Benchmark utilities

FakeBack.exe - (.ZIP file) Determines the best performance typical under read-only conditions. Since all backup systems must WRITE, backup performance will usually be lower than this number (consider at least 1/2). However, new advanced programs may use sophsticated multi-thread programming techniques or optimised drivers for IO and it is possible for these to equal, sometimes exceed FakeBack. Therefore, FakeBack is a good reference guide. If your backup program can do better than FakeBack, there's probably not much you can do to improve performance. This is a command line program. You can run it from the command prompt. There is no installation script, simply unzip and copy the .EXE to wherever you want to test from. Not all programs compute MegaBytes and GigaBytes the same. This program computes Kilobytes as 1024 bytes, MegaBytes as 1024 X 1024 bytes and GigaBytes as 1024 X 1024 X 1024 bytes.

TRMark.exe - (.ZIP file) Transfer rate or throughput performance test. Determines the best typical read and write rates to a drive (device). File size is settable to bypass caching mechanisms. Backup performance will typically be less than these numbers if no compression is used. However, new advanced programs may use sophsticated multi-thread programming techniques or optimised drivers for IO and it is possible for these to equal, sometimes exceed TRMark. Therefore, TRMark is a good reference guide. If your backup program can do better than TRMark, there's probably not much you can do to improve performance. This is a command line program. You can run it from the command prompt. There is no installation script, simply unzip and copy the .EXE to wherever you want to test from. Not all programs compute MegaBytes and GigaBytes the same. This program by default computes Kilobytes as 1024 bytes, MegaBytes as 1024 X 1024 bytes and GigaBytes as 1024 X 1024 X 1024 bytes. But, you can switch to SI units with a commandline switch.

PCI - USB Drivers - (.ZIP file) The drivers for use with our current PCI USB 2.0 controller Unzip on a new and separate directory before installing.

PCI-Express - eSATA controller Drivers - (.ZIP file) The drivers for use with our current PCI-E eSATA controller Unzip on a new and separate directory before installing.[ClickHere] for the most current.

PCI and PCI-X - eSATA controller Drivers - (.ZIP file) The drivers for use with our current PCI and PCI-X eSATA controller Unzip on a new and separate directory before installing.[ClickHere] for the most current.

Rosewill - eSATA controller Drivers - (.ZIP file) The drivers for use with the Rosewill RC-218 eSATA controller Unzip on a new and separate directory before installing.

JMicron - eSATA controller Drivers - (.ZIP file) The drivers for use with the JMicron JMB363 eSATA controller Unzip on a new and separate directory before installing.

HRDMv1.2 - (.ZIP file) High Rely Drive Manager program, manages drive letter assignments for multiple drives. THIS IS THE OLD VERSION. HRDM2.0 runs as a service, supports many new features and was released June 15, 2007. It is available from your dealer or by calling our sales team. Unzip on a new and separate directory before installing.

HotSwap 2.0 - (LINK) HotSwap is a third party program which allows you to 'safely remove' an eSATA drive from Windows 2000. Use version 2.0, anything later does not support Windows 2000. This is a link. You must find and download the program on the page it points to.

WhoLockMe - (LINK) This utility allows you to right click on a drive or folder and determine what process has locked the file. It is useful when you attempt to "safely remove" a drive and are told the file is in use. Often the culprit is explorer.exe. This is a link. You must find and download the program on the page it points to.

Null BIOS Kit - (.ZIP file) This file contains the utility and flash files for nulling (erasing) the BIOS in the Silicon Image PCI, PCI-X and PCI-E controller cards. In some instances, the BIOS interferes with the main BIOS and prevents booting. Since the card ultimately uses a driver, the BIOS is only necessary on the card for booting and post check. Both a bootable floppy version and CD-ROM .ISO are in the file. Be sure to read the "README.TXT" file in the directory of whichever boot method for reflashing you choose. Unzip on a new and separate directory before installing.

VNC Remote Desktop - FOR TECHSUPPORT ONLY! - (.exe file) This file contains the VNC remote desktop software which we sometimes use when helping our customers. It allows us to control your desktop. You should only download it if you have been instructed to by one of our support technicians.Run from your desktop.

eSATA Driver uninstall reinstall script - (.zip file) This file contains a batch file and the devcon utility which you can use to uninstall and reinstall your eSATA card drivers with one command from the command line. Or, you make an icon to run it also. Occassionally for reasons the chip makers can not explain, on certain systems, eSATA drives will "pop" off-line. You can install these files in a directory of your choice and run the Rscan.bat file to uninstall and reinstall your eSATA drivers. THIS ONLY WORKS with Silicon Image chip based eSATA controller cards.Run from your command line. CAUTION! This script is not well tested and should only be used by technical or experienced users.

High Rely eSATA Backup System Documentation v7.2.23 - (.PDF file) Covers the installation and setup of your High-Rely eSATA backup system. Requires adobe acrobat reader

High Rely USB Backup System Documentation v7.2.23 - (.PDF file) Covers the installation and setup of your High-Rely USB backup system. Requires adobe acrobat reader

High Rely RAIDFrame 5 Bay Backup System Documentation v7.2.23 - (.PDF file) Covers the installation and setup of your High-Rely 5 bay RAIDFrame backup system. Requires adobe acrobat reader

High Rely 1 Bay RAIDFrame Backup System Documentation v7.2.23 - (.PDF file) Covers the installation and setup of your High-Rely 1 Bay RAIDFrame backup system. Requires adobe acrobat reader

High Rely FirstRAID G1 Backup System Documentation - (.PDF file) Covers the installation and setup of your High-Rely FirstRAID G1 backup system. Requires adobe acrobat reader

High Rely FirstRAID G2 Backup System Documentation v7.2.23 - (.PDF file) Covers the installation and setup of your High-Rely FirstRAID G2 backup system. Requires adobe acrobat reader

High Rely FirstRAID G3 Backup System Documentation - (.PDF file) Covers the installation and setup of your High-Rely FirstRAID G3 backup system. Requires adobe acrobat reader

High Rely Tandem DXR supplement document. - (.PDF file) Covers the installation and setup of your High-Rely Tandem DXR backup system. Supplemental to High-Rely eSATA system. Requires adobe acrobat reader

CSV2MSQL.exe - (.ZIP file) CSV conversion utility to create loadable files into MYSQL. MS EXCEL, ACCESS and Open Office CALC have the ability to export data in CSV (Comma Seperated Value) format. MYSQL can LOAD this format but these programs do not consistently use quotations to seperate values with confuses MYSQL. This program standardizes these CSV files so that they are truly CSV as MYSQL can load them.This is a command line program. You unzip it and run it from the command prompt. There is no installation script, simply copy the .EXE to wherever you want to run from. This program is freely given as our contribution to the free software community. There is no support or warranty.