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- README FILE
- Febuary 4, 1994
-
- INSTALL version 1.33
- OAD DRIVER version 1.33
- OAD UTILITIES version 1.33
-
-
- ==============================
- INSTALLATION
-
- WINDOWS PROGMAN.INI AND OAD INSTALL
- When installing to Windows, INSTALL.EXE renames the original
- PROGMAN.INI file to PROGMAN.BAK.
-
- ==============================
- ELECTRONIC MANUAL
-
- If you run the on-line manual from the Windows Icon or
- from a DOS box under windows. DO NOT select the GO TO DOS
- option from the FILE pull-down menu. This can cause your
- system to hang.
-
- ==============================
- USING DOS DISKCOPY
- CAUTION!
- DOS DISKCOPY does not create a copy of the source disk on the target disk.
- DOS DISKCOPY executes as if it copying data from the source to the target
- disk. However, after completion, the target disk is unreadable and it must
- be reformatted.
-
- ==============================
- MAKING BOOTABLE DOS DISKS
-
- When creating a bootable DOS disk, always use the Iomega OAD Utility with
- the "Copy System" option turned on to ensure boot compatability with
- adapters other than the one on which the boot disk was created.
-
- ==============================
- DRIVER
-
- CAUTION: Installing the OAD driver may cause your drive letters
- (including network drives) to change. This could affect
- Windows applications that reference existing drives.
- Check your Windows "ini" files.
-
-
- 1. OAD DRIVER WITH PPA (PARALLEL PORT ADAPTER)
-
- a. Security systems (such as Watchdog) can disable this adapter,
- especially if the security system is loaded before DOSOAD.SYS.
-
- b. When running DOSCFG.EXE from command line, drives connected
- to a PPA may not be found.
-
- 2. DOSCFG.EXE IN HIGH MEMORY
- Do not attempt to load DOSCFG.EXE into high memory. It executes,
- terminates, and does not stay resident in memory.
-
- 3. INCREASING THE SPEED OF THE BOOT SEQUENCE
- In order to speed up the boot process on a computer in which the
- drive configuration never changes, it is suggested that the /M1
- switch be replaced with the /M0 switch. If desired, the
- DEVICE=\DOSOAD\DOSCFG.EXE line can be removed from the CONFIG.SYS
- file, after the system has been configured.
- If the configuration changes, reinsert the /M1 option.
-
- 4. EMM386 RAM OPTION
- When using EMM386 with the RAM option, the DOSOAD.SYS driver must
- be loaded into low memory.
-
- 5. 1,024 bytes/sector disks CAN-NOT be made bootable.
-
- 6. IOMEGA 8-INCH BERNOULLI PRODUCTS are not supported.
-
- ==============================
- UTILITIES
-
- 1. REMOVING COMPRESSED DISK COULD RESULT IN LOST OR DAMAGED DATA.
- Because of the Doublespace limitations, IOMEGA recommends using
- DoubleSpace compression only on write-locked non-bootable disks.
-
- 2. OADUTIL.EXE MEMORY USAGE
- The menu mode of OADUTIL.EXE requires about 430K of free memory.
- Less memory is required when running in command-line mode.
-
- 3. DESQVIEW AND OADUTIL.EXE
- OADUTIL.EXE will not run in DESQVIEW.
-
- 4. VIDEO ADAPTERS
- The following switches can be used on OADUTIL.EXE command
- line to force a more readable video interface.
-
- /VGA12 - color vga graphics
- /VGA11 - monochrome vga graphics
- /TEXT - color text
- /LCD - monochrome text
-
- 5. MOUSE PROBLEMS
-
- a. NO MOUSE DRIVER
- The mouse driver needs to be loaded.
-
- b. ROM BIOS
- If the ROM BIOS is loaded into shadow RAM, the mouse
- driver may have problems.
-
- c. WINDOWS 3.x
- If the OADUTIL.EXE is run under Windows and the mouse is
- not present, it may be for one of two reasons:
-
- - The mouse driver needs to be loaded before running
- Windows.
-
- - With Windows 3.1, the mouse driver may be an older
- version.
-
- d. SWITCHING APPLICATIONS
- Switching between OADUTIL.EXE and other Windows
- applications may cause multiple mouse pointers to be left on
- the OADUTIL.EXE desktop.
-
- 6. STARTING THE OADUTIL.EXE WITHIN WINDOWS
- When running OADUTIL.EXE under Windows, always start
- OADUTIL.EXE by clicking the Iomega OAD Utility icon.
-
- 7. SURFACE VERIFY FORMAT WITH ADAPTEC ADAPTERS USING ASPIxDOS.SYS
- When doing a "Format (long) with Surface Verify", the thermometer
- bar will only be updated upon completion of the format. The time
- shown to complete the format is approximate.
-
- 8. OADUTIL.EXE "Disk Copy" FUNCTION
- You can now copy to and from DOS formatted floppy and
- hard disks.
-
- Things to be aware of:
- a. The OAD Utilities "Disk Copy" function copies only DOS
- formatted disks.
-
- b. The OAD Utilities "Disk Copy" function will erase all
- data on the destination disk unless "Append Copy" is
- selected in the Disk Copy dialogue or by an "/A" switch on
- the command line.
- "Append Copy" allows you to append one disk to another.
- You may specify a target destination path.
-
- For instance, to copy E: to a subdirectory on D:.
- Example: OADUTIL.EXE C E: D: /A:[subdirectory name]
-
- c. The "Append Copy" will replace any files of the same
- name and add files that do not already exist.
-
- 9. LOCKING THE IOMEGA DRIVE TO INSTALL or RUN CERTAIN SOFTWARE
- Some software will only install or run on a fixed disk.
- In these cases, it may be necessary to use the OAD Utilities LOCK
- command.
-
- 10. MAKING A BOOTABLE DISK WITH DR DOS.
- When DR DOS 6.0 FORMAT.EXE is used to format a Iomega Disk, the
- "/S" switch will not make the disk bootable. You will need to
- use the OAD Utility Format with the "Copy System" option to make
- a bootable DR DOS 6.0 Iomega disk. Refer to the "Disk Format"
- section in chapter 3 of the User's Manual for more information,
- and instructions on formatting from the command line.
-
- 11. OAD UTILITIES DIAGNOSTICS
- The OAD Utilities Diagnostic option performs a number of
- non-destructive data tests on the drive and disk. The disk
- must not be write protected when using this diagnostic.
-
- 12. The OAD utility graphical user interface requires at least 430K
- bytes of available base memory. If you don't have that much the
- utilities can still be used in command line mode. (Refer to the
- OAD user's manual or the Quick Setup and Reference Guide for
- more information )
-
- ==============================
- MICROSOFT SMARTDRIVE
-
- 1. INVALID UNIT ERROR
- The error "INVALID UNIT" may be reported when using OAD with
- SMARTDRV.SYS loaded. To correct this problem, add the /G option
- after SMARTDRV.SYS.
- Example: DEVICE=C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.SYS /G
-
-
- ==============================
- SPEEDCACHE+ (SCPLUS.EXE)
-
- 1. SCPLUS USE WITH SECURITY SYSTEMS
- Some security systems will not work with write-delay caching.
- The default SCPLUS settings may have to be modified. (scplus -m)
-
- 2. REBOOTING WITH SCPLUS LOADED
- SCPLUS may not be able to trap <Ctrl Alt Del> to prevent a warm
- boot during certain applications. Be sure all disk accesses have
- been completed before rebooting.
-
- ==============================
- NON-IOMEGA SCSI ADAPTER SUPPORT
-
- 1. OAD DRIVER WITH ADAPTEC ADAPTERS -
- (1520/22, 1540/42(B or C), 1640, 1740/42, and other ASPI Drivers)
-
- a. Load the ASPIxDOS.SYS (x=2,4 or E) driver before any
- memory manager in the CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- b. Remove the ASPIDISK.SYS loaded in the CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- c. To ensure the system will be reconfigured during the next
- boot, place the /M1 option in the DOSCFG.EXE device driver
- line after the ASPIxDOS.SYS driver in the CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- d. Load the DOSOAD.SYS before or after any memory manager,
- and after the ASPIxDOS.SYS driver in the CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- e. Reboot.
-
- f. Iomega 8-inch 10MB and 20MB Bernoulli drives and
- 5 1/4-inch 20MB Bernoulli drives are not supported by OAD.
-
- 2. OAD DRIVER WITH IBM Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
-
- a. When booting your computer make sure that your Iomega
- drives have the appropriate boot disk and that it is spinning.
-
- b. Iomega 8-inch 10MB and 20MB Bernoulli drives and
- 5 1/4-inch 20MB Bernoulli drives are not supported by OAD.
-
- ==============================
- IOMEGA U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL
- TELEPHONE NUMBERS
-
- o Iomega customers located in the USA or Canada
-
- Iomega Customer Service and
- Technical Support (800) 456-5522
- FAX (801) 778-3460
- Iomega Bulletin Board
- (settings 8,N,1) (801) 392-9819
- Compuserve(r) Find Iomega
- Internet info@iomega.com
- AppleLink(tm) Iomega.TS
-
-
- o Iomega customers located in Europe
-
- Iomega (Freiburg, Germany) 49 (0) 761-45040
- FAX 49 (0) 761-4504414
- (The following numbers are toll free within
- the country listed)
- Germany 0130-824544
- France 05-904057
- United Kingdom 0800-898563
- Italy 1678-78360
- Belgium 078-112117
- Netherlands 06-0222967
- Sweden 020-795512
-
-
- o All other locations worldwide
-
- Customers may call either the Freiburg, Germany office listed
- above or Iomega headquarters in the USA at 801-778-3000.
-