README FILE
January 12, 1998
Jaz Tools Software, Version 5.51
Contents
Section # Topic
1 Using the Jaz "tools" Disk
2 Using the Guest Program
3 Software Installation Troubleshooting
4 Electronic Manuals
5 Installing Jaz Support on DOS-Only Systems
Iomega Driver for DOS
Jaz Tools under DOS
6 Cautions
Microsoft Disk Copy Utilities
FDISK
32-bit Access
Windows Format Utility
Microsoft Backup
Compression
Installing Applications to the Jaz Drive
Findit for Windows requires version 3.11.
7 Setting up a Jaz Boot Disk
System Requirements for Booting
Jaz Boot Drive Options
Setting Up the Jaz Drive as the Primary Boot
Device
Using the Jaz Drive as a Backup Boot Device
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Section 1
Using the Jaz "tools" Disk
The Jaz "tools" disk included with your Jaz drive is a
special dual-format disk which contains Jaz Tools software
for BOTH Windows/DOS and Macintosh systems. Before you can
write any files to the disk, the disk format must be set as
EITHER Windows/DOS (IBM-compatible PC) or Macintosh (which
allows you to store your files safely but eliminates the
Tools software files stored under the other format type).
Running the software Setup program under either Windows 95
or Windows 3.1 automatically sets the "tools" disk format to
Windows/DOS and reclaims the Macintosh portion of the disk
for use on PC systems. Similarly, running the Jaz Install
program for Macintosh, sets the "tools" disk format to
Macintosh and erases the PC portion of the disk. If you are
installing Jaz software support on a DOS-only system, you
need to run the Reclaim program from the DOSSTUFF directory
on the "tools" disk to set the disk format and unlock the
disk.
If you use your Jaz drive on both PC and Macintosh systems
and want to install Jaz Tools on both system types, you need
to purchase an additional "tools" disk for installing Jaz
Tools on your second system. (See your Jaz Accessory Guide
for ordering information.)
NOTE: The Jaz "tools" disk can be used to reinstall Jaz
Tools software on the SAME system type (PC or Macintosh) as
the initial installation. It is important to keep the
installation files on the "tools" disk in case you ever need
to reinstall your Jaz Tools software. (For a PC system, the
installation files are located under W95Stuff, W31Stuff,
WNTStuff, and DOSStuff.) If you need more disk space, you
may choose to delete some of the Jaz Tools additions.
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Section 2
Using the Guest Program
The Guest program allows you to use a portable Jaz drive on
another computer without having to permanently install
either an Iomega driver or Jaz Tools software.
There are versions of Guest for Windows 95, Windows 3.1/DOS
and Macintosh systems:
* For Windows 95, run Guest95 from the Windows/DOS
Install disk. If you encounter any problems, see "Help
for Guest95" on the Install disk.
* For Windows 3.1/DOS systems, run GUEST.EXE from the
Windows/DOS Install disk. Refer to the GUESTHLP.TXT
file on the Install disk for additional information on
using GUEST.EXE with IBM-compatible PC's.
* For information on using Guest on Macintosh systems,
refer to the GUESTHLP.TXT file on the Windows/DOS
Install disk.
NOTE: On Windows 3.1, DOS, or Macintosh systems, running
the Guest program provides a temporary driver installation
that is removed when the computer is shut down or restarted.
Running Guest95 permanently installs the drivers needed to
support Iomega hardware under Windows 95.
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Section 3
Software Installation Troubleshooting
Refer to the MANUAL.EXE file on the Windows/DOS Install disk
for software troubleshooting information on computers
running Windows 95, Windows 3.1, and DOS. Section 4 in this
Readme file contains detailed instructions on accessing
MANUAL.EXE.
Note for users of Adaptec EZ-SCSI:
For information on using Iomega software and Adaptec EZ-SCSI
on the same system, refer to "Special Information for Users
of Adaptec EZ-SCSI" in Appendix A of MANUAL.EXE.
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Section 4
Electronic Manuals
The Iomega software package for Windows/DOS includes two
electronic manuals:
* The "Iomega Installation Manual" (MANUAL.EXE) which
contains complete installation and problem-solving
information for Iomega software under Windows 95,
Windows 3.1, and DOS.
* The "User's Reference Manual" (REFMAN.EXE) which
contains reference information on Iomega SCSI software,
including the Iomega Driver, configuration program, and
Iomega SCSI Utilities.
To access the Installation Manual, insert the Windows/DOS
"Install" disk in an appropriate drive (floppy or CD-ROM),
go to the DOS prompt, and type:
A: <Enter> (or D: where D is your CD-ROM drive)
MANUAL <Enter>
You can also run the Installation Manual from the Windows
File Manager by selecting drive A: (or D: where D is your
CD-ROM drive) and double-clicking on MANUAL.EXE. Under
Windows 95, you can access the Installation Manual by
double-clicking on the floppy drive in My Computer and then
double-clicking on the "Manual" icon.
The User's Reference Manual is located in the DOSSTUFF
directory on the Jaz "tools" disk and installed with the
Iomega SCSI software package. Use the following procedure
if you want to access the reference manual before installing
your software:
1. Insert the "Install" disk (floppy or CD) for
Windows/DOS into the appropriate computer drive and the
"tools" disk into the Jaz drive.
2. Go to the DOS prompt and type:
a:guest.exe <Enter> (Install floppy in drive A)
or
d:guest.exe <Enter> (Install CD in drive D)
3. Note the drive letter Guest assigns to your Jaz drive
and use it in place of "e:" in the following command
line:
e:\dosstuff\refman <Enter>
If you install Iomega SCSI software using the INSTALL
program, you can access the User's Reference manual from the
C:\IOMEGA directory after the software installation is
complete. Go to the DOS prompt and type:
c: <Enter>
cd \iomega <Enter>
refman <Enter>
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Section 5
Installing Jaz Support on DOS-Only Systems
Many of the application programs included in the Jaz Tools
software package require Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. If you
do not have Windows on your computer, you can still use the
Jaz drive, but you will not be able to use the Jaz Tools
software that requires Windows. This section describes the
software support for Jaz drives available for DOS systems
that do not have Windows.
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Section 5.1
Iomega Driver for DOS
Running the INSTALL program from the DOSSTUFF directory on
the Jaz "tools" disk installs Iomega SCSI software to
support your Jaz drive. The Iomega SCSI Driver installs as
a device (SCSIDRVR.SYS) in the computer's CONFIG.SYS file,
and because of the way DOS handles drive letter assignments,
this can shift your existing drive letters.
Iomega software for Jaz includes a TSR version of the Driver
(GUEST.EXE) which will not cause drive letter shifts when it
is installed. If you prefer using the TSR version of the
Iomega Driver (GUEST.EXE), you can manually install it in
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Refer to the electronic
Installation Manual (MANUAL.EXE) for manual installation
instructions. MANUAL.EXE also contains information on
assigning specific drive letters with GUEST.EXE. (See
Section 4 in this file for detailed instructions on
accessing the electronic manuals.)
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Section 5.2
Jaz Tools under DOS
Iomega SCSI software includes a set of utilities that run
under DOS. You can use these utilities to set software
protection options on your Jaz disks, copy data to or from
Jaz disks, format Jaz disks, or lock the Jaz drive so that
you can install software to a Jaz disk.
You can run the SCSI Utilities in an easy-to-use menu mode
or from the DOS command line. To start the Utilities in
menu mode, go to the DOS prompt for drive C: (the drive
where your Iomega SCSI software is installed) and type:
cd \IOMEGA <Enter>
SCSIUTIL <Enter>
If you need help running the Utilities, press <F1> anywhere
in the Utilities. Complete reference information on the
Iomega SCSI Utilities is contained in the electronic "User's
Reference Manual" (REFMAN.EXE). (See Section 4 in this file
for information on accessing the electronic manuals.)
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Section 6
Cautions and Technical Notes
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Section 6.1
Microsoft Disk Copy Utilities
CAUTION!
Do NOT use DISKCOPY.EXE or the Windows 95 right mouse
CopyDisk utility with your Jaz drive. These utilities were
designed for use with floppy drives and do not work
correctly with other removable drives. Use an Iomega disk
copying utility to copy disks (either Copy Machine or Iomega
SCSI Disk Copy).
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Section 6.2
FDISK
CAUTION!
Do not use FDISK on any removable disk. FDISK is designed
for partitioning fixed disks. Partitioning any type of
removable media can lead to unexpected results.
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Section 6.3
32-bit Access
If you are using Windows 3.11 or Windows for Workgroups and
want to use Copy Machine, make sure that 32-bit disk and
file access is turned off. (This option is available when
changing virtual memory options under "386 Enhanced" in the
Windows Control Panel.)
NOTE: Windows 3.1 does not support 32-bit access for
removable disks drives. If 32-bit access is not turned off,
the hard drive will NOT appear in the Copy Machine window.
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Section 6.4
Windows Format Utility
If you are using Windows 3.1, do not use the format utility
available in Windows File Manager to format Jaz disks. Use
an Iomega format utility (either Iomega SCSI Format or
Format in Iomega Tools).
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Section 6.5
Microsoft Backup
Microsoft Backup does not support removable disk drives
other than floppy drives. You can use Copy Machine to copy
files on your hard disk to the Jaz drive, or you can use the
Windows File Manager to drag-and-drop files you want to back
up to Jaz disks.
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Section 6.6
Compression
CAUTION!
If you are using a compression utility on a removable disk
(for example, a Jaz disk), you should make that disk
nonremovable (or lock the disk in the drive) whenever the
compressed volume is mounted. Removing a disk while the
compressed volume is mounted could result in lost data. To
remove the disk, first unmount the compressed volume, then
unlock the drive. Refer to the electronic "User's Reference
Manual" (REFMAN.EXE) for detailed information on locking and
unlocking drives.
CAUTION!
Do not use any disk compression software to compress
removable boot disks.
Iomega SCSI Utilities with Stacker 4.0
When using Stacker 4.0 and Iomega SCSI, mounted, stacked
drives will not appear on the graphical user interface
screen for the Iomega SCSI Utilities. In order to use an
Iomega SCSI utility on a stacked drive, you must first
unmount the drive.
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Section 6.7
Installing Applications to the Jaz Drive
Certain applications and games will install only to a fixed
disk. To install these programs to the Jaz drive, use the
Iomega Tools "Make Nonremovable" or "Lock" utility to make
the Jaz drive appear as a hard drive to the system. After
the software installation is complete, use "Make Removable"
or "Unlock" to restore disk removability.
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Section 6.8
Findit for Windows requires version 3.11.
Findit will not work properly under Windows 3.0 & 3.1.
During catalog of a drive the system may stop responding.
The solution is to upgrade to Windows 3.11.
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Section 7
Setting up a Jaz Boot Disk
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Section 7.1
System Requirements for Booting
You can boot your computer from a Jaz disk if your system
meets the following conditions:
The computer does not have an IDE hard drive installed
as drive C. (You cannot boot from a SCSI drive if an
IDE drive is set up as drive C on the system unless the
IDE drive is disabled in the system CMOS.)
The Jaz drive is connected to a bootable host adapter
(ROM enabled). Check the adapter documentation for
information on necessary switch or jumper settings.
You have a compatible version of DOS, Windows, or
Windows 95.
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Section 7.2
Jaz Boot Drive Options
You can use the Jaz drive as the primary (only) boot device
for the computer or as a secondary (backup) boot device:
Using the Jaz drive as the primary (only) boot device:
This procedure assumes that the computer does not have
a C drive and currently boots from a floppy disk.
Using the Jaz drive as a secondary (backup) boot
device: This procedure assumes that the computer
currently boots from a fixed SCSI hard drive.
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Section 7.3
Setting Up the Jaz Drive as the Primary Boot Device
If the computer does not currently have a hard drive, you
can set up the Jaz "tools" disk to boot the system. Note
that the procedure in this section assumes that the computer
does not have a C drive and currently boots from a floppy
disk. If you have access to a computer that has a hard
drive, it is recommended that you use that computer to set
up your Jaz boot disk (see the procedure in Section 7.4.1
for detailed instructions on setting up a Jaz boot disk);
this will allow you to avoid having to use the "tools" disk
as your boot disk.
1. Make sure your Jaz drive is connected to a bootable
host adapter and that the ROM BIOS on the adapter is
correctly enabled. (See the adapter documentation for
specific instructions.)
2. Set the SCSI ID on the Jaz drive to 0. (Some bootable
SCSI adapters will only assign drive letter C to the
device at SCSI ID 0, and DOS permits booting only from
drives A and C.)
3. Turn on your Jaz drive and boot the computer from a
floppy disk.
4. After the computer boots (A:> will appear on the
screen), remove the boot floppy and insert the
Windows/DOS Install disk that came with your Jaz drive.
5. Type A:GUEST (or D:GUEST where D is your CD-ROM drive)
and press Enter. This will load the Guest driver to
provide access to the Jaz drive. (Guest should assign
drive letter C: to the Jaz drive.)
6. Insert the Jaz "tools" disk into the Jaz drive and run
RECLAIM.EXE from the DOSSTUFF directory on the "tools"
disk. The Reclaim utility sets the DOS format on the
"tools" disk, reclaims the Mac-formatted portion of the
disk for use by the PC, and unprotects the disk so you
can install to it.
7. Remove the "Install" disk (if using a floppy install
diskette) and reinsert your boot floppy. Use the DOS
SYS command to make the Jaz "tools" disk bootable. To
use the DOS SYS command, type A:SYS C: and press Enter.
(This will work only if your boot floppy contains a
compatible version of MS-DOS.)
8. Remove the floppy boot disk and reboot the computer
from the "tools" disk.
9. Install the operating system you plan to use (Windows
95, DOS/Windows 3.1, or DOS only) to drive C: (the Jaz
"tools" disk).
IMPORTANT: Do NOT remove the "tools" disk from the
drive until you have installed Iomega software as
described in the next step.
10. Install the Iomega software package needed for your
system as follows:
Windows 95 Users:
Run Setup from the W95STUFF directory on the "tools"
disk to install Tools 95 software to the "tools" boot
disk. Note that Windows 95 will operate only in MS-DOS
compatibility mode (Real mode) when the system is
booted from a removable drive. This is a Windows 95
limitation for using a removable boot disk and is not
affected by using Iomega Tools to make the Jaz disk
nonremovable.
DOS/Windows 3.1 Users:
Run the INSTALL program from the DOSSTUFF directory on
the "tools" disk and select the "tools" disk as the
target for installation. After completing the Iomega
SCSI installation, load Windows and run SETUP.EXE from
the W31STUFF directory on the "tools" disk to install
Jaz Tools software for Windows. Make sure the target
of installation is the "tools" disk. When the software
installation is complete, open the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on
the "tools" disk and add the following line:
C:\IOMEGA\SCSIUTIL Lock c:
This will make the Jaz boot disk appear as a fixed
disk, which is preferred for running Windows 3.1 and
required for installing and/or running some Windows 3.1
applications.
DOS Only Users:
Run the INSTALL program from the DOSSTUFF directory on
the "tools" disk and select the "tools" disk as the
target for installation.
11. Install any application programs you want to be able to
run from the Jaz boot disk.
12. To boot the system after the computer has been turned
off, turn on power to the Jaz drive and insert the
"tools" boot disk; then turn on the computer.
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Section 7.4
Using the Jaz Drive as a Backup Boot Device
If your computer is currently booting from a fixed SCSI hard
drive, you can easily create a backup Jaz boot disk. In
case of some disaster to the primary boot drive, you can
then boot from the Jaz disk and use it to restore the fixed
SCSI disk. The first procedure in this section describes
how to create a bootable Jaz disk. The second procedure
describes how to set up the Jaz drive to boot the computer.
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Section 7.4.1
Creating a Jaz Backup Boot Disk
This procedure assumes that the computer is currently
booting from a SCSI hard drive and the operating system and
appropriate Iomega software have already been installed on
the primary boot drive.
1. Prepare a blank Jaz disk using the Iomega Format tool
with the "Copy System" option turned on. This is the
ideal way to place the basic system files on the disk.
CAUTION!
Do NOT format your Jaz "tools" disk as this will
destroy your Iomega software installation files.
2. Install your current operating system (Windows 95,
DOS/Windows 3.1, or DOS only) to the Jaz boot disk.
3. Back up your primary boot disk (C:) to the Jaz boot
disk as follows:
Windows 95 Users:
RIGHT click on the Jaz drive icon in My Computer and
select Copy Machine. Use "Two Drive Copy" to copy C:
to your Jaz drive. Be sure to select "Don't Erase"
files on the target disk before starting the copy.
Windows 3.1 Users:
Double click on the Copy Machine icon in your Iomega
Jaz Tools group. Use "Two Drive Copy" to copy C: to
your Jaz drive. Be sure to select "Don't Erase" files
on the target disk before starting the copy.
DOS Only Users:
Use the Iomega SCSI Disk Copy Utility to copy all files
on drive C: to the Jaz drive (D: in the following
example). Go to the DOS prompt for the IOMEGA
directory on drive C: and run the command line:
SCSIUTIL Copy C: D: /A /V
IMPORTANT: Use the drive letter for your Jaz drive in
place of D: when using the Disk Copy command line.
You can also run the Iomega SCSI Utilities in menu mode
to carry out the copy. Make sure you select the Append
option before starting the copy.
BACKUP NOTE for All Users:
Repeat the appropriate procedure described in step 3
regularly to keep your Jaz backup boot disk current.
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Section 7.4.2
Using the Jaz Boot Disk to Restore the Primary Boot Drive
In case of disaster to your primary SCSI boot drive, use the
following procedure to boot the computer from your Jaz
backup boot disk and restore the fixed SCSI hard disk:
1. Make sure your Jaz drive is connected to a bootable
host adapter and that the ROM BIOS on the adapter is
correctly enabled. (See the adapter documentation for
specific instructions.)
NOTE: If the fixed SCSI hard disk is connected to a
different adapter than the Jaz drive, disable the ROM
on the other adapter.
2. Set the SCSI ID on the Jaz drive to 0. (Some bootable
SCSI adapters will only assign drive letter C to the
device at SCSI ID 0, and DOS permits booting only from
drives A and C.)
NOTE: If the fixed SCSI hard disk is connected to the
same adapter as the Jaz drive, you must also change the
SCSI ID on the fixed disk so that it is not 0.
3. Turn on power to the Jaz drive and insert the Jaz
backup boot disk; then turn on the computer.
4. Reformat the fixed SCSI hard disk using your operating
system's standard format procedure. Be sure you select
the option to copy the system files or make the disk
bootable.
5. Restore files from your Jaz boot disk (C:) to the fixed
SCSI hard disk as follows:
Windows 95 Users:
RIGHT click on the Jaz drive icon in My Computer and
select Copy Machine. Use "Two Drive Copy" to copy C:
(your Jaz drive) to the fixed SCSI hard drive. Be sure
to select "Don't Erase" files on the target disk before
starting the copy.
Windows 3.1 Users:
Double click on the Copy Machine icon in your Iomega
Jaz Tools group. Use "Two Drive Copy" to copy C: (your
Jaz drive) to the fixed SCSI hard drive. Be sure to
select "Don't Erase" files on the target disk before
starting the copy.
DOS Only Users:
Use the Iomega SCSI Disk Copy Utility to copy all files
on drive C: (the Jaz drive) to the fixed SCSI hard
drive (D: in the following example). Go to the DOS
prompt for the IOMEGA directory on drive C: and run the
command line:
SCSIUTIL Copy C: D: /A /V
IMPORTANT: Use the drive letter for your fixed SCSI
hard drive in place of D: when using the Disk Copy
command line.
You can also run the Iomega SCSI Utilities in menu mode
to carry out the copy. Make sure you select the Append
option before starting the copy.
6. Shut down the system and turn off power to the
computer. Restore your adapter ROM settings and disk
drive SCSI ID settings to the configuration needed to
boot from the fixed SCSI hard disk.