valitek tape backup system
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. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight cursor to other
. boxes. Press <enter> to choose the option in the highlighted
. box. Or, press the function keys F1-F6 to choose an
. option immediately. Use arrow keys to move to another
. box, then press F1 for help with that option.
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. Use the Setup screen to choose which parallel LPT port
. or serial COM port you are using to connect the tape
. drive to your computer.
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. The System Test performs a brief test of the tape drive
. connections, and basic tape drive functions. This menu
. also has options for erasing and retensioning tapes.
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. The File Backup screen will allow you to copy any
. of the files on your hard disk to the backup unit
. tape. You may also create a batch file which you
. can use to simplify your daily backup routine.
. The directory of your first hard disk will
. be displayed on the screen. You will begin by
. tagging the files that need to be backed up.
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. The File Restore screen allows you to restore any of
. the files from your backup tape to your hard disk.
. You can restore any single file, or an entire dataset.
. The directory of the first dataset on the tape will
. automatically be read from the tape and displayed on
. the screen. Use the function keys to skip to later
. datasets or begin the restore process.
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. The Verify program allows you to verify that the
. contents of the tape can be read. Every dataset on
. the tape is read in sequence.
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. If a serial port will be used to communicate with the
. tape drive then press + until the correct COM port name
. appears, then set the Parallel Port to "none". If the
. parallel port will be used this Serial Port setting is
. not used.
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. If a parallel port will be used to communicate with
. the tape drive then press + until the correct LPT port
. name appears. If the serial port will be used then
. press + until "none" appears.
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. Leave the baud rate set at 115.2K unless you have reason
. to suspect that your computer will not support this high
. baud rate. Press + to change the baud rate. Nearly all
. computers will support the highest baud rate, 115.2K.
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. Leave this option set to NORMAL. The other selections are
. primarily for diagnostic use.
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