Applied Engineering Vulcan IIGS User Manual page 32

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Vulcan
Trouble Shooting
H you can" boot
Cl trouble shOOIlngCheck the switch settings (refer to
chapters 1 and
2).
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Check which drive
is
sct to boot under the Partition
Manager.
Is the boot paTtllion turned ON under the Panition
Manage r?
Does the panillon sct to boot contain the necessary
boot files1
Tum off the computer then sec if the controller ClIrd
and cables are correctly installed.
Make sure the Stanup Device
i!i sct to
the vulcin's slot
in the SIoo; o ption
of the
110S
Control Panel
If you're trying
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run a panirubr progr.lm ;lnd il
won't
boot,
cOt.-ck the sy5lem version of the
softWllrc'~
master disk(s). It may nOl be GS/OS 5.0- compatible. To
remedy this,
you
m3y need to SCt up a separ.lte
paTtillon with the softwuc's oper.lting system
Inst~llIed
and
txxx
from that plnitlon to run thc program.
ProDOS Can" Find All Four Vulcan Porlilions
Two Olive Oevll;: e, per Slot
ProDOS 8
has a !lmit of tll>'O dm'e devices per ~10(
(except
for Slot 5). For ProDOS R to recognize Ihr('(' or four
active panilions. you'lJ
TlI,.'f,.'<I
10 copy the palctK.-d I't'r~ion
of ProDQS
to )'OUr
boOl
diSks. llIc patched version of
ProDOS is included on lhe Vulcan's
first
ProDOS panlliOO
bs shipped) and on the Vu)on's 3.5" and 5.25" Prol)()s
disk in Ihe System directorytfokler
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Note: Gstos users will nex.-d to copy P8 and
START.GS.OS, not I'RO I)QS