Epson Apex Product Support Bulletin page 18

HARDCARD
1. installing
After
boot the computer using the APEX MS-DOS disk in drive A:.
2. Enter SYS C: to transfer MS-DOS system to the HardCard.
3. Copy COMMAND.COM and
the root directory of the HardCard.
4. Remove the
drive A:. Log onto C: and enter FORMAT
5. all
COPY
Label this
6. Remove the Plus Utilities diskette and press the RESET button
on the APEX.
7. Reinsert
FDISK
to
SELECT
to format the HardCard. When finished, remove the APEX
diskette
from the HardCard.
8. Reinsert the
the Plus
HardCard. Remove and store the diskette in a safe place.
the
9.
Copy all
root directory
10. Log into the root directory of drive C: and enter the command
PREPARE.
empty subdirectories
software
11.
Also in this
AUTOEXEC.BAT.
load the
erase PATCHFMT.EXE, PREPARE.BAT,
12.
Finally,
the root directory of C:.
13. The HardCard installation is now complete. Test the system by
rebooting
NOTE: The original
diskette
performs
refer to as the
this Reinstall diskette can later be used
the HardCard.
the
"Plus
used as the
reformat
backup
BACKUP
You may want to copy the
to the HardCard,
signals that are used
indicator is
display (defaults
sound (defaults to OFF).
INSTALLATION
the HardCard
FORMAT.COM
MS-DOS diskette
files from the HardCard to the formatted diskette.
diskette "Plus
The system
the Epson MS-DOS
partition the
and reset the system.
Plus Utilities
Utilities diskette back into the root directory of
files from the
of the HardCard.
This will run
on
will later be loaded.
directory,
This will
Plus menu "shell" on bootup.
- the Plus menu "shell" should run.
Plus
containing
several other
"REINSTALL"
Using
Utilities"
Reinstall
the HardCard,
the contents,
to restore the files.
LIGHT.COM
as these
to indicate
a
flashing
to ON), and
- MODIFIED FOR THE EPSON APEX
in one of
from the MS-DOS diskette into
and insert
Utilities".
should reboot
diskette,
HardCard for
Ensure
diskette. Copy all the files from
Epson Apex
a batch file
HardCard, into
the
rename
the
cause the
install program
the Plus files, as above, but also
operations
diskette.
the modified
that is created
diskette
diskette. If an APEX user wants to
the user
SELECT to
run
SOUND.COM
and
files control
HardCard
" + "
sign at
the audible
the option slots,
a blank diskette
A:
to format the disk.
from the HardCard.
log onto drive A:, run
MS-DOS and
that the
diskette(s)
that will
which applications
SHELL.BAT
program
system to automatically
INSTALL.*
and
creates
to make it
In PC-DOS
for
reformatting
APEX procedure,
should use
format,
utilities back
visual and
access.
the upper right of the
indicator is a buzzing
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in
then run
APEX boots
into the
create 16
to
from
a
floppy
what they
systems,
however,
cannot be
BACKUP
to
then use
audible
The visual