User manual FARSTONE VIRTUALDRIVE & BURNING SUITE

VirtualDriveTM Utility & Burning Suite 9 WINDOWS 98/ME/2000/XP/Server 2003 User's Guide Copyright Notice No part of this publication may be copied, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the expressed written permission of FarStone Technology, Inc. FarStone grants you the right to use one copy of the enclosed software program ("SOFTWARE") on a single computer. If the SOFTWARE is installed on a network, or more than one user can run the SOFTWARE at the same time, you must purchase an additional license for each additional user or computer. Trademarks FarStoneTM, VirtualDriveTM, VirtualDrive NetworkTM and VirtualDrive Utility & Burning SuiteTM are trademarks of FarStone Technology, Inc. Rapid Cache® is a registered trademark of FarStone Technology, Inc. Microsoft , Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 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Legal Department 15 Hammond Dr., Suite 304 Irvine, CA 92618 7 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What is VirtualDrive Utility & Burning SuiteTM? 1.2 Features and Benefits 12 12 12 Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 System Requirements 2.2 Installing VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite 2.4 Uninstalling VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite 16 16 16 20 Chapter 3 Getting Started with VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite 23 3.1 Starting VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite 3.2 VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite Start Menu 23 25 Chapter 4 CD/DVD Burning 4.1 Starting CD/DVD Burning Manager 4.2 Deciding Which Type of Disc to Use 4.3 Creating a Project 4.3-1 Starting a Project 4.3-2 Adding Files and Folders to the Project 4.3-3 Searching and Adding a Specific File to the Project 4.3-4 Working with Files and Folders in the project 4.3-5 Saving and Opening a Project 4.3-6 Renaming and Deleting a Project 4.3-7 Setting Project Properties 4.4 Burning a Project to Disc 4.5 Cloning Discs 4.6 Burning Settings 4.6-1 Disabling Auto-run of Disc Drive 4.6-2 How to Choose Burning Settings 4.7 CD/DVD Burning Miscellaneous Settings 8 29 29 29 31 31 37 38 39 43 44 45 49 50 55 56 57 60 Chapter 5 Working with Images 5.1 How to Make an Image 5.1-1 Making an Image from a Project 5.1-2 Making an Image from an Existing Disc 5.2 Burning an Image 5.2-1 Backing Up Image 5.2-2 Restore Burning an Image 68 68 68 70 81 82 84 87 89 Chapter 6 VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite Tools 6.1 Erasing Disc 6.1 Viewing the Device Info 87 93 Chapter 7 VirtualDrive Manager 7.1 Starting VirtualDrive Manager 7.2 Making Images 7.2-1 Customizing an Image 7.2-2 Making an Image from a Disc 7.3 Using Cabinets to Organize Images 7.4 Adding Images to Run on Your Virtual Drives 7.4-1 Adding Images from the Hard Drive 7.4-1 Adding Images from the Internet 7.5 Extracting Files from an Image 7.5-1 Extracting Files from an Image 7.5-2 Extracting Audio Tracks 7.6 Adding Additional Virtual Drives 7.6-1 Adding Additional Virtual Drives 7.6-1 Changing a Drive Letter 7.7 Searching Images 7.8 Rapid Cache 7.8-1 Rapid Cache Features 7.8-2 Rapid Cache Settings 7.9 Converting between ISO 9660 Images and Virtual CDs 7.10 VirtualDrive Manager Settings 93 95 95 95 96 97 97 98 99 99 100 102 102 103 103 104 105 105 108 108 Chapter 8 Virtual Hard Drive 8.1 Starting Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) 8.2 Creating a RAM Disk 9 111 111 116 8.3 Moving Files and Folders to RAM Disk 8.4 Saving the RAM Disk Image 8.5 Mounting an Image as a RAM Disk 8.6 Removing RAM Disk from the System 8.7 Virtual Hard Drive Settings 116 117 118 120 120 Chapter 9 Live Update Chapter 10 Appendix 10.1 Definitions 10.2 Technical Support and Product Update 124 128 128 134 10 Chapter 1 Introduction 11 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What is VirtualDrive Utility & Burning SuiteTM? VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite is the most comprehensive CD/DVD software suite ever created! In addition to the CD and DVD burning features you will find in many media suites, VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite gives you two unique bonus features: Hard Drive Emulation and VirtualDrive, the No.1 CD/DVD Emulator worldwide. CD/DVD Burning: Allows users to back up, share or archive various files from the hard disk to a CD/DVD, or burn mp3 files to a recordable CD that can be played on home stereo equipment. VirtualDrive: A revolutionary software program that emulates your computer's CD/DVD-ROM drive, which enables you to run CD/DVD programs directly from your hard drive without the use of the physical CD/DVD-ROM drive or the actual disc. Virtual Hard Drive: Emulate a RAM Disk Drive to store files in non-swappable physical memory. The RAM Disk Drive works almost the same as the Hard Disk Drive in your system and the data will be automatically saved if any changes are made to the RAM Disk. 1.2 Features and Benefits Customize your own Discs With VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite , you can customize your own discs/Images with selected files from a CD or from the hard drive. Images (VCDs) compiled can be configured to automatically run when inserted into a virtual drive. Clone CD/DVD Make an exact copy of an existing CD/DVD to another recordable CD/DVD disc. Supports most CD/DVD formats 12 VirtualDrive supports the following CD/DVD formats: CD-ROMs, CD-Extras, CD-Texts, Audio CDs, Mixed Mode CDs, Photo CDs, Video CDs, DVD-ROMs, Multi-session CDs and unprotected DVD Videos. Copy protection support is compatible with SafeDisc1, SafeDisc2, SecuROM, LaserLock and more. Fully integrated with Windows The XP-style user interface is completely integrated with Windows Explorer and the Windows Device Manager. Easily insert/eject and browse an Image (VCD) in the Start Menu. Enable/disable CD auto-run, change CD drive letters or set your own hot-keys to run CDs. Create shortcuts for your Images This feature allows users to create desktop shortcuts to local or network Images. Double-clicking on the shortcut will insert the Image into the virtual drive quickly and easily. Add Images from the Internet With VirtualDrive, you can add an Image (VCD) that is shared on the Internet or a LAN into the VirtualDrive. VCD Cabinet Instead of adding Images (VCDs) all in one place, the new added Cabinet function allows you to sort your Images and put them into different "cabinets" in the VirtualDrive Manager. Export Audio Tracks Extract audio tracks from an existing audio CD, either a real CD or a virtual CD, and store them as an audio file (*.WAV) or a MP3 file on the hard disk. Compression VirtualDrive incorporates a high-performance compression engine for building VCD files. Compressed VCD files are automatically decompressed when accessed. Optimized CD performance VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite 13 VirtualDrive plays the VCDs at hard drive speed (equivalent to a 200x CD-drive). And with its advanced caching technology, VirtualDrive can reduce CD access time by up to 75%. Optimized application performance Virtual Hard Drive allows disk data to be accessed at physical memory speed and boosts the performance of your programs by reading information in just nano-seconds! 14 Chapter 2 Installation 15 Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 System Requirements Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Server 2003 CD/DVD drive or recorder 50 MB of hard disk space Intel Pentium (or compatible) 233MHz processor or better 2.2 Installing VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite Step 1: Close any applications that are running before starting the installation. Step 2: Insert the VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite CD-ROM disc. The setup program should start automatically. If the auto-run function does not work, run the setup.exe file directly. Also, if you are installing from a network or a hard drive, double-click setup.exe to launch the Windows Installer program. Step 3: Select the language you prefer for the installation. After the Windows installation program has configured your system, the VirtualDrive installation wizard will be launched. (Fig. 1) 16 Fig. 1 Step 4: Carefully read the software license agreement. If you accept the terms of the agreement, select I Accept the License Agreement, and then click Next to continue. (Fig. 2) Fig. 2 17 Step 6: Enter your Serial Number. (If you have purchased the CD-ROM, the serial number can be found on the back of the CD jewel case.) (Fig. 3) Fig. 3 Step 7: The Install Wizard will suggest a folder in which to install the VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite program files. If you would like to store the program files in another location, select Change to open the file browser and select a new folder. (Fig. 4) 18 Fig. 4 Step 8: Confirm the setup configuration and then click OK to start the installation process. (Fig. 5) Fig. 5 Step 9: You can place a shortcut on the desktop after the installation by selecting the checkbox. Select Finish and the setup program should prompt you to restart the system. Click Yes to restart the 19 system and launch the VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite program, or click No to restart later. (Fig. 6) Note: The VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite program is unusable until the system has been restarted. Fig. 6 2.4 Uninstalling VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite Step 1: Close any other programs that are running. If the VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite icon is displayed in the System tray, right-click the icon and select Exit. Step 2: To uninstall the VirtualDrive Utility & Burning Suite program, use any of the following methods. · Select Start in the Windows taskbar, then select either ALL Programs VirtualDrive Burning Suite Uninstall VirtualDrive Burning Suite · Select Start Control Panel and double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon to open the Add/Remove 20