Kurzweil K2500 - PERFORMANCE GUIDE REV F PART NUMBER 910251 CHAP 2 Reference Manual page 8

Startup
K2500 Boot Loader
K2500 Boot Loader
The Boot Loader lets you install a new K2500 operating system and/or new K2500 ROM
objects, from a SCSI device or the floppy drive into flash ROM. The Boot Loader also provides
hard reset and diagnostics options.
Note: Your K2500 comes from the factory with the operating system and ROM objects already installed.
You do not need to run the K2500 Boot Loader to start up a new K2500.
Starting the Boot Loader
When you start the K2500, it displays a "Please wait..." message and waits for approximately 2
seconds. Press and release the Exit key while the "Please wait..." message is displayed to start
the boot loader. Otherwise, the K2500 will start up normally.
The Boot Loader's Menus resemble K2500 dialog boxes. That is, they consist of a series of
labels and a highlight bar that is used to select one of the labels. You can use the arrow keys to
move the highlight bar up, down, right, and left. Press the OK soft button to invoke the
highlighted menu option. Additionally, the data wheel and Enter key may be used to move the
highlight bar and invoke the selected action.
Boot-loader Main Menu
When the boot loader is first invoked, its main menu is displayed, as shown below.
-------|K2500|Boot|Loader|v1.01|-------
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|||Install|Objects||||Run|Diags||||||||
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Initially, the "Install System" option is highlighted. After invoking various actions, however,
other options may be selected by default, as the context suggests, upon returning to this menu.
Install System / Install Objects
Use "Install System" to install the K2500 operating system and diagnostics by loading them
from a floppy or from a SCSI device and programming them into Flash ROM. Use "Install
Objects" to install ROM objects into Flash ROM. After either option is invoked, a dialog box
such as the following will be displayed.
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||Device|to|install|from:||floppy||||||
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||||SCSI|ID|of|this|unit:||N/A|||||||||
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From this dialog box, you can select which device contains the system or ROM-objects file. This
is done using the alpha wheel, the + and - keys, and the cursor control keys in the same way
that the K2500 engine software does. If you choose to install from a SCSI device, the SCSI ID of
this unit will change from "N/A" to "SCSI 6." If there is another device on your SCSI bus with
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