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dataPAC User’s Guide
Chapter 2 - The dataPAC
If you have a local PCMCIA card reader then the initialization can be performed more
quickly in that drive. But the dataPAC Utility Program does not perform all the initialization
steps automatically. First, you must format the card. The Utility program first checks to see
that the card has been formatted. If the card has not been formatted then the Utility program
will display the “Please format the card” error message. If the card has been formatted then
the Utility program completes the rest of the initialization steps automatically. You should
format the memory card from DOS (type format then the correct drive letter at the command
prompt) or Windows (right-click on the drive in an Explorer window and select format from
the pop-up menu) before starting this initialization process.
If you do not have a local PCMCIA card reader, then you can initialize the card while its in
the dataPAC. When a card is initialized in the dataPAC instrument, all the initialization steps
(including the format) are performed automatically.
When you restart the dataPAC by pressing <LIGHT> and the left and right arrow keys, the
dataPAC first tries to boot from the card, then checks the serial connection, and keeps going
back and forth until it finds a suitable program image. Because the dataPAC goes to the card
first, you must remove the card if you want to force it to load a new operating system from
the serial connection. For more information about data collector, see “Restarting the Data
Collector” on page 29.
Caution: Initializing the data collector card removes all lists (routes) and data from memory. Be
sure that you no longer need the lists or data before deleting them.
To initialize the dataPAC card using the dataPAC Utility program on your computer, follow
these steps.
1.
Connect the dataPAC containing the card you wish to initialize to the computer or put
the card into a local drive if available.
2
Start the dataPAC Utility by pointing to it on the Start menu. The dataPAC Utility
appears.
3.
Choose the Initialize Card tab to bring up the options for card initialization.
4.
Select the correct dataPAC model under Collector. This example shows the dataPAC
1500 selected.
5.
Select the correct dataPAC Memory Card Location settings.
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