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Making backup copies – Epson 386SX User Manual

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Making Backup Copies

It is important to make copies of all your data and system

diskettes. Make backup (or working) copies

contain programs, such as the original MS-DOS and Reference

diskettes that come with the Equity 386SX, and use only the
copies. Store the original diskettes in a safe place away from

your working diskettes.

Copy your data diskettes regularly, whenever you revise them,

to keep them up-to-date, and store them away from your

originals.

To make backup copies of your diskettes, use the DISKCOPY

command, the MS-DOS Shell, or the MENU program. See

Chapter 4, your Shell User’s Guide, or your MS-DOS Reference

Manual for instructions.

It is best to store the programs and data files you use regularly

on the hard disk. Keep backup copies of all your program files
on diskettes, and regularly copy important data files to diskettes

as well. See “Backing up the hard disk” in this chapter for more

information.

Note

Most files on your Reference diskette (including the Setup

and diagnostics programs) run properly only if you execute
them from the Reference diskette. If you have a hard disk,

copy only the following Reference diskette files

onto

it:

CORFIX.EXE, HDSIT.COM, HDSIT.VER, and
ROMBIOS.COM.

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