Restoring the Hard Drive

Dennis Kaliser
18 July 2002

Description 

Restore CPU BIOS, formatted hard disk with Windows 95, and Lotem software.

1. Required Items

Three Floppy Disks:

• 1. Lotem BIOS
  
• 2. Lotem Startup Diskette
  
• 3. Backup Registry and Database

One CD:

• Lotem Windows 95 Operating System version 2.0
  
• Lotem Application - Version CD

Write down: The Lotem TCP/IP

2. Download files for the floppy disks

The Windows 95 Operating System version 2.0 CD, BIOS diskette and Startup (EZ Restore) diskette are supplied with each installation kit. However, the diskettes often get lost or written over after installation. These two diskettes can be recreated using downloaded files from the Tech Planet. You must follow this procedure to recreate the diskettes. The downloaded files are not only self-extracting, but they reformat the floppy disk along the way copying system files so that the diskettes become bootable.

Be sure to have a current Registry and Database backup diskette on hand.
Make one if necessary.

1. Recreate the BIOS diskette
   a. Download the Lotem Bios V 1.2 self extracting file to your laptop from: http://techplanet.creo.com/output/computer_to_plate/lotem800/nav/downloads.htm.
   b. When the File Download message appears asking you to open or save the file to your computer, select save. Save the file to a convenient place on your laptop. The downloaded file will be Bios_V1.2.EXE. Do not click on this file yet or copy it to a floppy.
   
   NOTE: If you are working with Lotem Windows 95 Operating System version 1.0, you must download Bios_V1.1.EXE .
   It is recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.
   
   c. Place an empty, formatted diskette in your laptop diskette drive (A:).
   d. Now click on the file Bios_V1.2.EXE. A DOS window will appear. Follow the window's instructions. Be sure to enter A: as the target location. The EXE file will then create a bootable diskette copying the system and support files.
   e. Remove the diskette and label it clearly as "Lotem Bios Ver.1.2".
   
   
2. Recreate the Startup (EZ Restore) diskette
   a. Download the Startup-Up diskette 501V51692 self extracting file to your laptop from: http://techplanet.creo.com/output/computer_to_plate/lotem800/nav/downloads.htm.
   b. When the File Download message appears asking you to open or save the file to your computer, select save. Save the file to a convenient place on your laptop. The downloaded file will be Startup.EXE. Do not click on this file yet or copy it to a floppy.
   c. Place an empty, formatted diskette in your laptop diskette drive (A:).
   d. Now click on the file Startup.EXE. A DOS window will appear. Follow the window's instructions. Be sure to enter A: as the target location. The EXE file will then create a bootable diskette copying the system and support files.
   e. Remove the diskette and label it clearly as "Lotem Startup".
   
   

3. Restore the BIOS settings

a. Make sure that there is no floppy disk in the Lotem (A:) drive.
b. Turn on the Lotem (if not already on).
c. Before Windows starts, Press the DEL key continuously - in order to access the existing BIOS on the CPU.
d. Change: Bios / setup / inside utilities / secure cmos / from Activated to DISABLE.
e. Ensure the right boot driver sequence - Floppy, CD-Drive & HD.
f. Go to Standard / Date / Time and update if necessary.
g. Exit and save changes.
h. Click on "Save changes" and "Exit" button / Option.

• Insert the Bios_V1.2 diskette into the Lotem floppy disk drive:
  a. Press ALT+CTL+DELETE to re boot and run the bios diskette.
  b. The bios settings will be automatically updated. Tree Loading bars will show progress of the procedure. When it finishes you will be left with a DOS prompt (>A: ).
  
  
• Remove the diskette:
  a. Reboot.
  b. Before Windows starts, Press the DEL key continuously - in order to access the existing BIOS on the CPU.
  c. Check the following:
     a. Bios / setup / inside utilities / secure cmos
     b. See that the secure CMOS has been changed back to "activated" if NOT…
  d. Go to the Utilities dialog box (left button dialog), and double click on "Detect IDE" button:
     a. Click on the PIO field.
     b. Click on the 0 button.
  --> Go to Standard / Date / Time and update if necessary.
  e. Press ESC twice.
  f. Click on "Save changes" and "Exit" button.

4. Restore the hard drive with Windows 95 (Image Disk)

a. Insert the Startup (EZ Restore) diskette in the Lotem floppy disk drive and the Lotem Windows 95 Operating System version 2.0 (Lotem System Recovery CD) in the CD-ROM drive.
b. Reboot.
The machine should boot from the floppy disk. (If not, reboot again and renter the Bios. Configure the BIOS to boot off the floppy drive and reboot once more.)
c. The system will ask: "Do you want to restore the hard drive?" It warns you that it will format the hard drive.
d. (Make sure you have backed up the registry and database before proceeding).
e. Two buttons labelled "Do" and "Exit" pop up, click "Do".
f. The formatted hard drive with Windows 95 is installed automatically.
g. Remove the floppy disk and the CD.
h. Reboot from the hard drive in WIN95 (default).

5. Restore the Lotem Software, the Registry, and the Database

a. Restore the Lotem software Version you were using: Ver 3.2 or ver 3.6 or the SAME VERSION as your Backups! if you are working from a previous version.

b. Restore the registry and the database.

6. Reconfigure the Brisque connection

Replace the IP address back to the Control Panel - Network (e.g. - 192.9.100.02).

7. Reference to default BIOS settings may be found at:

CPU BIOS Setup for PCB Number 20100192/3