Teknor Industrial Computers TEK-CPCI-1000, Technical Reference Manual

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TEK-CPCI-1000 Technical Reference Manual
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13.1.1 Types of FLASH EPROM
With VFLASH, you can create two types of Flash EPROM disks:
Bootable Flash
Disk
This type of Flash EPROM disk must start from the first block and
is recognized by the BIOS. Like a hard disk, an active Flash
EPROM disk can boot your system. A typical system setup would
contain a CONFIG.SYS file to start device drivers, an
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to start your software, plus all driver files
required (e.g., EMM386.EXE, a MOUSE driver, etc).
To boot from Flash EPROM four conditions must be met:
1. 2MB or 4MB Flash EPROM must be installed.
2. The bootable Flash EPROM partition must start from the first
block.
3. The VIP-UP option “BIOS Interrupt 13h Configuration” must
be enabled.
4. The Flash disk must be configured in the VIP-UP Setup as
“Installed Bootable” (Available settings are: Disabled,
Installed Bootable and Installed).
Non-Bootable
Flash Disk:
Unlike bootable Flash disks which must begin at the first Flash
block, non-bootable disks can begin anywhere. When installed as a
non-bootable Flash Disk, the disk will be assigned a drive letter
after your last physical hard drive installed.
To use Flash EPROM as a non-bootable Flash disk, two conditions
must be met:
The VIP-UP option “BIOS Interrupt 13h Configuration” must be
set to Enabled.
The Flash disk must be configured in the VIP-UP Setup as
“Installed”.