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万用DM的使用方法
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一、关于“万用版”
DM是由ONTRACK公司公司开发的一款老牌的硬盘管理工具，在实际使用中主要用于硬盘的初始化，如低级格式化、分区、高级格式化和系统安装等。由于功能强劲、安装速度极快而受到用户的喜爱。但因为各种品牌的硬盘都有其特殊的内部格式，针对不同硬盘开发的DM软件并不能通用，这给用户的使用带来了不便。DM万用版彻底解除了这种限制，它可以使IBM的DM软件用于任何厂家的硬盘，这对于喜爱该软件的用户来说，无疑是一件令人高兴的事。
DM万用版由两部分组成，一部分就是原来的IBM-DM软件，另一部分则是专门针对该软件开发的一个伙伴程序（DM Partner）DM.COM。也就是说，DM万用版其实就是带有伙伴程序的DM，又称之为DM&P（Disk Manager&Partner），如果您有IBM-DM软件（必须是9.43版），只需将该伙伴程序DM.COM拷入就行了。
二、主要功能
1、提供简易和高级两种安装模式，以满足不同用户的各种要求。其简易模式适合初级用户使用，高级模式主要针对高级用户而设计。
2、完全支持FAT32文件系统，可以在一个分区上格式化大于2GB的驱动器，当使用高级安装模式时，允许更改硬盘簇的大小。
3、突破8.4GB限制，在安装大于8.4GB的IDE/ATA驱动器时，既可以使用多个FAT12/16分区，也可以使用单一可引导的FAT32文件系统分区。
4、提供的硬盘诊断功能可以使您查找硬盘子系统中相互关联的问题。
5、兼容多种操作系统，包括DOS、OS/2、Windows 3.x/95/98和Windows NT。
6、支持IDE电源管理。
7、对IDE/ATA驱动器的多扇区读写支持，加速数据传送。
8、快速格式化IDE/ATA/SCSI驱动器。绝大多数情况下完全安装驱动器不超过1分钟。
9、支持增强型IDE/Fast ATA的高速数据传送。
10、提供的低级格式化程序比许多BIOS附的Low Level FORMat程序先进得多，甚至可以让某些0磁道出了问题的硬盘起死回生
三、安装和运行
1、安装
用户可以从http://www.newhua.com.cn 下载该软件，释放下载文件包后得到IBM-DM.EXE、DM.COM两个程序，使用时先解压缩IBM-DM.EXE（只需在Windows9x中双击执行该文件即可），提示插入软盘时按要求插入，完成后，再将DM.COM拷入软盘中即完成安装
2、运行
虽然DM可以在硬盘中运行，但实际使用时，因主要进行硬盘初始化操作，所以还是以软盘运行更为常见。此外，应当准备一张启动盘，或者干脆将DM安装盘做成启动盘。
软件提供简易和高级两种操作模式。
如果想按简易模式启动，请输入：DM（回车）
如果想按高级模式启动，请输入：DM /M（回车）
如果想要得到软件的其它命令行开关，请输入DM /?（回车）
各开关说明如下：
/B 显示系统BIOS信息，如果显示有问题的话。
/C 对彩色显示器强迫使用单色显示。
/D=X 驱动器搜索限制（X=1-16）。
/F 禁止快速格式化。
/G 禁止打开图形显示模式。
/H 调用在线帮助。
/L=X 装入动态驱动覆盖选项（X=0-2）。
/M 手动操作模式（仅针对高级用户！）。
/N 使用BIOS标准格式（非DOS兼容格式）。
/O 忽略所有扩展INT13H硬盘BIOS调用。
/P- 禁止Fast ATA硬件检测。
/S 禁止第二控制器支持。
/T,/T- INT 13H扩展支持。
/V=X 动态驱动覆盖标志选项（详细）（X=0-2）。
/U 强迫使用ATA/IDE能用传输模式。
/X 不装入XBIOS。
/Y,/Y- 请求/禁止动态驱动配置。
3、注意
重新分区和格式化将会擦去硬盘中的所有数据！低级格式化会对硬盘选成伤害，不到万不得已，不要对硬盘做低级格式化。如有必要，请备份重要数据，以免造成不必要的损失。
四、简易模式（自动模式）
先用启动盘启动计算机，完成后，执行：DM（回车）
按两次回车键，进入软件主菜单，如图1所示：〖注：图略〗
主菜单共有6个选项，当光带移至某个选项时，右侧会显示对应的快速说明，用户便于用户使用。
1、Easy Disk Installation（简易磁盘安装）
使用简易磁盘安装，DM将自动安装硬盘全部容量为一个分区。且不可手工更改。整个操作过程非常简单，只需按提示回答几个问题即可。
选Easy Disk Installation，按回车键，DM会自动找到已经安装的硬盘，并显示一个硬盘列表，如果正确的话选Yes，否则，选No。这里，选Yes，按两次回车键，接下来出现的对话框提示您是否使用FAT32文件系统（注意：该对话框只有使用支持FAT32分区的启动盘启动计算机时才能出现，如果用DOS 6.x盘启动系统，则不出现这个提示：但如果硬盘容量超过8.4GB，则会出现一个操作系统选择对话框，要求您选择安装的操作系统如果您选择安装DOS 6.x，还会提示安装支持文件Ontrackd.sys，您必须选择Yes，以便以访问该硬盘的所有容量。在以下的高级安装中情况相同，不再重复）。接下来出现的对话框提示您DM已经在当前硬盘中检测到一个分区，如果继续的话，硬盘中的数据将会丢失，按Alt+C继续，其它键取消。按Alt+C后，出现的对话框显示了当前硬盘的有关信息，并再次提醒您如果继续，将删除硬盘中的所有数据，选Yes继续，DM将会对硬盘快速格式化；稍后，提示插入引导盘，插入后，按任一键，DM开始拷贝系统；完成后，出现的对话框提示您硬盘已经成功安装，按任一键继续；接下来出现的对话框提示您，如果您打算安装DOS和Windows 3.1x，并想安装Ontrack的增强32位访问驱动的话，请在DOS和Windows 3.1x安装完成后，再次运行DM，从Maintenance Option选项中选Windows 3.1x Driver Options选项，再执行Install Drivers即可。按任一键继续，出现Disk Manager Status对话框，表示硬盘安装成功完成，请移去磁盘，按Reset或Ctrl+Alt+Del重新启动，依提示操作即可。至此，硬盘安装完成。
2、Advanced Disk Installation（高级硬盘安装）
这里的高级安装，并不是指下面将要讲到的高级模式。在高级安装中，用户可以自己定义硬盘分区的大小，比简易安装更为灵活。
在主菜单中选择Advanced Disk Installaion，按回车键，选择硬盘，再选Yes，接着出现的对话框提示您是否使用FAT32文件系统对话框，选定后，再按两次回车键，出现如图2〖注：图略〗所示对话框：
该对话框提供了3种分区选择，其中，Option(A)和Option(是DM根据当前硬盘预定义的分区大小，如要自己定义分区的大小，请选Option(C)。这里，选Option(C)，将光带称至Option(C) Define your own选项，按回车键，出现的对话框显示了当前硬盘的最大分区容量，可以更改，每输入一个值按回车键。完成后出现如图3〖注：图略〗所示对话框：
在该对话框中，可以看到各分区的类型、柱面数、磁头数、扇区数等信息。还可以删除、重新创建或更改分区的大小。比如要删除扩展分区，将光带移至该分区上，按Del键，出现提示时，按Alt+D键删除。如要重新创建分区，按N键，将删除所有已经创建的分区；如插入一个分区，将光带移到空白位置，按Ins键，此时硬盘必须有未分区空间，如要更改扩展分区中的逻辑分区，按Tab键返回；没有问题的话，将光带移至Save and Continue（保存和继续）按回车键，在出现的对话框中，再按Alt+C；接下来的对话框，提示您是否使用快速格式化，如果硬盘工件良好，最好选Yes，这将减少安装时间，否则选No，对硬盘进行全面校验；选好后，当出现提示删除硬盘数据对话框时，再选Yes开始处理，当提示插入系统盘时，按要求插入，再按回车键开始格式化各分区和拷贝系统；完成后，重新启动，安装即告完成。
Upgrade Disk Manager（更新DM）
自动更新DM和所有Ontrack公司的支持驱动程序。选定好，按回车键，在出现的对话框中选Yes开始更新，完成后，退出DM使更新生效。
4、Maintenance Options（维护选项）
选定后，按回车键，出现Maintenance Menu（维护菜单），该维护菜单共有9个选项，各选项说明如下：
Create Ontrack Boot Diskette 创建Ontrack引导盘，当硬盘启动失败，利用此引导盘启动计算机后可以识别大硬盘，共有2个选项：Make this diskette an Ontrack Boot Diskette（复制DDO文件到软盘中，该软盘必须是引导盘）和Copy this diskette（如果原来已有Ontrack引导盘，可以使用该选项直接复制）。
Dynamic Drive Overlay Options 动态驱动覆盖选项，此动态驱动程序可以使老式机器识别大硬盘，以下简称为DDO，共有2个选项：Update Dynamic Drive Overlay（更新DDO）和Remote Dynamic Drive Overlay（从指定驱动器中删除DDO）。
Master Boot Options 主引导记录选项，用来更新系统主引导记录和当主引导记录被病毒或其它程序破坏时恢复，共有2个选项：Write MBR Root Code（更新主引导记录）和Restore MBR with Backup Copy（从备份中恢复主引导记录）。
Windows 3.1x Driver Options Windows 3.1x驱动选项，安装和删除增强32位磁盘访问驱动程序，必须在安装了Windows 3.1x后才能安装该驱动，共有2个选项：Install Drivers（安装增强32位磁盘访问驱动ONTRACKW.386）和Remove Drivers（删除增强32位磁盘访问驱动ONTRACKW.386）。
ONTRACKD.SYS Driver Options 安装、更新和删除ONTRACKD.SYS驱动程序，以便使DOS和Windows 3.1x能访问8.4GB以上硬盘，共有2个选项：Install ONTRACKD.SYS Driver（安装和更新ONTRACKD.SYS驱动）和Remove ONTRACKD.SYS Driver（从系统中卸掉ONTRACKD.SYS驱动）。
Hard Disk Diagnostics 硬盘诊断，包括单个驱动器的测试和主/从驱动器的测试，共有3个选项：Individual Drive Tests（单个驱动器测试）、Master/Slave Drive Tests（测试主/从驱动器之间的数据传输情况）和Change to Through Test Mode（改变测试模式，有快速和完整性两种，快速测试只需1分钟时间，而完整性测试需要1个小时，可根据硬盘的工作情况选择）。
Display Drive InFORMation 显示硬盘详细信息。
Convert Drive FORMat 转换驱动器格式为Ontrack驱动器格式。
Return to previous menu 返回上一级菜单。
5、View/Print Online Manaual 查看/打印在线帮助。
6、Exit Disk Manager 退出DM。
五、高级模式
执行：DM /M（回车）
启动后，按两次回车键，出现如图4〖注：图略〗所示对话框：
该对话框共有7个选项，当光带移至某个选项时，右侧显示对应的快速说明，方便用户使用。
1、Edit/View Partitions（编辑/查看磁盘分区）
该选项用来查看磁盘已有的分区信息、创建新分区和编辑已经存在的分区。选定后，按回车键，出现一个磁盘列表对话框，选定一个磁盘后，按回车键，在出现的对话框中选择是否使用FAT32分区，选定后，接下来出现的对话框与简易模式高级硬盘安装中的图3〖注：图略〗完全相同。用户可以在此删除已有分区、创建新分区和更改分区大小。不同的是，如果硬盘中有多个不同类型的分区，还可以在此更改引导分区，只需将光带移至该分区上，按功能键B即可，当然扩展分区不能设置成引导分区。另外，当创建新分区时，比如按N键或Ins键后，此时，会出现一个Select Partition Type（选择分区类型）对话框，如果您是用支持FAT32的Windows 95/98盘启动的机器，则有4种情况可选：DOS-FAT32、DOS-FAT12/16、EXTENDED、OTHER；如果用DOS盘启动机器，则只有后3个选项，此时不能创建FAT32分区。当选OTHER时，要求输入分区类型，如输入2则创建XENIX分区，99为UNIX分区，100为NETWARE/286分区。分区创建完成后，将光带移到Save and Continue按回车键，保存并返回主菜单。
2、FORMat/Check Partitions（格式化/检查磁盘分区）
该选项用来格式化分区或检查分区错误，对已经创建好的分区，应当在此进行格式化。按回车键后，选择一个磁盘，按回车键，出现Select a FORMat Option（选择格式化分区选项），共有3个选项：
FORMat All Partitions（格式化所有DOS分区）
选定后，按回车键，出现格式化将擦取磁盘中所有数据提示对话框时，选Yes；接着出现的对话框，询问是否使用快速格式化，这里，选Yes；接下来的对话框，用于更改分区簇的大小，在Select Cluster Size（选择簇大小）框中，带有“*”标记的默认值，可以通过光标键选择其它值；选定后，按回车键，销后，会提示插入系统盘，按要求插入后，开始格式化分区和复制系统文件；写成后，按Esc键返回。至此，硬盘安装完成，可以退出DM，重新启动计算机，试试效果。
FORMat a Single Partition（格式化单个DOS分区）
该选项可以选定格式化某个分区，操作过程与格式化所有分区相同，只是会提示您输入分区卷标。
Check a Single Partition（检查任何已格式化的DOS分区）
该选项用来对已格式化的分区进行完整性校验。
3、Maintenance Options（维护选项）
与简易模式中的维护选项基本相同，只是在维护菜单中多了一个Utilities（实用工具）选项，用来进行硬盘填零操作和低级格式化。将光带移到Utilities，按回车键，选择一个磁盘，再按回车键，出现一个Select Utility Option（选用实用工具选项）对话框，该对话框有2个选项：
Zero Fill Drive 对硬盘的一个扇区写零，这将擦去硬盘中的所有数据。
Low Level FORMat 硬盘低级格式化，选定后，在出现的对话框中按Alt+C键即可开始对硬盘进行低级格式化操作。
4、CMOS Options（CMOS选项）
用来自动或手动更改CMOS磁盘类型。选定后，按回车键，在出现的对话框中选择要更改的磁盘；按回车键，在出现的Enter CMOS drive type对话框中输入CMOS硬盘类型，输入后，按回车键返回；将光带移到Update CMOS and Continue按回车键，提示更新时，按Reset或Ctrl+Alt+Del重新启动。注意，如CMOS硬盘类型更改不当，将会造成计算机启动失败。可能的话，应尽量在系统BIOS中进行设置。
5、View/Print Online Manaual（查看/打印在线帮助）
6、ALT-A Go to Automatic Mode（按ALT-A进入自动模式，即简易模式）
7、Exit Disk Manager（退出DM）
六、其它功能
1、简易模式与高级模式的快速切换
我们知道，DM有两种操作模式，一种是为初级用户准备的简易模式，另一种则是高级模式，通常两种操作模式可以在启动时利用命令行开关来指定。而对于高级用户来说，可能会希望能在简易模式和高级模式之间随时切换，如果每次都重复用命令行方式就很不方便。热键Alt-M能够使您在简易模式主菜单下随时进入高级模式，而在高级模式主菜单下进入则可以通过热键Alt-A返回到简易模式，十分方便。
2、高级系统选项的热键
DM中有一个系统选项菜单，其菜单项目如下：
Disk Overview 硬盘驱动器概要，能够给出驱动器型号、每个中断能读写的最多扇区数、硬盘内部的缓冲区大小、每个分区的起止地址的柱面号、磁盘头号、扇区号、控制器类型和传输模式。
System Setup Menu 系统设置菜单，有下面3个选项：CMOS setup and configration（CMOS硬盘参数设置）、Replace BIOS Parameters（替换BIOS中的硬盘参数）和Use BIOS Parameters（使用BIOS中的硬盘参数）。
Machine InFORMation 计算机信息。
XBIOS InFORMation XBIOS信息。
Chipset InFORMation 磁盘控制器芯片组信息。
Image System Area to File 将硬盘系统映像备份到文件，包括主分区表、分区引导记录、FAT表和目录等。
上面这些信息对高级用户都是非常有用的，但它们并不在主菜单上出现，也无法在命令行上调出。用户可以在主菜单下，利用热键Alt-T调出上述高级系统选项。
七、有关说明
1、如果DM未找到已经安装的硬盘，有可能是硬盘安装不当造成的，请检查硬盘电缆线，CMOS参数设置和硬盘跳线是否正确。在某些老式机器如486中安装大硬盘时，可能有些BIOS无法设置正确的磁盘类型，如Phoenix BIOS，此时，只要正确地输入硬盘的磁头数和扇区数即可顺利安装。
2、如要创建FAT32分区，必须用支持FAT32文件系统的Windows 95/98盘启动计算机，且分区大小不能低于540MB；如用DOS盘启动则不能创建FAT32分区，且不会出现类似的提示。无论何种安装模式情况都是一样的。
3、当硬盘容量大小8.4GB且安装的操作系统是DOS/Windows 3.1x/Windows 95/95OSR1时，由于这些操作系统不能直接访问8.4GB以上的硬盘，所以DM会提示安装支持程序Ontrack.sys以便操作系统能访问硬盘的所有容量。
4、对于一些老式硬盘，如ST506等，当进行硬盘低级格式化时，可以修改间隔因子，而IDE硬盘则不支持该功能。
5、为便于叙述，本文的操作是建立在支持FAT32文件系统的Windows 95/98启动盘和8.4GB硬盘基础上，由于硬盘容量（指8.4GB以下和以上）和安装的操作系统的不同（如是否支持FAT32文件系统），DM出现的提示对话框可能会有所差异，请注意。
系统概述
要是有人对您说，他可以在一分钟内把一个大硬盘重新分区并格式化完毕，您
一定不会相信。
使用DM就可以轻而易举地做到这一点。
不过，DM的流行版本对硬盘的厂牌很挑剔，如果它发现所运行的硬盘厂家不对，就会中止运行。硬盘市场竞争相当激烈，即使是最有实力的硬盘厂都只能占据市场的一小部分，于是任何一个普通的DM流行版本都只能在很小的范围内使用。
这也许就是DM迟迟未被收入您的电脑工具箱的主要原因。
DM伙伴程序DM Partner对此作了彻底地改进，它使DM能够在各个厂家的硬盘上运行。DM&P（Disk Manager & Partner）是带有伙伴程序的DM，也就是您现在看到的“DM万用版”。
就DM&P所具有的全部功能而言，无与伦比的速度只是冰山一角，它支持目前所有的硬盘新技术，拥有极为强大的功能：
★快速的简易和高级选项，其硬盘安装功能初级用户容易掌握，又能完全满足高级用户的特殊需求。
★完全支持您的操作系统所支持的FAT32文件系统。 在一个分区上格式化大于2GB的驱动器，当您使用高级安装模式或菜单模式时， 允许选择自己所需的磁盘簇的大小。
★突破528M/2.1G/8.4GB/32G容量限制，在安装大于8. 4GB 的 IDE/ATA 驱动器时， 可以使用多个FAT12/16分区, 或者使用单一可引导的FAT32文件系统的分区。
★使用硬盘诊断功能可以在您的硬盘子系统中找出相互关联的问题。
★兼容多种操作系统，包括DOS、OS/2、Windows、Windows 95、Windows 98、and Windows NT.
★支持IDE电源管理。
★包含了对IDE/ATA驱动器的多扇区读写支持，加速数据传送。
★快速格式化IDE/ATA/SCSI驱动器。在绝大多数情况下完全安装驱动器不超过一分钟。
★支持增强型IDE/FAST ATA的高速数据传送。
★其中包含的低级格式化程序比许多BIOS附的Low Level FORMat程序先进得多。它可以修改硬盘的交错因子，甚至可以让某些0磁道出了问题的硬盘起死回生。
### I. About the "Universal Version"
DM is an old hard disk management tool developed by ONTRACK. In practical use, it is mainly used for hard disk initialization, such as low-level formatting, partitioning, high-level formatting, and system installation. It is loved by users due to its powerful functions and extremely fast installation speed. However, because hard disks of various brands have their special internal formats, the DM software developed for different hard disks cannot be universal, which brings inconvenience to users. The DM universal version completely lifts this restriction. It can make IBM's DM software work on hard disks of any manufacturer, which is undoubtedly a happy thing for users who love this software.
The DM universal version consists of two parts. One part is the original IBM-DM software, and the other part is a partner program (DM Partner) DM.COM specially developed for this software. That is to say, the DM universal version is actually DM with a partner program, also known as DM&P (Disk Manager & Partner). If you have the IBM-DM software (must be version 9.43), you just need to copy this partner program DM.COM.
### II. Main Functions
1. Provide two installation modes: simple and advanced, to meet various requirements of different users. The simple mode is suitable for primary users, and the advanced mode is designed for advanced users.
2. Fully support the FAT32 file system. It can format a drive larger than 2GB on one partition. When using the advanced installation mode, you can change the cluster size of the hard disk.
3. Break through the 8.4GB limit. When installing an IDE/ATA drive larger than 8.4GB, you can use multiple FAT12/16 partitions or a single bootable FAT32 file system partition.
4. The provided hard disk diagnostic function can help you find interrelated problems in the hard disk subsystem.
5. Be compatible with multiple operating systems, including DOS, OS/2, Windows 3.x/95/98, and Windows NT.
6. Support IDE power management.
7. Support multi-sector reading and writing of IDE/ATA drives, accelerating data transfer.
8. Quickly format IDE/ATA/SCSI drives. In most cases, fully installing the drive takes no more than 1 minute.
9. Support high-speed data transfer of enhanced IDE/Fast ATA.
10. The provided low-level formatting program is much more advanced than many Low Level FORMat programs attached to BIOS. It can even bring back to life some hard disks with problems in the 0 track.
### III. Installation and Operation
1. Installation
Users can download the software from http://www.newhua.com.cn. After extracting the downloaded file package, two programs, IBM-DM.EXE and DM.COM, are obtained. When using, first decompress IBM-DM.EXE (just double-click to execute this file in Windows 9x), insert a floppy disk as prompted, and after completion, copy DM.COM to the floppy disk to complete the installation.
2. Operation
Although DM can run on the hard disk, in actual use, since it mainly performs hard disk initialization operations, it is more common to run it from a floppy disk. In addition, a boot disk should be prepared, or the DM installation disk should be made into a boot disk.
The software provides two operation modes: simple and advanced.
If you want to start in simple mode, enter: DM (enter)
If you want to start in advanced mode, enter: DM /M (enter)
If you want to get other command line switches of the software, enter DM /? (enter)
The explanations of each switch are as follows:
/B Display system BIOS information, if there is a problem.
/C Force monochrome display for color monitors.
/D=X Drive search limit (X=1-16).
/F Forbid quick formatting.
/G Forbid opening graphic display mode.
/H Call online help.
/L=X Load dynamic drive overlay options (X=0-2).
/M Manual operation mode (only for advanced users!).
/N Use BIOS standard format (non-DOS compatible format).
/O Ignore all extended INT13H hard disk BIOS calls.
/P- Forbid Fast ATA hardware detection.
/S Forbid second controller support.
/T, /T- INT 13H extension support.
/V=X Dynamic drive overlay flag options (detailed) (X=0-2).
/U Force use ATA/IDE available transfer mode.
/X Do not load XBIOS.
/Y, /Y- Request/forbid dynamic drive configuration.
3. Note
Re-partitioning and formatting will erase all data in the hard disk! Low-level formatting will damage the hard disk. Do not perform low-level formatting on the hard disk unless it is absolutely necessary. If necessary, back up important data to avoid unnecessary losses.
### IV. Simple Mode (Automatic Mode)
First, boot the computer with a boot disk. After completion, execute: DM (enter)
Press the Enter key twice to enter the software main menu, as shown in Figure 1 .
The main menu has 6 options. When the light band moves to a certain option, the corresponding quick description will be displayed on the right, which is convenient for users to use.
1. Easy Disk Installation
Using the easy disk installation, DM will automatically install the entire capacity of the hard disk as one partition and cannot be manually changed. The whole operation process is very simple, just answer a few questions as prompted.
Select Easy Disk Installation, press the Enter key, DM will automatically find the installed hard disk and display a hard disk list. If it is correct, select Yes; otherwise, select No. Here, select Yes, press the Enter key twice, and then the next dialog box prompts whether to use the FAT32 file system (note: this dialog box will only appear when the computer is booted with a boot disk supporting FAT32 partitions. If it is booted with a DOS 6.x disk, this prompt will not appear: but if the hard disk capacity exceeds 8.4GB, an operating system selection dialog box will appear, requiring you to select the installed operating system. If you select to install DOS 6.x, it will also prompt to install the support file Ontrackd.sys. You must select Yes to access all capacities of the hard disk. The same situation occurs in the following advanced installation, and it will not be repeated). The next dialog box prompts that DM has detected a partition in the current hard disk. If you continue, the data in the hard disk will be lost. Press Alt+C to continue, and other keys to cancel. After pressing Alt+C, the next dialog box displays the relevant information of the current hard disk and again reminds you that if you continue, all data in the hard disk will be deleted. Select Yes to continue, and DM will quickly format the hard disk; later, it prompts to insert a boot disk. After inserting, press any key, and DM starts copying the system; after completion, the next dialog box prompts that the hard disk has been successfully installed. Press any key to continue; the next dialog box prompts that if you plan to install DOS and Windows 3.1x and want to install the enhanced 32-bit access driver of Ontrack, please run DM again after the installation of DOS and Windows 3.1x is completed, select the Windows 3.1x Driver Options option from the Maintenance Option, and then execute Install Drivers. Press any key to continue, and the Disk Manager Status dialog box appears, indicating that the hard disk installation is successfully completed. Remove the disk, press Reset or Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart, and operate as per the prompt. At this point, the hard disk installation is completed.
2. Advanced Disk Installation
The advanced installation here does not refer to the advanced mode mentioned below. In the advanced installation, users can define the size of the hard disk partition by themselves, which is more flexible than the simple installation.
Select Advanced Disk Installation in the main menu, press the Enter key, select the hard disk, and then select Yes. The next dialog box prompts whether to use the FAT32 file system dialog box. After selecting, press the Enter key twice, and the dialog box as shown in Figure 2 appears:
This dialog box provides 3 partition selections. Among them, Option(A) and Option( are the partition sizes predefined by DM according to the current hard disk. If you want to define the size of the partition by yourself, please select Option(C). Here, select Option(C) Define your own option, press the Enter key, and the next dialog box displays the maximum partition capacity of the current hard disk, which can be changed. Enter a value and press the Enter key. After completion, the dialog box as shown in Figure 3 appears:
In this dialog box, you can see the information such as the type, number of cylinders, number of heads, number of sectors of each partition. You can also delete, recreate, or change the size of the partition. For example, to delete an extended partition, move the light band to this partition, press the Del key, and when prompted, press the Alt+D key to delete. If you want to recreate a partition, press the N key, which will delete all created partitions; if you want to insert a partition, move the light band to the blank position, press the Ins key. At this time, the hard disk must have unpartitioned space. If you want to change the logical partition in the extended partition, press the Tab key to return; if there is no problem, move the light band to Save and Continue and press the Enter key. In the next dialog box, press Alt+C again; the next dialog box prompts whether to use quick formatting. If the hard disk is in good condition, it is best to select Yes, which will reduce the installation time; otherwise, select No to perform a comprehensive check on the hard disk; after selecting, when the dialog box prompting to delete the hard disk data appears, select Yes to start processing. When prompted to insert the system disk, insert it as required, and then press the Enter key to start formatting each partition and copying the system; after completion, restart, and the installation is completed.
Upgrade Disk Manager
Automatically update DM and all support drivers of ONTRACK company. After selecting, press the Enter key. In the next dialog box, select Yes to start the update. After completion, exit DM to make the update take effect.
4. Maintenance Options
After selecting, press the Enter key, and the Maintenance Menu (maintenance menu) appears. This maintenance menu has 9 options. The explanations of each option are as follows:
Create Ontrack Boot Diskette Create an Ontrack boot disk. When the hard disk fails to boot, use this boot disk to boot the computer and then can recognize the large hard disk. There are 2 options: Make this diskette an Ontrack Boot Diskette (copy the DDO file to the floppy disk, and this floppy disk must be a boot disk) and Copy this diskette (if there is already an Ontrack boot disk, you can use this option to directly copy).
Dynamic Drive Overlay Options Dynamic drive overlay options. This dynamic driver can make old machines recognize large hard disks. Hereinafter referred to as DDO. There are 2 options: Update Dynamic Drive Overlay (update DDO) and Remote Dynamic Drive Overlay (delete DDO from the specified drive).
Master Boot Options Master boot record options. Used to update the system master boot record and restore when the master boot record is damaged by a virus or other programs. There are 2 options: Write MBR Root Code (update the master boot record) and Restore MBR with Backup Copy (restore the master boot record from the backup).
Windows 3.1x Driver Options Windows 3.1x driver options. Install and delete the enhanced 32-bit disk access driver. This driver must be installed after installing Windows 3.1x. There are 2 options: Install Drivers (install the enhanced 32-bit disk access driver ONTRACKW.386) and Remove Drivers (remove the enhanced 32-bit disk access driver ONTRACKW.386).
ONTRACKD.SYS Driver Options Install, update, and remove the ONTRACKD.SYS driver to enable DOS and Windows 3.1x to access hard disks larger than 8.4GB. There are 2 options: Install ONTRACKD.SYS Driver (install and update the ONTRACKD.SYS driver) and Remove ONTRACKD.SYS Driver (remove the ONTRACKD.SYS driver from the system).
Hard Disk Diagnostics Hard disk diagnostics, including tests of a single drive and tests of master/slave drives. There are 3 options: Individual Drive Tests (test of a single drive), Master/Slave Drive Tests (test the data transmission between master/slave drives), and Change to Through Test Mode (change the test mode, there are two types: fast and integrity. The fast test only takes 1 minute, and the integrity test takes 1 hour. You can select according to the working condition of the hard disk).
Display Drive InFORMation Display detailed information of the hard disk.
Convert Drive FORMat Convert the drive format to the Ontrack drive format.
Return to previous menu Return to the previous menu.
5. View/Print Online Manaual View/print online help.
6. Exit Disk Manager Exit DM.
### V. Advanced Mode
Execute: DM /M (enter)
After starting, press the Enter key twice, and the dialog box as shown in Figure 4 appears:
This dialog box has 7 options. When the light band moves to a certain option, the corresponding quick description is displayed on the right, which is convenient for users to use.
1. Edit/View Partitions (edit/view disk partitions)
This option is used to view the existing partition information of the disk, create a new partition, and edit the existing partition. After selecting, press the Enter key, and a disk list dialog box appears. After selecting a disk, press the Enter key. In the next dialog box, select whether to use the FAT32 partition. After selecting, the next dialog box is exactly the same as Figure 3 in the advanced hard disk installation of the simple mode. Users can delete the existing partition, create a new partition, and change the partition size here. The difference is that if there are multiple partitions of different types in the hard disk, you can also change the boot partition here. Just move the light band to this partition and press the function key B. Of course, the extended partition cannot be set as the boot partition. In addition, when creating a new partition, for example, after pressing the N key or Ins key, a Select Partition Type (select partition type) dialog box will appear. If you are using a machine booted with a Windows 95/98 disk supporting FAT32, there are 4 situations to choose from: DOS-FAT32, DOS-FAT12/16, EXTENDED, OTHER; if you are using a machine booted with a DOS disk, there are only the last 3 options, and at this time, the FAT32 partition cannot be created. When selecting OTHER, you need to enter the partition type. For example, entering 2 creates a XENIX partition, 99 creates a UNIX partition, and 100 creates a NETWARE/286 partition. After the partition is created, move the light band to Save and Continue and press the Enter key to save and return to the main menu.
2. FORMat/Check Partitions (format/check disk partitions)
This option is used to format the partition or check the partition error. For the created partition, it should be formatted here. After pressing the Enter key, select a disk, press the Enter key, and a Select a FORMat Option (select format partition option) appears, with 3 options:
FORMat All Partitions (format all DOS partitions)
After selecting, press the Enter key. When the dialog box prompting that formatting will erase all data in the disk appears, select Yes; the next dialog box asks whether to use quick formatting. Here, select Yes; the next dialog box is used to change the cluster size of the partition. In the Select Cluster Size (select cluster size) box, the default value marked with "*" can be selected with the cursor key; after selecting, press the Enter key. Later, it will prompt to insert the system disk. After inserting as required, start formatting the partition and copying the system file; after writing, press the Esc key to return. At this point, the hard disk installation is completed. You can exit DM and restart the computer to test the effect.
FORMat a Single Partition (format a single DOS partition)
This option can select to format a certain partition. The operation process is the same as formatting all partitions, except that it will prompt you to enter the partition volume label.
Check a Single Partition (check any formatted DOS partition)
This option is used to perform integrity check on the formatted partition.
3. Maintenance Options (maintenance options)
Basically the same as the maintenance options in the simple mode, except that there is an Utilities (utility) option in the maintenance menu, which is used to perform the zero filling operation on the hard disk and low-level formatting. Move the light band to Utilities, press the Enter key, select a disk, and then press the Enter key. A Select Utility Option (select utility option) dialog box appears, which has 2 options:
Zero Fill Drive Write zero to a sector of the hard disk, which will erase all data in the hard disk.
Low Level FORMat Hard disk low-level formatting. After selecting, press the Alt+C key in the next dialog box to start the low-level formatting operation on the hard disk.
4. CMOS Options (CMOS options)
Used to automatically or manually change the CMOS disk type. After selecting, press the Enter key. In the next dialog box, select the disk to be changed; press the Enter key. In the Enter CMOS drive type dialog box, enter the CMOS hard disk type, and press the Enter key to return; move the light band to Update CMOS and Continue and press the Enter key. When prompted to update, press Reset or Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart. Note that if the CMOS hard disk type is changed improperly, it will cause the computer to fail to boot. If possible, it should be set in the system BIOS as much as possible.
5. View/Print Online Manaual (view/print online help)
6. ALT-A Go to Automatic Mode (press ALT-A to enter automatic mode, that is, simple mode)
7. Exit Disk Manager (exit DM)
### VI. Other Functions
1. Quick switch between simple mode and advanced mode
We know that DM has two operation modes. One is the simple mode prepared for primary users, and the other is the advanced mode. Usually, the two operation modes can be specified by command line switches when starting. For advanced users, they may hope to switch between simple mode and advanced mode at any time. If each time they repeat using the command line method, it is very inconvenient. The hotkey Alt-M can make you enter the advanced mode at any time under the simple mode main menu, and in the advanced mode main menu, you can return to the simple mode through the hotkey Alt-A, which is very convenient.
2. Hotkeys for advanced system options
There is a system option menu in DM. The menu items are as follows:
Disk Overview Hard disk drive overview, which can give the drive model, the maximum number of sectors that can be read and written per interrupt, the buffer size inside the hard disk, the cylinder number, disk head number, sector number of the start and end addresses of each partition, the controller type, and the transfer mode.
System Setup Menu System setup menu, which has the following 3 options: CMOS setup and configration (CMOS hard disk parameter setting), Replace BIOS Parameters (replace the hard disk parameters in BIOS), and Use BIOS Parameters (use the hard disk parameters in BIOS).
Machine InFORMation Computer information.
XBIOS InFORMation XBIOS information.
Chipset InFORMation Disk controller chipset information.
Image System Area to File Back up the hard disk system image to a file, including the main partition table, partition boot record, FAT table, and directory, etc.
The above information is very useful for advanced users, but they do not appear on the main menu and cannot be called up on the command line. Users can use the hotkey Alt-T under the main menu to call up the above advanced system options.
### VII. Relevant Instructions
1. If DM does not find the installed hard disk, it may be caused by improper hard disk installation. Please check whether the hard disk cable, CMOS parameter setting, and hard disk jumper are correct. When installing a large hard disk in some old machines such as 486, some BIOS may not be able to set the correct disk type, such as Phoenix BIOS. At this time, as long as the number of heads and sectors of the hard disk are input correctly, the installation can proceed smoothly.
2. If you want to create a FAT32 partition, you must boot the computer with a Windows 95/98 disk supporting the FAT32 file system, and the partition size cannot be less than 540MB; if you boot with a DOS disk, you cannot create a FAT32 partition, and there will be no similar prompt. The same situation applies to any installation mode.
3. When the hard disk capacity is larger than 8.4GB and the installed operating system is DOS/Windows 3.1x/Windows 95/95OSR1, since these operating systems cannot directly access hard disks larger than 8.4GB, DM will prompt to install the support program Ontrack.sys so that the operating system can access all capacities of the hard disk.
4. For some old hard disks, such as ST506, when performing low-level formatting on the hard disk, the interleave factor can be modified, but IDE hard disks do not support this function.
5. For the convenience of description, the operations in this article are based on a Windows 95/98 boot disk supporting the FAT32 file system and an 8.4GB hard disk. Due to different hard disk capacities (referring to below 8.4GB and above) and different installed operating systems (such as whether they support the FAT32 file system), the prompt dialog boxes that DM appears may be different. Please note.
### System Overview
If someone tells you that he can re-partition and format a large hard disk within one minute, you must not believe it.
Using DM can easily do this.
However, the popular version of DM is very picky about the brand of the hard disk. If it finds that the manufacturer of the running hard disk is incorrect, it will stop running. The hard disk market is very competitive. Even the most powerful hard disk manufacturers can only occupy a small part of the market. So any ordinary popular version of DM can only be used in a very small range.
This may be the main reason why DM has not been included in your computer toolbox for a long time.
The DM partner program DM Partner has made a complete improvement on this. It enables DM to run on hard disks of various manufacturers. DM&P (Disk Manager & Partner) is DM with a partner program, that is, the "DM universal version" you see now.
As for all the functions of DM&P, the incomparable speed is just the tip of the iceberg. It supports all current hard disk new technologies and has extremely powerful functions:
★ Fast simple and advanced options. Its hard disk installation function is easy for primary users to master and can fully meet the special needs of advanced users.
★ Fully support the FAT32 file system supported by your operating system. Format a drive larger than 2GB on one partition. When you use the advanced installation mode or menu mode, you can select the cluster size of the disk you need.
★ Break through the capacity limits of 528M/2.1G/8.4GB/32G. When installing an IDE/ATA drive larger than 8.4GB, you can use multiple FAT12/16 partitions or a single bootable FAT32 file system partition.
★ Use the hard disk diagnostic function to find interrelated problems in your hard disk subsystem.
★ Be compatible with multiple operating systems, including DOS, OS/2, Windows, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT.
★ Support IDE power management.
★ Include multi-sector reading and writing support for IDE/ATA drives, accelerating data transfer.
★ Quickly format IDE/ATA/SCSI drives. In most cases, fully installing the drive takes no more than one minute.
★ Support high-speed data transfer of enhanced IDE/FAST ATA.
★ The included low-level formatting program is much more advanced than many Low Level FORMat programs attached to BIOS. It can modify the interleave factor of the hard disk and even bring back to life some hard disks with problems in the 0 track.
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