###################################################################### # # # You can use the up and down arrows to view this help # # # # PRESS Q TO QUIT HELP # # # ###################################################################### MAIN MENU --------------------- ?: View the help file I: Get information about a disk in a reader. E: Erase re-writable disks in writer(s). R: Read a new image file from a disk in a reader. W: Write disks from an image file to writer(s). T: Test (verify) a disk in a reader against a file. D: Delete an image file. --------------------- Q: Quit this program. These choices will be explained in detail below. NOTE: drives may be defined as a reader or a writer, so different commands may present a different list of available drives. Also, when being asked for a filename, you may press the TAB key to autotype available filenames i.e. if you press 2 and all filenames that start with 2 start with 2007, then the 2007 will be typed for you. Don't worry if that puts a ".toc" or a "." on the end, they will be removed if unneeded. ? = View this file. You should have figured that out by now. I = Get info about a CD-ROM -- i.e. see if a disk is blank or see how many tracks are on an audio disk. E = Erase a re-writable disk. Some kinds of disks need to be formatted before use, or you can reformat a disk to use it over and over again. R = Read a disk from a reader drive to an image file on system. You will be asked to select a drive to read from. Select your drive from the available list by pressing your choice. Next you will be asked for the name to save as. When using names, a blank usually means cancel so just press enter to cancel the read erquest. If you don't enter a blank, the image of the disk will be saved under that name. Fresh reads are saved as THENAME.toc with data in THENAME.bin. The list of available toc files may appear at the top of the menu. W = Write CDs. This is what it's all about! You will first select drive(s). This list is customized in setup and may include multiple write drives in one option. Next you will be asked to select an image to write, TAB key autos like in the NOTES above. NOTE: You cannot use a little x for a capital X and vice versa. NOTE: You CAN leave an extra . on the end, it will be removed. This is because TAB autocomplete can leave a . at the end. You will then be asked how many copies to write. If you're using a selected drive that is three writers, they will be written three at a time, a correctly written disk will eject at the end of the write. In case of a disk error, you can correct the remaining count at each pass if you need to. T = Test a disk against a file. You'd do this to verify a write if you suspect a problem, aer extra cautious, or you are trying a new brand of disks or something like that. You can usually be fairly confident that disks are OK if they were properly written and ejected by the write process. Note that you cannot test a disk layout that has been modified from its original read using "C". In this case, you could read a write of the modified disk again. D = Delete an image file. You only need to do this if you want to keep the aulist at the top of the menu clean or if you need to recover the disk space. You will be told how much disk space is remaining when you go to read a disk, or you can find out from the system configuration menu. ' = Copy a disk from the top drive to a blank in the bottom. NOTE: this is an easy way to make a single copy, but if the disk is an audio (CDDA) disk, it is much slower for subsequent disks than reading it to the hard drive first, and less reliable in all cases. If an error occurs during the copy, the blank disk may be ruined. 0 = Shutdown the computer. You will be asked Yes/No. 1 = Reboot the computer. You will be asked Yes/No. This is the end of the help file -- Press Q to quit help.