═══ 1. Overview ═══

                                   Disk Watch
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Have you ever experienced the problems associated with running out of disk 
space while running a complex application ? Did you ever have to recover your 
data base records, just because you ran out of disk space while saving a record 
? Here is a utility that can help prevent such problems. 

Disk Watch is a utility which monitors the remaining space on disk drives. If 
the space which remains on the drive reaches a preset minimum value, an alarm 
is issued by presenting a message box to the operator. 

By using Disk Watch the operator can help prevent problems which may occur when 
the disk system fills. When the alarm is issued, the operator can take 
appropriate action to clear the file system. 

Several options are available in the Options pull-down menu to adjust various 
running parameters.  These options are as follows: 

 1. Drive limits 

 2. Preferences 

To get more information about any one of these options, double click on one of 
the highlighted words. 


═══ 2. Ordering information ═══

Disk Watch can be purchased from: 

Logan Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 510121
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
U.S.A.

Phone (407) 984-1627
Fax (407) 951-7292

The cost of Disk Watch is: US $25.00 + Shipping & Handling. 


Shipping & Handling:

Within 48 states $7.00 (UPS Blue)
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico: $11.00
Rural Alaska: $22.00
International: $14.00 (via international airmail)

Payment:

We accept MasterCard or Visa. For COD orders please add $4.50. 

The above prices are valid until September 15th, 1994. For further information 
call Logan Industries, Inc. at (407) 984-1627. 


═══ 3. Drive limits option ═══

This pull-down option is used to bring up the drive limits dialog. In the 
limits dialog you can specify which drive letters should be monitored by the 
Disk Watch utility, and at what remaining disk space level the alarm is 
triggered. 

Drive limits dialog 


═══ 3.1. Drive limits dialog ═══

In the Drive limits dialog you specify the minimum amount of disk space for 
each drive to be monitored. When the available space on the drive drops below 
the minimum, an alarm box will be presented to the operator. 

For each drive letter in the system you will see a check box. A check mark in 
the check box indicates that the drive is checked while Disk Watch is running. 

To exclude a particular drive from being checked (such as floppy drives) the 
check box corresponding to the drive letter to be excluded should not be 
checked. 

We recommend that you do not check floppy drives 

You can specify the minimum amount of available disk space by entering the 
value in the spin control next to the check box for the particular drive 
letter. The value for each drive letter should be given in kilobytes (K).  For 
example: A value of 160000 would cause an alarm when the remaining space drops 
below 160MB of free disk space. 


═══ 4. Preferences option ═══

This pull-down option presents the Preferences dialog where you can set the 
interval at which the disk system is checked, and the Repeat alarms option 
which allows alarms to be repeated at regular intervals. 


═══ 4.1. Preferences dialog ═══

In the Preferences dialog you can set the time interval at which the disk 
system is checked for free space using the  Check interval control. 


═══ 4.1.1. Check interval. ═══

Use the Check interval control to specify the interval between disk space 
checks. The interval is given in seconds and has a valid range of 1..60 
seconds. We recommend a value of 2-3 seconds. 

Related info:  Preferences  Repeat alarms 


═══ 4.1.2. Repeat alarms check box ═══

If the Repeat alarms check box is checked, Disk watch will continue to alert 
the operator that a drive is running out of disk space, even after the alarm 
has been acknowledged. The alarm is repeated approximately every 5 minutes. 

If the Repeat alarms box is not checked, then the alarm is issued only once. 

See also: Preferences 


═══ 5. Remaining space alarm ═══

The disk drive for this alarm has less remaining space than the limit which has 
been set for this drive. 


═══ 6. Save settings prompt ═══

Press the YES button to save the current settings to disk. Pressing NO makes 
the current settings valid for the current session only. 


═══ 7. Help contents ═══

The Help contents option displays a list of contents to the online help 
documentation. 


═══ 8. Help overview option ═══

The Help overview option provides you with an overview of the Disk Watch 
application. 


═══ 9. Help index ═══

The index provides you with a list of important words in this help document. 


═══ 10. Help for Help ═══

Provides help on how to use the help system. 


═══ 11. Product information ═══

Displays product information, such as the current version of the software, and 
a copyright message.