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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Extended Help for PM Diskcopy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

PM Diskcopy is a 32-bit utility to copy disks under OS/2 version 2.0 or higher.

You can use this program to copy disks multiple, compare disks or store disks
as image files (somtimes called container files) on your harddisk.

Working with PM Diskcopy

First put your source disk into the drive and select the source and target
drive with the pushbuttons (a red arrow shows the selected drives). Remember
that you can also create image files, which are stored on the harddisk. Now
select your options:

o Only used tracks, which means that only tracks that contain data will be read
  or written.

o Verify target disk, which means that written data will be verified (writting
  of the disk will be slower).

o Format target disk, which means that the target disk will be formatted during
  writting of the disk.

o Ignore read errors, which means that there will be no question if an read
  error occures.

Note:   These Optionen can be changed at every time and for every copy, but not
        during reading or writing. For comfort, the last option can be changed
        during reading of the disk.

Now press the 'read' pushbutton, to read the contents of a disk into memory.
You will see an 'Γûá' for every side and track of the disk in the progress frame,
and a discription of the source disk in the frame on the right side. During
reading of the tracks, you will see an 'R' in the progress frame for every
track that was written corectly ('╨╕' means that there was an read error on this
track).
If you don't ignore errors during the reading or if you cancel the reading, you
are not able to write or compare the disk and the pushbuttons 'Write' and
'Comp.' will be disabled.
Unused Tracks will be shown as '.', if the option 'used tracks only' was
selected .
When the reading of the source disk has completed you can create the target
disk by pressing the 'write' pushbutton or compare a disk by pressing the
'comp.' pushbutton. You will see an 'W' for every side and track of the disk in
the progress frame during the writting of the target disk. If the options for
verifying or formatting was selected, you will also see an 'V' or an 'F' for
every track.
When comparing a disk you will see an 'O' if a track is equal or an 'ΓûÆ' if the
compared tracks are not equal.

Note:   Copying of disk with different formats may cause problems. If for
        example you want to copy a 1,2MB 5╨╝" disk from drive B: to a 1,44MB 3╨╗"
        disk in drive A: , you have to turn on the "format target disk" option.
        So every time you want to copy disks with different format you have to
        format the target disk.
        Note that the OS/2 2.0 device drivers does not support every
        combination !


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Select A: as source drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pressing these pushbutton selects A: as the source drive (you will see an arrow
on the right side of the pushbutton !).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Select B: as source drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pressing these pushbutton selects B: as the source drive (you will see an arrow
on the right side of the pushbutton !).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Select an image file as source drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pressing these pushbutton selects an image file as the source drive (you will
see an arrow on the right side of the pushbutton !).
After pressing the 'read' pushbutton you can select an an image file from a
list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Select A: as target drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pressing these pushbutton selects A: as the target drive (you will see an arrow
on the right side of the pushbutton !).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Select B: as target drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pressing these pushbutton target B: as the source drive (you will see an arrow
on the right side of the pushbutton !).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Select an image file as target drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Pressing these pushbutton selects an image file as the source drive (you will
see an arrow on the right side of the pushbutton !).
After pressing the 'read' pushbutton you will be asked for the name of the
image file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Exit PM Diskcopy or cancel the running process ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This pushbutton has two functions:

 1. Exit PM Diskcopy (when no process is running)

 2. Cancel reading, writting or comparing of a disk


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. About PM Diskcopy ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This pushbutton will show you a short information about PM Diskcopy.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Read ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When you press this pushbutton, the disk in the choosen source drive will be
read. If the source is an image file, you must select the file from a list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Write ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

When you press this pushbutton, the disk in the choosen target drive will be
written. If the traget is an image file, you must specify a name for the file.
If the file already exists, you will be asked weather to overwrite or cancel.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Compare ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this pushbutton to compare the data that has been read to the data on the
disk in the target drive. If the target is an image file, you have to select a
file from a list.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Format target disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If this option is checked, the target disk will be formatted during writting.
If you want to copy disk with different formats, this option must be checked.
This option will be ignored if the target is an image file.

Note:   Consider that this option will slow down the writting process, so if
        the target disk was already formatted leave this option unchecked.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Verify target disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If this option is checked, the target disk will be verified during writting.
This option will be ignored if the target is an image file.

Note:   Consider that this option will slow down the writting process, but it's
        the safer way !


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Check disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this pushbutton to check the disk in the source drive for errors (uses OS/2
CHKDSK).


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Format disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use this pushbutton to format the disk in the source drive (uses OS/2 FORMAT).

You can select the format of the disk and enter a label before formatting will
be done.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Quick format disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This pushbutton allows you to format an already formatted disk very quick ! PM
Diskcopy will only erase the FAT and DIRECTORY of the formatted disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Ignore read errors ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Check this option if want to ignore errors during reading of a disk. If this
option is not checked, you will be asked what to do, when an read error
occures. This option will be ignored if the source is an image file.

Note:   This option can be changed during the running read process !


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Only used tracks ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

If this option is checked (default), only tracks that contain data (FAT
analyses) will be read, written or compared.

Tracks that contain no data (or only defective sectors) will be ignored (if one
sector of an track is used, so the whole track will be considered a used,
becaues the program works track oriented and not cluster oriented like FAT).

This option can be changed between reading, writting or comparing of a disk. So
if empty tracks were ignored during reading and you do not want to ignore them
during writting, the unused tracks on the target disk will be filled with nulls
(=0xF6).

Note:

o Image files that contain only used tracks are smaller than "normal" image
  files.

o If you want to write on an unformatted target disk with the option "format
  target disk" you must consider, that tracks that are not used will not be
  formatted ! So programs like "DISKCOPY" will report an error on this tracks
  (because they are unformatted). In addition you will not be able to add files
  on this disk (the free space is unformatted !).
  So if you have problem with these kind of things, uncheck this option or
  format the complete disk before writting.

o Because only used tracks will be written on the target disk, old data may
  still exist on these tracks that were not written and may be still accessable
  with an disk editor (PC Tools).
  So if you have problem with these kind of things, uncheck this option or
  format the complete disk before writting.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Extended help for open / save ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This dialog is used to select an image file, which should be read from or to
select or enter the name of an image file that should be written to.

You can select an file from the listbox or enter the name in the entry field.

When you press the 'Ok' button, the selected file will be read (or written).

By pressing 'Cancel' you can leave this dialog without reading or writting an
image file.

Note:   When you select an image file to write to and this file already exists,
        you will be asked whether to cancel or overwrite this file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Non stop mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This option makes it possible for you to copy disks in an special 'non stop'
mode.

When this option is checked, you don't have to press the read or write
pushbutton when copying several disks. Now you only have to insert the disks in
the right drive and press ENTER (or press the 'Ok' pushbutton) to read or write
the next disk.

After you selected this option, you have to start the non stop mode by pressing
the read pushbutton (like in normal mode).

This mode is helpfull when you have to copy an set of disks, because it's
easier to use.

Note:   This option can be changed at every time !


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Image file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

An image file is an image of a disk stored as a file. PM Diskcopy can use this
format to save the disk data (on a harddisk) for later or multiple use.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. No disk drives ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

There were no disk drives detected on this system, so working with PM DISKCOPY
is not possible.

The program will be terminated.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Drive configuration could not be determinated ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

OS/2 can not determinate your drive configuration, so working with PM DISKCOPY
is not possible.

The program will be terminated.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 25. programm could not be executed ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The shown program could not be executed.

Possible reasons:

 1. The directory, where the shown programm resides is not part of the
    environment variable PATH.

 2. The program does not exist on your harddisk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 26. Abort current process ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You want to abort the current process. This means that the read, write or
compare process will not be completed. The result may not be usefull !


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 27. Exit the program, while a process is running ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You want to exit PM DISKCOPY, while there is still a running process. This
means that the read, write or compare process will not be completed. The result
may not be usefull !


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 28. Confirm quick format ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This question should prevent inadvertently loss of data.

Press 'Yes', if you wish to quick format the disk in the selected source drive.

Press 'No' if you don't want to format the disk.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 29. Read error occured ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

During reading of a disk into memory an read error has occured on the shown
side/track.

Possible reasons:

 1. The disk is defective.

 2. The shown track is not formatted.

 3. There is no disk in the drive.

 4. The disk drive is not corretc adjusted.

You can ignore this read error and go on, but the results may not be usefull.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 30. Read error occured ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

During reading of a disk into memory an read error has occured on the shown
side/track.

Possible reasons:

 1. The disk is defective.

 2. The shown track is not formatted.

 3. There is no disk in the drive.

 4. The disk drive is not correct adjusted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 31. Read process aborted ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You have aborted the reading of a disk into memory.

Because the data of the disk was not completly read, the writting and comparing
of a disk is disabled.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 32. Write process aborted ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You have aborted the writting of a disk.

The disk in the target drive may not be usefull, because the data was not
written completly.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 33. Compare process aborted ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You have aborted the comparing of a disk.

The compare of a disk was not completed, and the results of the compare may be
wrong.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 34. Formatting error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

During formatting of a disk an error occured on the shown side/track.

Possible reasons:

 1. The disk is write protected.

 2. The disk typ is incompatibel to this fomatting.

 3. The disk is defective.

 4. There is no disk in the drive.

 5. The disk drive is not correct adjusted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 35. Verify error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

During verifying of a disk an error occured on the shown side/track.

Possible reasons:

 1. The verfied track was not written corectly.

 2. The disk is defective.

 3. There is no disk in the drive.

 4. The disk drive is not correct adjusted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 36. Write error ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

During writting of a disk an error occured on the shown side/track.

Possible reasons:

 1. The disk is write protected.

 2. The shown track is not formatted.

 3. The disk is defective.

 4. There is no disk in the drive.

 5. The disk drive is not correct adjusted.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 37. Error deleting FAT and DIRECTORY ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

During quick format of a disk the FAT and DIRECTORY could not be erased.

Possible reasons:

 1. The disk is write protected.

 2. The disk is not formatted.

 3. The disk is defective.

 4. There is no disk in the drive.

 5. The disk drive is not correct adjusted.

Try to quick format again or use format.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 38. Internal error at ...WinFileDlg ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The program has detected an internal error when calling WinFileDlg().

Please contact me per fax, mail or phone.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 39. Drive could not be accessed. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The drive can not be accessed.

Possible reasons:

 1. The disk is defective.

 2. There is no disk in the drive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 40. Image file could not be opened. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The shown image file could not be opened for reading.

Possible reasons:

 1. The file does not exist.

 2. The file or the drive where the file resides is defective.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 41. Image file could not be created ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The shown image file could not be created.

Possible reasons:

 1. There is not enough free space on the drive, where the file should be
    created.

 2. The drive, where the file should be created, is defective.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 42. Device params could not be determined ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The device params of the disk (heads, tracks, sectors, ...) could not be
determined.

Possible reasons:

 1. The disk is not formatted.

 2. The disk is defective.

 3. There is no disk in the drive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 43. Header of image file is not correct ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The file header of the image file (that contains information about heads,
tracks, ...) is not correct.

Possible reasons:

 1. This file is not an PM Diskcopy image file !

 2. The file or the drive where the file resides is defective.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 44. Header of image file could not be written ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The file header of the image file (that contains information about heads,
tracks, ...) could not be written.

Possible reasons:

 1. There is not enough free space on the drive, where the file should be
    created.

 2. The drive, where the file should be created, is defective.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 45. Not enough memory ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

There is not enough memory for this action available.

Possible reasons:

 1. There is not enough free space on the drive, where the file SWAPPER.DAT
    resides.

 2. There are to much open programs.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 46. Drive could not be locked ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The drive could not be locked for other processes or programs and so PM
DISKCOPY can not work with the drive, because it needs exclusiv access.

Possible reasons:

 1. Another program (e.g. COPY) is using the drive.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 47. Drive could not be unlocked ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The drive could not be unlocked for other processes or programs and so other
programs can not access the disk.

Possible reasons:

 1. OS/2 has problems with this drive.

 2. The disk controller may be defective.

Try to unlock the drive by exiting PM Diskcopy.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 48. Copy differnt formats ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Copying to a target disk with an different format is not yet supported by PM
DISKCOPY. You have to check the 'format target disk' option, if you still want
to copy the disk.

Note:   OS/2 2.0 device drivers does not support every combination !


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 49. Comparing not possible ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Comparing disks with different format is not supported.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 50. Disk are identical ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The data of the compared disk is identical.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 51. Error while reading image file ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The shown image file could not be read.

Possible reasons:

 1. The file or the drive where the file resides is defective.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 52. Image file does not exist ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The image file could not be found.

Possible reasons:

 1. The filename is not correct.

 2. The file or the drive where the file resides is defective.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 53. Image file already exists ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This question should prevent inadvertently loss of data.

Press 'Yes' to replace the image file.

Press 'No' if you don't want to replace the image file.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 54. Insert SOURCE disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You are in the non stop mode and have to insert a disk for reading into memory.

Press 'Ok', when the source disk is in the shown drive and you want to continue
the non stop copying (the source disk will then be read).

Press 'Cancel' if you want to leave non stop copying.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 55. Insert TARGET disk ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You are in the non stop mode and have to insert a disk for writting.

Press 'Ok', when the target disk is in the shown drive and you want to continue
the non stop copying (the target disk will then be written).

Press 'Cancel' if you want to leave non stop copying (the disk that has already
been read into memory will not be written).