HDD Regenerator

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Version: 2011
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Introduction
Main benefits of HDD Regenerator
How it works
Minimum system requirements
Supported file systems
Installing and uninstalling
How to start HDD Regenerator

Introduction
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Welcome to HDD Regenerator - a unique software program for regeneration
of hard disk drives. The program eliminates physical bad sectors* on a hard
disk drive surface. It does not hide bad sectors, it really restores them!
Main benefits of HDD Regenerator
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hard disk drive is an integral part of every computer. It stores all your
information. One of the most prevalent defects of hard drives is bad sectors on
the disk surface. Bad sectors are a part of the disk surface which contains not
readable, but frequently necessary information. As a result of bad sectors you
may have difficulties to read and copy data from your disk, your operating
system becomes unstable and finally your computer may unable to boot altogether.
When a hard drive is damaged with bad sectors, the disk not only becomes unfit
for use, but also you risk losing information stored on it. The HDD Regenerator
can repair damaged hard disks without affecting or changing existing data. As a
result, previously unreadable and inaccessible information is restored.
How it works
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HDD Regenerator regenerates bad sectors by magnetic reversal. This technology is
hardware independent and supports any type of hard drives. Because of the way th
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repair is made, the existing information on the disk drive will not be affected!
Minimum system requirements
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The product can be installed on Windows XP / Vista / 7 and it is
intended for:
1. Starting the regenerating process directly under Windows**
2. Creating a bootable regenerating flash or CD/DVD to start
the regenerating process under DOS
If you cannot boot your computer to Windows (no operating system is installed
on your computer or the operating system is damaged), install HDD Regenerator

on any computer with Windows XP/Vista/7 operating system and create a bootable
regenerating flash or bootable regenerating CD/DVD, then boot your computer
from this flash/CD created to start the regenerating process.
Supported file systems
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The product works exclusively at physical level. It ignores file system
and can be used with FAT, NTFS or any other file system, and also with
unformatted or unpartitioned disks. During regeneration, the disk structure
will not be changed and the existing data will not be affected.
As the product does not change the logical structure of a hard disk drive,
the file system may contain marked earlier bad sector labels, even if the hard
disk is already regenerated and not damaged by bad sectors. If you want to
remove these marks, repartition the hard disk drive
Installing and uninstalling
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In order to install HDD Regenerator, execute the installation file. The
Installation Wizard will take you through the installation steps. When
the installation has completed, press Finish button to close the Wizard.
If you need to remove HDD Regenerator from your computer, use the
Programs and Features applet (Add/Remove Programs) from Windows
Control Panel.
How to start HDD Regenerator
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In order to start the product, double-click the HDD Regenerator icon on your
desktop or select the HDD Regenerator icon from the Start menu. If you use
the unregistered version, you can regenerate only one recoverable bad sector.
The main purpose of the unregistered demo version is displaying a report
that contains information about the possibility to regenerate your disk by
means of the registered full version. The registered version carefully scans
the hard disk drive surface and regenerates all found recoverable bad sectors.
To begin a regenerating process start the HDD Regenerator Console Application.
You can start the Console Application directly from Windows**
(the "Regeneration | Start Process under Windows" menu) or create a bootable
regenerating flash (the "Regeneration | Create Bootable Flash" menu) or create
a bootable regenerating CD/DVD (the "Regeneration | Create Bootable CD/DVD"
menu). After the flash or CD is created, boot your computer from this flash/CD
and the Console Application will start automatically under DOS.

*HDD Regenerator can repair physical bad sectors caused by magnetic errors
on a hard drive surface. If the hard drive has a physical breakage (damaged
heads, circuit board, etc.), then it will not be repaired by the product.
**Unfortunately, the repair mode directly under Windows will not be effective,
if you have only one hard drive on your system. The reason is that the repair
mode requires exclusive access to a hard drive (except Windows XP). For obvious
reasons, the exclusive access cannot be obtained to the hard drive on which

Windows OS is installed. This is related to repair mode only. Scan mode does
not require exclusive access to a drive. To obtain exclusive access to any hard
drive on any system, please use the Bootable Regenerating Flash or CD/DVD option
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