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- Syncronys BigDisk 1.5 ReadMe
- ============================
-
- Thank you for purchasing BigDisk! This document contains
- late-breaking information that is not found in the manual.
-
- If you are viewing this in Notepad, maximize the notepad
- Window. Carriage returns have been added to ensure that it
- fits on a 640x480 display, and that the text doesn't run
- off the edge of your window.
-
- This ReadMe contains information on the following:
-
- 1. Removable Drives
- 2. Network Drives
- 3. BigDisk and Uninstaller Utilities
- 4. Automatic Redirection
- 5. Troubleshooting BigDisk
- 6. Contacting Syncronys
-
- 1. Removable Drives
- ===================
-
- BigDisk supports the use of removable drives as secondary
- storage. However, it is important to note that once files
- have been relocated to a removable disk, you should
- NEVER remove that disk from the drive. If you remove a disk
- that has relocated files on it, those files will show up as
- zero-byte files. Re-inserting the disk will correct this
- problem. If you do not re-insert the disk, data loss or
- system instability may occur.
-
- BigDisk was tested with the following removable drives:
-
- Iomega JAZ
- Iomega ZIP
- SyQuest SyJet
- SyQuest EZ-Drive 135
- SyQuest EZ-Flyer 230
-
- Please note that using slower drives (like ZIP drives) as
- secondary space can adversely affect file system performance.
-
- Also note that BigDisk always relocates to the drive with the
- MOST free space. If you use a large drive like a JAZ or SyJet
- drive, you may not want to use it as secondary space until your
- other secondary drives are filled. (This is because fixed
- disks are generally faster than JAZ and SyJet drives.)
-
-
- 2. Network Drives
- =================
-
- BigDisk does NOT support the use of network mapped drives as
- secondary storage. However if you are using Novell Netware 4.x
- and map drive letters from DOS, BigDisk may allow you to select
- these drives. We do NOT recommend doing this, because there is
- no way to guarantee that the network will be present the next
- time you boot, and thus some files may not be accessible if the
- network goes down. We are researching ways of safely supporting
- network drives in the future.
-
-
- 3. BigDisk and Uninstaller Utilities
- ====================================
-
- Uninstaller utilities like CyberMedia Uninstaller, Quarterdeck
- CleanSweep, and IMSI WinDelete may be able to remove the BigDisk
- program from your system, but they cannot restore relocated files
- to their original location. Thus, uninstalling BigDisk using
- these utilities can result in data loss.
-
- BigDisk's own uninstaller will undo all relocations before
- removing BigDisk.
-
-
- 4. Automatic Redirection
- ========================
-
- Some applications may install files that need to be accessed
- BEFORE Windows 95 completes the booting process. With "Redirect
- New Files" ON, these files may get redirected. This can lead
- to bootup errors. Although these errors are generally harmless,
- if you do experience problems of this sort, you can always undo
- the relocations using the Relocation tab in BigDisk Properties,
- or you can use BDREPAIR.EXE. See the Troubleshooting section of
- this document for more details.
-
-
- 5. Troubleshooting BigDisk
- ==========================
-
- Files are missing during bootup
-
- This can occur if a file in a relocated directory is accessed
- before the BigDisk redirector software is loaded. Some
- applications may load files during the boot procedure that are
- not in a fixed directory and those files may get relocated to
- another drive. The fix for this is to undo the relocation of
- these files by using the relocation tab in the BigDisk Properties
- dialog and then marking that directory permanent in the
- Safety tab.
-
- Restoring your system from MS-DOS
-
- If for some reason your system does not boot into Windows
- (for example, if you get an "Error loading IOS.VXD"), you can
- restore your files to their original location from MS-DOS. Reboot
- the machine and press F8 when you see "Starting Windows 95".
- Select "Command Prompt Only". Go to the \Windows\System\IOSubSys
- directory, and rename FREDIR.VXD to something like FREDIR.XXX.
- Finally, use XCOPY32 to move the files back:
-
- XCOPY32 D:\_FRDDAT_\*.* C:\*.* /S /E
-
- Do this for EACH drive letter used for relocation.
- (The example assumes relocated data is on your D: drive).
-
- *** IMPORTANT *** Use XCOPY32.EXE, not XCOPY.EXE.
- XCOPY32.EXE preserves long filenames.
-
- Note that you can also use BDREPAIR.EXE to correct boot
- problems.
-
-
- 6. Contacting Syncronys
- =======================
-
- Sales Phone: 888-777-5600 US & Canada (toll free)
- Sales, International: 213-340-4100
-
- Tech Support Phone: 888-755-2871 US & Canada (toll free)
- Tech Support Fax: 407-333-9080
- International Technical Support Phone: 407-333-4237
-
- Email: BigDisk@syncronys.com
-
-
-
-
- For future updates, please stay tuned to
- http://www.syncronys.com/bigdisk.
-
-
- Copyright (C) 1997 Syncronys Softcorp. All rights
- reserved. Syncronys and BigDisk are trademarks of Syncronys
- Softcorp. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of
- their respective holders.
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