----------------------------------------------------------------- STACKER NOTE STACKER NOTE RESTART DURING OPTIMIZE, NOT MOUNTED (Applies to Stacker 4.0) STAC FAX 4705 (03-17-1994) ----------------------------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND When Stacker mounts a Stacker drive it verifies the STACVOL file containing the compressed data. If the Stacker Optimizer (SDEFRAG) was interrupted during the "Writing New directories..." stage of optimization, Stacker pauses the normal startup of your computer with a message like this: E: = C:STACVOL.DSK Restart during Stacker Optimizer detected - NOT MOUNTED Press any key to continue... SOLUTION - Determine the name of the STACVOL file - Run SDEFRAG to repair the drive Determine the name of the STACVOL file From a DOS prompt, go to the STACKER directory and type STACKER and press . Take note of the unmounted STACVOL file (C:\STACVOL.DSK in this example): Drive E: was drive E: at boot time [C:\STACVOL.DSK - Not mounted] Run SDEFRAG to repair the drive 1. Insert Stacker disk 2, change to that drive, and type the following: SDEFRAG /RESTORE=drive:\STACVOL.XXX where drive:\STACVOL.XXX is the name of the STACVOL file you determined in the previous step. There is no space between /RESTORE and the drive letter. 2. Let SDEFRAG repair the Stacker drive. Remove the Stacker disk and restart your computer. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 1994 Stac Electronics