Epson IR-320, Technical Reference Manual

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3-24 OS and Drivers Rev. C
Recovering the OS
Preparing recovery media
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Preparing a start-up disk
1. Start the MS-DOS Prompt.
2. Go to the C:\backup\recovery\bootfd directory.
3. Execute MKDISK.bat.
4. Insert a floppy disk in the FDD.
5. Press Enter Enter Enter Enter to start formatting.
6. A message asking whether you are going to format another floppy disk is displayed.
Press N N N N and Enter Enter Enter Enter . Then the necessary files are copied onto the floppy disk.
7. A message that the copying is over is displayed. Then exit MS-DOS Prompt.
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Saving the HD image data
Save all data under the C:\backup\recovery\data directory onto another medium or drive.
Example:
1. Connect the IR-320 in network to a PC that can write data onto CD-Rs.
2. Save all data under the C:\backup\recovery\data directory of the IR-320 onto the PC.
3. Write all data saved in step 2 onto a CD-R.
4. After saving the data, the directory under the C:\backup\recovery directory may be
deleted.
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Backing up each driver
Each directory under the C:\backup directory is the backup of each driver, which can be
backed up through individual saving.
Recovering method
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Editing the start-up disk
Edit CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXE.BAT created in “Preparing a Recovery Medium” to the
device on which the image data has been saved.
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Recovering
1. Connect the medium or drive onto which the data has been saved in “Preparing a
Recovery Medium” to the IR-320.
2. Start the system by using the start-up floppy disk created in “Preparing a Recovery
Medium.”