E-Mu ESI-32 Operation Manual page 38

30
ESI-32 Operation Manual
Saving Data to a Floppy Disk
The floppy disk drive can be used to make permanent backups of your
work, although this can be a time consuming process, especially with
large bank sizes. In preparation, you must have at least five double-
sided, high-density, 3.5" diskettes on hand. Before a floppy disk can be
used by the ESI-32, it must be formatted using the Format Disk func-
tion.
To Format a Floppy Disk:
1. Activate the Master/Global module.
2. Select 7. Disk Utilities, 7. Format Disk (7/6).
3. Select the floppy using the data entry control and press ENTER.
Position the cursor under the drive number in line two. The ESI-32
will normally default to the floppy drive.
4. Insert a floppy disk into the drive and press Yes to format.
Formatting a disk will erase all information on the disk.
5. Continue to format at least four more disks. After formatting is
complete, the display will ask, "Format Another?" Insert the next
disk and press Yes to continue formatting. After formatting the last
disk, press No.
Saving Data to a Floppy Disk:
1. Press the Save button. Position the cursor under the drive
number in line two. Select the floppy drive using the data entry
control.
2. Insert the first floppy disk and press ENTER. The display will say,
"Saving Bank". After a few seconds, the display will either ask you to
insert the next disk or will revert to the main screen. If the save
required multiple disks, make sure to label them numerically.
Using an External Hard Disk or Syquest 270 MB Drive
You may connect an external hard disk to load and save data. Before
connecting any SCSI device, always make sure that power to the ESI-32
and the external SCSI device is turned Off.
To Connect an External Hard Disk Drive
1. Turn all power Off to the ESI-32 and the external drive.
2. Connect the external drive to the ESI-32 using the proper type
of SCSI cable. This will most likely be a 50-pin, male to male
Centronics type. (Please read the SCSI section in this manual for
important information on SCSI connections.)
3. Turn On the external SCSI device BEFORE the ESI-32.
4. Turn On the ESI-32.