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Summary of Contents for Amiga AS90 Hard Drive Plus

Page 1: ...C Commodore E AMIGA _ HARD DRIVE PLUS USER S GUIDE...

Page 2: ...s provided below TYPE _________________________________ MANUFACTURER _______________________ MODEL _____________________________ NUMBER OF CYLINDERS ___________________ SECTORSPERTRACK _______________...

Page 3: ...C Commodore AMIGA _ HARD DRIVE PLUS USER S GUIDE...

Page 4: ...IX i a registerc d Irade mark of AT T Ep ln 10 3 rc gi t r d Iradt mark of Epson Amc rka Inc SeagalC is a f glslcrcd trademark of Scagate Technologies Inc WARN ING This equipnl nI has bttn cenific d...

Page 5: ...E STARTUP SEQUENCE 23 THE A590 SETUP DISK 25 KickstaTl 1 3 Users 25 KickstaTl 1 2 Users 26 Quick Installation 26 Using the A590 Setup Disk 27 Using the Installation Soflware 28 Using the HDToolbox Pro...

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Page 7: ...your Amiga SOO With the Kickstan 1 3 ROMs you will be able to automatically boO your system from the AS90 providing faster access to all your files You can determine whether your Amiga has Kickstan 1...

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Page 9: ...block the openings in the A590 or place it in an enclosure or on a carpet Most hard disk failures occur due to improper handling never subject the A590 to electrical or physical shock Unpack the A590...

Page 10: ...benchm prompt requests Workbench 1 3 you are using Kickstart 1 3 If it requests Workbench 1 2 you are using Kickstart 1 2 DIP switch I enables and disables the Autoboot ROMs DIP switch 2 con trois whe...

Page 11: ...al muSl be removed 10 expose Ihe conneclor lab 10 be used by the A590 Insen a small screwdriver in Ihe SIOI and puillhe panel down and away from Ihe computer 4 Connecting the ground clip The ground cl...

Page 12: ...If you wish to connect an external SCSI drive or install RAM chips please refer to tbe appropriate section before connecting the A590 to the A500 5 Conneeling the A590 to the Amiga 500 Align the conn...

Page 13: ...designed so that the A590 turns on and off with the Amiga 500 Note Before using the A590 for the first time you should run V erify 001a on Drive from HDToolbox on Ihe A590 Setup disk This will check...

Page 14: ...l y Additional SCS I devices can be connected in a daisy chai n The fi rst peripheral dc ire con nectS 10 the A590 Ihe second device connect to Ille fir 1 device and 0 on For information on DIP switch...

Page 15: ...e A590 directly away from the A500 The following steps required to install RAM chips are explained in detail below I Remove the A590 s cover 2 Remove the drive and the drive shield 3 Insert the RAM ch...

Page 16: ...ully lifl the cover straight ofr Disconnect the fan power cable from the printed circuit board in the base of the A590 NOle lhe alignment of the LED cable if there is one so that it can be reconnected...

Page 17: ...nect them properly Discon nect them from where they attach to the board Always handle each cable by the plastic connector Remove the four remaining screws and put them aside separate from the first fo...

Page 18: ...ng I megabyte of memory 8 chips insert them in the eight sockets labeled St2K and I MEG If you are installing 2 megabytes of memory 16 chips insert Ihem in all 16 sockets 4 Selling lhe jumper You must...

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Page 21: ...e Appendix A of the 1 3 Enhancer manual WARNING To protect the A590 always park Ihe drive heads before turning your system off To park Ihe drive heads locate Ihe Park icon on the A590 Setup disk and d...

Page 22: ...me that reminds you of the contents Also if there are spaces in the name i e if it is more than one word you must pUI quotation marks around the entire name when using it in CLI Shell commands 3 Now t...

Page 23: ...Ihe Work bench partition The directories to examine include fioppy disk FON I S L LIES S DEVS DEVS KEYMAPS DEVS PRINTERS C SYSTEM UTILITIES EXPANSION hard disk FON I S L LIES S DEVS DEVS KEYMAPS DEVS...

Page 24: ...ory is DH8 Drawer Be sure to remove DISK I from the floppy drive before attempting to run the software from the hard drive For example suppose you copy a program into the directory DH8 Drawer and when...

Page 25: ...d with the Notepad 10 the Workbench s Utilities drawer you would type Workbench Util1tiea newflle in the Notepad s Save requester The generic path for accessing files on the hard disk is Partltlon Dra...

Page 26: ...e there is no need to format the hard disk and restore the file from the backup copy Nonrecoverable Errors When the verify program locates a block that cannOt be read the system reports it as Bad bloc...

Page 27: ...She11 2 Type Dlr Workbench all 3 If a requester appears stating that there is a Tcadh vritC error or if any file namc appearcorrupted he damaged block was a direc tory block If the damaged block was a...

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Page 29: ...re load LIST and CD 3 resident c CD pure 4 resident c lIIlount pure the next 3 are loaded for speed during startup S resident c Assign pure 8 resident c lIIlakedir pure 7 make IF ENDIF ELSE SKIP ENDSK...

Page 30: ...tor to create your own customized startup sequence This allows you to set up a preferred working environment or to take advantage of additional hardware or RAM Remember that the system generally looks...

Page 31: ...installed with either the standard U S Workbench or the Ger man Workbench depending on where you purchased it If you wish you can install your language specific Workbench by running the InslallHD and...

Page 32: ...n labeled BAD 3 Position the mouse pointer over the A590 Setup disk icon hold down the left mouse button drag the icon over the blank disk and release the mouse button Follow the requester instruction...

Page 33: ...ds before parking the drive heads and another ten seconds before turning off the power to the computer Using the A590 Setup Disk The A590 Setup disk included with the A590 permits you 10 add additiona...

Page 34: ...ard drive s contents Please keep in mind that you should only use the PrepHO FormatHO and InstallHO programs as a last resort If only a few files or directories on your disk have been corrupted you sh...

Page 35: ...n is required Again this pro gram should only be used as a last resort as it will destroy all information stored on the hard disk This program installs Workbench and Extras on the A590 This initiates...

Page 36: ...Tror on Click on Relry and attempt to your hard disk finish your current task Attempt to Retry at least twice Whether or not the system success fully recovers you should run Verify Data on Drive from...

Page 37: ...e Form tHO icon and a new window appears The system will prompt This will reformat your hard disk All Information on the hard disk will be lost Are you sure you want to continue Again type either a Y...

Page 38: ...e you sure you want to continue Type Y for yes or N for no If you type Y watch the screen for requesters that ask you to insert a disk into the floppy drive so that the appropriate files can be copied...

Page 39: ...type by clicking once on the Park icon and then selecting Info from the Workbench menu Click on ADD and then type PARTITION partitlonname1 partltlonname2 Click on SAVE Note that PARTITION must be uppe...

Page 40: ...scription of MakeBootDisk please refer to Kickstart 1 2 Users Using the HDToolbox Program There are seven screens which you will use to modify the drives in the system Hard Drive preparation Partition...

Page 41: ...to add or change drive types to keep a list of bad sect ions on the drive to partition the dri ve divide the space on the disk into smaller sec tions to check the drive for errors to low level formal...

Page 42: ...ystem must have a different device number Most hard drives come configured as device 0 so the first SCSI drive can be connected as is Additional drives will need to be reset to different device number...

Page 43: ...n the Bad lUu ks crccn Y ou can liSC Ihi crecn to keep a Ii of areas 0 11 the hard disk that ha c developed errors Fo r complete in truct oll plea Jc C C the explanation of the Bad Blocks creen Click...

Page 44: ...l h CfCl il If you h3 not aved changes l11 1de to 1he 01 1 war Oil figural iOIl you will I cl ei c the following warning Some disks have changes Ihat haH not bN n sayed 00 you really wanllo exil the p...

Page 45: ...r clicking on the drive to be identified or modified from the Hard Dri s in System list you must click on SCSI or XT to select the list that corresponds to the type of drive being defined If you are a...

Page 46: ...he explanation of the Define Edit Drive Type screen If you wish to change the specifications of a drive that is already listed click on that drive type and then click on Edit old drive type This will...

Page 47: ...attempt to read the drive s specifications and input them to this screen NOle The information received by th is opera tion may not be completely accurate Compare the manufacturer s specifications to...

Page 48: ...acturer using up to eight characters Type the name of the drive using up to sixteen characters Type the number of the drive revision using up to four characters Type the number of drive cylinders Type...

Page 49: ...dri ve head Please refer to the manufac turer s documentation If no value is given by the manufacturer use the number of the last cylinder Click on Ihi box to save the changes to this screen and to re...

Page 50: ...ning To add a new block to the list click on this box A smaller screen will open requesting the loca tion of the bad block Click on each area and type in the Cylinder Head and B tes from Index or Sect...

Page 51: ...anced Options you can type the desired partition sizes into the cylinder boxes in the lower left of the screen The Advanced Options will only be visible after you click on the box Partitioning with th...

Page 52: ...lIsing the left and right cursor keys respectively This displays the name of the selected partition I f you I ish to change the name of the partition click in the box delete the existing name type the...

Page 53: ...er of the partition dick on the St r Cyl box delete the existing number and type in the number of the desired cylinder This number can be all ylindcr in the current partition except for thL lasl cylin...

Page 54: ...titions To use a partition as the boot partition you will need to format the partition or initialize it from Work bench copy your Workbench to the partition and then reboot your system Run HDToolbox a...

Page 55: ...creen is provided because some experienced users may wish to modify a partitions s filing system under special circumstances Most users can safely ignore this screen Old File Syshn This shows the name...

Page 56: ...during binddrivers in the startup sequence Note To change any of the following values click on the box delete the existing information type the new number and press Return tCrmn u Haxll ansfel This he...

Page 57: ...ou will then click on OK to return to the Hard Drive Prepa ration Partitioning and Formatting SCreen Click on Save Changes to Drive Click on this box to return the Partitioning screen without saving y...

Page 58: ...pe in the version number of the new file system Click on OK to retain your changes or Cancel to erase your changes and return to the File System Maintenance Screen To delete the selected file system c...

Page 59: ...K trolll Unit apJX ar a DOS on formaued CI I Shell o r II1ll1all e h nd ort bench screen dist from Workbench Read Wruc error Bad block on ha rd dri c Run if Oata on Ilri from Hf l oulbo For more mform...

Page 60: ...te Some SCSI drives such as certain Sea gateTJI and Epson drives respond to more than one logical address Such drives will appear on the Workbench screen and the Hard Drive Preparation Partitioning an...

Page 61: ...emcnls 117 2201240 V AC 50 walls maximulll DIP Switch Settings Switch I off Disables Autoboot ROMs Kickstart 1 2 on Enable Autoboot ROMs Kickstart 1 3 Switch 2 off LUN disabled on LUN enabled Switch 3...

Page 62: ...ound 3 ground 4 12 VDC 1 12VDC 2 ground 3 12 VDC 4 Pin Power Connector 1 4 2 3 Hard Disk Power Connector 85 A Maximum Continuous Current at 12V 2 6 A Maximum Startup Current at 12V 1 0 A Maximum Conti...

Page 63: ...h all jumpers set to I Jumper JPI JP3 JP4 Setting I Amnesia 2 SI2K 3 IMB 4 2MB I XT drive 2 SCSI drive I Interrupt 2 2 Interrupt 6 57 Notes RAM memory installed on the A590 board Sets LED for XT or SC...

Page 64: ...31 Int 30 29 29 Data Req 28 27 27 Data Ack 28 25 25 IORead 24 23 23 IOWrite 22 21 21 Not used 20 19 19 Ground 18 17 17 Data 0 16 15 15 Data 1 14 13 13 Data 2 12 11 11 Data 3 10 9 9 Data 4 8 7 7 Data...

Page 65: ...2524232221 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 J Pin 1 2 3 I 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Name R MSG I 0 RST ACK BSY Ground Data 0 Ground Data 3 Data 5 Data 6 13 Data 7 Pin 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 Name Grou nd C...

Page 66: ...8 36 BBY 34 33 34 N C 32 31 32 ATN 30 29 30 Ground 28 27 28 Ground 28 26 26 Termination Power 24 23 24 Ground 22 21 22 Ground 20 19 20 Ground 18 17 18 Pe r1ty 16 16 16 Data 7 14 13 14 Data 6 12 11 12...

Page 67: ...face daisy chained A method of connecting multiple peripherals from a single connector where each peripheral is connected to the previous one file system format head partition _tor track Software that...

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