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STACKER NOTE Stac Electronics Technical Note

Subject: Creating a Bootable, Stacker Recovery/Diagnostic Diskette

Tech025- 3/26/92
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Q: How do I create a bootable, system recovery diskette with Stacker
on my system.

A: A system diskette that enables access to the Stacker drives is easy
to create. It basically involves creating a bootable floppy diskette,
then creating a Config.sys on that diskette which contains the Stacker
device drivers. This special diskette allows you to boot up and mount
the Stacker drive(s). If you were to boot from a "plain vanilla" system
diskette, Stacker would be no more than just a large hidden file on the
hard disk and your data would be temporarily inaccessible.

Procedure:

1. To make a diskette bootable, use the DOS SYS command. Type:
SYS A:

If the diskette is not formatted, format it by typing:
FORMAT A: /S This will format and copy system files.

(For more information on these DOS programs, see your DOS manual)

2. Now copy Config.sys from your hard disk to this bootable floppy.
If you want a more "plain vanilla" version of Config.sys, edit the
file with SEDIT or your favorite editor and delete all but the
STACKER device drivers. This "plain vanilla" diskette also serves
as an indispensable aid in troubleshooting system ailments.









Copyright 1992 STAC ELECTRONICS