AM-402 SCSI CD-Recorder Installation Instructions PDI-00402-00, Rev.
FIRST EDITION: September 1999 To re-order this document, request part number PDI-00402-00 FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION TOOLS REQUIRED PREPARING THE AM-402 FOR INSTALLATION SCSI BUS TERMINATION External SCSI Bus Termination Internal SCSI Bus Termination INSTALLING THE AM-402 CD-RECORDER INTO THE SYSTEM SOFTWARE INFORMATION FOR THE CD-RECORDER PDI-00402-00, Rev.
Page 1 Installation Instructions: AM-402 SCSI CD-Recorder INTRODUCTION This document describes the installation of the AM-402 SCSI CD-Recorder into an existing Alpha Micro Computer System. The following prerequisites apply to the system: • • • • • 68030 or faster processor required One half high 5-1/4” peripheral mounting slot (horizontal mounting only) in your system or subsystem Full interrupt enabled SCSI dispatcher DCACHE software (set the number of read-ahead blocks to 7) AMOS 2.
Installation Instructions: AM-402 SCSI CD-Recorder Page 2 If you have a CD player in your system, the ACD command used for reading AMOS CDs looks for the CD player or recorder with the highest SCSI address. If you still want to read from that CD player, make sure that you select a SCSI ID for the AM-402 which is less than that used by the CD player. While the Wide SCSI-2 bus supports IDs up to 15, the AM-402 is a narrow SCSI device.
Page 3 Installation Instructions: AM-402 SCSI CD-Recorder SCSI BUS TERMINATION To function properly, the SCSI bus on your computer must be terminated at each end. The SCSI controller terminates one end of the bus; the opposite end of the bus can be terminated in one of two ways: 1) using the preferred method—an external terminator, or 2) installing on-board terminators in the peripheral that's at the other end of the SCSI cable.
Installation Instructions: AM-402 SCSI CD-Recorder Page 4 INSTALLING THE AM-402 CD-RECORDER INTO THE SYSTEM The AM-402 CD-Recorder can be installed in an external subsystem chassis, Eagle deskside chassis, or AM-990 system cabinet. Complete instructions for physically installing SCSI peripherals are included in the computer Owner's Manuals for these computer systems. For installation in an external subsystem, consult the instructions furnished with the subsystem.
MAKACD FUNCTION Copies one or more AMOS logical disks to a recordable CD media in a supported CD-recorder. CDs created with MAKACD can be used for software distribution or for system backups. Using a 4 speed CD-recorder it only takes about 15 minutes to record an entire 600MB CD. CD's created with MAKACD can be easily read after mounting the CD with the ACD program.
MAKACD Page 2 OPTIONS /HELP Display the available options and exits /? Same as /HELP /V Display version information and exits /COUNT:n Creates n CDs containing the same data /DEV:xxx: Uses device and driver named xxx: instead of the default CDR: /EJECT Ejects the CD in the recorder and exits /ERASE:ALL Erases the entire rewritable CD by overwriting all data areas on the CD.
Page 3 MAKACD Speeds from 1 to 32 may be specified. If the CD-Recorder does not support the speed specified, recording will be done at a lower supported speed. /TOC Writes the table of contents of the current CD and exits. /TEST Write CD in test mode, which does everything except turn the CD laser on when recording. /TESTFIRST Does a TEST first, followed by the actual CD recording if no errors were encountered in the TEST. /VERBOSE Display additional error messages.
MAKACD Page 4 After entering the MAKACD command, the following will be displayed: MAKACD Version X.X(xxx) - Copyright (C) 1999 Alpha Microsystems Inc. Initializing SCSI CD-Recorder...
Page 5 MAKACD MAKACD then displays information about how much space is required on the CD and where recording will start. Calculating space requirements: AMOS partition requires 16165 sectors 289735 unused sectors remain Calculated starting AMOS sector is 0 MAKACD then gives you the opportunity to abort or to start the recording process. Note that once started, the recording operation can be stopped by pressing ^C which will render the CD-R disk unusable.
MAKACD • Page 6 The SSD overlay file (CDR000.OVR) MODIFYING THE SYSTEM INITIALIZATION FILE: The CD-recording device must be specified as a non-sharable device in a DEVTBL statement in the system initialization file. Example: DEVTBL /CDR0 No other changes are required in the system initialization file. The available CD-recorder device driver files are supplied either with the MAKACD package or with the Alpha Micro CD-recorder you purchased.
Page 7 • • MAKACD Invalid switch Invalid switch option System requirements messages: • • • • • MAKACD requires a 68030 or higher CPU. MAKACD requires a full interrupt level dispatcher. MAKACD requires a SCSI dispatcher. MAKACD requires AMOS 2.x or compatible operating system. Memory partition is too small for MAKACD. An additional nnnK of memory is required. CD-Recorder device or driver messages: • • • • • ?Cannot open xxx: - device in use Another user is currently using the CD-recorder.
MAKACD • • • • • • • • • • Page 8 Error - Unable to set desired write mode. A device error has occurred while attempting to setup the CD-recorder for real mode or test mode recording. Error - Unable to set recording speed. A device error has occurred while attempting to setup the CD-recorder for the desired recording speed. Error - Unable to set write mode. A device error has occurred while attempting the setup the CD-recorder recording mode. Error - Unable to write to the CD.
Page 9 • • • MAKACD The AMOS hidden sector parameters could not be calculated. Error- Unable to remove CD-Recorder data buffer from memory. Error - Unable to write AlphaCD special sector. An error was received while trying to record the AlphaCD special sector. Unable to continue due to one or more errors shown above. Testing of logical disk drive transfer rates resulted in the errors listed above. Normal informational messages: • • • • • • • • • • • A blank CD is in the CD-Recorder.
MAKACD • • • • • • • • • • Page 10 Disk currently has nnnnn free sectors CD contains tracks 1 through 10 If the CDR media is not blank, this message shows how much space is available and what CDR tracks are currently recorded. Recording new information on this CDR will make the previously recorded data inaccessible by the ACD program. NOTE: Writing in TEST mode. This message is shown if the /TEST or /TESTFIRST switches are included in the command line. OK for 2x recording.
