Installation guide
DISK
MANAGER BY ONTRACK
COl\fPUTER
SYSTEMS
PC-XT
1YPE
CONSIDERATIONS
Approach
1:
If
your
controller
card
has
a
switch
or
jumper
setting
which
correctly
matches
all
parameters
necessary
for
correct
operation
of
your
particular
disk
drive.
you
should
set
those
switches/jumpers
accordingly.
The
drive
should
then
be
treated
as
a "STANDARD" drive
when
using
DISK MANAGER.
Approach
2:
Use
"AUTO-CONFIGURE"
on
controller
cards
so
equipped
(usually
invoked
by
using
"DEBUG")
to
make
DISK MANAGER perceive
that
the
hard
disk
.
controller
correctly
matches
all
parameters
necessary
for
correct
operation
of
your
particular
disk
drive.
This
process
is
usually
invoked
by
using
the
DOS
"DEBUG"
program.
and
involves
using
programs
which
are
stored
in
the
controller'S
BIOS
ROM
to
"AUTO-CONFIGURE"
and
low
level
format
the
hard
disk.
The
drive
should
then
be
treated
as
a "STANDARD" drive
when
using
DISK MANAGER
The
DISK MANAGER low level
format
SHOULD NOT
be
performed
after
low level
fonnatting
with
an
"AUTO
CONFIGURE" BIOS,
since
the
"AUTO
CONFIGURATION"
data
may
be
destroyed.
NOTE:
Many
"AUTO
CONFIGURE"
controllers
prOvide
an
option
for
allowing
the
user
to "SPLIT"
the
drive
into
2
parts.
Use
of
this
option
will
cause
DISK
MANAGER
to
see
the
drive
as
though
it
were
2
separate
disks.
This
is
not
recommended,
and
precludes
the
attachment
of
a
second
physical
hard
disk
in
most
cases.
Approach
3:
Use
of DISK MANAGER
to
call
it
a NONSTANDARD
drive
can
be
done
as
follows:
A
Choose
a drive-type
which
is
supported
by
your
controller'S ROM-BIOS
using
the
1YPE-SELECTION
criteria
below.
B.
Use
DISK
MANAGER
in
either
the
"AUTOMATIC"
or
"MANUAL"
mode
to
install
the
drive
as
a NONSTANDARD drive,
and
inform
DISK
MANAGER
of
what
type
of
drive
you
actually
have
at
the
appropriate
prompt.
C.
Please
see
the
note
below
on
CAPACITY REDUCTION.
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