Epson Equity 286 PLUS Uživatelská příručka stáhnout pdf (Strana 66)

EPSON

EPSON AMERICA INC.

SERVICE DEPARTMENT

PRODUCT

SUPPORT

BULLETIN

DATE :

2/6/87

NUMBER:

S-0005

SUBJECT:

EQUITY I/II HARD DISK INITIALIZATION

This is a basic guide for the installation and initialization of

hard drives

for the

Equity I and II, Those of you that have the

SPHDD.BAT may continue to use it;

there are also a

number of

excellent third-party

utilities, such as SpeedStor, that may be

used. However,

this

method can used with just

‘the systems

software as provided with each machine.

Before physically

installing the

drive,

either

copy the

information from the defect list on

the top

of the

drive or

make sure that you have the

copy that was included with the

drive.

What you'll be needing is the cylinder/head information

- you don't need the byte location.

Verify that

the terminating resistor pack is installed and

that the drive select jumper or

switch is

correctly set. The

drive should be

selected as the lowest number - i.e., DS0

assuming a range of DS0-DS3.

3. Some drive manufacturers do the physical or "low-level"

format at the factory.

DON'T ASSUME THIS! One

indication is

this: start

the HDFMTALL program.

If the cylinder count-down

goes quickly (approx. 1

sec.

per

cylinder),

then the physical

format is

very likely sound. If

it takes

longer than this,

other measures are called for. Re-boot the system

and proceed

to step 4.

Invoke the

DEBUG program. At the dash (-) prompt, enter:

g=c800:5 and press ENTER. At this point,

DEBUG executes (Goes

to) the instructions at hex address c800, offset 0005. This is

the ROM BIOS on the HD controller card. Stored at this address

is the physical formatting routine provided by the controller

manufacturer: You may encounter two types:

Western Digital or

National Computer Labs (NCL). The Western Digital is the

simpler of the two.

It presents you with information about how

the drive

number and

interleave factor

are stored in the AX

"Press y to begin formatting drive C with

interleave 03". Press any key other than "y" and it aborts. If

you enter "y",

it IMMEDIATELY proceeds with the

format. DON'T

PRESS "Y"

UNLESS YOU REALLY MEAN IT!

It will then inform you

when the format is complete and return you to the A prompt.

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