Acronis os selector 8.0 User Manual
The following features are unique to Disk Administrator:
• Choose the precise position of a partition on the disk and in the partition
• Choose the precise position of a partition on the disk and in the partition
structure (primary/logical), its size, file system type, label, and cluster
size (when the partition is created, moved or resized). All these actions
can be performed in one pass.
size (when the partition is created, moved or resized). All these actions
can be performed in one pass.
• As a result, you can copy a partition to free space of smaller size.
• Built-in sector-by-sector hard disk and partition editor.
• Different sorting modes of the partition list.
• View partition letters and numbers and their changes for different
• Built-in sector-by-sector hard disk and partition editor.
• Different sorting modes of the partition list.
• View partition letters and numbers and their changes for different
operating systems.
• Support of hard disks of any type (IDE, SCSI) and of any size that are
visible through BIOS in any mode (Normal, Large, LBA), including the
extended BIOS functions.
extended BIOS functions.
• View detailed hard disk information.
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Acronis OS Selector System Requirements
Acronis OS Selector requires the following hardware:
• CPU – at least i386.
• RAM – at least 16MB (we recommend having more memory when
• RAM – at least 16MB (we recommend having more memory when
working with large hard disks and partitions).
• Disk space – 2MB plus extra space on any FAT16 or FAT32 partition to
store backups of system files of detected operating systems. If there are
no FAT partitions on the computer, the installation program helps to
create a special partition to install Acronis OS Selector.
no FAT partitions on the computer, the installation program helps to
create a special partition to install Acronis OS Selector.
• 3.5-inch floppy drive – to install from an installation diskette.
• CD-ROM – to install from CD-ROM.
• Video-card and monitor – VGA-compatible (VBE 2.0 compatible video-card
• CD-ROM – to install from CD-ROM.
• Video-card and monitor – VGA-compatible (VBE 2.0 compatible video-card
is recommended).
• Mouse – handy, but not mandatory.
Acronis OS Selector may conflict with boot virus checkers that are built into many
existing BIOSes because Acronis OS Selector frequently modifies the contents of
MBR and boot sectors. This function should be disabled for proper Acronis OS
Selector installation and functioning. Some anti-virus software may also alert you for
possible virus presence for example in the REINSTAL.COM file. If you have grounds
to suspect that the computer is really infected, perform the necessary diagnostics
to suspect that the computer is really infected, perform the necessary diagnostics
and cures and then restore Acronis OS Selector from clean installation media.
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Chapter 1 : Introduction