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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION - GETTING STARTED About the Vulcan What’s Included with the Vulcan The Vulcan’s Fan The Power Supply CHAPTER ONE- IIGS INSTALLATION Installation Procedure What Now? CHAPTER Two - //E AND ][ PLUS INSTALLATION Installation Procedure What Now? CHAPTER THREE - THE PARTITION MANAGER First...
  • Page 3 Formatting Print Quit Final Check Quitting CHAPTER FOUR - PRODOS 8, DOS 3.3, PASCAL, AND CP/M ProDOS 8 DOS 3.3 Recognizing Vulcan under DOS 3.3 Booting from a Vulcan DOS 3.3 Partition Patched DOS 3.3 Notes Volume Sizes Copying Files to the DOS 3.3 Partition Other DOS 3.3 Goodies CP/M Pascal...
  • Page 4 APPENDICES A: Trouble Shooting If you can’t boot ProDOS Can’t Find All Four Vulcan Partitions Eight Total Drive Devices Two Drive Devices per Slot B: Vulcan Speed Under GS/OS (IIGS Only) C: The Vulcan Classic Desk Accessory (IIGS Only) Accessing the Desk Accessory Set Boot Partition Write Protect Partition Park Heads...
  • Page 5 Æ Vulcan...

  • Page 6: Introduction - Getting Started

    INTRODUCTION Getting Started About the Vulcan What's Included with the Vulcan the Vulcan The Vulcan comes preformatted and set into ProDOS partitions. Computer Size IIGS 20Meg IIGS 40Meg IIGS l00Meg //e,][+ 20Meg //e,][+ 40Meg //e, ][+ I00Meg We’ve included GS/OS version 4.0 on the first partition of the IIGS Vulcan.

  • Page 7: The Vulcan's Fan

    Also the ProDOS 8 version provided on the Vulcan and the floppy disks has been patched to allow ProDOS 8 to use four ProDOS partitions from the Vulcan instead of only two. The Separate Disks The 3.5” disk is a backup of the files necessary to boot GS/OS. It also contains the Vulcan’s utilities such as the native mode driver, partition manager, Backup II, and a modified ProDOS 8.

  • Page 8: Chapter One- Iigs Installation

    CHAPTER ONE IIGS Installation Installation Procedure You’ll need no special tools to install the Vulcan. Simply follow the instructions below. Open Computer Press in the two latches at the rear of the case with your forefingers while using your thumbs to push the lid up and towards you.
  • Page 9 Gently pull back on tab at bottom front of power supply. A small flatblade screwdriver may keep you from breaking a nail. Lift out power supply. You may want to store the power supply in the Vulcan’s box. 3 ) Remove Vulcan from Packing. 4 ) Check Voltage Setting The switch setting on back of the Vulcan must be set to the proper voltage (115 in the United States).
  • Page 10 Insert Vulcan i) Insert bock end first. Align the three holes in the back of the Vulcan with the three prongs in the back of the computer. Snap down Into front tab. Push down on the front of the Vulcan until the plastic tab on the computer case snaps into the hole at the bottom front of the Vulcan.
  • Page 11 7 ) Set Switches According to Slot The Controller Card will work from any slot. However, there are a few conditions of which you need to be aware. Do n o t install the card into the Memory Expansion slot. We recommend installing the controller card into slot 6 or Check the switches on the card.
  • Page 12 Locate the switch block on the controller card. If a piece of tape is covering the switches, remove it. Set the switches in the position shown below. Switches Set for Pseudo-SlottIng Insert Card Into Slot Align the gold “fingers” of the controller cards edge connector with the slot;...
  • Page 13 1 0 ) ReInstall Any Cards Removed Replace any cards you have removed for the installation following those cards’ installation instructions. • WARNING! IF YOU HAVE A CARD IN SLOT 1 the insulator card (2” x 6”) included with the Vulcan package.

  • Page 14: What Now

    What Now? Using G S / O S You may want to use only the GS/OS operating system on the Vulcan. If that’s the case, you’re already set to go. The Vulcan is formatted with GS/OS installed in the first partition. Dividing the Partitions If you’d like to set up the hard drive so that it appears to be several separate disks, refer to the next chapter.
  • Page 15 Æ Vulcan Vulcan...

  • Page 16: Chapter Two //E And ]

    CHAPTER //e and ][ Plus Installation Installation Procedure You’ll need Phillips screwdriver to install the Vulcan. When you have one, follow the instructions below. Open Computer Pull up on the two tabs at the rear of the case lifting the lid up and towards you.
  • Page 17 Squeeze the left and right side of the plug to release, then pull iii) Remove screws. Turn the computer on its left side. On the bottom of the computer you will find four screws in a rectangular pattern the size of the power supply. While firmly holding onto the power supply, remove the four screws.
  • Page 18 Attach Riser Plates (][ Plus Only) 7 ) Insert Vulcan With the computer still on its side, turn the Vulcan at an angle and insert it into the opening left by the old supply. • Plus Note: Some speakers will be in the way, others will not.
  • Page 19 • ][ Plus Note: or both of the bottom plates around. 9 ) Plug Internal Power Cord Into Motherboard. Return the computer to its normal position. The Vulcan’s internal power cord plugs into the motherboard in the same place as the old power supply’s cord. The connector’s push tabs should be toward the left and right.
  • Page 20 Switch 3, ][+ Boot Enable Leaving this switch open allows a II+ or an unenhanced //e to boot directly from the hard disk. The Vulcan still must be the first drive device encountered (usually slot 7). If the hard disk is not to be the boot device in these systems, this switch should be dosed.
  • Page 21 If you want the card to appear to be in the slot in which it is installed, set switch 4 to Open. Switch 2 can be Open or Closed. 11)Insert Card Into Slot Align the gold “fingers” of the controller cards edge connector with the slot;...

  • Page 22: Close Computer

    14) Close Computer Replace the lid by sliding the front of the lid in first, lowering the back edge into place and then pushing gently and firmly on the back corners of the lid until it pops into place. 15) Plug In External Power Cord This is the same cord as your original power supply used.
  • Page 23 Æ Vulcan Vulcan...

  • Page 24: Chapter Three - The Partition Manager

    CHAPTER THREE The Partition Manager First... The first thing you should know about the Partition Manager (PM) is that it is a formatting utility. Modifications to the size of a partition and switching operating system change the basic structure of the disk and will destroy any data currently within the partitions you are resizing.

  • Page 25: From The Finder (Cs And / /E Retrofit Only)

    From Basic From BASIC, set your current prefix to the VULCAN disk and enter -PART.MANAGER at the BASIC prompt. From the Finder (GS and With your 3.5” drive set as the startup device, insert your Vulcan 3.5” disk into it and boot your computer. Double-dick the disk icon to open its window.

  • Page 26: Locking/Unlocking Partitions

    While in MODIFY mode, the Partition Manager is set up like a spread sheet. Use the arrow keys to move from cell to cell. T o m o v e t h e cursor down left right LockIng/Unlocking Partitions Locking a partition protects that partition from being written to, reformatted, erased or resized.

  • Page 27: Setting The Partition Size

    Name the PartitIon To name a partition, while in MODIFY mode: Move the cursor to the NAME column of the partition you want to name. Press <return>. Type in the name for the partition. (Refer to Name Rules above for acceptable names.) Press <return>...
  • Page 28 DOS 3.3 allows a maximum partition size of 32 Meg made up of a number of either 140K or 400K volumes (set in the FORMAT option). Pascal allows a maximum partition size of 16 Meg (16,383.5K -- $7FFF). CP/M allows a maximum partition size of 8 Meg (8192.0K -- $4000).

  • Page 29: Turning Partitions On Or Off

    increase size by 32K decrease size by 32K increase size by 0.5K decrease size by 0.5K "J" or left arrow iv) Press <return> The sizes are dependent upon the total available space. All of the hard disk memory must be allocated to one partition or another.

  • Page 30: Selecting The Operating System

    Because ProDOS can recognize only 8 online volumes, you may want to have less than four drives active depending on your system’s setup. For example: if you have two 5.25” drives, two 3.5” drives and a RAM disk, you would only want three Vulcan partitions active. If you have four turned on, one drive unit will not show up properly.

  • Page 31: Selecting The Boot Partition

    Move the cursor to the SYSTEM column of the partition you want to resize. Press <return>. Use the arrow keys or I, J, K, M keys to toggle through the system options until you reach the desired system. Press <return>. Changing systems automatically turns off that partition so turn on the partition if you want it active.

  • Page 32: Leaving Modify Mode

    Set Boot Partition To set the boot partition, while in MODIFY mode: If there is not already an asterisk in the boot column of the partition you want to boot from, move the cursor to that column. Press <return>. The asterisk will be removed from its current position and will appear in that column you currently have selected.

  • Page 33: Formatting

    Formatting Note: Formatting will completely erase everything that may still reside on the partition being formatted. You should have all important files backed up by this time. Once you have your partitions set to the desired size and operating system, you’ll want to format the partitions for their particular system so they can be written to and read from.

  • Page 34: Quit

    Quit When you're ready to leave the Partition Manager, use the QUIT option. Final Check Before you leave the PM, check your settings to make sure they are as you want them. Have you formatted the resized and new partitions? Are the partitions you want active turned on? Do you have the boot flag set to the proper partition? Quitting...
  • Page 35 Æ Vulcan Vulcon...

  • Page 36: Chapter Four - Prodos 8, Dos 3.3, Pascal, And Cp/M

    CHAPTER FOUR ProDOS 8, DOS 3.3, Pascal, and CP/M Note: You must be within a partition’s operating system before you can copy files to it. For example, you can’t copy to the DOS 3.3 partitions while in ProDOS. Only the partitions that are currently ON and contain the system currently booted will be recognized.

  • Page 37: Booting From A Vulcan Dos 3.3 Partition

    400K Copying Files to the DOS 3.3 Partition Non copy-protected DOS 3.3 files can be copied to the DOS 3.3 partition(s) using Æ’s own version of Apple File Developer program (FID) included on the Vulcan’s DOS 3.3 floppy disk. Vulcan...
  • Page 38 Copying Files with FID RD is a binary program which will copy DOS 3.3 files and applications from one disk to another. Apple’s original version does not recognize hard drives as an option. We’ve modified the version included on the Vulcan’s DOS 3.3 disk to recognize the Vulcan’s DOS 3.3 partitions and allow you to copy files to...
  • Page 39 (or=) AE.FID Repeat the above steps for each file you want copied or, if you’ve pressed you won’t need to repeat the steps for individual “=“, file copying. (or any key) CATALOG The Rest of FID Following is a description of each of AE FID’s menu options. <1>...
  • Page 40 The first time you select this option in a session, you’ll be asked to specify the slot, drive, and volume. The subsequent times, you’ll be returned to the volume last chosen. To view a different volume, use <7> RESET SLOT AND DRIVE before pressing <3>...

  • Page 41: Other Dos 3.3 Goodies

    Other DOS 3.3 Goodies We’ve included some other helpful utilities on the DOS 3.3 disk. Run Volume 2 Hello - Runs Hello program on V2 of the same partition. Park Heads - Moves hard drive’s heads to safe place. Use just before shut down.

  • Page 42: Chapter Five - Backing Up The Vulcan

    Backup II for ProDOS Backup II is Apple’s ProDOS volume backup program. It uses the full 800K of 3.5” disks by segmenting the files to conserve space. This means that if it is in the middle of copying a file when it runs out of room on one disk, it finishes that file on the next disk.

  • Page 43: Suggested Backup Schedule

    Suggested Backup Schedule If you use your computer constantly, we recommend that you use make a backup of the entire hard disk on a weekly basis and back up individual modified files daily. If you don’t use your computer that much, a bimonthly or even monthly full backup may be all you need.
  • Page 44 Note: Remember that it’s much quicker to preformat the disks instead of letting Backup II do it. Refer to the chart at the beginning of this chapter to get an idea of how many disks to preformat. Run Backup II. Label one of the blank formatted disks /BU1 along with the date and insert it into the drive to which you’ll be backing up.

  • Page 45: Backup Modified Files

    10) Select where to output the file list; Press <return> for screen only Press P-<return> for printer and screen if you have a printer connected. Backup II will then begin the backup procedure. The program will tell you which disk it is currently backing up as well as how many total disks it needs.

  • Page 46: Listing Files

    B — BACKUP FILES R — RESTORE FILES Q - QUIT PLEASE SELECT AN OPTION Press “M” to select BACKUP MODIFIED FILES. M — BACKUP MODIFIED FILES P - BACKUP BY PATHNAME SELECT AN OPTION OR <ESC>: 5) At the BACKUP FROM prompt, type in a slash followed by the name of your Vulcan partition.

  • Page 47: Restore Individual Files

    Run Backup II. Insert the disk from which you want a listing into the proper floppy drive. From Backup H’s main menu, press the R key on your keyboard. This selects the RESTORE FILES option. PLEASE SELECT AN OPTION Press L to select LIST FILES. SELECT AN OPTION OR <ESC>: At the LIST...
  • Page 48 • Note: If you don’t have a list of what files are on what disks, you can list the contents of each disk following the instructions under the Listing Files section above. From Backup II’s main menu, press the R key on your keyboard.
  • Page 49 10) At the TO THE DIRECTORY of the directory (and the pathname if so desired) to which you’ll be restoring the file or files, ex: TO THE DIRECTORY (/VULCAN1 11) Select where to output the restored file list; Press <return> to send the list to the screen only Press P-<return>...

  • Page 50: Appendices

    APPENDICES The following appendices are included for further reference and reading enjoyment: - - Trouble Shooting - - Vulcan Speed Under GS/OS - - Hardware - - A Brief Pro DOS Tutorial - - Getting Help Appendices...
  • Page 51 Æ Vulcan Vulcan...

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    APPENDIX Trouble Shooting If you can't boot Check the switch settings (refer to chapters 1 and 2). Check which drive is set to boot under the Partition Manager. Is the boot partition turned ON under the Partition Manager? Does the partition set to boot contain the necessary boot files? Turn off the computer then see if the controller card and cables are correctly installed.
  • Page 53 APPENDIX Vulcan Speed Under GS/OS We’ve written a special driver to speed up the Vulcan’s access time under GS/OS. If you’re booting this driver is automatically installed. However, if you’re booting from a RAM disk, ROM disk or 3.5” drive, you’ll need to copy the driver to the boot disk.

  • Page 54: Write Protect Partition

    PPENDIX The Vulcan Classic Desk Accessory (IIGS Only) Included in the System folder on the first Vulcan partition is a Classic Desk Accessory that allows you to set the boot partition, write protect individual partitions, or park the Vulcan’s heads. Accessing the Desk Accessory Access the Classic Desk Accessories menu by holding down the OA and <control>...

  • Page 55: Set Boot Partition

    Again, use the up and down arrow keys to select the option. The different options and their functions are described below. Set Boot Partition Choose this option to select from which partition you want to boot. A check mark appears next to the partition currently set to boot.

  • Page 56: Park Heads

    • Note: If you press <esc> after selecting the Park Heads option, you’ll be returned to the Vulcan main menu and the heads will no longer be parked. About Vulcan... About Vulcan tells you the version number of the Vulcan Desk Accessory, tells you who created the Vulcan, and gives you the numbers for Sales and Tech Support.

  • Page 57: D: Hardware

    Apple. (Interrupts are not used at this time.) S w i t c h 2 , P S E n a b l e - When pseudo-slotting in the Apple IIGS, this switch must be closed. When pseudo-slotting in a //e or ] [ + , this switch must be open.

  • Page 58: Remote Light Jack

    Remote Light Jack In addition to the on-board LED, there is a two pin connector for a remote drive activity indicator LED. Applied Engineering offers an LED extension option. Call Æ Sales to order at (214) 241-6060. If you’re so inclined, you can make an extension light to run from the connector and attach it under the front panel next to the green LED.

  • Page 59: E: A Brief Prodos Tutorial

    This is a brief explanation of the Pro Disk Operating S ystem, ProDOS for those who are completely new to it. All of this information and more is included in your Apple Owner’s Guide, but we have provided it here for your convenience. Operating System ProDOS is one of several operating systems for the Apple.

  • Page 60: Pathname

    Put files within subdirectories like putting documents in folders. Put subdirectories within subdirectories like putting folders within folders. Pathname The name of the directory combined with the names of one or more subdirectories is called a pathname. Volume names and subdirectory names are preceded by a slash, “1”.

  • Page 61: Additional Resources

    The following books are available through most book stores: Apple II Owner’s Manual (Apple Computer, Inc.) Supplied with your Apple Computer. Take the time to read it. Basic Programming with ProDOS (Addison-Wesley Publishing) Gives a detailed explanation of how to use ProDOS from AppleSoft Basic.

  • Page 62: F: Getting Help

    APPENDIX Getting Help If you have a technical question relating to the Vulcan Hard Drive or any other Applied Engineering product that is not covered in the manual please contact the dealer from whom you purchased the product. If you are experiencing difficulties with one particular program, contact the program’s author or publisher.

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