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HD Guard Pro
Author: Matt Jason H
Published on: 13-02-2004
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Page Index
1. HD Guard Pro
2. Installation
3. Features / Performance
4. Conclusion


Installation

Installing the HD Guard Pro

 

Installing the Windows software

 

Installing the card was very straightforward. First we needed to install the software from the floppy disk before fitting the card itself. Shutdown, unscrew our testing machine case side and place the card into a free PCI slot.

 

Fitting the card

 

 

After the PC was switched on we needed to nip into the BIOS to check "Boot Virus Detection" was disabled and that the first boot device was set to "LAN". After saving the settings and rebooting the machine we were then presented with an installation screen...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We installed the card with the default settings, setting the card to restore the hard-drive every boot-up and to protect the CMOS...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because we might want to save files to the disk that we want to keep after rebooting, we only protected the primary partition on our hard-disk where Windows and other important system files reside, leaving the secondary partition for general files and unimportant programs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After hitting OK, the installation was complete and the system booted. Time to see if the card lives up to its claims.




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