Method of and apparatus for duplicating, upgrading and configuring hard disk drives
US6179492A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1446
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for utilizing a computer software program to implement a process of performing optional file operations to a data storage media. The method comprises the steps of: (1) selecting user files to be saved; (2) storing the selected user files; (3) performing optional file operations to the data storage media; and (4) restoring the stored selected user files back to the data storage media. This provides a fast, easy and convenient way to perform said optional data operation to any data storage media while preventing user selected files from being altered during the operation.
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