Bootable Floppy Version Download the DWSE diskette creator file to your hard drive. Locate the downloaded file. Select the file, and run the executable by double-clicking it. You will need (2) two blank 1.44 MB floppy diskettes. Insert the first blank floppy when prompted and follow the on screen directions. At the prompt press “C” and insert the second blank floppy to complete the DWSE boot diskette creation. How to use DiscWizard Starter Edition Download the latest version of DiscWizard Starter Edition. Boot to the DiscWizard Starter Edition floppy diskettes or CD. From the DWSE main menu, select the "setup your hard disc" option. Select the hard disc you want to install then click next. When prompted, select the operating system you plan to use or install. At the option menu, select "Easy Installation" and follow the system prompts. Easy installation makes configuration selections for you and will automatically install the default partition for that particular operating system. After a few "final warnings", the drive will be partitioned and formatted, and become accessible as a logical drive letter after rebooting. Press ENTER to continue. If you require custom settings, select "Advanced Options". For "advanced options" You will also be prompted to choose what type of partition you want depending on what the operating system supports. After a few "final warnings", the drive will be partitioned and formatted, and become accessible as a logical drive letter after rebooting. Press ENTER to continue. If a Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) is required, DiscWizard Starter Edition will give very important instructions for booting to the computer. You will be given an option and instructions for creating a Boot Diskette (requires a floppy with the OS on it). You will then be prompted to remove the diskette from Drive A: and press RESET or CTRL-ALT-DEL to reboot. After re-booting, place the Windows Startup diskette or Windows operating system in the computer when prompted and start the install process. How to repair a DDO using DiscWizard Starter Edition Download the latest version of DiscWizard Starter Edition. Boot to the DiscWizard Starter Edition floppy diskettes. At the main menu select "Maintenance Menu". Select "Update Dynamic Drive Overlay" and follow all system prompts to allow DiscWizard Starter Edition to recreate the Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO). Remove the diskette and reboot to the hard drive. The Seagate Technology blue banner should appear. After the system has stabilized, you can create a special boot diskette that could be useful in the future if your system is prone to virus infections. At the DiscWizard Starter Edition Maintenance Menu, select "Create Boot Diskette". Check all of your diskettes for viruses with a recent version of a virus scanning software package. Please note that boot sector viruses can infect all diskettes, not just bootable diskettes. If your system rebooted to a "non-system diskette" prior to the DDO error, the chances are high that a virus may have caused this problem. What to do if DiscWizard does not boot DiscWizard Starter Edition requires at least 800x600 resolution. Occasionally Disc Wizard Starter Edition’s (DWSE) video mode does not work with some video cards. If DWSE hangs during boot or comes up as a gray screen instead of the Disc Wizard interface you can alter the video mode. (These instructions only apply to the floppy versions of the utility.) Take the DWSE floppy disk #1 to another computer that is already running Windows (or any operating system with a text editor). Open Notepad (Start > Programs > Accessories > Notepad). Choose File > Open from the pull down menu at the top of Notepad. Browse to the DWSE floppy disk #1 (A: ). Open the file DM.bat. Change the line “call dwse /ve:32 NOMOUSE” to “call dwse /ve:31 NOMOUSE”. Choose File > Save from the pull down menu at the top of Notepad. Exit Notepad and take the floppy back to the system you are trying to install the hard disc drive into. Reboot and use DWSE as normal. If the instructions above did not resolve your issue, try the following suggestion. When booting up with our bootable Discwizard Starter Edition diskettes, you may encounter the following scenario: You insert diskette #1, which then prompts you to insert diskette #2 which should bring you to the main menu of DiscWizard Starter Edition, but instead you get to a DOS prompt or get into a loop that keeps prompting you to insert diskette #1 and so forth. To fix this issue: Reboot with diskette #2. You will then be prompted to insert diskette #1. You should now be booting into the DiscWizard Starter Edition main menu. DiscWizard Starter Edition Maintenance Options Please see our document on How To Use DiscWizard Starter Edition Maintenance Options. How To Use DiscWizard Starter Edition Maintenance Options Create an Ontrack Boot Diskette This option will create an Ontrack Boot Diskette that can be used to safely boot a system installed using the Dynamic Drive Overlay. Upgrade DiscWizard Starter Edition If you have a hard drive installed using a previous version of the Dynamic Drive Overlay, you can upgrade by automatically updating the Dynamic Drive Overlay and by writing new MBR (Master Boot Record) boot code to all drives on your system. Update Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO) This option will allow you to update the DDO on all of the drives in your system that requires it. You can use this option to upgrade from an older version of DDO, modify the DDO switches, or replace a corrupted DDO. Remove Dynamic Drive Overlay This option will remove the DDO from the selected drive. You can use this option if your system is using software that cannot coexist with the DDO. You may use this option if you have moved drives to a system with a BIOS that supports translation, eliminating the need for the DDO. If your BIOS can support the drive as it is installed, the DDO will be uninstalled nondestructively. You will get a warning if uninstalling the DDO will be data destructive. Always make a backup of your data before uninstalling a drive. Convert Drive Format This option will convert all drives on a system to use the DDO if they were installed using another hard drive partitioning software. Always make a backup of your data before converting a drive. How to repair a DDO using DiscWizard Starter Edition Download the latest version of DiscWizard Starter Edition. Boot to the DiscWizard Starter Edition floppy diskettes. At the main menu select "Maintenance Menu". Select "Update Dynamic Drive Overlay" and follow all system prompts to allow DiscWizard Starter Edition to recreate the Dynamic Drive Overlay (DDO). Remove the diskette and reboot to the hard drive. The Seagate Technology blue banner should appear. After the system has stabilized, you can create a special boot diskette that could be useful in the future if your system is prone to virus infections. At the DiscWizard Starter Edition Maintenance Menu, select "Create Ontrack Boot Diskette". Check all of your diskettes for viruses with a recent version of a virus scanning software package. Please note that boot sector viruses can infect all diskettes, not just bootable diskettes. If your system rebooted to a "non-system diskette" prior to the DDO error, the chances are high that a virus may have caused this problem. Update MBR Boot Code This option will update the part of the MBR that contains the boot code. If the MBR boot code becomes corrupted or is replaced by another utility, your system may not boot and the Dynamic Drive Overlay will not be loaded. Re-writing the boot code will correct these conditions in most cases. Backup or Restore MBR This option will create a backup of the MBR and store that copy on the hard drive. You can restore a backed up MBR using this option. DiscWizard 2003 cannot rebuild the MBR or a corrupted DDO. This must be done with our DiscWizard Starter Edition DOS-based utility.