Which types of hard disks are supported by the program? For example, does it support serial ATA or USB drives?
   The program's abilities depend on the abilities of the platform where the program works on:
   • Windows 2000/XP/2003: IDE, SCSI, SATA, USB & Firewire drives, various RAID controllers including 48-bit ATA.
   • Windows 95/98/ME/NT:
     IDE, SATA - full support in both Windows and DOS sessions.
     SCSI, RAID controllers - full support in Windows session. In DOS, hardware must provide the BIOS INT13h support. In DOS, the program will not support very large hard disks (size >137GB) because of absence of appropriate support in BIOS.
     USB & Firewire drives - only in Windows session.
   • Linux and Recovery CD (Linux session): IDE, SCSI, SATA, USB & Firewire drives; most RAID controllers (but not all of them)