AyRecovery - A very quick recovery software,PC ROLLBACK, INSTANT RECOVERY
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  Introduction

  Anyue Technology Co., Ltd. has developed another solution in order to adapt to different AYGHOST Genie environment. It combines CD-free solution with Multicast Systems based on DOS, and forms the CD-free Multicast system solution.
CD-free Multicast system solution is to divide a partition at the end of hard disk, and then to copy the bootable files, multicast systems and some other information into it. Modify the main board BIOS, and press corresponding prompt button as the computer restart, enter into multicast systems to complete multicast system.


  Main application environment:

Internet cafes, school computer rooms, large computer manufacturers with brand-name computers


  Operating procedures:


This operation takes a certain brand-name computer produced by a large computer manufacturer as an example. The main operations of the solution mainly contain preparations before leaving factory and clone operations after leaving factory. It mainly implements the creating of HPA1 partition and the burning of main board BIOS before computers leave factory. After computers leave factory, it should mainly accomplish system clone, installation of protection system, etc.
  1. Preparation before computers leave factory

1) Create HPA1
The partition at the end of HD is HPA1 partition, whose size is 190-210M, format is FAT16 or FAT32, and mode is LBA. Copy CD-free programs and multicast systems into HPA1. Following are detailed procedures:
A: Divide the HD by sfdisk software as required, to divide a main partition and HPA1 mentioned above, and formatting the divided partition by format program.
B: Use bootable floppy disk or CD which support CD-ROM to boot (The floppy disk or CD has refresh BIOS program files, CD-free program and multicast systems). Upload DOS system to C: (SYS C: ) and HPA1 partition ( SYS D: ) separately. Copy refresh BIOS program files-outbios.bat and inbios.bat into C: and copy the CD-free program and multicast systems into HPA1.
Download (This links to download files needed to copy into HPA1 after uploading DOS system.)

2) Burn BIOS module
Refresh CD-free BIOS module program romdata.bin into main board BIOS before computers leave factory. Anyue Technology offers simple batch programs outbios.bat (take original BIOS module) and inbios.bat (add CD-free BIOS module and refresh BIOS). Here will set widely used main board BIOS—Award BIOS as an example to illustrate the process to refresh BIOS. Please refer to corresponding illustrations for other main board BIOS.
C:\>outbios.bat
C:\>inbios.bat
Following are detailed operation of these two batch programs:
A: The extraction of BIOS program:
a) Execute awdflash bios.bin backup.bin /sy /pn, and get BIOS backup file backup.bin. (conserve carefully)
b) Execute copy backup.bin bios.bin, and then operate bios.bin.
B: Write romdata.bin into bios.bin:
Execute cbrom bios.bin /isa romdata.bin
C: See bios.bin file:
You will see romdata.bin program after executing cbrom bios.bin /d. If some corrupted characters occur, there must have no enough space in BIOS.BIN, and you should uninstall some unnecessary programs.
D: About burning of BIOS program:
Execute awdflash bios.bin /py /sn, the BIOS in computer will be replaced by bios.bin. ROM program prompt will appear after starting up computer.
(Note: you should assure not to shutdown or restart computer, or it will do damage to main board)

3) HPA1 lock
After BIOS burn complete, you should lock HPA1 in order to prevent users from operating HPA1. The detailed operation is to restart computer and press CTRL+F8 to enter into AYGHOST interface as the program prompt appears, and then just shutdown the computer. In order to guarantee the empty HD state before leaving factory, you should delete the created main partition by sfdisk software.


  2. Operations after leaving factory


All computers should be installed systems and application software after leaving factory. It’s really a large project. Thus, you need to install multicast systems to every computer. Following are detailed procedures offered by Anyue Technology:

1) Collect IP address

Start up AYGHOST Genie, select Collect IP Address, and designate the search scope of IP address, click and begin to collect, and it will begin to collect every computer’s name, MAC address, IP address, etc..
Note: This step is unnecessary if these computers are new ones without any system.
 


  The Program can search all name, IP address, MAC address and subnet mask in scope designated by the local network. Click Save after collection completed. The information will save as *.cfg format.
 


  2) Make mother disk

Install OS and necessary software on one certain computer as mother disk. Run AYGHOST Genie on this mother disk. See detailed procedures:
 


  A: Open AYGHOST Genie, and click Create InstallPack
B: Select Configure Computer Name and IP Address, and then set net card address and computer name according to configuration files, and choose Find Files to get *.cfg files got in step 1). (This step can be passes if those are empty computers)
C: Select auto install AyRecovery, and then choose find folder to get created AyRecovery installation file. If you didn’t create configuration file, please click on Configure to create the configuration file setup.cfg (It is a must procedure). The generated configuration file should be kept under the folder where AyRecovery installer located. Create setup.iss file according to created configuration file setup.cfg. Click on “Start”, select “Running” and input “installation directory\setup.exe /r” (Installation directory is the address to place AyRecovery installer, for example, if AyRecovery installation file is saved under C: \AyRecovery\, just input the following order C: \AyRecovery\setup.exe /r). Open AyRecovery installer, and select “advanced” installation. Find setup.iss file under directory C:\windows (which would be C:\winnt in Windows 2000) after computer rebooted, and copy the file into folder under root directory where AyRecovery installer located. (The step can be skipped if you do not use AyRecovery)
D: Manually distribute fixed IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS, etc for this computer, in which subnet mask should be in accordance with original subnet mask, and default gateway and DNS should be original default gateway and DNS.
E: Click Add to Auto Execute to complete making mother disk.

Note: If you need to operate AYGHOST Genie or clone frequently, please click Create Install Pack to create an install pack for further use after executing step4 when making mother disk for the first time. You needn’t to repeat step1, 2, 3 and 4 any more. Select Auto Run Install Pack label, and find created install pack files, and then click Add to Auto Execute.

 


  Note: You need to shutdown the computer after complete mother disk.

3) Multicast Systems

A: Restart computer, press CTRL+F8, input correct username and password to enter into AYGHOST interface. See as following drawing:

 


  B: In order to operate multicast systems, please select Start AYGHOST with network support.
 


  C: The program will ask you to select the type of net card, and then click OK. AYGHOST supports scores of common Internet cards. If your net card is not in these net cards, please add net card by using the program in MAKE-NET directory.
 


  D: The program will execute automatically and enter into the program interface of AYGHOST. Then you can make some interrelated operations
 


  E: Select multicast systems, and select mother disk as the sender. Boot other computers in the same way and select them as receivers. Press Enter key at transmit end after all receivers have been connected to clone the whole hard disk.
 


   
  4) Inspection test

After completing multicast systems, and restart receiver end computers. It will modify computer name and IP address and install AyRecovery automatically. Please check whether settings are correct or not after installation completed:
a: Correctly install AyRecovery or not;
b: The configuration of AyRecovery take effect or not;
c: The distribution of IP address be correct or not;
d: The distribution of Computer name be correct or not;
e: Each computer normally work or not. Selective inspect the operation and running on part of software.
Note: If computers have no systems before AYGHOST, you needn’t to inspect the distribution of computer names and IP addresses. If computers have other protection systems installed, inspect these protection system can normally run or not.
   
   
 
 
 
 
     
   
 
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