jlreich
04-13-2011, 09:28 AM
BiNG is now called BootIt Bare Metal. Since it is now compatible with IFW/IFL/IFD 2.x utilities I will probably purchase the entire bundle later on today ($50). You can get BiBM upgrade (not the bundle) for free if you purchased BiNG on or before July 1 2009, or upgrade for 50% ($20) if purchased before.
From the PDF manual (http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads/bootitbm_en_manual.pdf).
For users of BootIt Next Generation (BootIt NG), the following differences should be noted:
New
• BootIt BM runs in Protected Mode and is not limited by the restrictions imposed by Real Mode.
• GPT (GUID Partition Table) drive support for partitioning (not booting).
• Direct support for PATA/SATA hard drives (bypassing the BIOS for IO).
• Resizing Ext2/3/4 partitions directly as well as editing text files contained on them.
• Multi-OS supports other file systems (for non-FAT type, the boot sector is not controlled; you
would use it to change files on boot only).
• Drive geometry can be overridden (note that many of these settings apply to drive imaging only).
• BootIt BM can be installed from a USB flash drive (UFD) booted as a hard drive.
Changed
• Supports up to sixteen drives.
• The Limit Primaries option can now be controlled on individual drives. A global option is still
available to change this setting on all drives.
Obsolete / Removed
• Backup/Restore option for backing up and restoring the EMBR (entire first track) of hard drives.
• Backup/Restore option for backing up and restoring the BootIt BM files to a floppy disk.
• Use of third-party UDMA utility. This is no longer needed as BootIt BM supports direct access to
devices.
• Partition imaging is no longer an integrated feature of the program. It has been replaced with a
GUI (graphical user interface) version TeraByte’s Image for DOS program and supports entire
drive operations as well as single partitions. This provides full compatibility with TeraByte’s V2
imaging programs.
From the PDF manual (http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads/bootitbm_en_manual.pdf).
For users of BootIt Next Generation (BootIt NG), the following differences should be noted:
New
• BootIt BM runs in Protected Mode and is not limited by the restrictions imposed by Real Mode.
• GPT (GUID Partition Table) drive support for partitioning (not booting).
• Direct support for PATA/SATA hard drives (bypassing the BIOS for IO).
• Resizing Ext2/3/4 partitions directly as well as editing text files contained on them.
• Multi-OS supports other file systems (for non-FAT type, the boot sector is not controlled; you
would use it to change files on boot only).
• Drive geometry can be overridden (note that many of these settings apply to drive imaging only).
• BootIt BM can be installed from a USB flash drive (UFD) booted as a hard drive.
Changed
• Supports up to sixteen drives.
• The Limit Primaries option can now be controlled on individual drives. A global option is still
available to change this setting on all drives.
Obsolete / Removed
• Backup/Restore option for backing up and restoring the EMBR (entire first track) of hard drives.
• Backup/Restore option for backing up and restoring the BootIt BM files to a floppy disk.
• Use of third-party UDMA utility. This is no longer needed as BootIt BM supports direct access to
devices.
• Partition imaging is no longer an integrated feature of the program. It has been replaced with a
GUI (graphical user interface) version TeraByte’s Image for DOS program and supports entire
drive operations as well as single partitions. This provides full compatibility with TeraByte’s V2
imaging programs.