User manual FARSTONE VIRTUALDRIVE 10

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Legal Department 6 Morgan, Suite 160 Irvine, CA 92618 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What is VirtualDrive®? 1.2 Features and Benefits Contents 7 7 7 Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 System Requirements 2.2 Installing VirtualDrive® 2.3 Uninstalling VirtualDrive® 10 10 10 10 Chapter 3 Starting VirtualDrive® 3.1 Starting VirtualDrive® 3.2 The VirtualDrive® Start Menu 13 13 14 Chapter 4 Backing up Data to Discs 4.1 Creating Data CD/DVD 4.1.1 Creating a New Project 4.1.2 Burning a Project to Disc 4.2 Backing up Images to Disc 4.3 Burning Settings 4.3.1 Disabling Auto-run of Disc Drive 4.3.2 How to Choose Burning Settings 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 Chapter 5 Multimedia Creation 5.1 Creating an Audio CD 5.2 Creating an MP3 CD 21 21 21 Chapter 6 Working with VirtualDrive® 6.1 How to make an Image 6.1.1 Creating an Image from the CD Drive 6.1.2 Making an Image from a Project 6.2 VCD Manager 6.2.1 Launching the VCD Manager 6.2.2 Adding VCD Files to Run on Your Virtual Drives 6.2.3 Using Cabinets to Organize VCDs 6.2.4 Inserting a VCD 6.2.5 Ejecting a VCD 6.2.6 VCD Properties 6.2.7 Creating a VCD Shortcut 6.2.8 Setting a Password for a VCD 6.2.9 Extracting Files from VCD 6.2.10 Extracting Audio Tracks 6.2.11 Searching VCDs 6.2.12 Deleting VCD Icons or VCD Files 6.2.13 Adding Additional Virtual Drives 6.2.14 Changing a Drive Letter 6.2.15 Setting Auto-Run for a Drive 6.2.16 Backing up the VCD List 6.2.17 Changing the VCD Manager View 6.2.18 VCD Manager Settings 6.2.19 Running VCDs Using Command Line Syntax 6.3 Converting between ISO 9660 Image Files and VCD Files 23 23 23 28 29 29 30 30 31 32 32 33 34 34 34 35 36 36 37 37 37 37 37 38 40 Chapter 7 VirtualDrive® Utilities 7.1 Erase Disc 7.2 View the Device Info 7.3 RapidCache® 7.3.1 RapidCache® Features 7.3.2 The RapidCache® Settings 7.4 Live Update 42 42 42 43 44 44 45 Chapter 8 Appendix 8.1 FAQ 5 48 48 Chapter 1 Introduction 6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What is VirtualDrive®? VirtualDrive® is a revolutionary software program that emulates the computer's physical CD/DVD-ROM drive. You can create an unlimited number of virtual CDs (VCDs) and up to 23 virtual drives. You no longer need to insert the actual CD and wait for the disc to load - you simply double-click the VCD icon. Another great advantage is that you no longer need to swap discs while playing games that have multiple CDs. Just pre-load all the VCDs you need and enjoy. In addition, the new integrated CD/DVD burning program allows you 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. 1.2 Features and Benefits · Improved copy protection support VirtualDrive® is compatible with StarForce V 1/2/3, SecuROM *New V5, DVD SecuROM *New, SafeDisc V1/2/3/4 SecuROM, LaserLock and more · Add VCDs from the Internet With VirtualDrive®, you can add a VCD (*.VCD) that is shared on the Internet or a LAN into the virtual drive. · VCD Cabinet Instead of adding VCDs all in one place, the new added cabinet function allows you to sort your VCDs and put them into different "cabinets" in VCD 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. · Supports most CD/DVD formats 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. · Customize your own virtual CDs With VirtualDrive®, you can customize your own VCDs with selected files from a CD or from the hard drive. VCDs you compiled yourself can be configured to automatically run when inserted in a virtual drive. · #1 in CD-ROM Game Support VirtualDrive® supports the newest and most popular games available today. · Run Multiple CDs Simultaneously VirtualDrive® allows you to run multiple CDs at the same time. For example, you can browse the Great Britain Encyclopedia in a virtual drive while checking new words from a dictionary in another and enjoying music from a CD in a physical CD-ROM drive. · Optimized CD performance 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%. 7 · Fully integrated with Windows The VirtualDrive® XP-style user interface is completely integrated with Windows Explorer and the Windows Device Manager. Enable/disable CD auto-run, change CD drive letters or set your own hot-keys to run CDs. · ISO 9660 support VirtualDrive® enables you to convert VCDs to and from ISO 9660 format. · Create shortcuts for your VCDs This feature allows users to create desktop shortcuts to local or network VCDs. Double-clicking on the shortcut will insert the VCDs into the virtual drive quickly and easily. · MP3 If Windows Media Player MP3 subassembly or other MP3 coding/decoding programs are installed on your system, VirtualDrive® allows you to compress audio CDs into MP3 files. · Easy Management VirtualDrive® converts the entire contents of the CD into a single VCD file on the hard drive. Disk and file management are greatly simplified. · Compression VirtualDrive® incorporates a high-performance compression engine for building VCD files. Compressed VCD files are automatically decompressed when accessed. · Command Line Support You can access VirtualDrive® from the command line. applications or create shortcuts to your VCDs. With this feature you can mount VCDs and auto-run · Ideal for Notebook Computers VirtualDrive® eliminates the need to carry CD/DVDs when you travel. · Network Capability Some CD applications only run from a CD drive and will not run on a mapped network drive. With VirtualDrive, VCDs can be shared across the network without needing to map network drives. · RapidCache® VirtualDrive comes with RapidCache® CD caching system, which utilizes the latest incremental caching technology. RapidCache® can increase VCD and CD performance. 8 Chapter 2 Installation 9 Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 System Requirements · · · · Windows 2000/XP-SP2/Server 2003 CD/DVD drive 100 MB of hard disk space 128 MB RAM or better Note: A virtual CD drive does not take any appreciable amount of hard drive space. However, 19 KB of RAM is reserved for each virtual drive when a VCD is inserted. 2.2 Installing VirtualDrive® Step 1: Close any applications that are running before starting the installation. Step 2: Insert the VirtualDrive® CD-ROM disc. The setup program should start automatically. If the auto-run function does not work, run the setup.exe file directly. Similarly, if you are installing from a network or hard drive, double-click setup.exe to launch the Installer program. Step 3: Select the language you prefer for the installation. Step 4: After the Windows installation program has configured your system, the installation wizard will be launched. Step 5: 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. 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.) Step 7: The Install Wizard will suggest a folder in which to install the 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. Step 8: Set the number of virtual drives in your system. (Note: You must select at least one virtual drive to install VirtualDrive®.) Click Next to start the installation process. Step 9: You can launch VirtualDrive® Manager and/or place a shortcut on the desktop after the installation by selecting the checkboxes. Select Finish to complete the installation. 2.3 Uninstalling VirtualDrive® Step 1: Close any other programs that are running. Step 2: If the VirtualDrive® icon is displayed in the system tray, right-click on the icon and select Exit. Step 3: To uninstall the VirtualDrive® program, select Start in the Windows taskbar and then select either Programs/VirtualDrive/ Uninstall VirtualDrive or Start/Settings/Control Pane and double-click on the Add or Remove Programs icon to open the Add or Remove Programs screen. Select VirtualDrive® from the list of installed programs, and then select Remove to continue. Either method will launch the VirtualDrive® Uninstall Wizard. 10 The uninstall program will remove all files created by VirtualDrive®, except the VCD files (files with the "VCD" extension). These VCD files can be deleted by using Windows Explorer. 11 Chapter 3 Starting VirtualDrive® 12 Chapter 3 Starting VirtualDrive® 3.1 Starting VirtualDrive® After installation, you can launch VirtualDrive® directly without restarting the computer. You can launch VirtualDrive® using either of these two methods: Double-click the shortcut icon Select Start All Programs on the desktop; VirtualDrive VCD Manager. Fig. VirtualDrive® Manager Interface The main functions of VirtualDrive® include: Backup: Allows users to backup, share or archive various files from the hard disk to a CD/DVD, or back up disc images to real disc. Make Data CD/DVD Back up Image Back up or archive your various files from the hard disk to a recordable CD/DVD disc such as a Data DVD, Data CD, Audio CD, MP3 CD, Mixed-Mode CD, CD Extra, UDF CD or Multi-Session CD. Back up and burn an image file from the hard disk to a recordable CD/DVD disc. Create an audio CD from an audio track from an existing audio CD or your collection of mp3, wav or other type of audio files. Create an MP3 CD from your MP3 collection. Multimedia: Allows you to create an audio CD or an mp3 CD from your collections. Create an Audio CD Create an MP3 CD 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. From this page, you can: Create VCD VCD Manager ISO Conversion Create an image file (a VCD) for a CD/DVD disc and store it on the hard disk. Launch VCD Manager and enjoy the more powerful functions of VirtualDrive®. Convert a VCD image to an ISO image, and vice versa. Utilities: Provides tools to erase all data from a re-writable CD/DVD disc, to display detailed information of the CD/DVD device and the disc inserted in the device. From this page, you can: Erase Disc Device info Erase all data from a re-writable CD/DVD disc (CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM). View detailed information about your CD/DVD device, including the CD/DVD 13 RapidCache® Live Update recorder and the disc inserted in the recorder. Set caching configurations and view disc and CD/DVD device properties. Click LiveUpdate to check for any new VirtualDrive updates. About: Click the Company name on the right bottom of the Manager interface to view information about VirtualDrive® and FarStone. 3.2 The VirtualDrive® Start Menu After launching VirtualDrive®, a VirtualDrive® icon will be displayed in the Windows system tray near the clock. Note: The VirtualDrive® icon will not be displayed if you have disabled the VD Task function. To disable Options Miscellaneous Settings and clear the "Run VD Task while VirtualDrive® Task, select View launching VCD Manger" box from the VirtualDrive® Manager. Double-click the icon to launch the VirtualDrive® Manager. Right-click the system tray icon to open the VirtualDrive® Start Menu. The Start Menu provides quick access to the most commonly used functions of VirtualDrive®. With the VirtualDrive® Start Menu, you can perform the following functions quickly: VCD Manager: Start the VCD Manager interface. VCD Manager: Launch the VCD Manager. Make Image: Converts the contents of a CD into a VCD file. Supported media includes CD-ROMs, Audio CDs, Mixed Mode CDs, Photo CDs, Video CDs, DVD-ROMs (Data Mode) and Unprotected DVD Videos. Customize: Converts a selection of files into a VCD file. Insert: Click to select a virtual drive, and then select an image file (VCD) to insert. (All virtual discs that have been added in VirtualDrive® Manager will be listed for you to select. You can also choose a VCD from the hard disk by clicking the Open option on the top of the VCD list.) Eject: Click to select a virtual drive, the inserted VCD will then be ejected. Browse: Click to select a virtual drive, then view the content of the VCD inserted in this drive through Windows Explorer. Drives: Set the number of virtual drives and their drive letters. 14 Enter New Serial Number: Click to enter a new serial number to activate VirtualDrive® when it is not available. Note A serial number can only be used on one computer on a LAN. If a serial number is used to install this program on a second computer on a LAN, the installed program will not be available. You can purchase another serial number and enter it to activate VirtualDrive®. Exit: Click to exit the VirtualDrive® program. 15 Chapter 4 Baking up Data to CD/DVD Chapter 4 Backing up Data to Discs 4.1 Creating Data CD/DVD Click Make Data CD/DVD will launch the CD/DVD Burning Manager (shown below), where you can create various types of discs such as Audio CD, MP3 CD, Mixed-mode CD, CD Extra, or UDF CD. CD/DVD Burning Manager 4.1.1 Creating a New Project To start creating any kind of disc, you should first create a project. You can then burn a project onto a CD/DVD disc or to a VCD. Shown below is an example of creating a Data CD/DVD. 16 Starting a New Project To start a new Data CD/DVD project, choose any of the following options from the CD/DVD Burning Manager: Select File New Data CD/Data DVD. , then select Data CD/Data DVD. Click the small triangle on the New button Right-click on any part of the Project Pane, then choose New Data CD/Data DVD. Tips: When you open a multi-session disc in Windows Explorer; you can see the content of the last session only. With VirtualDrive Pro CD/DVD Burning, you can view the content of all sessions through CD/DVD Burning manager / Tools / Device Info / Disc Contents. Adding Files and Folders to the Project You can add files and folders from your hard disk and other storage media to your project by dragging and dropping files and folders from the Source Pane or from Windows Explorer to the Current Project Pane. You can preview document, photo, video, and audio files, by double-clicking the file in the Source Pane or right-click on the document and select Open. You can also preview an audio file by right-clicking the file in the Current Project Pane and selecting Play. Note: The Play option is only available for audio files in an audio CD project, in the audio session of a Mixed-Mode CD or in a CD Extra project only. Working with Files and Folders in the project You can rename and view properties of a file or folder in your project. Note: 1. The project name is different from the name of the project file (file with CIF extension). The project name will be used as the CD label when burning the project to a CD/DVD. 2. Deleting a project does not remove the original project file (file with CIF extension) from your hard disk. Setting Project Properties Right-click the project and select Properties to set the project properties. General You can edit the CD Label in the blank area near the top. (Note: The CD Label is the same as the project name. You can also edit the CD Label title by renaming the project.) File System You can set the file system of the disc to UDF, ISO9660, or ISO9660+Joliet. You can also edit the volumes, serial number, CD publisher, CD processor, copyright file, CD application, summary file, ISBN file, volume create time, volume modify time, volume end time and volume validate time. Advanced You can set the disc format and create time for files and folders in the disc. Audio You can edit the disc title, artist name and UPC/EAN. 17 4.1.2 Burning a Project to Disc 1. Set the Default Recorder to the physical drive. 2. 3. Click Burn . Choose the burning settings and click Burn to begin burning. (Note: For instructions on how to deal with the warning dialog, and on how to configure the burning settings, please refer to section 4.3 Burning Settings.) Click OK to end the burning process. 4. 4.2 Backing up Images to Disc The Backup Image function allows you to burn an Image file (VCD) or several Images directly to a recordable disc. You can use the Image file on the disc just as you would any Image file stored on your hard disk (insert the Image into a virtual drive and use it like a real disc). To back up an Image, select Back up Image on the Backup page from the VirtualDrive® Manager. Follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the operation. For more detailed instructions on how to configure the burning settings, please refer to section 4.3 Burning Settings. 4.3 Burning Settings 4.3.1 Disabling Auto-run of Disc Drive On some occasions, if the auto-run function of the disc drive is enabled an error might occurred when erasing or burning a disc. Therefore a warning dialog will pop up before you choose the burning settings. You can choose to auto-disable the auto insert notification by clicking the first button "Disable Auto Insert Notification and logoff Windows". Note: This will log you off Windows. Please save and close any open files or programs before clicking on the button. You can also select Continue to ignore the warning and continue the burning setup. 4.3.2 How to Choose Burning Settings Before your burn a disc from either a project or an image, you must choose burning settings first. The Burning Setup page is shown as below. 18 Below is a detailed description of the options in the Burning Setup dialog box: Recorder: Show the name of the recorder to be used to burn the disc. Click Device Info to view detailed information about the recorder. Write Method: Select a write method from the dropdown menu. The write methods include DAO, SAO, TAO, and Raw. The available method may differ depending on different operations. E.g. If you perform Restore Burn an Image, the only available choice here is RAW. Write Speed: Select a write speed from the dropdown menu. Number of Copies: Select the number of discs to be burned. Buffer Underrun Protection: Select this option to enable protection against buffer underrun errors during recording. Finalize CD: Check this box to finalize the disc after recording. (Note: No track or session can be added to the disc once it is finalized. A finalized disc has better compatibility. It can be read on most CD/DVD drives. Verify Data after Recording: To ensure data accuracy, check this box to verify data after recording. (Note: This option is not available for music CDs.) Burn Mode: Test: Simulates the burning process before the actual burning process begins. No physical disc is needed in the test. The purpose is to verify if there are any errors occurring while burning. Test+Burn: First simulates the burning process. If there are no errors, then starts to write data to the physical disc. Burn: Burn data to the physical disc directly. 19 Chapter 5 Multimedia Creation 20