Description:

a Virtual disk is one big file which contains raw data read from disk.
this tool allows copies to be made of media like ZIP-disk, MO-disk or CD to one image file on the disk as well as reproducing the data from one media to another depending on their size.
hardware sampler users can make copies of ZIP-disk or MO-disk on CD. The CDs can then be used instead of a slower ZIP-drive or MO-drive.
the virtual disk (the image) is stored in compatible format with Nero or ISO9660 used by the most CD recorders.
supported image formats: Nero, ISO, BIN, IMG.
allows copying of ZIP disks, MO disks or JAZ disks and also allows creation of image files from different CD's (not audio CD). Such image files can be easily burned using Nero or any other burning software.
You can create Virtual Disk image files in 2 formats:
- ISO9660 (*.iso), raw data file,
- Nero (*.nrg), raw data file with additional information at the end of the file (kind of CD, size of data, sessions etc.).

Caution: Please be aware of the size of the disks. The program doesn't warn of this, and data can be lost when copying to a smaller disk.

To create a virtual disk, select from main menu: Virtual Disks -> Create Virtual Disk.
The Virtual DISK Creator (ZIP, MO, CD-ROM) dialog will open, allowing you to save a ZIP-disk, MO-disk or CD-ROM to hard-disk as a "Virtual Disk" image-file.
By using Create Virtual Disk and Copy Virtual Disk, data can be copied from ZIP to MO, or disks can be backed up using the "Virtual Disks".

Additional options:
1. Sector by sector reading - When ON, data will be read from the external drive data one sector at a time. Unfortunately, this process is very slow and use is only advised to use in situations where you wish to attempt recovering lost data from a damaged ZIP-disk or MO-disk.

2. Ignore messages about problems with reading in sectors - when ON, reading data from the external drive will be faster, but if an error is discovered during read this will not be reported, and the read data will be unreliable.

How to create a "Virtual Disk" file-image:
1. Choose Source Drive:.

2. Choose Destination Path: , define hard disk destination folder, file name and fle extension. You may choose to save the virtual disk as a NRG - Nero Format (*.nrg) file, or as a ISO9660 -Format (*.iso) file (using Save as type:).

3. Click on [Create] button to start creation of Virtual Disk. ExSC will start reading data from the external drive and will record this data to disk.

4. After Virtual Disk creation is completed, ExSC will inform with an appropriate message.

!!! Trick: make a copy of ZIP or MO disk, and then burn the virtual disk onto a CD using 3rd party CD burn software ...

To create a virtual disk, select from main menu: Virtual Disks >> Copy Virtual Disk into ZIP, MO.
The Copy Virtual Disk dialog will open, allowing you to copy a "Virtual Disk" image-file to ZIP-disk or MO-disk.
This option is only accessible when at least one ZIP-drive or MO-drive is available.
By using Create Virtual Disk and Copy Virtual Disk, data can be copied from ZIP to MO, or disks can be backed up using the virtual disks.

Additional options:
1. Sector by sector writing. Data are slowly stored one sector at time. Use only when normal writing gives errors or devices do not accept faster burst mode writing.

How to copy a "Virtual Disk" file-image to a ZIP-disk or MO-disk:
1. Choose external drive.
2. Choose file with disk image, you wish to copy. ( format Nero or ISO )
3. Click [copy] button, to start process copying the data from the virtual disk image onto the ZIP-disk or MO-disk. Global transfer progress is shown in the red progress bar. Sector details written are shown in the external disk sector map. The status bar displays elapsed time and recorded size (in MB) written to external disk.