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NoErrors V1.3
by
Nic Wilson
Nic Wilson Software
Copyright 1988,1989
FEATURES OF NOERRORS V1.3
* Hides physical errors from your disk collection
* You can now use those 'Bad' disks
* 100% Machine Code for the fastest speed & smallest code.
* Totally written and updated regularly in Australia
* Supports Hard Disks or Floppy Disks
* Easy Gadget driven Intuition interface
REQUIREMENTS
Amiga 1000, 2000 or 500 with a minimum of 512k Ram.
1 - 4 floppy drives
1 or more Hard Drives optional
PAL or NTSC
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NoErrors is a trademark of Nic Wilson Software.
This manual was prepared using Word Perfect (A trademark of the
Word Perfect Corporation, Utah, U.S.A.) on an Amiga 1000 and 500.
Amiga and AmigaDOS are trademarks of Commodore-Amiga Inc.
Nic Wilson Software would like to extend their appreciation to the
following persons for their help in the production of NoErrors
V1.3 and documentation.
Debbie Wilson - Proof reading, punctuation and patience
Debi Sewell - Heaps of support, WordProcessing and graphics
Warren Weber - Thanx for the company during many hours coding
Donald Napper - For the great NoErrors icon
John Rowe - For Artillery support in the war with Intuition
Andre Lapointe - Many suggestions & constructive criticism
Any questions, comments, or problems please refer to-
Nic Wilson
Nic Wilson Software
138D South St.
Toowoomba, Qld.
AUSTRALIA 4350
Phone-(076) 358539
INTRODUCTION
NoErrors is a simple to use, Gadget driven program. Its
main function is to hide physical disk errors from floppy disks
and hard disks, so these disks can then be used without DOS
showing read/write errors.
Physical errors are actual hard errors on the disk surface.
These errors will not format. On floppy disks this normally
means that you throw the disk away. On some hard disks, you can
remap these areas to good areas. However we have found that some
commercial drives do no give you this function, so if your hard
drive has an error, then bad luck you cannot use it successfully.
NoErrors overcomes this problem by allocating these areas to a
file, and writing this file to the disk. DOS will never look at
these areas unless specifically requested, but as the file name
of the file is an unprintable character this will never occur.
If you are using a file utility program, the file can be seen
normally as the first file on the list with no name. Don't
delete it or your errors will reappear.
NOTE!!
This program will only work successfully on a newly formatted
disk. This can be done inside the program. Don't use it on a
disk full of files, or we cannot guarantee its success.
THE MAIN WINDOW
Around the main window you will see twelve small rectangular
boxes with various text in them. These boxes are status lights
and show you what the program is currently doing.
In the middle of the screen is a small box with numerous rows.
These show you information regarding the currently selected
drive. This information will automatically update when a
different drive gadget is selected.
USING THE NoErrors FUNCTIONS
NoErrors is totally Gadget driven. These gadgets are in a
vertical row on the left of the screen. Each one is explained
below, in order starting from the Gadget at the top of the
screen.
START
This Gadget starts the Disk analysis routine. The selected
drive will be scanned for errors. If any errors are found, they
will be attached to a file and the file written to the disk.
This will stop DOS from using those bad areas, as DOS will think
that they are already used. Please note that you must only copy
to this disk file at a time, so that this error file remains
intact.
FORMAT
This Gadget performs two different functions, depending on
whether the Verify Gadget is on or off. If the Verify Gadget is
off, then this function will format and initialise the disk in
the selected drive. It will not look for or check if the disk
has any errors. It will automatically format with FastFile if
necessary, it does not need to be told.
If the Verify Gadget is turned on, this function will format
and verify the disk in the selected drive. It will take note of
any errors found. When the format is complete, it will
automatically attach them to a file and write the file to the
disk. This saves you having to use the START function after
formatting with verify.
VERIFY
Turn verification on or off. See the FORMAT function.
DH0: - DH3: , HD0: - HD1: , JH0: - JH1: , DF0 - DF3:
These Gadgets select the drive you wish to work with. The
one that is selected will have a small red light aglow beside it.
All other Gadgets will use this drive, when performing their
various functions. If your hard drive is called other than one
of the names shown, you must change the name of your hard drive
in your MountList to reflect one of the names shown above.
POWER
This Gadget exits the NoErrors program.
HOW TO CONTACT NIC WILSON SOFTWARE
Where to reach us:
Nic Wilson Software,
138D South Street,
Toowoomba. QLD.
AUSTRALIA, 4350.
Phone: (076) 358539 A/H
(076) 358384 W/H Fax or Voice