Epson Equity II Product Support Bulletin page 68

E P S O N
EPSON AMERICA INC.
SERVICE DEPARTMENT
PRODUCT
2 / 6 / 8 7
DATE :
SUBJECT: EQUITY
This is a basic guide for the installation
hard drives
SPHDD.BAT may continue to use it;
excellent third-party
used. However,
software as
1.
Before
information from the defect list on
make sure
drive. What
- you don't need the byte location.
2.
Verify
that the drive select jumper or
drive should
assuming a range of DS0-DS3.
3. Some drive
format at the factory.
this: start
goes quickly (approx. 1
format is
other measures
to step 4.
4.
Invoke
g=c800:5 and press ENTER. At this point, DEBUG
to) the instructions at hex address c800, offset 0005. This is
the ROM BIOS on the HD controller card. Stored at this address
is the physical
manufacturer: You may encounter two types:
National
simpler of the two. It
the drive
register
interleave
you enter "y", it
PRESS "Y"
when the format is complete and return you to the A prompt.
SUPPORT
I/II HARD
for the
Equity I and II, Those of you that have the
utilities,
this method
provided with each
physically installing
that you have
you'll be needing
that the terminating
be
selected
manufacturers
DON'T
the HDFMTALL
very likely sound. If
are called
the DEBUG program.
formatting
Computer Labs
presents
number and interleave
and prompts "Press y to begin formatting drive C with
03". Press any key other than "y" and it aborts. If
IMMEDIATELY
UNLESS YOU REALLY
DISK INITIALIZATION
there are
such as SpeedStor, that may be
can used with
machine.
the
drive,
the top
the
copy that was included with the
is the cylinder/head
resistor
switch is
as the lowest number - i.e., DS0
do the physical
ASSUME THIS!
program. If the
sec. per
cylinder),
it takes
for. Re-boot the
At the dash (-) prompt, enter:
routine provided
(NCL). The Western
you with
factor
proceeds with
MEAN IT! It will then inform you
BULLETIN
NUMBER: S-0005
and initialization
also a number
just 'the
systems
either
copy the
of the drive
information
pack is installed
correctly set.
or "low-level"
One indication
cylinder count-down
then the physical
longer than this,
system
and proceed
executes
by the controller
Western Digital
Digital is
information about
are stored in the AX
the format.
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