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Installing a Conventional SSD using SRAM or NOVRAM
When the Solid State Disk is composed of SRAM or NOVRAM, it appears as a read/write disk and
may be read and written using normal DOS disk commands.
To install an SRAM or NOVRAM SSD, you should follow this procedure:
• Apply power to the cpuModule and run Setup.
• Set SSD socket 1 or 2 to the appropriate SRAM or NOVRAM device type.
• Set SSD Window to a value which will not conflict with other hardware or software.
• Save your changes and exit Setup.
• Turn off the cpuModule.
• Install the memory device into the cpuModule socket.
• Reboot the cpuModule. The SSD should appear as the next available drive in your system.
• Format the SSD using the DOS format command.
If you wish to make the SSD bootable, you must format it using the /s switch of the format command.
Refer to your DOS manual for more information on the format command.
If you wish to boot from the SSD make it diskette A.
Notes on Formatting an SRAM or NOVRAM SSD
For most purposes, you can format the SRAM or NOVRAM SSD as you would a 1.44MB floppy,
using a command line similar to:
for example format b: /u
ROM-DOS™: format b: /u /n:9 /t:40
See your DOS manual for details on the format command and its parameters.
Installing a Conventional SSD using EPROM or Flash other than Atmel
EPROMs or Flash EPROMs for an SSD must be programmed externally to the cpuModule, using
an EPROM programmer and following the procedure below.
To install an EPROM SSD, you should follow this procedure:
NOTE! The memory window selected for DOC must not be used
by any other program or hardware device. Make sure this
window is not in use by EMM386 or another memory
manager, or an Ethernet card, PCMCIA card, etc.