3980xpi Users Manual - Data I/O Corporation

Format Disk
Using DOS
Commands
If you have access to a DOS-based PC with a 1.44MB 3.5-inch disk drive, we
suggest that you use the DOS DISKCOPY (not the COPY) command to copy
your Algorithm/System disks and Boot disk. The backup must be an exact, bitfor-bit,
sector-for-sector copy of the original. For more information, see your
DOS manual.
Note: If you use the DOS DISKCOPY command to duplicate a disk, make
sure that the destination disk has been formatted on the programmer
before the copy is made. See the More Commands/File Operations/Format
Disk command for more information.
Using the Programmer
To use Duplicate Disk command to duplicate a disk using the programmer,
follow these steps:
1. Insert the disk you want to duplicate into the disk drive.
CAUTION: Do NOT use the Algorithm/System disk or the Boot disk as
the destination disk because the original contents of the destination
disk will be lost.
2. To duplicate the disk, move the cursor to the Are You Sure? field and
press Y. (The source disk and destination disk parameters are currently
fixed at A.)
CAUTION: Duplicating a disk erases the contents of the destination
disk. Also, this operation uses RAM as a temporary storage buffer and
alters the contents of RAM.
3. Move the cursor to the Do you want to verify disk? field and enable the
disk verification procedure.
To disable the verification, and speed up the process, press N. To enable
the verification, press Y.
Note: Although disk duplication takes longer if the verification option is
turned on, we suggest that you turn verification on while duplicating an
important disk, such as the Algorithm/System disk or the Boot Files disk.
4. Finally, press ENTER to begin the disk duplication. During the duplication
you are prompted when to swap disks.
Note: The verification parameter returns to Y and the Are you sure?
parameter returns to N after each disk duplication operation.
More Commands/File Operations/Format Disk
Use this command to prepare a data disk for use. A disk must be formatted
before it can be used.
To format a disk, follow these steps:
1. Insert the disk to be formatted into the disk drive.
2. When you are ready to format the disk, type Y ENTER at the Are You
Sure? prompt. If you are not ready to format a disk, press F2 to return to
the File Operations menu.
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