Pc Guard Business Research Methodology

A REPORT ON

PC GUARD “The ultimate in System Recovery and Data protection” A Report submitted in the partial fulfillment for the subject “BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY”

Submitted By Jay Sharma Ravi Solanki Pratik Shah Mitali Patel Under the guidance of PROF. MR. HIREN SONDARVA

CENTER FOR MANAGEMENT STUDIES, GANPAT UNIVERSITY, KHERVA

PREFACE As a part of syllabus of MBA program in sem-2. We are assigned some theatrical project work. In practical fulfillments of the segments for the Busibess Research Methoodology, we have to prepare a report on PC GUARD. The basic purpose of assignment of the project is to enhance the knowledge about the industries, to get the experience of the company and to know about the company productions. This makes us aware about company and its position and also makes students capable of interpreting company’s position in all shares. Quality Control analysis of company can help us to know the organization position, product demand in the market etc. This project has really enhanced our knowledge about company and various undertaking regard to all internal & external matters. We gain lots of knowledge & advantages from this project. We hope this will also help in future.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Any comprehensive work like this report must owe credit to a multitude of people. Certainly, we should acknowledge the contribution of pioneers of the education and business field, especially those whose teaching becoming part of my thinking. It is pleasure and privilege to express our sincere thanks to all those who have helped us in the course of this project. We would like to record our deep séance of appreciation, to our faculties and respect for their constructive guidance and help. We are extremely grateful to our faculty Mr. Hiren Sondarva, for guidance, support and encouragement in helping us for the completion of our project. Last but not least we are grateful to Center for Management Studies at Ganapat University, for providing us opportunity to undertake this project.

Introduction A SAMING PCGUARD maintains a computer in a perfect state of operation. Simple to use and install, once installed, little or no maintenance is required. It can protect Hard Drive and CMOS data. Does not occupy any useable Hard Disk space. The SAMING PCGUARD protects a Hard Drive and data from intentional destruction or accidental mishap. It can prevent low level formatting or repartitioning. Unlike most software based restore or Recovery programs, it does not rely on the operating system. It can restore a corrupted operating system. Even harmful viruses can be removed by simply restarting the computer. Once installed it can restore a saved configuration of the Hard Drive or partition in seconds. Prevents other users from changing any system setup. Different operating modes to suit different operating situations. A simple network management program can control systems installed with an SAMING PCGUARD. Functions such asrestart client and restore Hard Drive. Shut down or wake up any networked client. Network workstations benefit form better productivity and lower down time. NOTE:

Please read this manual fully to benefit the full functionality of the restore card.

WHAT IS PC GUARD???

PC GUARD is a PCI card that stays resident in your computer. It restores your Hard Disk to the original working condition in less than 3 to 10 seconds. ... even if you do an accidental format of your disk in dos mode... Hard to believe?

Food for thought You switch on your PC one morning, and found that someone has deleted all your files. You experiment with the installation of some downloaded software and it results in a badly damaged registry with tons of spy ware. You accidentally delete a few files and also delete them from your Recycle Bin. You clicked on something you don't know, and this activated a deadly virus. With PC Guard simply Restart your PC. Done!

PC Guard Compared to Software products

Software Products

PC guard

Cloned image is susceptible to crashes, viruses, deletion, tampering, misuse or other hazards. Often uses up to 50% of HD space and heavy system resources, slowing down computer operation and productivity. Complicated procedure for routine image updates or rollbacks. Recovery time dependent on image and HD size, waiting for service and cloning time. Average of 23 hours. No prevention of computers downtime. No protection/recovery for CMOS data. Visible to end-users and runs high risks of tampering.

System state is stored securely, accessible using password only.

OS dependant software requires new patches or

Uses up to less than 1% of HD space and only 5% system resources, maintaining fast computer performance. Image updates are done with a simple press of a button and a reboot. Instant recovery in seconds regardless of the capacity of the drive. Computer downtime is zero. Full protection/recovery for CMOS data. Not visible to end-users therefore greatly reducing possibility of intentional damage. Supports an upgraded OS instantly, without having to

software to operate after upgrade. Library of hundreds of HD images need to be maintained. Software can be rendered inoperable by malicious code; exposed to various hackers threats.

install any software. HD image is securely stored on each computer. Hardware solution has no gateways for malicious code to enter within the system.

What’s holding you now from trying out an PC Guard?

Important A restore Card can only maintain or restore a pre-saved configuration. It does NOT retrieve lost or deleted dataprior to being installed. It cannot retrieve data due to Hard Disk failure; therefore important data should always be backed up. No liabilities are accepted for loss of data or damage rising from the misuse of a restore card. Only the last saved configuration is restored. If you save a configuration, the previous will no longer exist. Data thatis likely to change should be stored on removable media or a non-protected partition. The card should NOT be removed before it is uninstalled.Enter the management menu and select uninstall. If the card is removed before it is uninstalled, it may prevent the system booting to O/S. If a password has been set, be sure not to forget or lose this password. Removing the card may prevent the system booting to O/S. Before you install the card into a computer, it is recommended that you should do the following: Backup all important data

Remove all unwanted files and data Scan the Drive for viruses Scan the Drive for errors Defrag the Drive Check and Set system BIOS If you save a bad configuration you will only restore a bad configuration.

Accidental deletion of files  Accidental shutdown  Intentional manipulation of data  Accidental formatting of hard disk (in DOS)  Corruption by Viruses and Trojans  Badly behaved applications  Frequent change of settings by users

Do we have to remind you of the head aches you endure with the above? ...

Fall in credibility and reliability with customer Irreparable data loss Several hundred productive man hours lost Hundreds of Hours lost in service Unproductive man hours aplenty

We know that you are not too happy with the above too!

How would you like a computer in your organization or home, that eliminates …

Unauthorized deletion of files Unauthorized writing of files Hacking Formatting of hard disk Viruses playing havoc with data Software related service calls

Are you able to VISUALIZE … How much you could SAVE ?

The translation into business PROFITS?

Technical Specifications Operating Systems Supported

Legacy DOS, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/ Vista/Linux Slot Type PCI 32bit HDD Type IDE / E-IDE / SCSI / ATA33 / 66 / 100 Dynamic Buffer Yes File Systems Supported FAT16, FAT32, NTFS Base PC Requirements IBM Compatibles 8486 & above, PCI Bus Support Any HDD Size Yes Installation Less than a minute Extra Management Tools Yes Data on Card Yes CMOS Data Restoration None / Full Restore Plug & Play Aware Yes IRQ & I/O Port IRQ 9 to 11 (any available) ROM Address Space 15K by default Supports all BIOS types Yes Supports all Chipset types Yes ROM Address Select C8000H No. of Partitions supported Up to 8 Administrator Password Yes Auto Restore Intervals Every Time / Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Manually Copy over network Yes Speed of Restoration Every Time / Daily /

Uninstall Feature Title Menu FCC/CE Approved

Weekly / Monthly / Manually Yes Yes Yes (Class B)

Installing PCGuard Restore Card First install the appropriate drivers for the operating system used. drv98.exe Windows 98 drv2k.exe Windows 2000 drvxp.exe Windows XP Shut down the computer and open the outer casing. (Take antistatic precautions). Insert the Restore Card in an empty PCI slot. Start the computer and the installation screen will appear.

Press the ARROW keys to change the options.On the Install Button press ENTER. The next screen will give you options on protection mode.

The protect mode depends on how the Hard Drive is setup and how you want it protected. [ C : ] will protect the partition C: If the drive is not partitioned, it will be the whole drive. [ Full ] will protect the whole Hard Drive including all partitions and logical drives. [ Custom ] will give you the options of which drive or partition to protect.If you select [ C : ] or [ Full ] the mode of recovery screen will appear.

The mode of recovery used will depend on how the computer is used. F9 Recover (Open mode, Recover by pressing Hot Key F9). Auto Recover (Protected mode, Recover every time computer is reset or started). (Prompt) Will prompt you with the recovering data dialog. (Password) Ask you for a password.Once a mode of operation is selected, you must perform uninstall and install again to change mode.Whichever mode you select you will be given the options to set password and save current configuration.

[ Save ] – save current configuration.

[ Set Password ] – setup password or change password.

[ View Information ] – displays drive configuration.

[ Multi Boot ] – displays bootable drives and status.

[ Reboot ] – reboots system. When you select [ Save ] – save current configuration, the system will reboot to your operating system.The installation of the restore card is now complete.

System Start Up or reboot By pressing the HOME key when system starts, will invoke the Restore Card’s setup screen / menu. From here you have the options to change password, save, uninstall…

(You may need to press the HOME key several times as the system post screen appears)

You will be prompt for a password before you can access the management menu. [ Recover ] – to recover data or restore. [ Save ] – save current configuration. [ Set Password ] – setup password or change password. [ View Information ] – displays drive configuration. [ Multi Boot ] – displays bootable drives and status. [ Stop Use ] – will disable the card (the card need not be removed). [ Uninstall ] – will uninstall the card from the system (the card will need to be removed).

[ Reboot ] – reboots system.

Recovery at System Start Up What you will see at system start up will depend on the mode of recovery/ restore you have selected.

[ F9 Recover ] – no recovery unless you press F9 at start up.Nothing will appear during a non recovery start up. If you press F9 at start up to recover / restore you will see the following screen.

(You may need to press the F9 key several times as the system post screen appears)

You can cancel recovery / restore by selecting NO. To recover / restore select YES. The ( Password ) option will prompt you for a valid password. [ Auto Recover ] – will perform a recover / restore every system start up. There will be no prompting, display or message to tell you. [ Auto Recover (Prompt) ] - will perform a recover / restore every system start up. It will display the recovering data dialog. To halt a [ Auto Recover ] Protected mode recovery you can enter the setup menu, choose do not recover or save current configuration. You can do a save current configuration during any system boot by entering the setup menu and choose save.

Fault Finding The initial install screen does not appear when restore card is installed. Check the card is properly seated in the PCI slot In the system BIOS, enable boot from Network or other devices A restore of Hard Drive or partition has no effect. Install the drivers for the operating system in use The restore card has been removed and the operating system will not boot Before you remove the restore card always do an uninstall from the card management menu. Press the HOME key during the system post The original Hard Drive has been installed in another system and does not boot to O/S. Before you remove the Hard Drive always do an uninstall from the card management menu. There are more than one Hard Drive on the system and they are not all protect. The restore card can only restore the first Hard Drive and any partitions on it. Slave or other drives are not protected.

There is no better product other than PC Guard for the purpose anywhere on planet Earth.

PC GUARD Its Good-Bye to all your maintenance issues that have plagued you this long.

Additional Notes: Before you remove the restore card or a Hard Drive, ALWAYS uninstall it. If a card becomes damaged or non functional it can be simply replaced with another. If you replace a Hard Drive due to HD failure, remove the card from the computer. Install the operating system and the software you require. Start the install procedure from the beginning.