User`s manual
As mentioned before, the REU acts a disk drive, except that you cannot
physically insert a disk into it. If the
REU is supports 256K, you need to
configure it as a 1541 disk drive, which uses
165K. If the REU supports
512K, you either can configure it as a 1541 disk drive (at 165K) or a 1571
disk drive (at
330K). The rest of the memory is used by GEOS to speed up
the programs you are currently using.
Adding or Changing
a
Disk Drive
Before you can use any of the previously mentioned disk drives with
GEOS, you need to configure (i.e., format) each disk drive to the GEOS en-
vironment. To do so, use the CONFIGURE program, which is located on
the GEOS ADDT'L side of the program disk.
Before You Use the CONFIGURE Program
In order to use the CONFIGURE program, you will need to copy it to the
GEOS DESKTOP side of the program disk (i.e., it needs
to
be
on the boot
disk in order to enable GEOS to recognize the configurations you set).
If
there is not enough room on the GEOS DESKTOP side, copy the DEMO
file to a work disk. Once you have copied the DEMO file to a work disk,
go to the GEOS DESKTOP side of the program disk and delete the DEMO
program. If necessary, refer to "Copying a File to Another Disk," page
26.
The following procedures
describe
how to change the configuration for
Drive A, how to add or change the configuration for Drive
B,
and how
to
configure a
RAM
Expansion Unit as a disk drive.
To
change
Drive
A
:
1: Make sure the CONFIGURE program has been copied to the GEOS
DESKTOP side of the program disk.
NOTE
If necessary, refer to "Copying a File to Another Disk," page
26.
2: Open the CONFIGURE program by
Look for
double-clicking on its file icon.
this
file
icon
C~NF~GIJRE
on the deskTop.
NOTE
An alternative is to highlight the CONFIGURE file icon and
select
open
from the
file
menu.
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