Test and Measures

There are two tests you can do, namely Read stability tests to see if there are errors on your flash drive and read speed, and Write and Read test to determine the speed of read or write flash drive.While the actions you can do is low-level initialization to edit partition information on a flash drive, Save image to save image from a flash drive, Load Image to load the image into the flash drive, and Full Erase to wipe out the flash drive. But before running the test, you must first select the Access Type. To run the Read / Write Stability tests, we must select a logical or physical drive.

Read Stability Test

The first test is Read Stability Test. Select the Access type as physical devices. From there, you have several options. The options related to how much testing you want to do. You can test a full cycle, "burn" where the test will continue until you stop it manually, or you can specify how many cycles are executed. This depends on how thorough you want to do testing. If you just want a cursory test, select a cycle.

After selecting the testing and action, click Start. During the test run block on the right panel to be colored to indicate the test is being done (see picture below). You can also view real-time speed reading near the bottom left corner. After the tests are completed, you will get a simple report in the right panel. In the Read Stability tests, the report will only tell whether there are errors found. You can find more information in the Information section near the bottom left. There, you can see the average read speed of your flash drive.

Write and Read Test

It should be noted that the Write and read test will erase all data on the flash drive. Format the flash drive will also be removed so you should reformat if you want to use it again. At the time of selecting Write and read test, you also have to choose the pattern you want to use. There are two patterns, namely small pattern and a full set of pattern sets. After selecting an option, click Start, and testing will begin. This test will be slightly longer than the reading test only.After the tests are completed, you will be told how to condition your flash drive. As shown in the image our flash drive full of errors.

Checking Flash Drive with CheckFlash Application

If you use flash drives for everything from the portability of data to a portable operating system, of course you want to learn to read or write speed of flash drives or flash drives are on stable storage.The task is not easy, without the right tools. CheckFlash a flash drive benchmarking tool useful for those of you who want to know if the flash drive ready for use. We'll see how to run the Read Stability test, and Write and Read test on the flash drive.

CheckFlash can be found at the website developer (Misha Cherkes). Download the zip file and save it to a known location.There is no installation process because CheckFlash is a complete executable binary file that can be directly run, by double clicking.

You can simply run the application CheckFlash (with Administrator rights) and then insert the flash drive or insert a flash disk, and then run the application. If you run the application first, then you must press the refresh list button to see the drive listed. Once the application is open, we are ready to do some tests.

How does Bitlocker Working in Operating system Windows XP and Vista

At the time of plugging the flash drive into Windows XP or Vista system, you'll see the AutoPlay dialog box that prompts you to install Bitlocker To Go Reader. When clicked, it only takes a moment to install or run the reader. You then akanmelihat dialog box Bitlocker To Go Reader, which prompts you to enter a password. There is no option Automatically unlock on this computer from now on. But the option Show the password characters are still available.

After entering the password and click Unlock, you will see Bitlocker To Go Reader window, which is basically similar to Windows Explorer.

However, the way it works is not the same as Windows Explorer. If you want to try to open the file by double-clicking, you will immediately be asked to copy a file to the desktop. You will not be able to open files on the flash drive. If you copy files from computer to Bitlocker To Go Reader window, you will immediately see an error message.

Set Bitlocker on Flash Drive

Bitlocker set on the flash drive is not difficult. After connecting the flash drive on your computer, right click, and select turn on Bitlocker, Bitlocker will begin to initialize the drive. The process is not clear, so you do not have to worry about the data is already contained in the drive.

After the initialization process is complete, Bitlocker will ask you to create a password that will be used to open the drive. If you have a smart card, you can use the smart card PIN. After creating your password or use a smart card, Bitlocker will ask you to save the recovery key. You can use the recovery key to unlock the drive, if you do not remember your password or lost smart card. After the make and store the password recovery key, you will be confirmed about the encryption process.

During the encryption process, you will see a progress window that tells how far the process has been completed. The amount of time needed to complete the process will depend on the capacity of the drive.
As you can see, the process window there is the pause button that allows you to temporarily stop the process, for example if you want to do something else. But of course, once encryption is completed, Bitlocker will display a confirmation dialog box and change the drive icon.

At the time of inserting the flash drive into your Windows 7 operating system, you will be immediately prompted for the password. If you wish, you can give a check mark Show password Them characters as I type, so you can see the letter. If not, you will only see asterisks. You also can give a check mark in Automatically unlocked on this computer from now on to save your password in the cache of Windows 7. After clicking OK, you'll see the AutoPlay dialog box that asks if you want to view the file or use it as ReadyBoost. When clicking the open folder to view files, you can see the drive and its contents.

How to use flash drives which have Bitlocker installed on windows operating system or another, such as XP or Vista? Will be discussed in subsequent papers.

Securing USB Flash Drive With Bitlocker

At the time Microsoft introduced Windows Vista, One of the security features on the operating system is Bitlocker, encryption system designed to protect sensitive data, if ever lost or stolen computers, especially laptops. With the increasing use of USB Flash Drive lost or stolen sensitive data becomes increasingly large as it is easier to lose or steal a device no bigger than a chewing gum. To protect data stored on a USB flash drive, Microsoft Windows 7 has an encryption feature called Bitlocker Drive Encryption.

Basically, Bitlocker allows us to encrypt a USB Flas drives and restrict access with a password. Without the password, then the USB flash drive becomes useless. At the time of connecting a USB flash drive to a computer using the operating system Windows 7, you will be prompted to enter a password. After that, only you can read and write to the flash drive as usual.
When the encryption process, Windows7 install a special reader to a flash drive. At the time you connect your flash drive to a computer running XP or Vista, Bitlocker To Go Reader takes control, asking for passwords, and then make a flash drive become read only.

Bitlocker can be used by home users or business. In a domain system, administrators can create a policy that requires users to implement Bitlocker protection to the removable drive before writing to the device. In addition, can be determined also password length and complexity.

Maximizing USB Flash Drive Chapter 3

Running Websites

If you are a web developer, you may be interested in Server2Go applications. With these applications you can run a web server that supports Apache, PHP, MySQL, and Perl directly from USB Flash drives. You can use Server2Go application without any installation.Server2Go can be used on all versions of Windows, supports popular browsers, and completely free.
For developers, the advantage of having a portable Web server on a USB drive is a great deal. For example, you could bring a live demo of the website during the meeting. For more information about Application Server2Go, please visit the Website at http://www.server2go-web.de/. Happy trying …

 

PC Lock

Have you ever seen a movie in which a secret agent just by inserting and removing the card to enter and exit from the PC? If you think it is a cool thing, then you also can do that, how? With Predator application you can do it all with ease. Once the application is installed and configured as needed, this freeware utility lets you convert a USB flash drive into a key to lock and unlock the computer.
When a USB flash drive is plugged into your computer, everything will work as usual. However, after a USB flash drive is not plugged in, your computer will be locked, keyboard and mouse is disabled and the screen dimmed. To unlock the computer, plug the USB flash drive to the computer, and computers will be opened, and you can use it again. For more information about the Predator or download the program, please visit the website at http://www.montpellier-informatique.com/predator/en/index.php .

Maximizing USB Flash Drive Chapter 2

MP3 Player

Would you like to listen to music while using the computer at the office, but do not have the MP3 Player? If so, you can use a USB flash drive as an MP3 player along with Windows media player and a set of headphones. Just copy your MP3 file to a USB flash drive, then plug into the computer, and Windows Media Player will automatically create a library of songs on your drive. You can use all the features playback of Windows Media Player, such as playlists and favorites. And best of all, you do not have to worry about running out of battery.

Protect with a password

If you use a USB flash drive to store important files that should not be viewed by others, Rohos Mini Drive can keep the file. With these security tools, you can create secret partition and then create a password or encrypt to keep unauthorized persons to access the partition, so that the documents copied to that partition will be protected from people who are not responsible. You can download or read the reviews on CNET Download.com website. Slightest problem ..., do not be easy as well as data security.

Create a Password Reset Disk

Password reset disk can really handy if you forgot your user account password (which are not part of a domain). If you are in this situation, you can use a password reset disk to reset passwords and use them back to your user account. In Windows7/Vista, you can use a USB flash drive as a password reset disk.

Improve performance

If using windows 7/Vista, you can use a USB flash drive to speed up the system with ReadyBoost technology which is integrated in the Windows operating system 7/Vista as tweaking tool.
Features ReadyBoost can use storage space on USB flash drive as additional memory cache to help the cache memory on your hard disk. Because flash memory is more responsive than the hard drive which consists of physical parts that move, cache memory provided by ReadyBoost can improve system response significantly. Using ReadyBoost is not difficult, you just need to plug the USB flash drive to the computer and follow the instructions for configuring and using ReadyBoost. Good luck.

Maximizing USB Flash Drive

USB flash drives are typically used to store data. However, there are other things you can do with this pocket-sized drives. Here are things you can do with a USB flash drive, in addition to storing data.

Run The Portable Application

In addition to storing data, you can run the portable application from USB flash drives. OpenOffice, which is a complete office suite includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and databases, available as portable applications. Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird are also available as portable applications. When you combine the office suite with the ability to surf the web and check e-mail, you've brought the most important applications wherever you go, right in your pocket.
If that's not enough, you can install other applications on a USB flash drive from PortableApps.com. You can even install the entire suite of applications that are already packed, including audio players, games, antivirus utilities, and a practical menu system.