Hello everyone,
Wow, that was a thorough comparison! Very nice work Luke!
First of all, I'd like to emphasize (and
CK has already mentioned this): Atola Imager (as well as Insight) is a very young product and it will take us some time to add all those sweet features everyone's talking about.
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when updating the firmware, requires the user to be able to push a button on the unit and start the process at the Windows Console (for me, I was across the room and need the assistance of another person)
This was done to achieve two goals:
- So that the customer knows what unit he is upgrading (some users have several units in the network)
- To prevent someone from silently uploading malicious firmware into the unit
We plan to change this so that you don't have to push power off button
and launch the upgrade at the same time. You'll be able to first launch the update, then go to the unit and press the button.
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Also, if you pause the imaging process, it automatically turns off the destination drive - I find this very annoying.
This will be fixed in the upcoming release. On a side note, if you find something annoying in the software or hardware - let us know (or just PM me). Every single bugreport or annoyance is worked on; nothing gets disregarded.
Set Read TimeoutTimeouts can be specified in this table (for each pass):
Hardware resetHardware reset is sent to the drive automatically when needed
Power OscilloscopeImage Specific FilesSet Max LBA on DestinationHead and Media TestReset HPAThese functions available in full version of Atola Insight.
Wipe destination sector by sectorAt this time, this function is available in full version of Atola Insight. However, starting from the next release we will also include it in the Imager.
Customizable algorithms (Set read response based on individual sector read errors)This feature will be added.
Turn Off "Read Bad Sector" auto reallocationWhen imaging drives that support this feature, and if autoreallocation is currently enabled, Imager will ask you before starting the imaging whether you want it to be disabled or not.
Disable read look aheadThis feature will be added.
Read Ignoring ECCThis feature will be added.
Image by HeadWe've been working on by-head imaging for a while, and we will need some more time to finish it.
Force read in PIO ModeThis feature will be added.
Enable/Disable overwrite unread sectorsThis feature will be added.
Set sector range to mirrorIt is possible to set random ranges. Here's how:
First, select "I want to image: Custom...", then click "Create or load media map"
Then click "Create new map"
Click "Include sectors..."
Select "Custom range"
Enter first range. You can add as many ranges as you want.