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THE SHIP UTILITY
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E nter 14 F ( t h e a d d r e ss in h e x a d e c i m al f o r a
Miniscribe Mod II 2012 that corresponds to the
shipping position of the heads) and press the
RETURN k e y . R e f e r t o Ta b l e 6 - 1 f o r o t h e r
m akes of dri v es. Make a notation i n t h e U s er 's
M anual if a d i f f erent d r iv e is used so that you r
customer k n ow s t h e c o r r ect S HI P a d d r ess for
his machine.
T he system w i l l c o r r e c tl y p o s i t io n t h e h e a d s
over unused disk space.
T he SHIP U t i l i t y i s p r o v i d e d so t hat yo u ca n p l a c e
t he heads of the W i n c h ester system over a non -v i t al
a rea of the di sks. Then i f th e system is accidentall y
j arred dur in g m o v e m e nt, d amage w il l b e l i m i t e d t o
an area that is not u sed by th e Com p u t er. The fl o at-
i ng head d e sign o f W i n c h e ster d r i v e s m a kes t h e m
very sensitive to phy sical shocks, which can damage
t he surface of th e d i s ks. Th erefore, you sh o ul d u s e
this util it y w h e n ever you m ov e the W i n c h ester disk
system, even from one table to another.
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R emo v e a ny f l o p py d i s k in t he system and turn
o ff th e C o m p u t er , Y o u m a y n o w u n p l u g t h e
power cord and move the system.
To operate th e S H I P u t i l i t y , b o o t t h e W i n c h e ster
Utilities disk and type:
SHIP
SHIP version 1.00
and press the RETURN k e y , Y ou w i l l s e e a d i s p l a y
similar to the one ill u strated in Figure B.
W hen you start the system after ru n n i n g t hi s u t i l i t y ,
t he Com p u te r w i l l a u t o m a t i c a ll y m o v e t h e h e a d s
back to the correct position over the disks.
NOTE: Do no t c o p y t h i s u t i l i t y t o a r e g u l ar Z - D O S
disk, It wil l m o d i f y the operating system in the Com-
puter's memory; you w i l l h a v e to r eboot the system
if you w ant t o p e rform any o t h er f u n c t i o ns w i t h t h e
Z-DOS operating system.
Copyright(C) 1983, Zenith Data Systems
The SHIP utility helps you to:
• Position the read/write heads of the Winchester disk
at a safe location for subsequent transportation
of the Winchester disk unit.
SHIP will prompt you to specify a cylinder address
to identify where the read/write heads should
be moved.
Enter shipping cylinder address in hex:
Figure B
The Display for SHIP
At the bottom of the display, you w il l see:
Enter shipping cylinder address in hex:
You w i l l n e e d t o e n te r a n u m b e r t h a t c o r r esponds
t o the address (location) of th e sh i p p i n g p o s i t io n o f
the read/write heads.
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