Making Backup Copies Of The Dos Diskette; Copying Dos Onto Fixed Disk - Tandy 1200 HD User Manual

1.6 MAKING BACKUP COPIES
OF THE DOS DISKETTE
Recorded on the DOS diskette are the Disk Operating System (DOS)
programs. Because these programs are essential to the operation of
the computer, you will want to make backup copies in case the orig-
inal diskette should be lost or damaged.
First, you should copy DOS onto the fixed disk. After that, you
should make a backup copy on a diskette as well.
As you make your backup copies of DOS, you will become familiar
with your computer's operation, and you will begin to feel comforta-
ble with its keyboard. Before you start, read through the procedures
and be sure you understand them. Refer to Appendix A if you have
questions about keyboard keys.
COPYING DOS ONTO FIXED DISK
This section gives a step-by-step procedure for copying the DOS
programs onto the fixed disk drive.
If you already have some experience with computers, you may want
to use the PREPARE command to format the fixed disk drive and
copy the DOS files onto it. PREPARE is a quick and efficient proce-
dure that combines four commands into a single utility. If you de-
cide to use this utility, simply enter the PREPARE command and
then follow the instructions and prompts that will be displayed on
your monitor.
If, on the other hand, all this is rather new to you, it might be better
to stick with the procedure given below; it will take you step-by-step
through the individual commands that format the fixed disk drive
and then copy the DOS files onto it. It is a four-part procedure that
involves the LOW LEVEL FORMAT command, the PARTITION
command, the FORMAT command, and the COPY command. The
whole procedure takes more than an hour, but once it is done, it
will, most likely, never have to be repeated.
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