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╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ I M P O R T A N T F O R B A C K - I T 4 U S E R S ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Manual corrections and/or additions │ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ Getting Started page 2-3 Add "BKCOLOR.EXE" to the list of program files. Restore page 4-10 In the "Prompt for each Volume" section, add a new second paragraph: When restoring a backup set that includes multiple volumes that will be redirected to new destinations, the "Prompting Level" parameter will automatically default to "Prompt for each Volume". Restore page 4-13 Add the following new paragraphs at the top of the page, before "As each file is ....": Press F2 at any time to interrupt the restore and display the "Restore Options" screen. After making any necessary option changes, press F2 and the restore will continue. If you are restoring a backup set that includes multiple volumes and you need to change the restore destination, Back-It 4 will automatically prompt you for each volume (see Prompt for Each Volume, page 4-10). To redirect subsequent volumes each to a new or the same destination, press F2 when the system prompts you with the message, "Restore this volume? (Y/N).". This will display the "Restore Options" screen and permit you to change the current "Destination". When your changes are completed, press F2 again to resume the restore. Configure page 5-8 Add this sentence to the end of the paragraph: All backups to a DOS Device must be done to preformatted media. Index page I-5 Change the first "Environment Variables" page reference to "2-5, G-3" instead of "5-12, G-3". ┌─────────────────────┐ │ THE BKSETUP PROGRAM │ └─────────────────────┘ To properly install Back-It 4 onto your computer's hard drive, you must run the BKSETUP program. To do so, make your floppy drive the current drive. Then, put the Back-It 4 floppy diskette into your floppy drive and run BKSETUP. For example, if you are using drive A to install Back-It 4 onto your hard disk, do the following: 1. Type A: and press ENTER. This makes drive A the default drive. 2. Now, type BKSETUP and press ENTER. This runs the installation program. From this point on, follow the simple instructions displayed on your screen. ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ TESTING BACK-IT 4 ON YOUR COMPUTER │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ Before you can run Back-It 4 on your computer, you must first test your computer's DMA controller chip. When you use the BKSETUP program to install Back-It 4, it will automatically test the DMA chip. If you do not use BKSETUP to install Back-It, you should run DMATEST yourself to insure that Back-It can reliably run at its highest speed on your computer. In some cases, using DMATEST will cause your computer to "freeze." This is a result of a DMA controller which cannot support the normal "FAST" speeds used in Back-It 4. If your computer freezes during the test, you must set Back-It 4's DMA speed to "SLOW". ┌─────────────────┐ │ NETWORK SUPPORT │ └─────────────────┘ Back-It 4 will backup files from any network that supports standard DOS commands. Some networks, such as Novell's Netware 2.xx, have special files and trustee rights and information that should be saved with the backup -- Back-It 4 will not save this special information, but will be able to backup all other files on most networks. Back-It 4 LAN, the network-specific Back-It, WILL backup the special files created by Netware. Call Gazelle Systems for more information. ┌───────────────┐ │ FLOPPY DRIVES │ └───────────────┘ Back-It 4 supports all standard 5.25" formats (360K and 1.2MB) and all standard 3.5" formats (720K and 1.44MB). If you happen to have a floppy-drive that Back-It does not seem to work with, please call our office. Please be sure to return your filled-out registration card; we will then let you know when a newer version of Back-It 4 is available that will support the newer 2.88MB floppy drives that will begin to be available in 1990. ┌───────────────┐ │ FLOPPY ERRORS │ └───────────────┘ Back-It 4 may report certain errors that simply mean it has not been completely configured for your computer. If you get an error message that doesn't seem to go away, check the following items first before calling our office: - Make sure your floppy disk configuration is properly set for the drives you are using. - Use only new, high-quality, high-density diskettes for high-density 1.2MB or 1.44MB drives. The "cheap" diskettes can't physically hold the amount of data that the drive puts on the diskettes. - Don't use diskettes that you know to be damaged. If you are not sure about your diskettes, then ALWAYS USE ADVANCED ERROR CORRECTION and use either NORMAL or SUPER verification (this allows Back-It to catch and screen out the damaged portions). You may have one of the following problems, all of which can be easily overcome: 1) Back-It 4 thinks a formatted disk is not formatted: If, when using the "Restore" command, Back-It 4 says that the diskette you inserted in the drive may not be formatted -- and you know that it is -- then go back to the "Configure Floppy" command and make sure that both the drive type and format size are correct for the diskette in question. It is common on AT's with 1.2MB drives to configure the drive as a 1.2MB format but then to try restoring from a 360K diskette. In this case, change the format size to 360K. 2) You get the "BAD TRACK 0" message even on new disks: This message can appear in the "Backup" or "Restore" commands. Before throwing away the offending diskette (or Back-It!), recheck your floppy drive configurations (as above). And, if the problem persists, you may wish to put Back-It in the "Compatibility" mode with the "Configure Other" command. 3) A diskette used on one computer won't work on another: This, unfortunately, is a hardware (and sometimes a DOS) problem. We have found that not all 1.2MB drives are alike; and, 360K diskettes formatted in a 1.2MB drive may not be readable in some 360K drives. If you need to backup to 360K disks in 1.2MB drives (because you plan to restore the files on another computer that has only 360K drives, for example), use diskettes that have been preformatted by 360K drives if possible. This will help reduce the incompati- bility problems associated with the differing drive types. And, ALWAYS USE ADVANCED ERROR CORRECTION when backing up to the lower- density diskettes. 4) These are the approximate times that Back-It 4 requires to fill standard floppy diskettes with the Verify Option set to "off": 360K - 17.5 seconds; 720K - 33 seconds;1.2MB - 28 seconds; 1.44MB - 33 seconds. If your computer takes longer to fill diskettes during backup, you may consider the following: Slower times are normal if you are backing up lots of small files, or if the files on your disk are fragmented (i.e., the sectors comprising your files are scattered over the disk instead of being contiguous for each file). If this is the case, Back-It will very quickly resume its normal high speed when it gets to larger files. (We recommend that you periodically use OPTune to defragment and optimize your hard disks.) We have noticed that many computers, either due to the specific version of DOS or due to the floppy BIOS, do not format diskettes efficiently. You will notice that Back-It 4 will operate slower on diskettes formatted with the DOS "FORMAT" command, but will speed up considerably when you use diskettes that Back-It 4 formatted itself. If this is the case, you may wish to reformat all your floppies with GZFORMAT, our format "TSR" program that can be used at any time. This program will produce safer formatted diskettes than DOS -- and will do it quicker and with less fuss. These diskettes are 100% compatible for all DOS purposes. The ONLY differences are that more bad sectors are screened out (whereas DOS will let marginal sectors pass) and the floppies will allow Back-It 4 to operate at the highest speed possible.) ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ M O R E A B O U T G A Z E L L E S Y S T E M S ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ As the leader in hard-disk technology, Gazelle Systems produces a full line of quality utilities that represent the cutting edge in software innovation. Our programs make your hard disk easier to use, faster, and more reliable. All Gazelle products support unusual disk formats, disks with partitions larger than 32 Megabytes, and all products are compatible with DOS versions 2.0 or higher (including DOS 4.0). The following is a brief description of other high-performance software now available from Gazelle: ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ O P T U N E │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ OPTune is an extremely fast and reliable software utility that can dramatically improve the performance of your hard disk. It provides the fastest, safest, most thorough optimization available to ensure efficient operation of your mass-storage system. Complete Hard-Disk Optimization! OPTune offers the most thorough optimization available, including DOS optimization, file defragmentation, and hard disk tuning, which can permanently increase the speed of your hard disk by as much as 300 percent. Speed! OPTune is fast -- up to 10 times faster than any competing file defragmenting product. Safety and Reliability! OPTune features unique hard-disk crash prevention capabilities. Built-in Check-Disk and Verify/Fix-Disk functions test your disk to make sure that its DOS structure and physical media are reliable. This ensures that valuable data can be stored safely. Hard-Disk Maintenance! OPTune goes beyond disk optimization to offer hard-disk maintenance capabilities. Since OPTune is so quick at what it does, you can use it to optimize your disk on a daily basis. OPTune is also a valuable tool to help you maintain your hard disk's physical media. Consistent use of OPTune prolongs disk life and all but eliminates media errors. OPTune was recently awarded the BEST BUY from PC WORLD. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Q - D O S │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Q-DOS is a software utility designed to efficiently manage your hard-disk files and do it quickly! This powerful, versatile, easy-to-use file manager takes the hassle out of working with DOS and your hard disk. Speed! Q-DOS is amazingly fast. It is the fastest file manager available. With Q-DOS, you can view directories, copy, move, sort, find files, and execute other DOS commands in milliseconds. Power! Q-DOS supports and simplifies all common DOS file-management commands (including Copy, Move, Rename, and View). It also features functions which allow users to edit text files, change directories, and sort and find files. Versatility! Q-DOS lets you perform file functions on individual files or on selected groups of tagged files. This program features a pictorial directory map which enables users to create and remove directories, move files between subdirectories, and copy files from one subdirectory to another. QED, Q-DOS' zippy text editor, allows fast creation or editing of small text and batch files. Ease! Menus and submenus offer point-and-shoot simplicity in selecting and executing commands. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Q - D O S N E T W O R K M A N A G E R │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Q-DOS Network Manager is a full-featured hard-disk management system designed to help you enhance the performance of your Local Area Network. This fast, versatile, easy-to-use file manager will help you take control of your LAN system. Q-DOS Network Manager offers the same fast, easy file management available with Q-DOS, but is designed to handle LANs. Speed! With Q-DOS Network Manager, you can view directories, copy move, sort, and find files, and select and execute other DOS commands almost instantaneously. Power! Q-DOS Network Manager not only performs DOS commands, but features functions which allow users to edit, change directories, and sort files in ascending or descending order by name, date, size, or extension. Security! Q-DOS Network Manager will honor all restrictions set up by systems administrators. This Network Manager ensures that the right people have access to the right information. Versatility! Q-DOS Network Manager has a "tag" function which allows users to execute DOS commands such as Move, Rename, Copy, Erase, Attribute, and Print on individual files or (just as easily) on groups of "tagged" files. Q-DOS Network Manager also features a pictorial directory map and an incredibly fast Find function. QED, a zippy text editor, allows fast creation or editing of batch or text files (less than 60K in size). Ease! Menus and submenus offer point-and-shoot simplicity in selecting and executing commands. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ B E R N O U L L I B A C K - I T │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Bernoulli Back-It, designed for producing fast, reliable copies of Bernoulli cartridges on single-drive systems, offers the same speed and flexibility as Back-It. It allows you to create fully working copies of cartridges in either file-by-file or image mode. It is perfect for all removable mass storage systems, whether single or dual drive. ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Gazelle products are available through your local software dealer. You may also contact Gazelle Systems directly: Gazelle Systems 42 North University Avenue Provo, Utah 84601 Technical support: (800) 733-0383 Sales & Service number: (800) 233-0383 FAX number: (801) 373-6933 Utah number: (801) 377-1288 BBS number: (801) 375-2548