HDClone 3.1 Free Edition
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---INSTALLATION---------------------------------------------

You can build a bootable program floppy disk or CD/DVD
with this software package by doing the following: 

WINDOWS 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP
    Extract the files of the package into a directory
    of your choice and use INSTALL.EXE to create a
    bootable floppy disk or CD/DVD.

UNIX/Linux
    This package contains a floppy image (HDCLONE.IMG)
    and an ISOimage (HDCLONE.ISO). From these you can
    create a bootable medium under most Linux systems
    by doing the following:
    At first, extract the software package to a folder
    of your choice. From there, open a terminal window
    and use one of the following commands:
    - Bootable floppy: "dd if=hdclone.img of=/dev/fd0" or
                       "dd if=hdclone.img of=/dev/floppy"
    - Bootable CD/DVD: "cdrecord hdclone.iso"

OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS
    This package contains a floppy image (HDCLONE.IMG)
    and an ISOimage (HDCLONE.ISO). Use an appropriate
    program to write them on floppy disk or CD/DVD.

You find further information for building a bootable
floppy disk or CD/DVD in the detailed manual (see below).


---PROGRAM STARTUP------------------------------------------

Insert floppy disk or CD/DVD into a bootable drive and
restart the computer. Ensure in the BIOS that it will boot
from this drive. HDClone will then be loaded automatically
when starting the PC.


---DISK LABEL-----------------------------------------------

The file DISKLABEL.BMP contains a floppy disk label for
HDClone. You can print it out and use it for labeling
the program disk (optimized for 5 cm x 7 cm).


---USER'S MANUAL--------------------------------------------

Further information about starting and operating this
program is to be found in the detailed manual, either in
printed form or in the file HDCLONE.PDF.



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