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BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 5
... ...115 A.2.4 Linux Ext2 ...115 A.2.5 Linux Ext3 ...115 A.2.6 Linux ReiserFS ...116
Appendix B. Hard disks and BIOS setup 117
B.1 Installing hard disks in computers 117 B.1.1 Installing a hard disk, general scheme 117 B.1.2 Motherboard sockets, IDE cable, power cable 118
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BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 7
... backups on Seagate BlackArmor Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Direct Attached Storage (DAS) devices, also on Maxtor DAS.
When performing scheduled backup tasks, Seagate BlackArmor Backup automatically selects a backup mode (full, incremental, differential) in accordance with the backup policy set by the user.
If you are going to install a new hard disk drive, Seagate BlackArmor Backup will...
BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 12
...the main program window or running Bootable Rescue Media Builder on its own.
When installed, Seagate BlackArmor Backup creates a new device in the Device Manager list (Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager -> Seagate Devices -> BlackArmor Backup Archive Explorer). Do not disable or uninstall this device, as it is necessary for connecting image archives as virtual disks (see Chapter...
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... or network drive. This will help when modifying or recovering the existing component installation.
To save the setup file:
• Run the Seagate BlackArmor Backup setup file.
• In the Install Menu, right-click on the program name and select Extract.
• Select a location for the setup file and click Save. Recovering or updating the existing Seagate BlackArmor Backup installation with...
BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 14
... stored on selected Seagate BlackArmor NAS or Seagate\Maxtor DAS.
When you back up files and folders, only the data, along with the folder tree, is compressed and stored.
Backing up disks and partitions is performed in a different way: Seagate BlackArmor Backup stores a sector-by-sector snapshot of the disk, which includes the operating system, registry, drivers, software applications and...
BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 15
... through each of the previous backups to retrieve all the updated files. A differential backup, on the other hand, can be restored more quickly because the software must copy only the original backup and the most recent one.
An incremental or differential backup created after a disk is defragmented might be considerably larger than usual. This...
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... utility wipes them completely from the disk drive.
3.7 Support for Zip format
Now you will be able to retrieve files from backups anywhere without using Seagate BlackArmor Backup, if you choose the zip format instead of the tib format.
Please, be aware that built-in support of zip files in Windows does not cover operations with multivolume...
BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 18
... backup is not possible. In addition, it does not support backup of drives protected by BitLocker Drive Encryption in Windows Vista.
If Seagate BlackArmor DAS is attached, One-Click Protection will be set up to back up to MyOneClickBackup folder of directly attached storage and the first discovered Seagate DAS will be used as the default backup location (the...
BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 24
... systems and application software become ever larger (for example, Windows Vista x64 requires 15GB of free space on a hard disk), usually it will take you several hours to reinstall your operating system and application software from original CDs or DVDs on a new hard disk. Furthermore, the practice of buying application software by downloading from the Internet is becoming more...
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Seagate BlackArmor Backup offers you the following backup types:
My Computer (image backup of any set of disks/partitions)
My Data (file-level backup of any set of files, folders, or an entire file category)
System State (file-level backup of system files, drivers, etc.)
My E-mail (file-level backup of Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, and Windows...
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... all the supported applications found on the computer for backing up, check the Installed Applications box. For instant messenger applications, the program will back up both the settings and history.
The list of supported applications will be expanded gradually. Updates will be available with new program builds or via the Internet.
My E-mail - Seagate BlackArmor Backup offers a straightforward...
BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 27
...User Settings Address Book
For Microsoft Outlook Express Mail Folders Address Book (select Windows Address Book).
Seagate BlackArmor Backup provides backup of IMAP (Internet Messages ...the zip archive type. For more information see 3.7 Support for Zip format.
If you want to append an...to select the existing archive you are going to update. If the archive already has incremental or differential backups...
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... the E: drive in Windows. This is not an error with the software.
6.1.1 Network settings in rescue mode
When booted from removable media, Seagate BlackArmor Backup might not detect the network. That can happen if there is no DHCP server in your network or your computer address was not identified automatically. To enable network connection, specify network settings manually in the window, available...
BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 51
... settings in your e-mail to leave your mail on the server before you activate the Try&Decide mode. This way, you can always retrieve your email again. Similarly, save new files and/or edited documents to a drive not protected by Try&Decide.
After starting Try&Decide mode you can safely install any system updates, drivers...
BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 54
...disk defragmentation or disk error checking utilities at the same time, because this can irreparably corrupt the file system, as well as make the system disk unbootable.
Seagate BlackArmor Backup will track changes until the BlackArmor... download a trial version.
2. Turn on the Try&Decide mode.
3. Install the antivirus software.
4. Try to work with the applications installed on your computer ...
BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 55
... some garbage left on your computer and after a while Windows may get slower. Even use of special uninstaller utilities cannot guarantee complete uninstallation. The Try&Decide feature, however, will ensure complete and perfect uninstallation of any software quickly and easily. Here's how:
1. Turn on the Try&Decide mode.
2. Install the software application you want to...
BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 64
... any operation relating to it, such as resizing and deleting the zone.
Seagate BlackArmor Backup repair or update will not affect the password. However, if the program is removed and then installed again while keeping the BlackArmor Backup Secure Zone on the disk, the password to the zone will be reset.
6. Then you will see a list of operations...
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... media after each Seagate BlackArmor Backup upgrade. One more thing you should remember - when booting from the rescue media and using a standalone version of Seagate BlackArmor Backup, you cannot recover files and folders encrypted with use of the encryption feature available in Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. For more information see 5.3.7 File-level security settings. On the
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BlackArmor PS User Guide - Page 94
... for the operating system and installed applications, preventing you from updating your software or installing new applications. In this case, you have to transfer the system to a higher-capacity hard disk.
To transfer the system, you must first install the disk in the computer (see details in the Appendix B. Hard disks and BIOS setup). If your computer doesn't have a bay for another...
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...SATA port on the motherboard or interface card, and the other to the drive.
2. Then plug the power-supply lead or use a Molex-to-SATA adapter.
3. Prepare your drive. If you're installing a SATA 300 hard drive, check your PC's (or SATA host adapter's) documentation to make sure it supports SATA 300 drives. If it doesn't, you might need to change a jumper setting on the drive (see the drive's manual...