Types Of Flash Eprom Disks - Teknor Industrial Computers TEK-AT4LVG Technical Reference Manual

12.01.2

TYPES OF FLASH EPROM DISKS

With VFLASH, you can create two types of Flash EPROM disks:
B F This type of Flash EPROM disk must start from the first block
OOTABLE LASH
D and is recognized by the BIOS. Like a hard disk, an active Flash
ISK
EPROM disk can boot your system. A typical system setup
would contain a CONFIG.SYS file to start device drivers, an
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to start your software, plus all driver files
required (e.g., EMM386.EXE, a MOUSE driver, etc).
To boot from Flash EPROM four conditions must be met:
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•
first
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N - Unlike bootable Flash disks which must begin at the first Flash
ON BOOTABLE
F D block, non-bootable disks can begin anywhere. When installed
LASH ISK
:
as a non-bootable Flash disk, the disk will be assigned a drive
letter after your last physical hard drive installed.
To use Flash EPROM as a non-bootable Flash disk, three
conditions must be met:
•
first
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You must have the optional 2 MB or 4 MB Flash EPROM
installed at U37.
The bootable Flash EPROM partition must start from the
block.
The VIP-UP option "BIOS Interrupt 13h Configuration"
must be set to Enabled.
The Flash disk must be configured in the VIP-UP Setup as
"Installed Bootable". To do so, you must change the value of
the Flash Disk Support option on VIP-UP's second screen
from Disabled to Installed Bootable.
The bootable Flash EPROM partition must start from the
block.
The VIP-UP option "BIOS Interrupt 13h Configuration"
must be set to Enabled.
The Flash disk must be configured in the VIP-UP Setup as
"Installed". To do so, set the value of the Flash Disk Support
option on VIP-UP's second screen to Installed.
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