Conner Peripherals, Inc.
Readme for Conner Backup Exec

Welcome to Conner Backup Exec for Windows!
===================================

     This document contains important information not included in the
documentation. For easiest reading, maximize this window by clicking
the Maximize button (Alt+Spacebar, X). You may also want to print it
for future reference. Topics covered in this document include:

     * Third Party Desktop Managers
     * Compatibility with Conner Backup Exec for DOS (Version 1.2 and 2.0)
     * Floppy Drive Setup
     * Tape Drives
     * Hardware Incompatibilities
     * File Selection
     * Estimated Number of Disks for a Backup
     * Additional Command-Line Options
     * Data Verification vs. Compare for Floppy Drives and DOS Path
     * Limitations


THIRD PARTY DESKTOP MANAGERS
============================

     If a third party desktop manager is being used, the Backup Exec
program icon is not created with the appropriate startup directory path.
You will have to add the path manually.


COMPATIBILITY WITH CONNER BACKUP EXEC FOR DOS
=============================================

     If you use Conner Backup Exec for DOS and are currently in the middle
of a FULL/INCREMENTAL or FULL/DIFFERENTIAL backup cycle, you should
not have to interrupt that cycle and start over. In fact, you should
be able to use either product to create your next backup set.
     We strongly recommend that you confirm you'll be able to
do this by using Conner Backup Exec for Windows to restore some files
backed up with Conner Backup Exec for DOS. If you encounter any errors
while restoring, start a new backup cycle by making a full backup of
all your drives before resuming your routine.

Data Verification
-----------------
     If data verification in your setup file was set for "Read Only"
in Conner Backup Exec for DOS, check your settings in Conner Backup Exec for
Windows when you first load that setup file. The "Read Only" option
does not exist in Conner Backup Exec, so the setting defaults
to "Read and Compare."

Macro Compatibility
-------------------
     To use setup files created with Conner Backup Exec for DOS, you must
re-create any macros associated with those setup files.


FLOPPY DRIVE SETUP
==================

Automatic Floppy Configuration
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     The first time you run Conner Backup Exec, your floppy
drive types are determined automatically.  This automatic
configuration is usually accurate.  However, if you see that the
drive types have been determined incorrectly, change them manually
with these steps:
    1) If you are not already in the Configure window, click the
       Configure button.
    2) Click Floppy Configuration.
    3) Use the list boxes to select the correct floppy drive types.

If Your Compatibility Test Fails
--------------------------------
     If your compatibility test fails, the DMA Operation is
automatically set to Most Compatible. Run the compatibility test
again to verify that you can make reliable backups using the Most
Compatible setting.  Once the DMA Operation is set to Most
Compatible, you cannot change it manually.
     If you change your hardware, repeat the compatibility test.  In
the Compatibility Test dialog box, you can temporarily change the DMA
Operation setting to Fastest using the DMA Operation During Test list
box.

Using a 360K Floppy Disk in a 1.2M Drive
----------------------------------------
     Backing up to 360K floppy disks in a 1.2 MB floppy drive is not
recommended; it will almost surely result in lost data.  However,
Conner Backup Exec does support backups to 360K floppy disks
in 1.2 MB drives so you can transfer files between computers.  The
best method to do this is to use the following steps:
    1) Format the floppy disks in the 360K drive.
    2) Select DOS Drive and Path in the Backup To list box.
    3) Set the component size to 360K in the Advanced Backup Options
       dialog box.
    4) Start the backup.

If you use this procedure to transfer files, do not rely on
the floppy disks created as the sole backup of a hard disk.

Floppy Drive Contention
-----------------------
     You can run Conner Backup Exec in the background with
other applications running in the foreground. To ensure that access
to a floppy disk or tape drive is not interrupted while Conner Backup Exec
is using it, these drives are hidden from other applications.
Programs that display a list of available drives do not display the
floppy disk drives during these background Conner Backup Exec operations.
Typing FORMAT A: in a DOS window during a backup produces an "invalid
drive specification" system message.  Do not try to access your
floppy drives directly.  Normal drive use returns when the backup
completes.
     This restriction also applies during tape backups, because tape
drives use the floppy drive controller.

Floppy Drives Not Supported
---------------------------
     Conner Backup Exec does not support a 2.88 floppy drive
or external drives with drive letters above C:. Back up to these
drives by selecting them as DOS drive and path.

TAPE DRIVES
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    Conner Backup Exec can back up to and restore from the
following tape drives:

Conner Tape*Stor Models C250MQ, C250MQT
Archive/Maynard Models 5540, 5580, 9250
Archive Models 51250Q, 31250Q, 11250Q


HARDWARE INCOMPATIBILITIES
==========================

    The Zenith Supersport has a DMA bus conflict condition with
Conner Backup Exec. Conner Backup Exec is not certified to run on this
machine.

FILE SELECTION
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Manual File Selection
---------------------
     Selecting a directory in the tree pane stores the selection by
directory name.  Selecting files in the tree pane stores the
selections by filename. Therefore, these two selection methods are
not identical.  If you select and back up a directory and later add
more files to it, future backups include the new files.  However, if
you select and back up all the files in a directory (rather than
selecting the directory itself) and then add new files, future
backups would not include the new files.

Setup Files
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     To use the same Setup files for both Conner Backup Exec for DOS and
Conner Backup Exec, use include and exclude statements to
describe file selections. Manual file selections made in the Windows
product cannot be read by the DOS product.

Directory Tree File Selection
-----------------------------
     Use the directory tree to quickly select groups of related
directories. When you collapse a branch on the tree, the directory
displays a plus sign on the folder. If you select a directory at this
point, you select all its subdirectories as well.


ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DISKS FOR A BACKUP
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     Conner Backup Exec now makes more accurate estimates for
the number of disks needed for a backup and backup time. These
estimates are based on the compression setting, the data verification
setting, and your computer's processor type.


ADDITIONAL COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS
===============================

     The following command-line options are not listed in the Conner
Backup Exec documentation:

/m      Minimize: use to start Conner Backup Exec as a background
	operation and display it as an icon.

/p	Password: use to specify your password as part of the command
	line in the scheduler so you can run unattended password-
	protected backups.

/b	Backup Path: use to specify a different DOS path destination
	for your backup from the DOS path in the setup file.

For more information on these and other command line options, refer
to the Conner Backup Exec Online Help.

DATA VERIFICATION VS. COMPARE FUNCTION FOR FLOPPY DRIVES AND DOS PATH
=====================================================================

     To safeguard your data, check that the data written to your
backup set matches the data on your hard disk using Data Verification
during the backup or Compare after the backup completes.

Data Verification
-----------------
     With the Data Verification option on, Conner Backup Exec verifies the
data by reading it from the backup media after it is written, then
comparing it to data in memory.

Compare Function
----------------
     Compare provides maximum data security.  It compares the data in
the backup set to the source data on the hard disk using the
following procedure:
     * It reads the data from your backup set exactly as if it were
       going to restore the data to the hard disk.
     * It compares this data to the data found on the hard disk.
     * It verifies that they are identical or displays a message if
       the files do not match.

LIMITATIONS
===========

You can use characters typed directly from the keyboard for
passwords.  Do not enter characters in your password by holding the
Alt key and typing a three-digit number on the numeric keypad.  If
you use these special characters Conner Backup Exec for DOS to
restore your backup set.

You can back up 2046 directories per drive.  Each directory can
contain a maximum of 1638 files, including file names,
subdirectories, and volume labels.

If you receive a message that Conner Backup Exec cannot log a
drive because it contains too many directories or too many files in a
single directory, you can work around this problem as described below.

If the drive is a local drive (as opposed to a network drive), use
the DOS SUBST command to map the directory you want to back up to a
new drive letter.  For example, to substitute the drive letter F: for
the directory E:\SOFTWARE\DOS, type:

	  SUBST F: E:\SOFTWARE\DOS

If the large drive is a Novell Netware file server, use the MAP
command with the ROOT option to map a drive letter to a subdirectory
on the volume.  For example, to map the drive letter G: to a network
directory called SERVERA\VOLUME1\PATHNAME, type:

          MAP ROOT G:=SERVERA\VOLUME1:\PATHNAME

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