Preparing To Use Ata Cards; Initializing And Formatting An Ata Card - Intermec Janus 2050 User Manual

JANUS 2050 Vehicle-Mount Computer User's Manual (4MB)

Preparing to Use ATA Cards

To use an ATA flash card you need to:
1. Configure the JANUS 2050 to use an ATA card by selecting the ATA card
2. Initialize and format the ATA card.
3. Use the ATA card

Initializing and Formatting an ATA Card

Follow these steps to initialize and format the ATA card:
1. Insert the ATA card in the PC card drive.
2. Type this command and press e :
Note: ATAINIT only works with ATA cards that are supported by the ATADRV.EXE
driver. If you are unable to use your ATA card, it may be an unsupported card. Check
the documentation that is shipped with the ATA card.
CAUTION
3. Press e to accept the values that are displayed. The next prompt is:
5-10
option on the MS-DOS startup menu.
atainit { drive: }
where drive: is the PC card drive.
Caution
Make sure you enter the correct drive letter when you initialize the ATA
card or you may erase the wrong drive.
Conseil
Assurez-vous de ne pas faire d'erreur en tapant la lettre identifiant le
lecteur pour le formatage de la carte ATA. Sinon, vous risquez d'effacer un
lecteur incorrect.
The program displays the parameters (Fixed Cylinders, Heads, and
Physical Sectors) for your ATA card. The next prompt is:
Here are the parameters that were returned, examine them
carefully to ensure they match what was expected.
Press ENTER to accept and continue or <P> to prompt.
Note: You can press the d key at any time to abort and exit the initialization
program.
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