README FILE FOR OS/2 3.0 Utility Diskettes
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August 1994

This file contains additional information about
using the Utility Diskettes.

You can use the Utility Diskettes to:

o   Start OS/2* 3.0 from diskettes

o   Back up and restore your system

o   Check the hard disk for errors or problems

o   Format a diskette or the hard disk


USING BACKUP AND RESTORE

The BACKUP and RESTORE files on Utility Diskette 3
allow you to back up and restore your entire hard disk.


BACKING UP YOUR SYSTEM

You can use the BACKUP file on Utility Diskette 3
to back up your system.  BACKUP copies the
files from the hard disk to diskettes.  A complete
backup of your  system requires about
50 blank formatted, high-density (2MB) diskettes for OS/2
and based on other software installed an additional
diskette for each 1.44 megabytes of files.

Make backup diskettes of your system
as it was originally shipped.  Backup diskettes
allow you to restore your system, if the hard disk
is ever damaged.

For informatoin on using the backup program refer to
your Users Guide or Concise Publication.


RESTORING YOUR SYSTEM

Use the RESTORE file on Utility Diskette 3 to
restore your system.  RESTORE copies files from
the backup diskettes to your hard disk.

If you ever need to restore the backup diskettes
to your hard disk, make sure you know if your hard
disk has a formatted partition.  If the hard disk
(drive C) has a formatted partition, follow the
instructions for the restore utility described in
the OS/2 Users Guide or Concise Publication.

If the hard disk does not have a formatted
partition, create a partition and format the
partition before proceeding with the restore
procedure described in the booklet for your
system.  Use FDISK to create a partition and
FORMAT to format the partition.  The FDISK
and FORMAT command files are on Utility
Diskette 3.



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