Instructions on Copying SIS DVD

Data to Alternative Sources

Alternative Sources
The process is the same for all methods.
Examples:
Internal Hard Drives
Network Folders
External Drive Folders

Preliminary Information
It does take time to copy several Gigabytes per
DVD of information from a DVD to a hard drive.
o Current data for all 15 DVDs is over 110 Gigabytes of
data.

Both setup disks will have to be run on each PC in

order to update to a newer version of SIS data.
It is also necessary to provide the path for each
folder in the SIS DVD Configuration.

Step 1: Folder Creation

Folders must be created to
receive the SIS DVD Data
E: is the external drive name
Folders labeled DVDD001
through DVDR0015 are
created on the E Drive.
*Note: The number of folders and
the names of labels can change as
monthly data sets are released.

Step 2: Copy Data

1) Insert SIS Disk #1 in the DVD drive.
2) Select all files.
3) Copy the folders and files to the Disk 1 external hard drive
or network folder.
4) Continue copying data from each SIS DVD data disk to
the appropriate folder on the network drive or external
hard drive.

Step 2: Copy Data

Step 3: Add Folder Locations in the

SIS DVD Configuration Data Location
1) Start SIS DVD
2) Left click the SIS DVD
icon in the lower right
corner of Windows
3) Select configuration

Step 3: Add Folder Locations in the

SIS DVD Configuration Data Location
4) Use the ADD
button to add the
drive path for all
eight folders
created in the
previous step

Additional Information
It will no longer be necessary to insert any SIS DVD
data disks once the data is copied to appropriate
folders and the path to those folders is configured.
The disconnected SIS program will no longer prompt for the
SIS DVD data disk.

It is not necessary to copy all SIS DVDs.

Any of the SIS DVDs may be copied to a hard drive.
The user will be prompted for the DVD if the data is not
available and the DVD drive path is not provided in the
configuration.