Making Backup Copies

It is important to make copies of all your data and system d i s k e t t e s . M a k e b a c k u p ( o r w o r k i n g ) c o p i e s 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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