APPENDIX 4
Page 288
S3000XL Operator’s Manual
SAVING DATA TO THE FLASHROM
Saving data to FlashROM is virtually identical to saving data to disk and is done,
surprisingly enough, in the SAVE mode. Pressing SAVE will show something like this
screen:
As well as the usual FLOPPY or HARD-: options normally available at the top centre of the
screen, you may also choose FLASH thus:
As with a hard disk, the FlashROM is divided into ‘volumes’ and there are 100 volumes
you can use, selected in the VOL: field to the right of the FLASH selection. Each volume
can hold as much data as you like. For example, you could have lots of volumes with
small amounts of data in each volume or you could save a full 8Mbytes to just one
volume. There are different types of FlashROM volumes you should be aware of. These
are:
BOOT SYSTEM
In this, the first FlashROM volume, you may save an
operating system and this will boot up automatically when
you switch on the S3000XL/S3200XL. This has the
tremendous advantage that if you receive a software
upgrade in the future, it may be saved to FlashROM and
the new operating system will boot from this without you
having to obtain a new ROM chip or needing to have the
floppy disk to hand when you want to use the sampler.
When any subsequent software upgrades are released,
you will receive these on floppy disk and these may be
saved to the BOOT SYSTEM volume. In fact, you can
save your new operating system to the FlashROM.
To save the operating system, select FLASH and move
the cursor to the VOL: field and use the DATA wheel to
select BOOT SYSTEM. Now select OPERATING SYSTEM
as the TYPE OF SAVE: