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      STACKER NOTE                                         STACKER NOTE
                        MAKING A STACKER STARTUP DISK
                          (Applies to Stacker 4.0)
      STAC FAX  4302 (08-29-1994)
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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.x, PC-DOS 6.1 with file dates
           9-30-93 or later, 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: <enter>
           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 file STACKER2.BIN from the STACKER
           directory to the root directory of the disk in the A drive.
       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 <enter>. 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: <enter>.
           Then type CD\STACKER <enter>.
       5.  Type CONFIG A:  <enter>.
       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
