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Number   :  485
Date     :  2001-07-29
Author   :  Dan Anderson
Subject  :  Re: Copy of IO.SYS shuts down system
Size(KB) :  1


Until more knowledgeable people respond, my understanding is that IO.SYS is
one of the files that is copied over when the system is transferred to a
partition to make it bootable, such as with the command c:\ sys d:

Maybe try that command as a first step before running xxcopy. I think the
IO.SYS file must be physically placed somewhere near the start of the
partition and the space may not be there once other files have been copied
over.


...Dan


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Subject: [xxcopy] Copy of IO.SYS shuts down system


> I'm attempting a clone of a 8G Quantum Bigfoot (Master) to a 20G
> Western Digital Caviar drive (slave)in a Win98 system. Jumper
> settings have been verified. Command line is XXCOPY C:\ D:\ /CLONE.
> XXcopy will copy files successfully until IO.SYS is attempted, then
> the following message appears: 'Disk Write Error - Unable to write to
> Drive D. Data or files may be lost'. In looking at Drive D: for
> IO.SYS, I find a 0-length IO.SYS file. I have attempted repeated
> tries and all have same result.
>
> The Caviar drive came from a Dell which was about 10 months old and
> was working just fine. It has been scanned with Norton Utilities and
> SCANDISK and Western Digital's disk install programs with no reported
> errors. To test the drive itself, on a separate attempt, I installed
> Windows 98 (only) on the drive from the Win98 CD and the program
> installed and worked correctly.
>
> Anyone had any experience like this? Would appreciate any help.
>
> Ron Nielson
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