FAQS
Logicube OmniClone® Xi User’s Manual
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Q.
Cloning data to or from a Western Digital IDE/PATA HDD is not working properly.
A.
Most Western Digital IDE/PATA drives require that the jumpers be removed for a capture to
work. The exception to this statement is for the Western Digital
“Xpert” series Hard Drives (an
older manufactured version), where the jumper is set to the master position.
Q
: Do Target drives have to be formatted and partitioned prior to cloning?
A
: No. Target drives do not need to be formatted, partitioned or otherwise modified prior to
cloning. The Logicube OmniClone Xi disregards everything on the Target drive, reformatting
and partitioning it during cloning.
Q
: Are NT 4GB FAT16
partitions (also known as “NT FAT”) supported by the Logicube
OmniClone Xi?
A
: Yes, through MirrorCopy
™ mode only.
Q
: Can the Logicube OmniClone Xi clone partitions created with file systems such as UNIX,
LINUX and HPFS?
A
: Yes, but results are guaranteed only if they are cloned between identical Master and Target
drives and Mirror mode is used. However, partitions of some versions of UNIX will self-repair
upon the first boot.
Q
: Can the Logicube OmniClone Xi defragment a partition?
A
: Yes. Refer to Section 3: Cloning Modes and Settings for information on using Selective
Partitions to defragment a FAT partition while cloning.
Q
: Can the Logicube OmniClone Xi clone between dissimilar drives?
A
: Yes. For Master drives that contain FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS partitions, the Logicube
OmniClone Xi will take care of all the necessary adjustments to ensure that a Target drive of any
size will be valid and bootable.
Unknown partition types, however, are cloned in mirror mode and typically require very similar if
not identical Master and Target drives to guarantee a successful clone.
Q
: Can I clone from a larger drive to a smaller drive?
A
: Yes, as long as the data content of each Master partition is able to fit into the scaled down size
of the corresponding Target partition. Otherwise, an error message will be displayed indicating
that the OmniClone Xi is unable to fit the data onto the Target drive.
The error "Cannot fit data to Target" can also be caused by a badly fragmented Master drive. In
such cases, defragmenting the Master will generally resolve the issue.
Note that an NTFS partition can only be scaled down by approximately 55% due to the master file
table (MFT) that resides near the center of the partition and is considered unmovable data.
