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HARD DISK SUPPLEMENT
© 1985, 1986, 1987 E-mu Systems, Inc. Page 155
HARD DISK SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
If the operating system currently in memory is Hard Disk compatible (which it will be if you
booted from the Hard Disk, or from a floppy with Hard Disk operating system software), the
Special module will contain a number of functions that relate specifically to the Hard Disk. This
section describes the various functions.
SPECIAL 22 - FORMATTING
Just as a floppy disk must be formatted in order to receive Emulator II data, so must the Hard
Disk. Formatting, which erases any existing Hard Disk data, occurs for one of two reasons:
The Hard Disk has not been used previously and must be prepared for operation.
However, NEVER format a Hard Disk before first checking whether or not there are any
existing Banks on the Hard Disk that should be saved.
The Hard Disk has crashed for whatever reason, and is inoperable. Formatting will
re-initialise the Hard Disk and erase any existing Banks. Hard Disk crashes are not
frequent occurrences, which may lull you into a false sense of security. However,
Murphy’s Law dictates that a crash will occur at the worst possible moment and when
you least expect it, so ALWAYS maintain floppy disk backups of any Banks stored on
the Hard Disk.
1. Assuming that the machine has been booted from the Hard Disk (or if the Hard Disk is
inoperable, from a floppy containing the proper Hard Disk operating system software).
Enter the Special module and move Slider A until you hit the last listing. At the time of
this writing, the last line says “HD Lap 10 Rev 2.2,” which translates as follows:
HD
= Hard
Disk
Lap
= Manufacturer
code
10
=
Hard Disk capacity in Megabytes
Rev 2.2
=
Software revision.
In the future, other manufacturer codes, disk capacities, and software revisions may be
used instead of the examples given above. The point of checking this line is to make
sure that the Hard Disk software floppy has the same identifier written on its label.
Summary of Contents for EII+
Page 11: ...INTRODUCTION 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 11 INTRODUCTION ...
Page 20: ...INTRODUCTION 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 20 ...
Page 26: ...THE GUIDED TOURS 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 26 THE GUIDED TOURS ...
Page 84: ...VOICE DEFINITION MODULE 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 84 Fig VDEF 8 Fig VDEF 9 ...
Page 118: ...PRESET DEFINITION MODULE 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 118 ...
Page 168: ...ENTER MODULE 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 168 ENTER MODULE ...
Page 214: ...SMPTE SUPPLEMENT 1985 1986 1987 E mu Systems Inc Page 214 SMPTE SUPPLEMENT OVERVIEW PROTOCOL ...