Installation guide

JUMPER BLOCK INFORMATION
The jumper block is a block of pins located on the hard drive that when shorted with a shunt (jumper) will
make the drive behave in certain ways. The shunt is a small piece of plastic with metal inside that shorts
out the connection between 2 pins when placed over the pins. These can be purchased at any local
computer store. The pin pitch is 2 mm.
CONTROLLER INFORMATION
The examples in this guide have used IDE ports that are imbedded in the Motherboard. If your
motherboard is old and you would like Enhanced IDE or an ULTRA DMA 33 controller, you may want to
purchase a controller card (host adapter). You will need to install the controller into one of the empty slots
in your computer. Simply remove the screw holding the metal plate intact, insert the controller into the PCI,
EISA or ISA slot on the motherboard making sure that the metal plate from the controller fits into the
grooves allotted on the computer frame. Replace the screw and proceed by connecting the IDE cables to
the controller and then the hard drive. If you have any questions, refer to the installation manual that
should be enclosed with your controller.
BACKUP & RESTORE
One of the most common methods of backup is tape backup. Tape drives are available from IBM and
other major manufacturers. This method is preferred for overnight backups that run while your business is
closed or while you sleep.
Another method of backup is a removable drive. There are several brands of removable drives. IOMEGA
is one manufacturer. They manufacture the ZIP drive which is very popular and also the JAZ drive. These
drives can be used simply for backup and hooked up and removed at any time with very little trouble. This
is the preferred way to backup and restore when attaching new peripherals to your current setup.
DOS has a Backup and Restore command. To back up critical files (files that you do not want to lose)
from the directory your files are in type: backup. This will prompt you to add more diskettes as necessary.
In case of a failure, you will simply need to insert the first diskette of your backups and type: restore.
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