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EconoPac 7300 User's Manual Man u a l No . 1 1 -1 7 3 2 0 -0 1 Revis io n A Co p yr igh t 1 9 9 9 Ber in g Tech n o lo gy, In c.
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OVERVIEW Im p orta n t FCC In f orm a tion Note: Co p yr igh t 1 9 99 b y Berin g Tech n o lo gy, In c. All r igh t s r es er ved . Pr in t ed in t h e Un it ed St a t es o f Am er ica .
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OVERVIEW Prin tin g History Printing History New r evis io n levels o f t h e m a n u a l in d ica t e a n ew r ewr it e o f t h e m an u al.
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NO OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. BERING SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF BERING PRODUCTS.
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OVERVIEW Con fig u ra tion Settin g s Configuration Us e t h is t a b le t o r eco r d t h e co n figu r a t io n s et t in gs o f yo u r Ber in g Econ o Pa c d is k d r ive s u b s ys t em .
INTRODUCTION Con gra t u lat io n s o n p u r ch as in g wh at we t h in k is t h e fin es t d is k s u b s ys t em o n t h e m ar k et . Ber in g d r ives a r e b u ilt fo r yea r s of r elia b le s ervice.
INTRODUCTION Con v en tion s in th is Ma n u a l Conventions in this We'll u s e t h e fo llo win g con ven t ion s t o m a ke t h e in fo r m a t io n m o r e p r ecis e: Manual •...
INTRODUCTION Un p a ck in g Unpacking Ca refu lly u n p a ck yo u r Eco n oPa c n ea r t h e lo ca t ion wh er e yo u wa n t t o s et it u p , n ot in g t h e p ackin g m et h o d as yo u go .
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INTRODUCTION Un p a ck in g Econ oPa c 7 3 0 0 User's Ma n u a l...
INSTALLING THE ECONOPAC DRIVE Th is ch a p t er d es cr ib es t h e in s t a lla t io n p r o ced u r e for t h e Eco n oPa c a n d is d ivid ed in t o t h r ee s ect io n s .
Fo r s p ecific in s t allat io n an d co n figu r at io n in s t r u ct io n s for you r co m p u t er , r efer t o t h e Ch a p t er 5 , “Co n figu r in g yo u r HP Sys t em .” EconoPac 7300 Drives Th es e in s t r u ct io n s ar e for co n n ect in g an Econ o Pac 7 3 0 0 t o an HP-IB b as ed co m p u t er .
OPERATING THE DISK DRIVE Loa d in g a Disk ette Loading a In s er t a n d r em o ve flo p p y d is ket t es ju s t a s you wo u ld o n a PC. Diskette 1.
ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Sy stem Ov erv iew s System Th is s ect io n co n t ain s a m en u s t r u ct u r e o f t h e com m an d s wh ich can b e a cces s ed fro m t h e fr on t p a n el LCD d is p la y a n d con t r o ls .
ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Ma in Men u Main Menu Th e d efa u lt d is p la y o n t h e fr o n t p a n el LCD is t h e t im e/ d a t e. Wh en t h e SELECT b u t t o n is p res s ed , t h e fir s t ch o ice o f t h e Ma in m en u will b e d is p la yed .
ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Con fig u ra tion s Su bm en u Configurations Th is fu n ct io n s et s t h e HP-IB a d d res s , ch a n ges t h e em u la t io n , ch a n ges t h e d r ive b u t t o n fu n ct io n , a n d s et s t h e d a t e a n d t im e.
ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Con f ig u ra tion s Su bm en u A s ect or s iz e o f 2 5 6 b yt es / s ect or is r eq u ir ed for s o m e s ys t em s . HP 9 0 0 , a n d HP-UX u s er s m a y u s e 1 0 2 4 b yt es / s ect o r .
ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Con fig u ra tion s Su bm en u Th e fo llo win g m es s a ge will a p p ea r . Disable/Enable CS80 format command 2. Press the butt on t o toggle bet ween Disable and Enable .
ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Con f ig u ra tion s Su bm en u Hold in g t h e SELECT b u t t o n will ca u s e t h e d a y t o in cr em en t (t h r o u gh t welve h o u r s ) co n t in u o u s ly.
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ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Con fig u ra tion s Su bm en u Yo u will n ow s ee t h e fo llo win g m es s a ge Spin up at 10:00 AM 7. Follow the sam e procedure as the spin down t im e t o set the spin up t im e. Aft er d oin g s o , you 'll b e r et u r n ed t o t h e Dis a b le/ En ab le a u t o s p in d o wn Wh en yo u r et u r n t o t h e m a in m en u t im e d is p la y, yo u will s ee t h e follo win g:...
ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Su bm en u Utilities Th is fu n ct io n s h o ws ca r t r id ge in fo r m at ion ; lo ck s a n d u n lo cks , ver ifies , a n d fo r m a t s t h e car t r id ge, o n e s id e at a t im e;...
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ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Su bm en u 2. Press the SELECT butt on t o scroll t hrough t he inform at ion or funct ions. 3. You can return to the Utilities m enu by pressing the ENTER button when you see Previous menu .
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ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Su bm en u Verify DISK record n 2. To abort the funct ion at any t im e, press and hold both the SELECT ENTER butt ons sim ultaneously until the following m essage appears: Abort received.
ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Su bm en u Set interleave to 1 5. Use t he SELECT but ton to select but t on t o scroll t hrough t he opt ions 10) , choose on and press the ENTER butt on t o st art the form at process.
ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Su bm en u Verify Floppy Th is fu n ct io n s ca n s ever y s ect or o n t h e flo p p y d is ket t e fo r d efect s . If a b a d s ect o r is fou n d , t h is fu n ct io n will t er m in a t e wit h t h e LCD s h o win g t h e err o r .
ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Su bm en u 3. Use t he SELECT but t on t o scroll t hrough the opt ions (same, 256, 512, 1024, IBM) , choose one, and press t he butt on. ENTER We r eco m m en d t h at yo u ch oo s e 2 5 6 b yt es p er s ect o r. Wh en yo u 've m ad e yo u r ch o ice, yo u 'll s ee: Set interleave to 1...
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ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Su bm en u 3. Press the SELECT butt on to scroll through the inform at ion or f unct ions. 4. To return to t he Utilities m enu, press the ENTER but ton when you see Previous menu .
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ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Su bm en u 2. Press the SELECT butt on to select YES , then press the ENTER butt on to st art t his funct ion. Th e fo llo win g m es s a ge will a p p ea r : Verify media until abort? NO YES and NO .
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ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Su bm en u 1. Press the ENTER but ton when t he Repeat verify function is displayed on the Tests subm enu. Th e Rep ea t ver ify s u b m en u will a p p ea r wit h t h is m es s a ge: Verify media until abort? NO 2.
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ECONOPAC SYSTEM FUNCTIONS Utilities Su bm en u Econ oPa c 7 3 0 0 User's Ma n u a l...
CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Th is ch a p t er d es cr ib es h ow t o co n figu re d iffer en t t yp es o f HP co m p u t er s ys t em s fo r t h e Eco n oPa c d r ive.
CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Form a ttin g a Flop p y Disk Formatting a Yo u m u s t ch o os e a fo r m at t in g o p t ion a n d in t er lea ve fa ct o r wh en yo u for m a t (in it ia liz e) a flop p y d is k .
CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 2 0 0 / 3 0 0 - BA SIC 5 .0 / 6 .0 Series 200/ 300 - BASIC 5.0/ 6.0 SYSTEM Th e fo llo win g is a lis t o f h a r d war e a n d s o ft wa r e r eq u ir ed or REQUIREMENTS r ecom m en d ed fo r u s e wit h t h e Ber in g Eco n o Pa c s u b s ys t em .
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CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 2 0 0 / 3 0 0 - BA SIC 5 .0 / 6 .0 Fo r t h e Dis k In t er fa ce ca r d , wh ich is n o r m a lly s elect co d e 1 4 , t h e MSUS will b e :CS8 0 ,1 4 0 0 ,0 .
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CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 2 0 0 / 3 0 0 - BA SIC 5 .0 / 6 .0 DISK Fo llo w t h is p r oced u r e t o for m a t t h e Eco n oPa c d is k. INITIALIZATION 1.
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CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 2 0 0 / 3 0 0 - BA SIC 5 .0 / 6 .0 1. If the HFS utility is no longer in m em ory, insert the HFS Utilities disk into the f loppy drive, type LOAD DISC_UTIL [RETURN] [RUN]...
CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 2 0 0 / 3 0 0 - PA SCA L 3 .2 Series 200/ 300 - PASCAL 3 .2 s u p p o r t s t wo d iffer en t file for m a t s : LIF a n d HFS. If HFS is d es ired , fo llo w t h e p ro ced u r es in t h is s ect io n .
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CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 2 0 0 / 3 0 0 - PA SCA L 3 .2 INITLIB To in clu d e t h e DISC_INTF a n d t h e HFS_DAM in t o INITLIB, t h e Lib ra r ia n CONFIGURATION m u s t b e u s ed .
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CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 2 0 0 / 3 0 0 - PA SCA L 3 .2 19. Reboot t he syst em t o use t he new INITLIB. LOGICAL UNITS Du r in g t h e b o o t p r oces s , t h e TABLE u t ilit y in t h e o p er a t in g s ys t em fin d s a ll o f t h e a va ila b le d is k d r ives a n d a s s ign s o n e or m o re lo gical u n it n u m b er s t o each u n it .
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CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 2 0 0 / 3 0 0 - PA SCA L 3 .2 3. When the FILER line, Filer:Change Get ... , appears rem ove the ACCESS: disk and insert the BOOT: disk in the floppy disk drive. 4.
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CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM HP 1 0 0 0 A HP 1000 A Us e t h e Eco n o Pa c con t r o ls t o s et t h e co n figu r a t io n o p t io n s a cco rd in g CONFIGURATION t o t h e fo llowin g s et t in gs .
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CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM HP 1 0 0 0 A wh ere b p t ca n b e t h e s a m e a s t h e Tra ck s iz e, t h e RTE d efa u lt o f 4 8 , o r a n y d es ir ed va lu e.
CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM HP 1 0 0 0 M/ E/ F HP 1000 M/ E/ F CONFIGURATION Us e t h e Eco n o Pa c con t r o ls t o s et t h e co n figu r a t io n o p t io n s a cco rd in g t o t h e fo llowin g s et t in gs .
CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 8 0 0 HP-UX 8 .0 / 9 .0 / 1 0 .0 Series 800 HP-UX Th e Ber in g Econ o Pac is s u p p o r t ed b y HP-UX ver s io n 8 .0 , 9 .0 an d 1 0 .0 . Th e 2 .1 GB a n d h igh er m o d els a r e o n ly s u p p o r t ed on HP-UX 9 .0 4 an d 8.0/ 9.0/ 10.0 la t er .
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CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 8 0 0 HP-UX 8 .0 / 9 .0 / 1 0 .0 6. As you ex it from SAM, you will be inst ruct ed t o regenerat e t he kernel to preserve the changes you have m ade (only if you act ually m ade changes).
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CONFIGURING YOUR HP SYSTEM Series 8 0 0 HP-UX 8 .0 / 9 .0 / 1 0 .0 CREATING A NEW Us e t h e fo llowin g co m m a n d t o cr ea t e a n ew file s ys t em fo r t h e fixed FILE SYSTEM d is k in t h e Eco n o Pa c.
CARING FOR THE DISK DRIVE Th is ch a p t er d es cr ib es h o w t o ca r e fo r you r Eco n oPa c d is k d r ive. It is d ivid ed in t o t wo s ect ion s .
CARING FOR THE DISK DRIVE Disk ette Ca re Diskette Care Dis ket t es a r e h igh ly r elia b le a n d h ave a lo n g s er vice life if yo u ca re fo r t h em p r o p er ly.
TROUBLESHOOTING & SERVICE Th is ch a p t er d es crib es b a s ic t r o u b le-s h o o t in g p r o ced u r es . It is d ivid ed in t o t h r ee s ect io n s : “Befor e Yo u Do An yt h in g Els e,”...
TROUBLESHOOTING & SERVICE T ech n ica l Su p p ort Fuse Replacement If t h e d r ive fails t o p ower o n t h e AC fu s e m ay b e b lo wn . Th e fu s e is lo cat ed in t h e AC in p u t ja ck.
SPECIFICATIONS 200 MB Fixed Used in 7320 Disk Fo r m a t t ed cap acit y 2 0 0 .6 2 0 0 .6 2 0 5 .1 Lo gica l s ect o r s iz e 2 5 6 5 1 2 1 ,0 2 4...
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SPECIFICATIONS 5 0 0 MB Fixed Disk 500 MB Fixed Used in: 7350 Disk Fo r m a t t ed cap acit y 4 5 9 .0 5 0 9 .6 5 0 9 .6 Lo gica l s ect o r s iz e 2 5 6 5 1 2 1 ,0 2 4...
SPECIFICATIONS 1 GB Fixed Disk 1 GB Fixed Disk Used in 7310 Fo r m a t t ed cap acit y 1 ,0 0 3 .9 1 ,0 0 3 .9 1 ,0 0 3 .9 Lo gica l s ect o r s iz e 2 5 6 5 1 2 1 ,0 2 4...
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SPECIFICATIONS 2 .1 GB Fixed Disk 2.1 GB Fixed Used in 7321 Disk Fo r m a t t ed cap acit y 2 ,1 0 7 .6 2 ,1 0 7 .6 2 ,1 0 7 .6 Lo gica l s ect o r s iz e 2 5 6 5 1 2 1 ,0 2 4...
SPECIFICATIONS Flop p y Disk Floppy Disk PERFORMANCE Fo r m at t ed cap acit y 1.42 Ph ys ica l h ea d s Ro t a t io n s p eed 3 0 0 r p m Aver a ge la t en cy 1 0 0 Min im u m s eek t im e...
SPECIFICATIONS Gen era l General Power Lin e vo lt a ge 9 0–24 0 vo lt s Requirements Lin e fr eq u en cy 47 -63 Cu r r en t 0 .5 Am p Fu s e “Slo w b lo w,”...
. Each foot can be t urned around, front to rear, and reinst alled. 2. Mount t he Bering drive t o t he rack m ount shelf wit h four (4) 8-32x ¼ screws inserted from the bot t om through the shelf int o t he bot tom of the drive.
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Th e r ack req u ir es 5 .2 5 in ch es of ver t ical clea r an ce. 3. Insert t he shelf wit h t he Bering drive int o the cabinet and hold it in place.
INDEX Ad d r es s , s et t in g 1 2 HP-UX 8 .0 / 9 .0 4 0 Au t o s p in d o wn / u p t im e 1 5 In s t alla t ion 6 BASIC 5.0 / 6 .0 29 Cer t ify m ed ia 2 3 Cert ify m ed ia 2 3...
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INDEX Op er at ion 7 War r an t y s t at em en t v Wr it e-p r o t ect io n 8 PASCAL 3 .2 33 Rack m o u n t in s t a lla t ion 5 3 ROM ver s io n 1 7 RTE-A 3 7 Sect o r s iz e, s et t in g 1 2...
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