Operating instructions

HARD DISK SUPPLEMENT

DISK 8 - FORMATTING FLOPPIES IN A HARD DISK SYSTEM

As with a dual floppy Emulator II, selecting DISK 8 (the formatting function) formats the floppy

disk. However, you may load formatting software from either the Hard Disk or the floppy.

1. After selecting Disk 8 and specifying whether you want to format a Library or

Performance disk, the display asks:

Use Floppy Software

& Erase Mem? Y/N

The usual answer is NO, since you want to use the Hard Disk -- not the floppy software

when formatting the floppy. This makes the floppy compatible with the Hard Disk.

Note: If you originally booted from the floppy disk instead of the Hard Disk, a NO

response will copy the original floppy operating software to the new floppy.

2. To format a disk that is compatible with non-Hard Disk machines, answer YES.

Note: The floppy in Drive 1 should contain the desired operating system software for the

disk that you are about to format.

Example: If you are formatting a disk that will be played back on a non-Hard Disk drive

Emulator II with Revision 2.3 software, make sure the operating system on the floppy in

Drive 1 is standard (non-Hard Disk) Rev. 2.3 software.