PowerQuest(R) PartitionMagic(R)
Version 5.0
Versions for DOS, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT

Copyright 1994-1999, PowerQuest Corporation. All rights reserved. 
U.S. patents 5,675,769; 5,706,472; and 5,930,831. Other patents 
pending in the U.S.A. and elsewhere. PowerQuest and 
PartitionMagic are registered trademarks of PowerQuest 
Corporation.



TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.  Back up Your System!
2.  PartitionMagic 5.0 Enhancements
3.  Known Issues
4.  Minimum System Requirements
5.  General Usage Notes
6.  Security Problems Using Shared Drive Letters Under Windows 95/98
7.  Partition Magician Newsletter


1. BACK UP YOUR SYSTEM!
-----------------------
Don't forget to back up your hard drives before using PartitionMagic.
While PartitionMagic has been thoroughly tested, power failures, 
operating system bugs, and hardware design bugs can put your data 
at risk. BEFORE USING ANY UTILITY THAT MAKES SUCH EXTENSIVE CHANGES 
TO YOUR HARD DISK, YOU SHOULD BACK UP YOUR DATA!

To back up your system, we recommend using PowerQuest's Drive 
Image(R) or Drive Image(R) Pro. Drive Image is a state-of-the-art 
disk imaging tool that allows you to create an image of your entire 
system (an exact sector-for-sector copy) that can easily be restored.
Having a backup allows you to run PartitionMagic with the security 
of knowing that you can get your system back up and running 
quickly if you run into problems.  


2. PARTITIONMAGIC 5.0 ENHANCEMENTS
----------------------------------

	A. Ability to merge FAT and FAT32 partitions
	--------------------------------------------
	You can use PartitionMagic to merge FAT and FAT32 partitions
	that are adjacent to each other on a hard disk. You should be
	careful not to merge two primary partitions that include
	operating systems.

	B. Improved interface
	---------------------
	Partitions on the partition map are color-coded, so
	you can identify the file system type at a glance.  
	The partition map in the main window includes
	indicators for the 2 GB boot code boundary and the
	1024 cylinder limit.  Each partition on the partition
	map includes color coding to indicate used and unused
	space.

	C. Option to hide wizard buttons in the main window
	---------------------------------------------------
	To hide wizard buttons, click Wizards > Hide Wizard
	Buttons on the menu bar.

	D. More options for converting file systems for a partition
	-----------------------------------------------------------
	In addition to the conversions available in PartitionMagic
	4.0, you can now convert NTFS partitions to FAT, NTFS to 
	FAT32, primary to logical, and logical to primary.

	E. Improved wizards
	-------------------
	There is a new wizard to merge adjacent FAT and FAT32
	partitions.  The Create Partition wizard incorporates
	two wizards from PartitionMagic 4.0.  You can now use
	the Create Partition wizard to prepare to install a
	new operating system.  There is also a new Resize 
	partitions wizard that makes it easier to resize 
	partitions.

	F. Ability to view pending operations
	-------------------------------------
	You can view a list of pending operations before you
	apply them on your machine.  Click Operations > View
	Operations Pending to display the list.

	G. Improved online help
	-----------------------
	New interface and improved table of contents make help
	topics easier to find.  Topics have been divided into
	"About" topics for conceptual information and step topics
	for detailed instructions about tasks.  You can also search
	for help topics using the help index.  You can find topics
	that are related to the one you are reading by clicking
	the See Also button at the top of the help toolbar.

	H. Automatic error fixing
	-------------------------
	The automatic error fixing feature in PartitionMagic 5.0
	detects most common partition table errors and can correct 
	them automatically.  A number of computer systems are 
	shipped from the manufacturer with partition table errors, 
	including partitions that overlap, extend past the end of 
	the disk, or have CHS/LBA conflicts.  The automatic fixing
	feature will detect and correct these types of errors.

	I. Support for NTFS 5
	---------------------
	You can perform all PartitionMagic 5.0 operations on
	NTFS 5 partitions.

	J. Improved interface for scripting (Pro version only)
	------------------------------------------------------
	PartitionMagic 5.0 includes a new Script Builder that
	makes it easy to create scripts. The Script Builder 
	includes extensive online help.



3. KNOWN ISSUES
---------------
	A. Running other applications with PartitionMagic
	-------------------------------------------------
	Under Windows 95/98 and Windows NT, you should not run
	PartitionMagic while any other applications are running. 
	Close any running applications before starting PartitionMagic.


	B. OS Environments supported by PartitionMagic
	----------------------------------------------
	PartitionMagic runs on DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95/98, and 
	Windows NT Workstation 4.0. Versions for each of these 
	environments are included on the installation CD.  
	PartitionMagic does not run on Windows NT Server. PowerQuest 
	markets another partitioning product, ServerMagic (R), that 
	is specifically designed to support the Windows NT Server 
	and Novell NetWare server environments. 

	Windows NT 3.51 and OS/2 are not supported by native versions 
	of PartitionMagic but are supported by the DOS rescue disk 
	version of PartitionMagic.


	C. Bad Sector Checking is ON by default
	---------------------------------------
	Be aware that PartitionMagic ships with Bad Sector Checking 
	turned ON by default in Preferences.  This ensures that data 
	is not moved or copied to bad disk sectors.  However, this 
	causes the Create, Move, and Resize operations to slow down 
	considerably.

	The quality of modern disks is such that bad sectors are rare.
	Furthermore, most modern computers can determine when a sector 
	is bad; if this happens, the computer automatically marks the 
	sector as bad (so it will never be used) and then uses an 
	alternate sector.

	If you feel confident that there are no bad sectors on your 
	system, and you want to improve the performance of 
	PartitionMagic, then turn off Bad Sector Checking (by checking 
	the appropriate boxes in the "Skip bad sector checks" listbox 
	in Preferences).  Another way to verify that there are no bad 
	sectors on your disk is to run the Windows 95/98 ScanDisk 
	utility and do a surface scan before launching PartitionMagic.


	D. Backing up your BOOT.INI file in Windows NT
	----------------------------------------------
	PartitionMagic for Windows NT needs to temporarily replace your
	BOOT.INI file after performing the disk manipulation operations.
	It restores the file once it has finished performing the 
	operations and rebooting.  If a failure occurs during the NT 
	reboot phase, your BOOT.INI file may not be restored properly.
	It is a good idea to back up your BOOT.INI file before running 
	PartitionMagic for Windows NT.


	E. Volume sets and stripe sets on Windows NT
	--------------------------------------------
	Currently PartitionMagic does not support moving or copying of
	Windows NT volume or stripe sets.


	F. MOUSE.COM issue running PartitionMagic under Windows 3.x
	-----------------------------------------------------------
	By default, Windows 3.x disables MOUSE.COM in the AUTOEXEC.BAT 
	file and MOUSE.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS file.  This makes Windows 
	3.x use its own proprietary mouse driver.  When PartitionMagic
	is run from Windows 3.x with this situation, MOUSE.COM is 
	never called, and PartitionMagic runs without a mouse.  You 
	can have a mouse with PartitionMagic under Windows 3.x if 
	the MOUSE.COM mouse driver is loaded before Windows 3.x is 
	loaded; this may require you to edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT or 
	CONFIG.SYS file.


	G. Uninstalling PartitionMagic under Win3.x
	-------------------------------------------
	The "PowerQuest" program group is not removed when you 
	uninstall PartitionMagic under Win3.x.  You can delete 
	the program group manually.


	H. Mixed IDE/SCSI drive configurations under Windows NT
	-------------------------------------------------------
	In a configuration with mixed IDE and SCSI hard drives, Windows NT
	does not always see the boot drive as the first physical hard 
	drive.  PartitionMagic displays drives in the order Windows NT 
	reports them.  As a result, you may see your boot device as 
	Drive 1, 2, etc.  This does not cause problems for 
	PartitionMagic except when setting a new active partition.  
	Also, PartitionMagic may incorrectly report that there is no 
	active partition on your system.  To change your active 
	partition, be sure that you identify which drive is the boot 
	drive. 
    
	With this configuration, there is the possibility your BOOT.INI
	file can be corrupted; therefore, we recommend you back up your 
	BOOT.INI file before running PartitionMagic.


	I. Windows NT may improperly detect the size of large hard drives
	-----------------------------------------------------------------
	Windows NT 4.0 may incorrectly report the size of hard drives 
	larger than 10GB.  Most often it reports them as 8GB drives.  
	This problem may be solved by installing Service Pack 3, or 
	(if you have Service Pack 1 or 2) installing the patch 
	ata-fixi.exe from the following URL:
	
	ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/nt40/hotfixes-postSP3/atapi-fix/


	J. Color palette issues installing Windows NT version
	-----------------------------------------------------
	If you run the Windows NT version of PartitionMagic immediately
	after installation, occasionally you may see color palette 
	problems.  We recommend rebooting Windows NT before running 
	PartitionMagic for the first time.


	K. PartitionMagic 5.0 produces old-style uppercase table
	--------------------------------------------------------
	The Windows 95/98 and MS-DOS versions of PartitionMagic format 
	NTFS file systems with the uppercase table used by NT 4.0 
	before Service Pack 4. When Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 
	or Windows 2000 Professional are started after an NTFS file 
	system is created by PartitionMagic, they detect the old-style
	uppercase table and change it to the new version.


	L. UNC Paths Do Not Work for Installation
	-----------------------------------------
	If you install PartitionMagic from a network directory, you must
	have a drive letter mapped to the directory. UNC (universal
	naming convention) paths will not work for installation. If you
	do not have a drive letter mapped to the directory, you will
	receive error #0 or error #1 and installation will fail.



4. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
------------------------------
	PartitionMagic for Windows 95/98
	--------------------------------
	- 12 MB free hard drive space
	- 16 MB of RAM
	- Windows 95a or later (Windows 95b required for FAT32 support)
	- VGA compatible display
	- Intel/486 DX or later (33 MHz)
	- 4x CD-ROM drive
	- 3.5" Floppy (high-density)

	PartitionMagic for Windows NT
	-----------------------------
	- 12 MB free hard drive space
	- 16 MB of RAM
	- Windows NT 4.0 Workstation

	NOTE: Windows NT 3.51 is not supported by native versions 
	of PartitionMagic, but is supported by the DOS GUI (rescue 
	disk) version.

	- VGA compatible display
	- Intel/486 DX or later (33 MHz)
	- 4x CD-ROM drive
	- 3.5" Floppy (high-density)

	DOS (rescue disks)
	------------------
	- 8 MB of RAM (16 MB for PartitionMagic to operate on NTFS or 
	FAT32 partitions)
	- MS-DOS 5.0 (6.2 or later recommended) or compatible
	- VGA compatible display'
	- 486 DX or later (33 MHz)
	- 3.5" floppy (high-density)



5. GENERAL USAGE NOTES
----------------------
- If you run PartitionMagic from DOS:  Turn off third-party disk 
caches.  Deactivate or unload any TSR programs that access or 
modify the partitions being changed.  Do not run PartitionMagic 
from a compressed drive.

- If you run PartitionMagic from Windows 3.x:  After using 
PartitionMagic, it is normal to get an error message when starting 
Windows 3.1 stating that the swap file is corrupt.  Windows 3.1 
recognizes that disk utilities may move the clusters of the swap 
file.  When a move is detected, Windows displays an error message.  
To fix the swap file, click the 386 Enhanced icon in the Control 
Panel, then the Virtual Memory button.  Delete the swap file and 
recreate it.

- Be aware that there is no undo if you merge two FAT or FAT32 
partitions. You must be particularly careful not to merge two
primary partitions that include operating systems, as your 
computer will not be bootable if you do.



6. SECURITY PROBLEMS USING SHARED DRIVE LETTERS UNDER WINDOWS 95/98
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Be aware that under Windows 95/98, if you are using shared privileges 
to share drives and you add or remove a partition (causing the drive 
letters to change), you may experience some security problems.

The following is a possible example of a security problem sharing 
drive letters under Windows 95/98 after partitioning your hard drive.
Assume that before you partitioned your hard drive, your CD-ROM drive
had shared privileges for drive D:.  After you added a partition, 
your CD-ROM became drive E:.  However, your shared privileges would 
still be assigned to drive D. Therefore, you could potentially be 
sharing information from your D: partition that you do not wish to 
share.

To resolve this problem, you may want to check (and if necessary, 
reset) your shared privileges in Windows 95/98 after you have added 
or removed a partition. You will not be affected by this situation if
you share a directory and its parent directory and its parent drive 
letter changes because the shared privilege would be lost.



7. PARTITION MAGICIAN NEWSLETTER
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PowerQuest has a free monthly electronic newsletter that is dedicated
to official announcements, tips, and techniques for PowerQuest 
products. You can view the newsletter online at 
www.powerquest.com/newsletter.


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PowerQuest can be reached at:

    Voice:  801-437-8900
    Fax:  801-226-8941
    Web site:  www.powerquest.com
    E-mail:  magic@powerquest.com