Instruction manual

Page 2 Installation Instructions: Roadrunner 030/040 Eagle Upgrade
PDI-03500-00, Rev. B01
SOFTWARE
The sections that follow contain instructions for modifying your system initialization command
file and AMOS monitor. Before making these modifications,
make sure all your data has been
saved on some type of backup media and make sure you have a bootable tape.
Before you transfer the Roadrunner board and peripherals from your old computer into your new Eagle
computer, you need to make sure your bootable SCSI drive is properly configured for the Eagle
computer. To be Eagle-compatible, your AMOS operating system must be AMOS 1.4C or 2.2C release
version PR8/94, or later. The latest versions of AMOS are available on the current AMOS CD-ROM.
Eagle 550 systems require AMOS 2.2C PR11/95 with an enhanced software package (PSK-04327-00)
overlaid on it, or any AMOS 2.3 version.
Eagle 550 systems do not support any AMOS 1.4x version.
Downloading the Software
While your SCSI drive is still up and running in your old computer, perform the following steps:
1. Download the appropriate AMOS operating system release. Follow the instructions in the release
notes shipped with the software.
2. Once the software has been downloaded, configure and test it (using the instructions in the next
section) on your existing configuration first, before performing the Eagle upgrade.
Configuring the Software to Work in Your Old Configuration
Once the software has been downloaded, you must make sure it is working properly in your old
computer.
The following instructions assume you’ll be using the same (or a duplicate) SSD chip and
already have the associated PIC codes. If you are upgrading with a new SSD chip you need to
obtain new PIC codes from Alpha Micro or your Alpha Micro dealer. After installing the upgrade
(with a new SSD chip) you can simply repeat the following dispatcher and monitor encodement
steps, substituting the new PIC codes.
1. First, for AMOS 1.4x or 2.2C, enter the PIC for the SCSI dispatcher.
You do not need to do this
for AMOS 2.3x!
In AMOS 2.3x, the dispatcher does not require a separate PIC code. Go to step
2.
Once you enter the product installation code (PIC), the product overlay file is forever
modified and will not accept a new PIC. This can be a problem if you happen to enter an
incorrect PIC. As a safeguard, make a copy of the dispatcher overlay file before you do
the SSD encodement. To do so, type:
LOG SYS:
RETURN
COPY SCZDSP.SAV=SCZDSP.OVR
RETURN
Saving an unmodified version of the overlay file allows you to re-enter the PIC if
necessary.