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Filename : 4302.TXT

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STACKER NOTE STACKER NOTE
MAKING A STACKER STARTUP DISK
(Applies to Stacker 4.0)
STAC FAX 4302 (05-04-1994)
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BACKGROUND

You should have a startup (bootable) disk available to protect
your data from a system failure. Since you now have drives that
are compressed by Stacker, you need to make your startup disk
Stacker-aware. When you start your system with this disk, it will
detect Stacker and provide access to your data.

SOLUTION

- Creating a Stacker Startup disk if your DOS version preloads
compression (such as MS-DOS 6, PC-DOS 6.1, or Novell DOS 7)
- Creating a Stacker Startup disk for all other DOS versions

Creating a Stacker Startup disk if your DOS version preloads
compression

1. Insert a formatted blank disk into your A drive.
2. At the DOS prompt, type: SYS A:
This transfers both the DOS system information and the
Stacker information to your disk and makes it Stacker-aware.
3. In order to provide additional speed when booting from this
disk, also copy the hidden file STACKER2.BIN from the root
directory of the uncompressed drive to the root directory of
the disk in the A drive. You may use the Windows File
Manager or another third-party utility to copy the file. If
these are not available, do the following:
a. Go to the Stacker directory and type STACKER .
Locate the line that shows drive C. It will look something
like this:
Drive C was drive C at boot time [ D:\STACVOL.DSK = 123.4MB]
b. Note the drive letter in brackets, in this case drive D.
c. From the DOS directory, type:
ATTRIB -S -H -R DRIVE:\STACKER2.BIN
where drive: is the drive letter you noted above.
d. Copy STACKER2.BIN to the A drive.
e. From the DOS directory, type:
ATTRIB +S +H +R DRIVE:\STACKER2.BIN
4. Label the disk "Stacker Startup Disk" and put it away.
Note: You may also copy other files to the disk that may be
useful in emergency situations, such as CHKDSK, ATTRIB, SYS,
FDISK, FORMAT, EXPAND, and Stacker's ED.EXE. The extensions
for the DOS files may vary with your version of DOS.

Creating a Stacker Startup disk for all other DOS versions

1. Insert a blank floppy disk in to drive A.
2. At the DOS prompt, type FORMAT A: /S . Follow the
instructions on your screen.
3. After the system is transferred to the formatted disk,
restart your computer with the disk still in the A drive.
4. After the computer boots up to the A drive, type C: .
Then type CD\STACKER .
5. Type CONFIG A: .
6. Answer Yes to change the STACKER.INI and CONFIG.SYS files.
This transfers the Stacker information onto the disk and
makes it Stacker-aware.
7. Label the disk "Stacker Startup Disk" and put it away.
Note: You may also copy other files to the disk that may be
useful in emergency situations, such as CHKDSK, ATTRIB, SYS,
FDISK, FORMAT, EXPAND, and Stacker's ED.EXE. The extensions
for the DOS files may vary with your version of DOS.




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Copyright 1994 Stac Electronics