Vulcan User`s Manual
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1. 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 IIGS Only Make sure the Startup Device is set to the Vulcan s slot in the Slots option of the Control Panel ProDOS Can t Find All Four Vulcan Partitions 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 partitions 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 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 included on the Vulcan s first ProDOS partition as shipped and on the Vulcan s 3 5 and 5 25 ProDOS disk Use the included program PRODOS PATCHER to patch ProDOS 8 on your boot drive Note GS OS users will need to patch P8 not PRODOS Run the program and enter the ProDOS pathname of the disk you want to modify Ex YOUR DISK SYSTEM P8 for GS OS or YOUR DISK PRODOS for ProDOS 8 disks App A Trouble Shooting 45 45 APPENDIX B Vulcan Speed Under GS OS IIGS only Vulcan We ve written a2. The Controller Card will work from any slot However there are a few conditions of which you need to be aware Do not install the card into the Memory Expansion slot We recommend installing the controller card into slot 6 or 7 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 You ll probably need to remove the tape covering the switches first 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 IIGS setup Switch _ Setting 1 OPEN 2 CLOSED 3 CLOSED 4 OPEN Default Switch Setting Slot 7 Exception Pseudo Slotting 4 If your slot 7 does not have 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 is most valuable if you have slot 3 4 or 5 unoccupied You can leave the slot containing the card is set to that slot s function This leaves slot 3 free for its 80 column function slot 4 free for mouse control or slot 5 free for Smart Port disk drive control This process is called pseudo slotting If you want to pseudo slot the card you ll need to make a simple adjustment to the card first Vulcan 8 9 1 Locate th
3. VALCAN User s Manual APPLIED ENGINEERING Table Of Contents INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED Vv About the Vulcan What s Included with the Vulcan The Vulcan s Fan vi The Power Supply vi CHAPTER ONE IIGS INSTALLATION 1 Installation Procedure 1 What Now 7 CHAPTER Two E AND PLUS INSTALLATION Installation Procedure What Now 15 CHAPTER THREE THE PARTITION MANAGER 17 First 17 About the Partition Manager 17 Running the Partition Manager 17 From the Finder CS and e retrofit Only 18 Other Launchers 18 The MODIFY Mode 18 Entering MODIFY Mode 18 Locking Unlocking Partitions 19 Partition Names 19 Setting the Partition Size 20 Turning Partitions On or Off 22 Selecting the Operating System 23 Selecting the Boot Partition 24 Leaving MODIFY Mode 25 Canceling Saving Changes 25 Table of Contents I Formatting 26 Print 26 Quit 27 Final Check 27 Quitting 27 CHAPTER FOUR PRODOS 8 DOS 3 3 PASCAL AND CP M 29 ProDOS 8 29 DOS 3 3 29 Recognizing Vulcan under DOS 3 3 29 Booting from a Vulcan DOS 3 3 Partition 30 Patched DOS 3 3 Notes 30 Volume Sizes 30 Copying Files to the DOS 3 3 Partition 30 Other DOS 3 3 Goodies 34 CP M 34 Pascal 34 CHAPTER FIVE BACKING UP THE VULCAN 35 Introduction 35 Backup II for ProDOS 35 Number of Disks Required 35 Suggested Backup Schedule 36 Before You Back Up 36 Running Backup II 36 Backup Entire Hard Disk 36 Backup Modified Files 38 Listing Files 39 Resto
4. you ll need to read chapters 3 and 4 Ch 2 e and Plus Installation 15 Vulcan 16 Vulcan 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 So before using the Partition Manager save any data that you want to keep and restore it after re partitioning Note Make ProDOS backups with Backup II 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 whatever programs you currently use for copying files under these systems 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 Each can have its own name hold its own files even run under any one of four different operating systems 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 on
5. 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 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 Ch 4 ProDOS 8 DOS 3 3 Pascal and CP M 33 34 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 and verify files and more Partition Manager DOS version of Vulcan s Partition Manager Remove Vulcan Patch removes patch described below Use before formatting floppy disks Install Vulcan Patc
6. Manager is set up like a spread sheet Use the arrow keys to move from cell to cell To move thecursor 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 which partition is which 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 BETH under the Partition Manager format the partition using the default BETH then under the Finder you can rename it BETHS STUFF 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
7. by 32K M or down arrow increase size by 0 5K K or right arrow decrease size by0 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 lower numbered partitions to the higher numbered LOCK NAME SIZE ON SYSTEM BOOT 1 20000 0K CLEAR 2 5000 0K CLEAR 3 5000 0K CLEAR 4 5000 0K CLEAR 5 2500 0K PASCAL 6 2500 0K CP M 7 0K CLEAR 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 Turning Partitions On or Off 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 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 sav
8. special driver to speed up the Vulcan s access time under GS OS If you re booting GS OS from the Vulcan 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 To copy the Vulcan Driver using the Finder follow these steps 1 Open the Vulcan s System folder or the System folder of the Vulcan s 3 5 disk 2 Open the Vulcan s Drivers folder located within the System folder 3 Open the System folder of the disk from which you want to boot 4 Locate the Drivers folder within the System folder 5 Drag the file VULCAN from the Vulcan s Drivers folder to the boot disk s Drivers folder SYSTEM DRIVERS VULCAN BOOT DISK SYSTEM DRIVERS Where to Put the Vulcan Driver You can also use your favorite copy program to copy the driver Source AE1 SYSTEM DRIVERS VULCAN Destination YOUR BOOT DISK SY STEM DRIVERS where AEl is the name of your Vulcan GS OS partition and YOUR BOOT DISK is the name of the disk to which you re copying Now when you boot from the disk the Vulcan driver will be installed and your access speed will be dramatically improved APPENDIX C 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 o
9. 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 Push down on Push down on number side to side marked OPEN close ON to open OFF l Side View Side View from right end from right end Flipping the Switches 50 Vulcan 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 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 Make sure that no wires are exposed any exposed wires may short out the motherboard Warning 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 Pm2 Cathode of the LED With the lid off remove the front panel by releasing the three tabs
10. 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 It is possible to fit an LED into this pocket App D Hardware 51 APPENDIX E A Brief ProDOS Tutorial This is a brief explanation of the Pro 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 ex S6 DD 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 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 52 The main directory of the volum
11. 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 publisher s 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 amp The model and revision of your computer What peripherals are being used and what cards are in each slot Q 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 publisher s support department Applied Engineering Technical Support 214 241 6069 9 AMto 12 30 PM amp 1 35 PM to 5 PM CST Monday Through Friday Please call only the number above for technical support Our sales office cannot transfer calls to the support lines App F Getting Help 55
12. 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 ProDOS 8 The ProDOS 8 we ve included on the Vulcan and the 3 5 disk is a modified version which allows ProDOS 8 to recognize more than two Vulcan partitions If you re booting from other ProDOS disks copy this version of ProDOS to them The first two ProDOS partitions which are ON will be drives 1 and 2 fo the Vulcan s slot If you have more than 2 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 DOS 3 3 We ve included several DOS 3 3 programs to help you use your DOS partitions effectively Recognizing Vulcan under DOS 3 3 After you ve set aside some of the hard disk space by setting up one or two DOS 3 3 partitions you ll need to inform the computer where these drives are located 1 Set up the DOS 3 3 partition s as described in the previous chapter 2 Inform the DOS 3 3 operating system where drives are i Boot Vulcan s DOS 3 3 floppy disk ii Choose Quit from the menu You ll get two cursors on the screen iii Type IN n where n is the slot number containing the Vulcan Now if you ve formatted the volumes under
13. AME SELECT AN OPTION OR lt ESC gt 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 Press lt return gt At the TO THE DEVICE prompt type in the slot number of your floppy drive usually 5 for 3 5 and 6 for 5 25 Now type in the drive number of your floppy drive Warning If you re booting from a RamKeeper the 3 5 drive number will be 2 If you enter 5 1 you ll be writing to the RamKeeper 9 TO THE DEVICE SLOT 5 DRIVE 1 Press lt return gt Ch 5 Booking Up the Vulcan 37 10 Select where to output the file list Press lt return gt for screen only Press P lt return gt 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 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 SPACE TO CONTINUE lt ESC gt To EXIT 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 the program will send you the message OPERATION COMPLETE PRESS SPACE TO C
14. Directory Structure Now when an application asks you for the pathname of a file you ll have a basic understanding of what it expects 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 App E A Brief ProDOS Tutorial 53 Additional Resources 54 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 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 Vulcan APPENDIX F 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
15. ONTINUE Keep the file listing with the set of backup disks Backup Modified Files 36 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 II 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 3 From Backup II s main menu press the B key on your keyboard This selects the BACKUP FILES option Vulcan B BACKUP FILES R RESTORE FILES Q QUIT PLEASE SELECT AN OPTION 4 Press M to select BACKUP MODIFIED FILES M BACKUP MODIFIED FILES P BACKUP BY PATHNAME SELECT AN OPTION OR lt ESC gt 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 Atthe TO THE 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 if you re booting from a RamKeeper however the 3 5 drive number will be 2 9 Press lt return gt 10 Select where to output the file list Note W
16. RE FROM BACKUP VOLUME11 8 Enter the pathname of the file or directory you want to restore ex RESTORE FROM BACKUP VOLUME11 MY FILES In this example if MY FILES was a directory the entire directory would be restored 9 Press lt return gt Ch 5 Backing Up the Vulcan 41 42 10 At the 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 VULCANI 11 Select where to output the restored file list 0 Press lt return gt to send the list to the screen only Press P 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 Vulcan APPENDICES The following appendices are included for further reference and reading enjoyment A Trouble Shooting B Vulcan Speed Under GS OS C Hardware D A Brief Pro DOS Tutorial E Getting Help Appendices 43 Vulcan 44 Vulcan APPENDIX A Trouble Shooting If you can t boot O Check the switch settings refer to chapters 1 and 2 amp Check which drive is set to boot under the Partition Manager Is the boot partition turned ON under the Partition Manager
17. artition size of 32 Meg 20 Vulcan 4 5 6 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 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 before making any changes 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 keys that move the cursor Ch 3 The Partition Manager 21 22 To Use increase size by 32K 1 or up arrow decrease size
18. ccessories main menu Copy the Vulcan CDA to Your Boot Disk If booting from a disk other than AE1 you ll need to copy the Vulcan desk accessory to the boot disk s Desk Accessory folder in the System folder ammm i BE a Aq SYSTEM DESK ACCS VULCAN CDA t gy Sg fk BOOT DISK SYSTEM DESK ACCS Where to Put the Vulcan Classic Desk Accessory You can also use your favorite copy program to copy the driver Source RE1 SYSTEM DESK ACCS VULCAN CDA Destination YOUR BOOT DISK SYSTEM DESK ACCS where AE 1 is the name of your Vulcan GS OS partition and YOUR BOOT DISK is the name of the disk to which you re copying Now when you boot from the disk the Vulcan Classic Desk Accessory will be loaded App C The Vulcan Classic Desk Accessory 49 APPENDIX D 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 interrupts 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 IIGS 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 I or an unenhanced e to boot directly from the hard disk If the hard disk is not to be the boot device in these systems this
19. e 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 1 Put files directly into the root directory like putting documents straight into the file drawer Vulcan BILLS root dir 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 1 Note that some applications add the slash for you For example you could have a volume named MY DISK and a file called NY FILE on the root directory of that disk To access that file you would use the pathname my pIsk my FILE You could also have a file JUL auc 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 PHONE subdir lt L ping ai files ELEC subdi ST JAN TUN files ACCOUNT SYSTEM file JAN JUN 4 files __ ZIPPY FUEL subdir lt UL DEC JUN Gas subdir AN bu NITRO NEDS Subdir lt NUDE files y WILD FAMOUS subdir lt THEKID files BO BAGGINS ProDOS
20. e 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 Ch 3 The Partition Manager 25 26 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 Note You don t need to alter the partitions to reformat you can leave the partitions unmodified and still use the format command 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 PM will format the partition according to the system you have chosen 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 t
21. e recommend keeping a printed list of the disks contents if you re able gt Press lt return gt to send the list to the screen only 9 Press P lt return gt to send the list to the 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 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 follow these steps Oh 5 Backing Up the Vulcan 39 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 B BACKUP FILES R RESTORE FILES Q QUIT PLEASE SELECT AN OPTION Press L to select LIST FILES V RESTORE VOLUME P RESTORE BY PATHNAME L LIST FILES SELECT AN OPTION OR lt ESC gt At the LIST prompt type in the slot number of your floppy drive usually 5 for 3 5 and 6 for 5 25 Now type in the drive number of your floppy drive usually 1 however the 3 5 drive number will be 2 if you re booting from a RamKeeper LSIT THE TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM SLOT 5 DRIVE 1 Select where to output the list 0 Press lt r
22. e switch block on the controller card 2 Ifa piece of tape is covering the switches remove it 3 Set the switches in the position shown below Switch Setting 1 OPEN 2 CLOSED 3 CLOSED 4 CLOSED Switches Set for Pseudo Slotting Insert Card Into Slot Align the gold fingers of the controller cards edge connector with the slot then use the heel of one hand to push the card down into the slot and seat it firmly Insert Controller Card into Slot Connect Cable from power Drive 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 Make sure that the cable connector is firmly seated in the controller card socket Ch 1 IIGS Installation 5 10 Relnstall 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 11 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 12 Plug In External Power Cord This is the same cord as your o
23. e time PC Transporter users You can also use the hard disk as an MS DOS storage device Follow the directions in the PC Transporter manual for using a hard disk Running the Partition Manager From Disk Boot the 5 25 ProDOS Utilities disk and choose Partition Manager from the menu Ch 3 The Partition Manager 17 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 lle retrofit Only 1 With your 3 5 drive set as the startup device insert your Vulcan 3 5 disk into it and boot your computer 2 Double dick the disk icon to open its window 3 Double click the icon PART MANAGER to run the application Other Launchers Follow the instructions for the launcher you use to run the application PART MANAGER Once the program is run you ll see the current partition settings A sample screen is shown below AE VULCAN PARTITION MANAGER MODIFY FORMAT PRINT SIZE ON SYSTEM 32767 5K PRODOS BOOT 9460 0K PRODOS OK CLEAR OK CLEAR OK CLEAR OK CLEAR OK CLEAR 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 or segments Entering MODIFY Mode Use the left and right arrow keys or J and K keys to select MODIFY from the top menu bar then press lt return gt 18 Vulcan While in MODIFY mode the Partition
24. ed in the System Drivers folder is Vulcan s native mode driver which speeds up Vulcan s access time dramatically The driver is described in App B Backup II is a ProDOS backup utility for backing up the ProDOS partitions The Partition Manager program PART MANAGER allows you to configure the Vulcan in up to 16 different segments Any partition can be set up to run under ProDOS DOS 3 3 Pascal or CP M Also use the Partition Manager to resize format and activate partitions as well as select from which partition to boot Introduction Getting Started v vi 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 If you want to reconfigure your partitions you won t have to backup our utilities 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 s version of FID which support the Vulcan For a more complete list see p 34 The Vulcan s Fan The Vulcan s fan keeps the power supply and hard drive cool If yo
25. ent Opewting Systems If you d like to use your Vulcan under Pascal CP M or DOS 3 3 you ll need to read Chapters 2 and 3 Ch 1 IIGS Installation 7 Vulcan 8 Vulcan CHAPTER WO e and Plus Installation Installation Procedure You ll need Phillips screwdriver to install the Vulcan When you have one follow the instructions below 1 Open Computer Pull up on the two tabs at the rear of the case lifting the lid up and towards you See picture following Remove the e or Plus cover 2 Remove Cards If you have card installed into the expansion slot you ll 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 bock 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 ii Unplug internal cord from motherboard The intemal power cord is the multi wire cord running from the power supply toward the back of the motherboard Ch 2 e and Plus Installation Squeeze the left and right side of the plug to release then pull up Unplug Internal Cord 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
26. es 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 M aximum 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 s own version of Apple File Developer program FID included on the Vulcan s DOS 3 3 floppy disk 30 Vulcan 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 them To execute AE FIU Either 1 Boot Vulcan s DOS 3 3 floppy disk 2 Select AE FID from the main menu OR 1 Run BASIC 2 Type BRUN AEFFID 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 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 R esult 1 Selects option 1 Copy Fi
27. eturn gt to send the list to the screen only 0 Press P lt return gt to send the list to the printer and screen if you have a printer connected 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 Insert the disk containing the file you ll be restoring into the proper floppy drive Vulcan e 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 3 From Backup II s main menu press the R key on your keyboard This selects the RESTORE VOLUME option B BACKUP FILES R RESTORE FILES Q QUIT PLEASE SELECT AN OPTION 4 Press P to select RESTORE BY PATHNAME V RESTORE VOLUME P RESTORE BY PATHNAME L LIST FILES SELECT AN OPTION OR lt ESC gt 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 1 however the 3 5 drive number will be 2 if you re booting from a RamKeeper RESTORE FROM SLOT 5 DRIVE 1 7 You ll then be given the pathname of the disk in the floppy drive ex RESTO
28. fit and Enhanced e 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 Slot 7 Pseudo Slotting If your slot 7 does not have 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 Ch 2 e and Plus Installation 13 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 then use the heel of one hand to push the card down into the slot and seat it firmly 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 Make sure that the cable connector is firmly seated in the controller card socket 13 Relnstall Any Cards Removed Replace any cards you have removed for the installation follo
29. four screws When all four are removed lift the power supply out of the case 4 Remove Vulcan from Packing 5 Check Voltage Setting The switch setting on back of the Vulcan must be set to the proper voltage 115 in the United States 6 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 side of the female stand offs toward the long straight edge of the Vulcan see picture following 10 Vulcan 7 8 Attach Riser Plates Plus Only 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 e If 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 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 Oh 2 e and Plus Installation 11 e J Plus Note If the holes don t align try turning one or both of the bottom plates around 9 Plug Internal Power Cord Into Motherboard Return the computer to
30. h 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 CP M Once you ve set up and formatted your CP M partitions and have one or two turned ON as described in the previous chapter the partitions are ready to initialize Use the programs that came with your liscenced version of CP M to initialize To boot from a Vulcan CP M partition the partition from which you want to boot must be set up as the A gt drive Pascal Vulcan Note You must use Pascal 1 3 with the Vulcan 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 ready 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 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 IL program on the ProDOS partition of the Vulcan for backing up the ProDOS partitions To back up the DOS 3 3 Pascal and CP M partitions use an appropriate backup program for
31. he 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 Vulcan 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 amp Have you formatted the resized and new partitions Are the partitions you want active turned on amp 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 files to the active partitions or restore files from the backups Oh 3 The Partition Manager 27 Vulcan 28 Vulcon CHAPTER FOUR ProDOS 8 DOS
32. ing files to a disk and then pulling the disk out of the drive Vulcan 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 the partition 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 e 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 TIM CLEAR IMPORTANT If you currently have files within the partitions for which you are changing the SYSTEM setting you ll lose these files If there is information that is valuable to you on these partitions back them u
33. 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 s 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 Donot install the card into the Memory Expansion 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 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 12 Vulcan 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 In a e retrofit or an enhanced e this switch should also be closed Switch 3 Set to Boot Enable for Plus and Unenhanced lie Switch 3 Setting for e Retro
34. ks it will run quite a bit faster and require you to answer less prompts if you format first Backup II gives the disks its own sequence of names so it does not matter what you call them when you format Running Backup Il To run Backup II double click the Backup II icon on the finder You can also run the program from any other program selectors that you use Select BACKUP II Once in the program you ll be given three options as shown below B BACKUP FILES R RESTORE FILES Q QUIT PLEASE SELECT AN OPTION Backup Entire Hard Disk If you use your computer heavily you should backup your entire hard disk weekly Light users may feel comfortable with making backups bimonthly or even monthly To backup the entire contents of the Vulcan follow these steps Vulcan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 While in the main menu press the B key on your keyboard This selects the BACKUP FILES option B BACKUP FILES R RESTORE FILES Q QUIT PLEASE SELECT AN OPTION Press P to select BACKUP MODIFIED FILES M BACKUP MODIFIED FILES P BACKUP BY PATHN
35. les from the AE FID main menu 6 or floppy drive slot Specifies slot 6 as the source slot 1 Specifies drive 1 as the source drive 7 or Vulcan s Slot Specifies slot 7 or whichever slot Vulcan is set up for as the destination slot 1 Specifies drive I as the destination drive 1 Specifies volume I as the destination volume Oh 4 ProDOS 8 DOS 3 3 Pascal and CP M 31 32 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 AE 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 AE 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 FX 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 This command gives you a directory listing of the DOS volumes currently online The first time you select this option in a sessio
36. m motherboard The internal power cord is the multi wire cord running from the power supply toward the back of the motherboard Pull up firmly on the white plastic part of the plug Ch 1 IIGS Installation 2 Unplug Internal Cord iv Gently pull back on tab at bottom front of power supply A small flatblade screwdriver may keep you from breaking a nail Pull Back Tab v 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 Vulcan 5 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 ii 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 You should hear the tab snap into place Snap Vulcan Into Front Tab 6 Plug Internal Power Cord Into Motherboard The Vulcan s internal power cord plugs into the motherboard in the same place as the old power supply s cord The connector s tab should be toward the right side of the computer e Note Do not force the connector it will plug in easily in one direction Plug Internal Cord Into Motherboard Ch IIGS Instollation 3 7 Set Switches According to Slot
37. n 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 2 gt again lt 3 gt SPACE ON DISK Vulcan Use 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 filenames 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
38. ou ll need to have the Startup Slot set to the slot containing the Vulcan s 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 Vulcan s drive the computer will ignore the Partition Manager s boot flag Set Boot Partition To set the boot partition while in MODIFY mode 1 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 2 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 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 Save 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 th
39. p 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 Oh 3 The Partition Manager 23 24 2 3 4 5 6 Move the cursor to the SYSTEM column of the partition you want to resize Press lt return gt Use the arrow keys or I J K M keys to toggle through the system options until you reach the desired system Press lt return gt 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 Booting Rules Vulcan When selecting a boot partition keep the following rules in mind 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 copied into the partition Under DOS 3 3 the first volume of the boot partition must contain the boot files IIGS Only To boot from a Vulcan partition y
40. r park the Vulcan s heads Accessing the Desk Accessory Access the Classic Desk Accessories menu by holding down the OA and lt control gt keys while pressing lt esc gt Pressing these three keys will display a Desk Accessories menu much like the one shown below appearance may vary according to which Desk Accessories you have loaded Desk Accessories Control Panel Alternate Display Mode AE Vulcan Quit Classic Desk Accessories Menu Use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the Vulcan option Press lt return gt The Vulcan main menu will appear as shown below Vulcan_ TM Set Boot Partition Write Protect Partition Park Heads About Vulcan Quit Vulcan V Copyright c 198 Applied Engineering Select i Open Vulcan Main Menu App C The Vulcan Classic Desk Accessory 47 48 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 To change the boot partition follow these steps 1 Use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the partition you want to set as the boot partition 2 Use the left or right arrow key to move the check mark to the highlighted partition 3 Press lt return gt to return to the Vulcan main menu or lt esc gt to leave the boot par
41. re Individual Files 40 ii Vulcan 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 Vulcan Speed Under GS OS IIGS Only The Vulcan Classic Desk Accessory IIGS Only Accessing the Desk Accessory Set Boot Partition Write Protect Partition Park Heads About Vulcan Quit Copy the Vulcan CDA to Your Boot Disk Hardware Switches What They Do How To Set Them Remote Light Jack E A Brief ProDOS Tutorial Operating System Naming Volumes Root Directory and Subdirectory Pathname System Files Additional Resources Getting Help Returning a Product RMA Number Attention Sheet and Invoice When You Ship When We Receive 43 45 45 45 45 45 47 48 48 49 49 49 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 52 53 53 53 53 54 54 55 56 57 57 58 58 Table of Contents iv Vulcan INTRODUCTION Getting Started About the Vulcan What s Included with the Vulcan On the Vulcan The Vulcan comes preformatted and set into ProDOS partitions Computer Hof Preset Contents Partitions IIGS GS OS Utils IIGS 1 GS OS Utils 2 Empty IIGS 1 GS OS Utils 2 Empty He 1 ProDOS 8 Utils 2 GS OS Utils He 1 ProDOS 8 Utils 2 GS OS Utils He 1 ProDOS 8 Utils 2 GS OS Utils We ve included GS OS version 4 0 on the first partition of the IIGS Vulcan Includ
42. riginal power supply used Connect it to the back of the Vulcan and then plug it into the wall socket 13 Boot Computer and Set Slots You must set the slot containing the controller card to Your Card under Slots option of the Control Panel Refer to your IIGS owner s manual for more information on setting the slot Slot 7 Exception Pseudo Slotting If you want the card to appear to be in slot 7 even though it s installed into another slot as mentioned earlier you ll need to set your slots as follows 1 Leave the slot in which the controller card is installed set to that slot s function i e not Your Card 2 Set slot 7 to Your Card e Note Make sure that you ve set the switches on the card to the proper position 14 Set to Boot from the Vulcan The Vulcan is preformatted and ready to boot into GS OS If you want to boot from the Vulcan set the Startup Slot under the Slots option to the slot that your Vulcan is in If you re pseudo slotting set Startup Slot to 7 Hardware installation is complete Congratulations 6 Vulcan What Now Using GS OS 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 Loading Differ
43. the PM allows only 10 Ch 3 The Partition Manager 19 Name the Partitlon To name a partition 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 While in the ENTER NAME mode if you want to leave the name as it was press lt esc gt Setting the Partition Size When we shipped your disk 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 3 ProDOS allows a maximum p
44. the Partition Manager and turned ON the partition s all the volumes are set up to copy to and read from Ch 4 ProDOS 8 DOS 3 3 Pascal and CP M 29 Booting from a Vulcan DOS 3 3 Partition To boot from a DOS 3 3 partitions follow these steps 1 Follow the steps in the previous section e Note The first volume must be 140K you cannot boot from a 400K volume 2 Initialize Volume 1 to make it a bootable device The procedure is the same as initializing a standard DOS 3 3 disk with the addition of a volume number as in the following example INIT HELLO 7 D1 V1 3 Copy the DOS 3 3 disk to VI See the section on FID for copy instructions 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 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 won t be able to find the Vulcan until you repeat the necessary steps Volume Sizes The sizes of the DOS 3 3 volumes depend upon the siz
45. 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 If the drives are not completely full it will 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 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 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 H will format the dis
46. tition as it was Note You must set the Startup Slot in the Slots option of the Control Panel menu to the Vulcan s slot before the partition boot setting will be active Write Protect Partition Activating the write protect feature is the same in function as write protecting a floppy disk You will not be able to store new information to the write protected partitions To write protect a partition follow these steps 1 Use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the partition you want to write protect 2 Use the left or right arrow key to put an asterisk beside any partition you want to protect 3 Press lt return gt to return to the Vulcan main menu or lt esc gt to leave the Write Protection menu as it was e Note You must reboot before the write protection can take effect Park Heads Parking the heads moves the read write heads to a more durable part of the hard disk to reduce the risk of damaging the drives when the hard disk is being moved You don t really need to park the heads unless you plan to move your computer Vulcan Note If you press lt esc gt 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 Quit Selecting Quit returns you to the Desk A
47. u have several powerful cards in your computer however strongly 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 Vulcan 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 full load Power components heatsinked to case 70 full watts w o fan Adjustable 5 Volts DC CHAPTER ONE IIGS Installation Installation Procedure 1 2 iii 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 See picture following Remove the IIGS cover Remove Power Supply Remove slot one card If you have a card installed into slot 1 you ll need to remove it to give yourself room to reach the internal power plug Refer to your slot 1 card s manual for proper removal 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 Unplug internal cord fro
48. wing 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 Vulcan 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 Connect it to the back of the Vulcan and then plug it into the wall socket Hardware installation is complete Congratulations What Now Retrofit lle Users If you have a retrofit e a e with a IIGS motherboard upgrade you may want to boot into the GS OS operating system on the Vulcan s second partition If that s the case use the Partition Manager to set the Vulcan to boot from partition 2 Refer to the next chapter lle and Plus Users If you re not using a retrofit e you can delete the GS OS files from the second partition by using the Partition Manager to reformat the 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 Loading Different Operating Systems If you d like to use your Vulcan under Pascal CP M or DOS 3 3
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