User`s guide

Tidying up
GO THROUGH THESE INSTRUCTIONS AGAIN AND CHECK THAT EVERY
STEP HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT CORRECTLY.
When you are satisfied that all is well, refit the computer lid. Go on to the section
about Initialising the hard disc.
I nitialising the hard disc
After reconnecting the keyboard and peripherals you are ready to test your
i nstallation.
!FormatIDE
A formatting application called !FormatIDE is provided either on your hard disc or
on a separate floppy. Do not run this yet-you may not need to.
Formatting a hard disc will delete any files it may contain, so it is best not to keep
!
FormatIDE on your hard disc in case it is run by mistake. Keep a copy on a floppy
disc instead.
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! FormatIDE is based on Acorn's own hard disc formatting program 'HFORM', and
you should find a chapter on this in your computer User Guide. Formatting an IDE
hard disc is usually very simple; you will never need to record any 'defects' for
example.
Hard discs supplied by Ian Copestake Software
A hard disc supplied by Ian Copestake Software will normally have been formatted
and 'soak-tested' already. The soak-testing is designed to ensure that all the
components in your system work correctly. You will not need to reformat a disc
unless the data on it has become badly corrupted.
Switch on your computer and allow a few seconds for everything to warm up. The
ideA i
nterface automatically makes itself known to the operating system and loads
two modules ('IDEFS' and 'IDEFiler').
An icon for the IDE hard disc will appear on your icon bar, labelled IDE 4. A second
I DE hard disc would be labelled IDE 5.
There is a chance (depending on the contents of cmos ram) that two IDE icons
may appear even though you have fitted only one hard disc. This will be corrected
when you have made the configuration settings described further on.