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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: August 25, 1999 09:13 AM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Bob called about cables connecting monitor to computer.

1...Summary/Objective
2...Backups Can be Done on Hard Drive using Microsoft Backup


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SUBJECTS
586 Upgrade, 990429
Monitor, Viewsonic G773, SN DJ91650252

0604 -    ..
0605 - Summary/Objective
0606 -
060601 - Follow up ref SDS 29 0000, ref SDS 28 0000.
060602 -
060603 - Bob called yesterday afternoon and left a message about a cable from
060604 - the monitor to the computer.
060605 -
060606 - There is a video cable they need for the video data.
060607 -
060608 - The Viewsonic monitor has another cable application from the base to
060609 - the monitor and from the base to a network card in the computer, as
060610 - reported on 990815. ref SDS 25 4784 They do not have a network card in
060611 - the computer, so they don't need either of these cables connected.
060612 - Networking is for connecting several computers together.  They only
060613 - have a single computer.
060614 -
060615 - Sent ref DIT 1 to Bob with link to this record.
060616 -
060617 -     [On 990902 received response. ref SDS 31 0001]
060618 -
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060620 -
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SUBJECTS
CDR Drive Acquisition SN 00385 042015
Install
CD ROM Drive Setup in CMOS Failed, F1 Warning Message on Boot Up
CD RW Drive, 990818

1007 -
100701 -  ..
100702 - Backups Can be Done on Hard Drive using Microsoft Backup
100703 -
100704 - Follow up ref SDS 28 9765.
100705 -
100706 - Suggest in my letter today using MS Backup. ref DIT 1 2496
100707 -
100708 - Since the CD RW drive does not support backups, Kathleen and Bob can
100709 - use Microsoft Backup to accomplish objectives explained on 990818.
100710 - ref SDS 27 0975
100711 -
100712 - I installed Microsoft Backup which is under...
100713 -
100714 -          Start
100715 -             Programs
100716 -                Accessories
100717 -                   System Tools
100718 -
100719 -                       Backup
100720 -
100721 -
100722 - I had to return our RW CD drive for repairs, and so am using the
100723 - Microsoft Backup utility, as explained in the record on 990823.
100724 - ref SDS 30 0001
100725 -
100726 - When you run Backup you have to create a specification to tell the
100727 - program what to backup and where to store the backup data.
100728 -
100729 - My specification for backup is shown on 990823. ref SDS 30 9682
100730 -
100731 -     On Kathleen and Bob's system, I would omit the c:\windows and c:
100732 -     Program Files, directories from a backup specification, because it
100733 -     generates about 20M of backup each day, simply because various
100734 -     features are changed during operation of the system.  If there is
100735 -     a problem with W98, the typical solution is to run setup and
100736 -     install components fresh.  This is easy to do with W98 setup code
100737 -     on your computer, as explained on 990818. ref SDS 20 4099
100738 -
100739 -     I also omit backing up program directories, which are in "00" and
100740 -     in "Program Files," since they can be installed, if needed.  Under
100741 -     the Welch file management system, if you use a program to create a
100742 -     document, the document should be saved on f: according to its
100743 -     subject as shown in the SDS subject Index.  So, the f: drive is
100744 -     backuped up each day since it has content that can change each
100745 -     day. Program directories are static, and so don't need to be
100746 -     backed up.
100747 -
100748 -     This requires a little care in deciding where to save files,
100749 -     rather than simply allowing the computer to use what are called
100750 -     defaults, which is the program directory.
100751 -
100752 -
100753 - One "tricky" issue is you have to change the filename each day, so
100754 - you do not overwrite the backup created the previous time.  For some
100755 - reason W98 does not increment the filename, so this has to be done
100756 - manually.
100757 -
100758 - This provides a good way to protect your data by storing it on a
100759 - partition that will not likely crash.  If you mistakenly delete a work
100760 - file, and want to get it back, you have the backups created each day.
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