EUROCOM 3400 UltraLite User Manual page 90

Power: save to disk setup
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Save to Disk
DOS Save to Disk Setup
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When the BIOS instructs the sys-
tem to "Save to Disk", it makes use
of a special file or partition on the
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HDD. This is created and man-
aged by the PHDISK utility found
in the Drivers\DOS folder the on
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the Device Drivers and Tools CD-
ROM. You should copy this file to
floppy disk before you proceed
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any further.
Space
Both partition and file methods
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occupy the same amount of
space on your HDD. The size of
this partition must be greater than
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the total size of the memory
(DRAM) and the notebook's video
RAM. A typical setup's space re-
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quirement might be:
5 – 10
memory type KB size
system 640KB
extended 64,512KB
video 4,096KB
total 69,248KB
recommended* 70,656KB
*The recommended space should always be
about 1MB more than the total calculated. The
extra MB is for data from other chip registers.
(1MB = 1024KB)
Check the specifications for your
system before you run the PHDISK
utility.
You can find the system memory by
using the Setup utility. Just navigate
to the System Information tab on the
Main page.
Add the System, Extended and Video
memory to get the total.
The File Method
(for FAT16/FAT32 file system only)
This is the most flexible way to setup
the Save to Disk area. If you later in-
crease your memory, you can modify
this file.
MB size However, it is not compatible with
~.6MB
all file systems (e.g. NTFS). To setup
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this file you should,
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1. Make sure your hard disk is
~67.6MB
defragmented (there are numer-
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ous utilities available for this).
2. Reboot the computer in the DOS
mode.
3. Insert the floppy with PHDISK .
4. To run PHDISK.EXE type,
a:>PHDISK [Enter] then
2 [Enter], then
• for the default setting, press
• for a 'customized' setting, type
the size you prefer (e.g. 70656 for
a 69MB= 70,656KB partition),
then press [Enter]
5. When the utility is done, choose
"3", then press any key to reboot.
Note: When finished, the utility will save the
file, SAVE2DSK.BIN, as a hidden, system, and
read-only file in your root directory of drive
"C:".
[Enter]