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1. 3 From Backup II s main menu press the B key on your keyboard This selects the Backup Files option gt 1 Backup tiles 2 Restore Files Se Quit 4 Press 1 lt return gt to select Backup modified files Ch 5 Backing Up the Vulcan 39 gt 1 Backup modified files 2 Backup by pathname 3 Return to main menu 5 At the Backup from prompt type in a slash followed by the name of your Vulcan partition Ex Backup from VULCAN1 6 Press lt return gt 7 At the To device prompt type in the slot number of your floppy drive usually 5 for 3 5 and 6 for 5 25 8 Now type in the drive number of your floppy drive usually 1 9 Press lt return gt 10 Select where to output the file list Note We recommend keeping a printed list of the disks contents if you re able Press lt return gt to send the list to the screen only Press P lt return gt and then the printer s slot number and lt return gt to send the list to the printer and screen if you have a printer connected Backup II will then begin constructing a table of contents The program will tell you which disk it is currently backing up as well as how many total disks it needs 11 While the program is copying one disk write the label of the next MOD2 fdate MOD3 dateD Listing Files To get a printout of the backup disk contents at any time run Backup II and select List Fil2. AE VULCAN INTERLEAVE CHANGER V 40 MEG VULCAN IN SLOT 7 CYLINDERS 777 WESTERN DIGITAL HEADS 4 SECTORS 27 INTERLEAVE FACTORS NATIVE 3 CURRENT 7 DESIRED ARROWS OR IJKM ADJUST DESIRED VALUE Once you ve set the desired interleave using the arrow keys or the I J K and M keys press Return and let the program do the rest Once finished quit the program and then time your programs again App E Interleaver 57 58 APPENDIX F A Brief ProDOS Tutorial This is a brief explanation of the Professional Disk Operating System 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 Others include DOS 3 3 and Pascal Operating systems as defined in the Apple Owner s Guides are programs that control how information is loaded into memory how the computer handles the information how the information is stored on a disk and how the computer communicates with the printer and other peripherals Naming Volumes ProDOS must have a way to locate which disk often called volume you want to access instead of typing in the location of the disk as in DOS 3 3 ext S6 DI you simply type in the name of the disk the volume name Some rules for volume names are 1 Name can include letters numbers or
3. or OFF blank When a drive is off inactive it will not be recognized by the computer but all data stored within that partition is saved It s like saving files to a disk and then pulling the disk out of the drive 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 Another example teachers can use different partitions to store different classes files They can turn off all the partitions except for the current class To turn the partition ON or OFF while in the MODIFY mode 1 Move the cursor to the ON column of the partition you want to turn ON or OFF 2 Press lt return gt to toggle between the ON setting and the OFF setting blank Note If you have the maximum number of partitions for the operating system turned ON when you attempt to turn another one ON the PM will beep and not let you 3 Use the arrow keys to move to your next option or press lt esc gt to return to the main menu Selecting the Operating System Under the SYSTEM option the Partition Manager gives you five settings from which to choose These are PRODOS PASCAL DOS 3 3 CP M CLEAR IMPORTANT If you currently have files within the partit
4. DOS 3 3 allows a maximum partition size of 32 Meg made up of several volumes which must be either 140K or 400K In DOS 3 3 the number of 140K and 400K volumes contained in a single partition are set from the format option In DOS 3 3 you ll need at least one 140K volume to make the partition bootable 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 Sizing the Partition IMPORTANT If you currently have files within the partitions you are resizing you could lose these files Back up the partitions that will be involved in resizing Vulcan before making any chang When resizing a partition you ll need to 1 2 3 Unlock the partitions that will be involved in resizing Refer to Locking Unlocking Partitions above Set the partition to CLEAR This allows you to take space away from one partition and distribute it to others To set the SYSTEM to CLEAR while in MODIFY mode i Move the cursor to the SYSTEM column of the partition you want to resize ii Press lt return gt iii Use the arrow keys to toggle through the system options until you reach CLEAR iv Press lt return gt Set the partition size To select the size for a partition i Move the cursor to the SIZE column of the partition you want to change ii Press lt return gt iii Select the size for the partition using the same k
5. 20 21 21 22 22 22 23 25 27 27 27 31 32 33 Listing Files 41 Restore Individual Files 41 Restore Entire Volume 43 APPENDICES 45 A Trouble shooting 47 If you can t boot 47 ProDOS Can t Find All Four Vulcan Partitions 47 Two Drive Devices per Slot 47 Eight Total Drive Devices 47 B Hardware 49 Switches 49 What They Do 49 How To Set Them 49 Remote Light Jack 50 C Bird s Better Bye 51 What It Is 51 How to Use It 51 D Using Filer to Copy to Vulcan 53 E Interleaver 20 and 40 Megs only 55 About Interleave 55 Using Interleaver 56 F A Brief ProDOS Tutorial 58 Operating System 58 Naming Volumes 58 Root Directory and Subdirectory 58 Pathname 59 System Files 60 Additional Resources 60 G Getting Help 61 Returning a Product 2 RMA Number Attention Sheet and Invoice Or When You Ship 63 When We Receive 63 INDEX 64 Table of Contents iii Vulcan iv Vulcan INTRODUCTION About the Vulcan The Software The Vulcan comes preformatted and set into ProDOS partitions Computer of Preset Contents Partitions He 20 Meg ProDOS 8 Utils lle 40 Meg 1 ProDOS 8 Utils 2 Empty 100 Meg 1 ProDOS 8 Utils 2 Empty 3 Empty 4 Empty ProDOS 8 ProDOS 8 can access a maximum of two drive devices per slot except for slot 5 which can recognize up to four The ProDOS 8 operating system included on Vulcan and the Vulcan s 5 25 floppy disk is a v
6. 1 Restore from Slot 5 Drive 1 7 You ll then be given the pathname of the disk in the floppy drive cx Restore from BACKUP VOLUME11 8 Enter the pathname of the file or directory you want to restore ex Restore from BACKUP VOLUME MY FILES In this example if MYFILES was a directory the entire directory would be restored 9 Press lt return gt 10 At the Restore to the directory prompt type in the name 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 lt return gt to send the list to the screen only Press P lt return gt and then the printer s slot number and lt return gt to send the list to the printer and screen if you have a printer connected Backup II will then begin the restore procedure The program will tell you which file is currently being restored When it s done it will give you the message OPERATION COMPLETE PRESS SPACE TO CONTINUE Restore Entire Volume If you need to restore your entire volume follow the same general procedure as for restoring individual files The program Will caution you that restoring an entire volume may delete files that were not there when you backed up the volume Also make sore that you have enough space on your volume to replace all the files you backed up Ch 5 Backing Up the Vul
7. 1 When copying other DOS 3 3 files to the Vulcan run FID and enter the desired Destination Volume For example with a 1340K DOS 3 3 partition you may have three 400K volumes in addition to the first volume of 140K You can set the Destination Volume to any one of the four FILENAME The equal sign is a wildcard meaning copy all files If you want to copy only specific files enter the names of the files at this prompt DO YOU WANT PROMPTING Y N N 17 Press 9 to quit when the copy routine is complete Booting from the DOS 3 3 Partition To make the DOS 3 3 partition bootable run the Partition Manager and select the DOS 3 3 partition as the Boot Partition Patched DOS 3 3 Notes The version of DOS you ve installed with the INIT HELLO command is a patched version The patched version allow DOS to accept lowercase letters reduces loading time and corrects an error in the append command Do not use this version to INIT floppy disks The patched version will look for a Vulcan and will not boot if it cannot find one Instead use the unmodified version of DOS 3 3 included on the floppy disk to INIT other floppy disks If you change the Vulcan s slot you ll need to repeat the process detailed in the two sections above The patched version expects to find the Vulcan in a particular slot If you switch slots DOS wont be able to find the Vulcan until you repeat the necessary steps Volume Sizes The sizes
8. This command gives you a directory listing of the DOS volumes currently online 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 he returned to the volume last chosen To view a different volume use lt 7 gt RESET SLOT AND DRIVE before pressing lt 2 gt again Ch 4 ProDOS 8 DOS 3 3 Pascal ood CP M 29 lt 3 gt SPACE ON DISK this command to show the amount of space sectors free and used for each volume 140K volumes will have 528 sectors free after initializing 400K volumes will have 1536 sectors free If you use INIT to write a boot image to volume 1 you ll have 490 sectors free V1 must be a 140K volume 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 lt 7 gt RESET SLOT AND DRIVE before pressing lt 3 gt again lt 4 gt UNLOCK FILES To unlock individual files use this command 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 work with a different volume use lt 7 gt RESET SLOT AND DRIVE before pressing lt 3 gt again Use equal sign for unlock all This is most often easier than trying to remember specific filename
9. of the DOS 3 3 volumes depend upon the sizes you chose while in the Partition Manager Use the chart below to determine the maximum number of files each of your DOS 3 3 volumes will hold Partition Size Maximum Files 140K 105 400K 217 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 IE s own version of Apple FIle Developer program FID included on the Vulcan s DOS 3 3 floppy disk By now you ve probably already used FID to copy the boot files to your DOS partition Ch 4 ProDOS 8 DOS 3 3 Pascal ond CP M 27 28 Copying Files with FID FID 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 them To execute AE FID Either I Boot Vulcan s DOS 3 3 floppy disk 2 Select AE FID from the main menu Or 1 Run BASIC 2 Type BRUN AE FID at the BASIC prompt with Vulcan s DOS 3 3 floppy disk in an on line drive Once the program is running follow the steps below to copy files to your DOS 3 3 partition s Note The following instructions assume that you ve already formatted the volume you re copying to and that you are copying from your Slot 6 Drive 1 5 25 drive
10. operations opening files spreadsheet calculations formatting etc Keep in mind that while one of your programs may perform optimally at a given interleave another may suffer a significant speed decrease Using Interleaver Following is a list of the things to keep in mind when using interleaver O Make a note of the interleave to which your drive was set when shipped You may want to set it back to the factory set interleave Interleaver will not destroy the data stored on the Vulcan drive if run normally But do not stop the program until it has finished 56 Vulcan Warning DO NOT RESET WHILE TILE PROGRAM IS RUNNING Interleaver is copying and rewriting tracks If you stop the program In mi amp stream your data will he corrupted You can run the program from the Vulcan or from floppy The program can take up to 30 minutes depending upon the size of your disk and how full it is Before you run the program run your most frequently used programs and time them doing various tasks Changing the interleave does not help a drive that uses track caching The 100 Meg Vulcan uses track caching Do not set the interleave below the Native interleave shown on the Interleave Changer screen or performance will suffer Remember Unless you understand what you re doing you could do more harm than good When you mn Interleaver you ll see a version of the Interleave Changer screen following
11. 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 Connect it to the back of the Vulcan and then plug it into the wall socket Hardware installation is complete Congratulations What Now Using ProDOS You may want to use only the ProDOS 8 operating system included with the Vulcan If that s the case read the next chapter Dividing the Partitions Note You don t need to create a separate partition for each program you want to run If you d like to set up the hard drive so that it appears to be several separate hard disks refer to Chapter 3 now Most users can use the drive as shipped and won t need to set up separate partitions Ch 1 Ile and Plus Installation 7 8 Loading Different Operating Systems If you d like to use your Vulcan under Pascal CP M or DOS 3 3 you ll need to read Chapters 3 and 4 Vulcan CHAPTER T WO Using ProDOS 8 Maximum Files in the Root Directory ProDOS 8 limits the maximum files in the root directory to 51 You may however put a virtually unlimited number of files into subdirectories Booting from Vulcan Most likely you will want to boot ProDOS from the Vulcan it s much faster than booting from floppy and you don t have to put in and take out disks When powered up the e and Plus computers look for a bootabl
12. then go on to Chapter 4 for instructions on how to quickly set up a partition for DOS Pascal or CP AM 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 So before using the Partition Manager save any data that you want to keep and restore it after re partitioning About the Partition Manager The Partition Manager is a ProDOS program that lets you segment the hard disk You can use these segments or partitions as if they were large floppy disks or individual hard disks Each can have its own name hold its own files even run under any one of four different operating systems Reminder You don t need to create a separate partition for each program you want to run The Partition Manager allows a maximum of 16 separate sections ProDOS and CP M operating systems can both have up to four partitions turned on at the same time DOS 3 3 and Pascal allow for only 2 sections active at the same time You could set up all 16 partitions as ProDOS for example but only four of these can be accessed turned on at one time Ch 3 The Partition Manager 11 PC Transporter users You can also use the hard disk as an MS DOS storage device by creating an MS DOS hard volume on a ProDOS partitio
13. to a Vulcan partition in Slot 7 You can exit from most parts of the program by pressing lt esc gt TYPE followed by lt return gt RESULT 1 Selects option I Copy Files from the AE FID main menu 6 or floppy drive slot Specifies slot 6 as the source slot 1 Specifies drive I as the source drive 7 or Vulcan s Slot Specifies slot 7 or whichever slot Vulcan is set up for as the destination slot Vulcan 1 Specifies drive I as the destination drive 1 Specifies volume as the destination volume AE FID or Specifies filename of first file to copy The equal sign is a wild card character meaning copy all 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 S or any key Returns you to the AF FID menu 9 Quits and returns you to the BASIC prompt CATALOG Lists the directory of the destination disk The Rest of FID Following is a description of each of AF FID s menu options lt 1 gt COPY FILES As in the instructions above this command lets you transfer files from source to destination Use equal sign for copy all You can also use it to copy all files with certain letters For example FX will copy all file with EX in the name Prompting will list each file and wait for you to type Y to copy or N to skip to the next file lt 2 gt CATALOG
14. ALCAN Je I User s Manual Table Of Contents INTRODUCTION ABOUT TIIE VULCAN The Software ProDOS 8 Backup II The Partition Manager Park Heads The Separate Disk The Vulcan s Fan The Power Supply Running Programs from Vulcan CHAPTER ONE E AND PLUS INSTALLATION Installation Procedure CHAPTER TWO USING PRODOS 8 Maximum Files in the Root Directory Booting from Vulcan Booting from RamFactor Warm Booting Copying a Different ProDOS 8 System to the Vulcan Vi vi vi vii vii vii m fe io 0 10 10 eo CO CHAPTER THREE TIIE PARTITION MANAGER First About the Partition Manager Backing Up the Partitions Running the Partition Manager The MODIFY Mode Entering MODIFY Mode 11 11 12 12 13 13 Table of Contents Locking Unlocking Partitions Partition Names Setting the Partition Size Turning Partitions On or Off Selecting the Operating System Selecting the Boot Partition Leaving MODIFY Mode Canceling Saving Changes Formatting Print Quit Final Check Quitting CHAPTER FOUR DOS 3 3 PASCAL AND CP M DOS 3 3 Patched DOS 3 3 Notes Volume Sizes Copying Files to the DOS 3 3 Partition Other DOS 3 3 Goodies CP M Pascal CHAPTER FIVE BACKING UP THE VULCAN Introduction Backup II for ProDOS Number of Disks Required Suggested Backup Schedule Before You Back Up Running Backup II Backup Entire ProDOS Partition Backup Modified Files Vulcan 14 14 15 18 19 19
15. How to Use it To use this BYE command anytime you quit a system program such as AppleWorks a menu of the first 16 executable system files and or subdirectories in the active directory will be displayed on the screen This menu can also be called from the Applesoft BASIC prompt by entering BYE Esc CHANGE VOLUME RETURN SELECT FILE AE1 PRODOS BAC KU PII BAS IC SYSTEM APPLEWORKS Sample screen display The sample screen above shows the disk online and lists its executable system files Arrow Keys Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the or Spacebar selection you want to run ESC The Esc key will change the volume disk selection to the next on line volume Return The Return key selects the currently highlighted file or subdirectory name App C Bird s Better Bye 51 Subdirectory names on the disk will be indicated by a as the first character of the file name To launch AppleWorks from the directory above you would highlight the AppleWorks directory press Return highlight APLWORKS SYSTEM and then press Return Notes Because BBB displays only the first 16 system files and or subdirectories you will need to organize your Vulcan partition s carefully create subdirectories to hold programs so that the ones you want to tun will be displayed For example you can create a subdirectory to hold your word processors one to hold utilities etc and then run the programs from the subdire
16. PENDIX G 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 In the event that the dealer or the publishers support personnel cannot answer your question call Applied Engineering Technical Support The support representatives are experienced in the applications and uses of Applied Engineering products but in order to provide a quick and effective answer to your question they will need to know as much as possible about the hardware and software specifically related to your question Please provide the technical support representative with the following information The Applied Engineering product related to your question and its revision number The original and current memory configuration of the card if applicable The model and revision of your computer What peripherals are being used and what cards are in each slot The name version and revision level of the software with which you are experiencing problems The results of any test programs diagnostics or troubleshooting done by you your dealer or your software publishers support department Applied Engineering Technical Support 214 241 6069 9 AM to 12 30 PM amp 1 35 PM to 5 PM CST Mon
17. ave a card in it but is blocked you can install the card into another slot and make it appear to be in slot 7 This process is called pseudo slotting If you want to pseudo slot the card you ll need to set switch 2 to Open and 4 to Closed Switches Set for Pseudo Slotting 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 card s edge connector with the slot then use the heel of one hand to push the card down into the slot and seat it firmly rs i Te ae Insert Controller Card into Slot 12 Connect Cable from Vulcan to Controller Card Attach the wide flat cable from the hard drive to the connector on the controller card The connector and socket are keyed so that they will attach in only one way Vulcan Make sure that the cable connector is firmly seated in the controller card socket 13 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 use the insulator card 2 x 6 included with the Vulcan package Applied Engineering will not be responsible for damage to any other products so be careful when reinstalling your cards 14 Close Computer Replace the lid by sliding the front of the lid in first lowering the back edge into
18. ave modifications Y Cancel modifications N Return to MODIFY mode lt esc gt Updating the changes will save the changes you have made and leave you in the main menu You ll need to format any modified partitions to make them useable Undoing the modifications will reset the partition table to the settings it had before you last entered the MODIFY mode and leave you in the main menu lt esc gt will return you to the last position you were in on the partition table with all recent modifications unchanged 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 partition for their particular system so they can be written to and read from Note You don t need to alter the partitions to reformat you can leave the partitions unmodified and still use the format command Ch 3 The Partition Manager 21 To format a partition 1 While in the top part of the menu select FORMAT 2 Press lt return gt A selection bar will appear over the partition rows 3 Use the arrow keys to select the partition you want to format 4 When you have the selection bar over the desired partition press lt return gt The Partition Manager will format the partition according to the system you have ch
19. can 43 Vulcan 44 Vulcan APPENDICES The following appendices are included for further reference and reading enjoyment Trouble Shooting Hardware Bird s Better Bye Using Filer to Copy to Vulcan Interleaver A Brief ProDOS Tutorial Getting Help QOm7mMvooOWDyY Appendices 45 Vulcan 46 Vulcan APPENDIX A Trouble Shooting If you can t boot 0 trouble shooting Check the switch settings refer to chapters 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 ProDOS Can t Find All Four Vulcan Partitions Two Drive Devices per Slot ProDOS 8 has a limit of two drive devices per slot except for Slot 5 For ProDOS 8 to recognize three or four active partitions you ll need to copy the patched version of ProDOS to your boot disks The patched version of ProDOS is included on the Vulcan s first ProDOS partition as shipped and on the Vulcan s 5 25 ProDOS disk in the System directory folder Eight Total Drive Devices ProDOS can access a maximum of eight drive devices If you have more than eight drive devices under ProDOS a RAM disk two 3 5 disk drives two 5 25 disk drives and four ProDOS Vulcan partitio
20. ctories 52 Vulcan APPENDIX D Using Filer to Copy to Vulcan The e and Plus Vulcans include a copy utility program called Filer If you don t already have a favorite copy program use Filer to copy the files and non copy protected programs from your floppy disks to the Vulcan x Notes ProDOS has a 51 file limit per directory Set up subdirectories to lessen the number of files per directory For example you can create a subdirectory to hold your word processors one to hold utilities etc using the Make Directory command and then copy files into the new directory To use Filer with the Vulcan follow these steps 1 Run Filer You can run it from the Bird s Better Bye menu or from BASIC Enter FILER at the Basic prompt 2 Select File Commands F 3 Select Make Directory M 4 Type in the Vulcan partition name followed by a slash and a name for a new directory to which you will save the floppy you will copy For example to create a directory named MY WORK DATA on the first Vulcan partition you would type AE1 MY WORK DATA and then press Return Note You must include the leading slashes 5 Type in a name for another directory or press ESC to exit Make Directory 6 Select Copy Files C from the File Commands menu App D Using Filer to Copy to Vulcan 53 54 Vulcan 7 8 9 With the floppy disk you want to copy in an accessible drive enter the pathname
21. d into the partition Under DOS 3 3 the first volume of the boot partition must contain the boot files To boot from a Vulcan partition you ll need to have the Startup Slot set to the slot containing the Vulcans controller card or to slot 7 if you re pseudo slotting the card Refer to Ch 1 Slot 7 Exception for information about pseudo slotting If you do not set the Startup Slot to the Vulcans drive the computer will ignore the Partition Manager s boot flag Set Boot Partition To set the boot partition while in MODIFY mode 1 2 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 lt return gt The asterisk will be removed from its Current position and will appear in that column you currently have selected Leaving MODIFY Mode Before Leaving Vulcan Before you leave MODIFY mode make sure your settings are the way you want them Have you set the partition to the system you want Are the partitions you want active turned ON How To Leave To leave the MODIFY mode and return to the top of the menu press lt esc gt If you have made any changes to the partitions you will be asked if you want to save UPDATE or cancel UNDO the modifications See below Canceling Saving Changes When you leave the MODIFY mode you re asked if you want to UPDATE or UNDO the changes you have made To Press S
22. day Through Friday Please call only the number above for technical support Our sales office cannot transfer calls to the support lines App G Getting Help 61 INDEX AE FID 28 backup 12 list 41 modified files 39 Backup 11 35 36 37 38 39 Birds Better Bye 51 boot partition rules 20 set 20 booting CP AM 33 DOS3 3 27 copying files programs viii DOS 3 3 27 33 CP AM 32 33 booting 33 CP M 25 32 DOS 3 3 25 27 28 booting 27 utilities 31 fan vii FID 27 28 29 File Developer 27 Filer 53 interleave 55 Interleaver 55 56 LED 50 Locking Unlocking PartitionS 14 MODIFY mode entering 13 leaving 20 Park Heads vi partition formatting 21 names 14 15 64 Vulcan on off 18 size 15 Partition Manager vi 11 12 13 14 22 partition name 14 Pascal 25 33 power supply vii PRINT 22 ProDOS 9 maximum files 9 tutorial 58 ProDOS 8 9 program selector 51 questions 61 remote light 50 restore entire volume 43 files 41 returning Vulcan 62 switches 49 trouble shouting 47 UNDO 21 UPDATE 21
23. de of the female stand offs toward the long straight edge of the Vulcan see picture following Vulcan 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 J Plus Note Some speakers will be in the way others will not If you need to move the speaker pry it up it is glued not screwed and use the included adhesive strip to reattach it in an out of the way part of the case Insert Vulcan Ch 1 Ile and Plus Installation 3 4 8 9 Use four screws Provided to secure Vulcan Align the holes on the bottom of the Vulcan and the computer case Do not use the screws from the old power supply Do not over tighten the screws If Plus Note If the holes don t align try turning one or both of the bottom plates around 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 Note Do not force the connector it will attach easily in one direction Plug Internal Cord Into Motherboard 10 Set Switches According to Slot The Controller Card will work from any slot Before installing the card note the following Do not install the card into the Memory Expans
24. dy to use Copy to it from your Pascal disks as you would to a floppy Be sure to copy the necessary system files to the boot partition Keep in mind that Pascal has a maximum file limit of 77 files Ch 4 ProDOS 8 DOS 3 3 Pascal and CP M 33 Vulcan 34 Vulcan CHAPTER FIVE Backing Up the Vulcan Introduction Because Vulcan s partitions act as separate disks you ll need to backup the partitions separately We ve included Apple Computer s Backup II program on the ProDOS partition of the Vulcan for hacking up the ProDOS partitions To back up the DOS 3 3 Pascal and CP M partitions use an appropriate backup program for those systems 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 When you restore the segments are rejoined Note If you don t understand what pathnames files folders or directories are please refer to A Brief ProDOS Tutorial in the appendices of this manual Number of Disks Required Refer to the chart below to determine about how many disks it will take to back up your ProDOS partitions To back up Requires Or 20 Meg 25 800K disks 143 140K disks 40 Meg 50 800K disks 286 140K disks 100 Meg 125 800K disks 714 140K disks I
25. e device starting at slot 7 Your Plus or e will boot directly from the Vulcan if it occupies a slot with a higher number than any other boot device Note If you re using pseudo slotting the Vulcan will be the first device found Booting from RamFactor If you have a RamFactor with a RamCharger and want to boot from it you ll need to put the Vulcan controller in a lower slot than the RamFactor Warm Booting To warm boot the Vulcan use the PR s command where s is the Vulcan s slot If you re pseudo slotting the command will be PR 7 Copying a Different ProDOS 8 System to the Vulcan The ProDOS 8 file we ve included on the Vulcan and the 5 25 disk are modified to allow ProDOS 8 to recognize more than two Vulcan partitions If you re booting from other ProDOS 8 disks or if you want to set up another partition to boot copy the ProDOS 8 file from the first partition or from the Vulcan floppy disk to the boot partition Ch 2 Setting Up the Software 9 The first two ProDOS partitions which are turned on will be drives and 2 of the Vulcan s slot If you have more than 2 turned on the other s will show up as drives in another slot probably 1 This doesn t interfere with any other device you have in that slot 10 Vulcan CHAPTER THREE The Partition Manager This chapter is an in depth look at the Partition Manager You may want to read over the section headings in this chapter and
26. en OFF Side View Side View from right end from right end Flipping the Switches Remote Light Jack In addition to the on hoard LED there is a two pin connector for a remote drive activity indicator LED Applied Engineering offers an LED extension option Call Sales to order at 214 241 6060 If youre so inclined you can make an extension light to fin from the connector and attach it under the front panel next to the green LED Make sure that no wires are exposed any exposed wires may short out the motherboard Warnings Applied Engineering is not responsible for any damage resulting from modifications to your computer The connector is wired as follows Pin 1 the right pin when facing the board from the chip side right side up Anode of the LED Pin 2 Cathode of the LED With the lid off remove the front panel by releasing the three tabs under the front edge of the computer Note the pocket in back of the clear window on the underside of the front panel where the green LED shines through tt is possible to fit an LED into this pocket 50 Vulcan APPENDIX C Bird s Better Bye What it is The e and Plus Vulcans contain a version of ProDOS 8 that incorporates a program selector Birds Better Bye BBB created by Alan Bird The program selector lets you exit one system file and easily run another system file e g APLWORKS SYSTEM BASIC SYSTEM FILER from a menu
27. ersion modified to recognize up to four drive devices per slot If you plan to boot from another disk or if you create another ProDOS 8 partition on the Vulcan you ll need to copy the modified ProDOS to be able to access more than two Vulcan partitions Backup Il Backup II is Apple s ProDOS backup utility for backing up the ProDOS partitions For instructions on using Backup II refer to the Chapter 5 Introduction Getting Started V vi The Partition Manager Because ProDOS allows a maximum of 32 Meg per drive device the 20 Meg Vulcans are shipped with one formatted ProDOS partition the 40 Meg Vulcans are shipped with two formatted ProDOS partitions and the 100 Meg Vulcans are shipped with four formatted ProDOS partitions The Partition Manager program PART MANAGER allows you to configure the Vulcan in up to 16 different segments However you don t need to set up a separate partition for each program Set up your own partitions if you want to run operating systems other than ProDOS or if you want to resize and add to the existing ProDOS partitions Any partition can be set up to run under ProDOS DOS 3 3 Pascal or CP M The Partition Manager allows you to resize partitions format partitions activate partitions and select which partition to boot 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
28. es from the Restore Files menu 40 Vulcan 11 While the program is copying one disk write the label of the next MOD2 date MOD3 date Listing Files To get a printout of the backup disk contents at any time run Backup II and select List Files from the Restore Files menu Restore Individual Files If a particular file or group of files gets corrupted lost stolen etc you can restore that file or group from a backup by doing the following Note If you re restoring a file or folder that already exists the existing file or folder will be replaced by the restored version 1 Run Backup II 2 wm Insert the disk containing the file you ll be restoring into the proper floppy drive Notes 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 3 From Backup II s main menu press the R key on your keyboard This selects the Restore Files option 1 Backup Files gt 2 Restore Files Ss QUIE 4 Press 2 lt return gt to select Restore by pathname Ch 5 Backing Up the Vulcan 41 42 Vulcan Restore entire volume Restore by pathname 1Ast files on backup media Return to main menu 5 At the Restore from prompt type in the slot number of your floppy drive usually 5 for 3 5 drives 6 Now type in the drive number of your floppy drive usually
29. eys that move the cursor M or down arrow K or right arrow To Use increase size by 32K T or up arrow decrease size by 32K increase size by 0 5K decrease size by 0 5K J or left arrow iv Press lt return gt The sizes are dependent upon the total available space All of the hard disk memory must be allocated to one partition or another When you shift space from any partition it will affect the space of the next partition Allot the sizes to higher number partitions in a trickle down method pass memory from the partitions with lower numbers to the partitions with higher numbers L NAME SIZE ON 1 20000 0K 2 5000 0K 3 5000 0K 4 5000 0K 5 2500 0K 6 2500 0K 7 OK SYSTEM CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR BOOT In the example above partitions 1 4 would be the only ones affected by a SIZE change because 5 and 6 are not clear Important After changing the size of the partition you ll need to reset the SYSTEM and FORMAT Ch 3 The Partition Manager 18 Turning Partitions On or Off Vulcan Although you can segment the drive into 16 partitions due to the restrictions imposed by the various operating systems all 16 cannot be active at once You can have four active partitions at one time under ProDOS and CP M DOS 3 3 and Pascal however allow only two partitions at one time You can decide which partition you want to use during a particular session by turning them ON
30. f the drives are not completely full it will probably take fewer disks for the backup Ch 5 Backing Up the Vulcan 35 36 Suggested Backup Schedule If you use your computer constantly we recommend that you 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 But always back up any important documents after creating or modifying them Before You Back Up You should have plenty of disks and labels ready as well as a marker to label the backups Note Format the disks first While Backup II will format the disks it will run quite a bit faster and require you to answer less prompts if you format first Backup II renames the disks with its own sequence of names so it does not matter what you call them when you format Running Backup II To run Backup II boot the Vulcan or the 5 25 Vulcan disk and enter BACKUPII at the BASIC prompt as shown following BACKUPII You can also run the program from any other program selectors that you use Select BACKUPII Once in the program you ll be given three options as shown below Vulcan 1 Backup Files 2 Restore Files os Quit Backup Entire ProDOS Partition If you use your computer heavily you should backup your entire hard disk weekly Light users may feel comfortable with making backups bimonthly or e
31. files to the active partitions or restore files from the backups Ch 3 The Partition Manager 23 Vulcan 24 Vulcan CHAPTER FOUR DOS 3 3 Pascal and CP M If you rarely use DOS 3 3 Pascal or CP M you ll probably be better off running them from floppy and using your Vulcan to run ProDOS only However if you re a frequent user of DOS 3 3 Pascal or CP M read this chapter to quickly set up partitions for the different systems You must be within a partitions 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 Use this chapter to quickly set up partitions for DOS 3 3 Pascal or CP M Refer to Chapter 3 for specific instructions and rules about using the Partition Manager DOS 3 3 DOS 3 3 The following is an abbreviated step by step guide to setting up a DOS 3 3 partition The instructions assume that your Vulcan is either installed in or pseudo slotted to Slot 7 and that your 5 25 Vulcan Utility disk is in Slot 6 Drive I If you have your system configured differently modify the steps accordingly 1 Boot the Vulcan and run the Partition Manager Refer to the previous chapter for instructions 2 Choose MODIFY from the Partition Manager menu 3 Set up the number of partition s you want for DOS 3 3 and turn the parti
32. ion slot We recommend installing the controller card into slot 7 The e and Plus will look for a boot source starting at slot 7 and working down If you want to boot from the Vulcan it will need to be in a higher slot than your other drives Vulcan Q Pascal users need to install the card in slot 4 5 or 6 Pseudo slotting must not be enabled Q Check the switches on the card The switch block is the red rectangular box toward the bottom right of the card The switches should be set as shown below Note You ll probably need to remove the tape covering the switches Switch 3 Boot Enable Leaving this switch open allows a I or an unenhanced Me 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 o be the boot device in these systems this switch should be closed In a e retrofit or an enhanced e this switch should also be closed Switch 3 Set to Boot Enable for Plus and Unenhanced lle Switch 3 Setting for Enhanced e Note For a complete description of the functions of the switches refer to App D Use a small pointed object like a wooden toothpick or bent out paperclip to change a switch setting The circle on each switch represents the end that should be pressed for a standard and unenhanced e setup Oh 1 Ile and Plus Installation 5 6 Slot 7 Pseudo Slotting If your slot 7 does not h
33. ions for which you are changing the SYSTEM setting you ll lose these files If there is information that isvaluable to you on these partitions back them up before making any changes When selecting an operating system while in the MODIFY mode you ll need to 1 Unlock the partitions for which you want to chose a system Refer to Locking Unlocking Partitions above 2 Move the cursor to the SYSTEM column of the partition you want to resize 3 Press lt return gt 4 Use the arrow keys or I J K M keys to toggle through the system options until you reach the desired system 5 Press lt return gt 6 Changing systems automatically turns off that partition so turn on the partition if you want it active After you ve selected a system you ll still need to format the partition by using the FORMAT option before you can actually use the partition for file storage and booting Selecting the Boot Partition The boot flag tells the computer which partition to go to at startup Ch 3 The Partition Manager 19 Booting Rules When selecting a boot partition keep the following rules in mind gt gt o gt o 2 gt gt 0 You can have only one partition set to boot The partition you set to boot can be any of the four operating systems The boot partition does not have to be the first partition of that operating system The boot partition must have the boot files required for that system copie
34. n Follow the directions in the PC Transporter manual for using a hard disk Backing Up the Partitions Make ProDOS backups with Backup I included on the Vulcan drive Make DOS 3 3 backups with FID included on Vulcan s DOS 3 3 disk Backup Pascal and CP M with the programs you currently use for copying files under these systems Running the Partition Manager From Disk Boot the 5 25 ProDOS Utilities disk and choose Partition Manager from the menu From Basic From BASIC set your current prefix to the VULCAN disk and enter PART MANAGER at the BASIC prompt Other Launchers Follow the instructions for the launcher you use to run the application PART MANAGER 12 Vulcan Once the program is run you ll see the current partition settings A sample screen is shown below AE VULCAN PARTITION MANAGER V x x MODIFY FORMAT PRINT QUIT OCK NAME SIZE SYSTEM BOOT AE 1 32767 5K PRODOS a AE 2 9460 0K PRODOS CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR L 1 2 3 4 5 6 yi The PM Menu The MODIFY Mode While in modify mode you can enter the Partition Manager options table to configure your hard drive into different partitions Entering MODIFY Mode Use the left and right arrow keys or J and K keys to select MODIFY from the top menu bar and then press lt return gt While in MODIFY mode the Partition Manager is set up like a spread sheet Use the arrow keys to move from cell to cell Ch 3 The Partitio
35. n Manager 13 14 To move the cursor Use up ST or up arrow down M or down arrow left J or left arrow right K or right arrow Locking Unlocking Partitions Locking a partition protects that partition from being written to reformatted erased or resized A locked partition functions the same as a write protected disk To lock or unlock a drive while in MODIFY mode 1 Move the cursor to the LOCK column of the partition you want to lock or unlock Locked partitions are marked with an asterisk 2 Press the lt return gt key to toggle between locked and unlocked Partition Names Each partition can have its own name The name you assign a partition is an easy way for you to keep track of the partitions when setting the boot drive and active partitions The operating systems will not actually use these names except as defaults when formatting So you could name a ProDOS partition LAURA under the Partition Manager format the partition using the default LAURA and then in ProDOS 8 you can rename it STUFF O LAURA Name Rules Partition names basically follow the rules of ProDOS names These rules are 1 Name can include letters numbers or periods but not spaces 2 Name must begin with a letter 3 Name can be up to 10 characters long Note ProDOS actually allows names to be 15 characters long however the PM allows only 10 Vulcan Name the Partition To name a partiti
36. ns one of the drives will not be recognized You ll need to either turn off one of the Vulcan partitions or disable one of the other drive devices App A Trouble Shooting 47 Vulcan 48 Vulcan APPENDIX B Hardware Switches The controller card has a block of four switches located in the lower right hand corner What They Do Switch 1 Interrupt Enable This switch must be closed in order for any interupts generated by the Hard Drive to pass through to the Apple Interrupts are not used at this time Switch 2 PS Enable When pseudo slotting in the Apple llgs this switch must be closed When pseudo slotting in a e or this switch must be open Switch 3 Boot Enable Leaving this switch open allows a 11 or an unenhanced e to hoot directly from the hard disk If the hard disk is not to be the boot device in these systems this switch should be closed In a IIgs or an enhanced e this switch should also be closed Switch 4 Pseudo Slot Enable When this switch is closed the controller card will show up in slot 7 no matter which slot it is in With it open the card uses the slot in which it is placed How To Set Them To change the switch settings use a small pointed object like a wooden toothpick or bent out paperclip The circle on each switch represents the end that is pressed App B Hardware 49 Push down on Push down on number side to side marked OPEN close ON to op
37. of the disk and file s you want to copy If you want to copy the entire disk follow the disk name with a slash and an equal sign For example MY FLOPPY The equal sign is a wildcard command meaning copy all files Type in the pathname for the Vulcan and the new directory you have made followed by an equal sign AE1 MY WORK DATA and then press Return Filer displays a list of the files as it copies them Copy is complete Your programs and files you ve copied can now be accessed from the Vulcan Press Esc to go back to the main menu and then press Q to quit APPENDIX E Interleaver 20 and 40 Megs only The program Interleaver is included for those who want to get all the speed possible from their Vulcan for their most used application First we ll give a brief overview of what interleave is If after reading the description you decide you want to try to optimize your setup carefully follow the directions for using Interleaver Warnings Changing the interleave ot your hard drive is not necessary generally the interleave to which we set your drive works well for most applications Interleaver copies and rewrites your hard drive s contents So unless you understand what you re doing you could do more harm than good About Interleave A disk s interleave is the manner in which the disk is set up to be read Each track on the disk is divided into several sectors totaling anywhere f
38. on while in MODIFY mode 1 Move the cursor to the NAME column of the partition you want to name 2 Press lt return gt 3 Type in the name for the partition Refer to Name Rules above for acceptable names 4 Press lt return gt Canceling Rename To cancel a rename while in the ENTER NAME mode press lt esc gt The name will be left as it was Setting the Partition Size When we shipped your Vulcan we allotted the maximum allowable space to the first partition with a ProDOS system installed ProDOS allows a maximum of 32 Megabytes per drive Any available disk space above the maximum is shifted to the next partition s If you decide to resize the partitions remember this important guideline BACK UP When you enlarge a partition you re taking space away from another partition The space you take away may be the portion that contains important files or applications Backup copies of the partitions let you correct any slips you might make The partition you have selected will give space to or take space from the next partition s down Sizing Rules When sizing keep in mind the following rules 1 You must have the operating system of both the partition you are resizing as well as the partition next in line set to CLEAR 2 Any sequential files that are also set to CLEAR may also be modified Ch 3 The Partition Manager 15 16 3 4 5 6 ProDOS allows a maximum partition size of 32 Meg
39. oot dir ACCOUNT SYSTEM file AN JUN ZIPPY FUEL subdir lt files JUL DEC GAS subdir JAN JUN NITRO NEDD subdir Nu files UL DEC WILD FAMOUS subdir THEKID files BO BAGGINS ProDOS Directory Structure Now when an application asks you for the pathname of a file you ll have a basic understanding of what it expects App F A Brief ProDOS Tutorial 59 System Files A system file is a ProDOS file that starts an application Typically these files have the suffix SYSTEM e g APLWORKS SYSTEM ACCOUNT SYSTEM see above etc When you boot ProDOS it runs the first system file listed in its directory So if BASIC SYSTEM is the first system file on your ProDOS boot disk ProDOS will boot and then put you in BASIC Additional Resources The following books are available through most book stores Apple U 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 Beneath Apple ProDOS Quality Software Provides information about ProDOS for both the novice Apple user and the advanced programmer ProDOS Inside and Out TAB Books Very good book for both the beginning and advanced BASIC Programmer PrODOS User s Manual Apple Computer Inc Provides an overview of ProDOS and explains how to use the ProDOS USerS Disk 60 Vulcan AP
40. osen for that partition Note In DOS 3 3 you can set up several different volumes per drive You ll be asked how many small volumes 140K you want The rest of the space will be used for large volumes 400K As you select how many 140K drives you want the format table will update the number of 400K drives to be formatted and tell you how much disk space is unused You ll need at least one 140K drive if you want to boot from that DOS partition 5 Select another partition to format or press lt esc gt to return to the main menu Print The PRINT option lets you print the current PM screen if you have a printer online You may want to print after making modifications to the PM to remind you of your current settings To print the current setup select PRINT from the top part of the menu type in the slot number of your printer or lt esc gt to cancel and then press lt return gt 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 Vulcan 0 Have you formatted the resized and new partitions 0 Are the partitions you want active turned on 0 Do you have the boot flag set to the proper partition Quitting You can leave the PM by selecting QUIT from the top part of the menu followed by lt return gt Once you ve saved the modifications and formatted the partitions you can copy
41. periods but not spaces 2 Name must begin with a letter 3 Name can be up to 15 characters long These rules also hold true for subdirectory names Root Directory and Subdirectory The main directory of the volume is called the root directory The root directory uses the same name as your disk Subdirectories are ProDOS way of organizing information on a disk Think of the root directory as a file drawer and the subdirectories as folders within the drawer You can Vulcan 1 Put files directly into the root directory like putting documents straight into the file drawer 2 Put files within subdirectories like putting documents in folders 3 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 Note that some applications add the slash for you For example you could have a volume named MY DISK and a file called MY FILE on the root directory of that disk To access that file you would use the pathname MY DISK MY FILE You could also have a file JUL AUG in a subdirectory folder called PHONE on a disk called BILLS To access that file you would use the pathname BILLS PHONE JUL DEC Refer to the diagram below JAN JUN PHONE subdir TT files JUL DEC JAN JUN ELEC subdir lt files JUL DEC BILLS r
42. rd s slot to Your Card if it is not already set 7 Boot into the CP AM system disk in Slot 6 8 Run the PC COM program 9 Press A to select Add Devices 10 Press 7 to register the Vulcan Slot 11 Press B to install Vulcan as the in drive 12 Press 5 to set the last valid device 13 Press B to select Vulcan as the last valid device 14 Press Return to save the configuration 15 Press Y 16 Press Return You should be at the A prompt 17 Type PIP A B this copies all the files from the A drive to the B drive 18 Run the PC COM program again Vulcan 19 20 Nw Change the specified A drive to be the Vulcan change the specified B drive to be the 525 drive Make sure to follow the prompts and save the configuration 21 Go back to ProDOS enter the Control Panel and set Slot 7 the Vulcan s slot as the boot slot 22 Reboot the system m After following these steps the first time you can run CF AM anytime by using the Vulcan CDA to select the CF AM partition as the boot partition and then rebooting Refer to Appendix B for Vulcan CDA instructions Pascal Note You must use Pascal 1 3 with the Vulcan and the controller card must be in slot 4 5 or 6 with pseudo slotting disabled Once you ve set up and formatted your Pascal partitions and have one or two turned ON as described in the previous chapter the partition is rea
43. rom 26 to 32 depending upon the manufacturer When information is pulled from a disk the different sectors are read one at a time The whole time the computer is retrieving the information the disk is spinning The first sector that the program accesses is read and processed and then the computer looks for the next sector If the information is still being processed from the first sector when the second sector spins by the computer will have to wait for the disk to rotate completely around to read the second sector The interleave determines the order of the sectors With a 1 1 interleave sector two immediately follows sector one With a 2 1 interleave every other sector is numbered so that sector two is physically the third sector Interleaves can be set up to one less than the number of sectors on a disk e g 25 1 on a 26 sector disk App E Interleaver 55 1 1 Interleave 7 1 Interleave Programs differ in their methods of getting information from disk So while one program that can read and process information very quickly may work more effectively at a 1 1 interleave a slower program may need a 15 1 ratio to work optimally the Vulcans are formatted with an interleave that will run most applications at a fairly quick speed if however you want to experiment and see how your most often used programs perform at different interleaves you can change the Vulcans interleave and time your various program performing standard
44. rs slot number and lt return gt to send the list to the printer and screen if you have a printer connected Backup B 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 As it finishes filling each disk it will send the following message to the bottom of the screen Replace with the next backup volume Press RETURN to continue 38 Vulcan The program names the disks BACKUP VOLUMEn where nis the sequential number of the disk 11 While the program is copying one disk write the label of the next disk BU2 date BU3 date When it s done backing up the partition the program will send you the message Operation complete Press RETURN to continue If you ve printed the file listing keep it with the set of backup disks Repeat the process for the other ProDOS partitions you want to backup Backup Modified Files You should always keep backups of any data that is important to you If you use your computer daily get into the habit of saving your modified files at the end of each day To backup modified files follow these steps Note Do not use your set of main backup disks use a blank formatted disk Again Backup II will format but it is quicker to format beforehand 1 Run Backup I 2 label one of the blank formatted disks MOD1 along with the date and insert it into the drive you ll be backing up to wa
45. s When you use you ll be asked if you want prompting Prompting will list each file and wait for you to type Y to unlock or N to skip to the next file lt 5 gt LOCK FILES Same as above but for Locking instead of Unlocking individual files lt 6 gt DELETE FILES Permanently erases files from the disk DELETE uses the same operation method as LOCK and UNLOCK lt 7 gt RESET SLOT amp DRIVE Vulcan Use this command to reset the slot drive and volume selection of options 1 6 and 8 After selecting this option the other options will again ask you to specify the slot drive and volume numbers lt 8 gt VERIFY FILES This option makes sure that the files are as they should be Same operation method as UNLOCK lt 9 gt QUIT The QUIT option exits FID and returns you to the main menu or to the BASIC prompt 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 Catalog All Volumes complete listing of all DOS 3 3 volumes in active partition Press any key for next volume lt return gt or lt esc gt for main menu Edit Volume Names allows you to changes names of volumes AE FID utility that enables you to copy lock unlock delete arid verify files and more Partition Manager DOS version of Vulcan
46. s Partition Manager Remove Vulcan Patch removes patch described below Use before formatting floppy disks Install Vulcan Patch program that patches DOS when you boot included disk and enter INIT HELLO command Allows DOS 3 3 to accept lower case characters loads system faster and fixes bug in APPEND command Boot ProDOS Partition Boots first active Vulcan ProDOS partition BRUN from main directory Ch 4 ProDOS 8 DOS 3 3 Pascal and CP M 31 32 CP M Vulcan can be partitioned to run s version of the CP M operating system CP AM CP AM software is included with the Z 8O Plus and Z 80c cards The following is an abbreviated step by step guide to setting up a CP AM partition The instructions assume that your Vulcan is either installed in or pseudo slotted to Slot 7 and that your 525 Vulcan Utility disk is in Slot 6 Drive 1 If you have your system configure differently modify the steps accordingly 1 Boot the Vulcan and run the Partition Manager Refer to Chapter 3 for instructions on running Partition Manager 2 Choose MODIFY from the Partition Manager menu 3 Set up the number of partition s you want for CP AM and turn the partition s on You can turn on up to four CP AM partitions at a time 4 Set the boot star to the CP AM partition from which you want to boot 5 Quit the Partition Manager You don t need to Format the partitions yet 6 Enter the Control Panel and set the Z 80 ca
47. the ProDOS restriction Park Heads The Park Heads program moves the hard drive s read write heads to a safe position on the disk This prevents the heads from bouncing on a piece of the disk and destroying the data there You need to run Park Heads only when you plan to move the Vulcan or your computer Run it just before turning off your computer Note 100 Meg drives have an auto park feature which moves the heads to the safe position each time you shut down The Separate Disk The 5 25 disk is two sided The front side contains Vulcan s ProDOS 8 utilities including Backup II Partition Manager Park Heads and ProDOS patcher The back side has the DOS 3 3 system and various DOS 3 3 utilities including iE s version of FID which support the Vulcan Refer to the DOS 3 3 section of Chapter 4 Vulcan The Vulcan s Fan The Vulcan s fan keeps the power supply and hard drive cool If you have several powerful cards in your computer however consider a separate cooling fan for your system The Power Supply The Vulcan s built in power supply replaces your computer s power supply Applied Engineering designed Vulcan s power supply to be both more compact and more powerful than the one included with your computer Features FCC Certified Light weight aluminum case Externally accessible fuse with spare 110 220 VAC 50 60 Hz Built in Fan Cool Running 40 C w fan 60 C w o fan under f
48. tion s on You can turn on up totwo DOS 3 3 partitions at a time 4 Format the partition s The first volume must be a 140K volume for the partition to be bootable 5 Quit the Partition Manager Ch 4 ProDOS 8 DOS 3 3 Pascal and CP M 25 26 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 wm 13 14 15 16 Vulcan Boot the back of the Vulcan 5 25 disk Run BASIC SYSTEM type PR 6 at the prompt and then press the lt return gt key From the menu select 8 Install Vulcan Patch then press any key to return to the menu Press 9 to quit to the BASIC prompt Type IN 7 and press Return This informs DOS 3 3 that your Vulcan is in Slot 7 You should see two flashing cursors on your screen Insert the disk in the drive containing the HELLO program you want to load onto the Vulcan You can leave the Vulcan DOS 3 3 Utilities disk in the drive if you want to boot into the Main Menu Type LOAD HELLO S6 and press lt return gt Type INIT HELLO S7 D1 V1 and press lt return gt If an I O error occurs you didn t install the Vulcan patch Go back to step 6 With the Vulcan DOS 3 3 Utilities disk in 56 Dl type RUN HELLO S6 Press 8 INSTALL VULCAN PATCH and then press any key to return to the menu Running HELLO removed the patch Press 5 AE FID Press 1 COPY FIL ES and lt return gt SOURCE SLOP 6 DRIVE 1 DESTINATION SLOT 7 DRIVE I VOLUME
49. ull load Power components to case 70 full watts w o fan Adjustable 5 Volts DC ococococ es Running Programs from Vulcan You don t need to create a separate partition for each program you want to run The number of programs each partition can hold is limited only by the space you have allotted to the partition Copy the programs to the Vulcan partition just as you would copy from one floppy disk to another Filer is included with Vulcan Filer is an Apple copy program that you can use to copy single files multiple files or entire disks to the Vulcan Refer to Appendix D for instruction on using Filer Introduction Getting Started vii Vulcan s ProDOS includes the program launcher Bird s Better Bye BBB Refer to Appendix C for instructions on using BBB If you have been using another program launcher to run your programs you can continue to use it to run programs from the Vulcan Copy Protected Programs Some programs are written to run only from floppy disk and cannot be run from a hard disk Most programs will tell you if they are copy protected viii Vulcan CHAPTER ONE lle and Plus Installation Installation Procedure You ll need Phillips screwdriver to install the Vulcan When you have one follow the instructions below 1 Turn Off and Open Computer Turn off the computer and then pull up on the two tabs at the rear of the case lifting the lid up and towards you Remo
50. ve the e or Plus cover 2 Remove Cards If you have a cards installed into the other slots you Il need to remove them to give yourself room to work Refer to your slot cards manuals for proper removal 3 Remove Power Supply i Unplug external cord from back of computer This is the cord that runs from the back of the computer to the wall socket Unplug it from the back of the computer and from the wall socket as well Ch 1 e and Plus Installation 2 4 5 6 ii Unplug internal cord from motherboard The internal power cord is the multi wire cord running from the power supply toward the back of the motherboard Squeeze the left and right side of the plug to release then pull up 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 When all four are removed lift the power supply out of the case Remove Vulcan from Packing Check Voltage Setting The switch setting on back of the Vulcan must be set to the proper voltage 115 in the United States Plus Users Only Attach Riser Plates The two metal plates included must be attached to raise the Vulcan over the Plus motherboard Use four of the included Phillips screws to attach the plates Note Attach the plate so that the screws are to the si
51. ven monthly To backup the entire contents of the Vulcan follow these steps 1 2 3 Notes 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 he backing up While in the main menu press 1 and then the lt return gt key This selects the Backup Files option gt 1 Backup Files 2 Restore Files 3 Quit 4 Press 2 lt return gt to select Backup by pathname Ch 5 Backing Up The Vulcan 37 1 Backup modified files gt 2 Backup by pathname 3 Return to main menu 5 At the Backup from prompt type in a slash followed by the name of your Vulcan partition Ex Backup from VULCAN1 This will backup the entire contents of the partition 6 Press lt return gt 7 At the To device prompt type in the slot number of your floppy drive usually 5 for 3 5 and 6 for 5 25 8 Now type in the drive number of your floppy drive To device Slot 5 Drive 1 9 Press lt return gt 10 Select where to output the file list Notes We recommend keeping a printed list of the disks contents if you re able Press lt return gt for screen only Press P lt return gt and then the printe
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