Specifications
Page 7Installation Instructions: AM-137 Board AM-1600/1400 Upgrade
Under AMOS 2.2 (or later) operating systems, you can divide your hard disk drive into
logical devices larger than 32MB. In fact, you could take a 540MB drive and make it one
giant 540MB logical. While this is perfectly acceptable, you may get a memory allocation
error when running programs that load a copy of the bitmap into your memory
partition—e.g., DSKANA and MONTST. To use these types of programs, you will need
at least one job on your computer with enough memory allocated to allow you to load
the large bitmap. Depending on the size of the logical device, you may need a memory
partition between 100 and 800KB.
5.0AM-137 UPGRADE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
The AM-137 upgrade installation instructions are divided into the following sections:
Updating Your Software
Making the Software AM-137 Compatible
Removing Your CPU Board
Installing the AM-137 Board
AM-137 Rear Panel I/O Configuration
SSD and Boot PROM IC Handling
Booting From Your AM-137 Board
To insure a successful installation, perform all the instructions in each section in the
order they appear.
6.0UPDATING YOUR SOFTWARE
All the instructions in this section must be completed before you install your AM-137
board.
If your AM-137 upgrade order includes a new SCSI disk drive with factory loaded
AM-137 compatible software, you can jump forward to the section "Removing Your CPU
Board." However, don’t forget to read Appendix D, which contains special information
about SCSI disk drives with factory loaded software.
When doing a major upgrade to your computer, you want to be absolutely sure you
have a recent and complete system backup. While it is very unlikely data stored on your
hard disk drive would be corrupted when upgrading your computer—you should be
prepared for anything. Before you loosen the first screw or download any new
software, make sure all your data is copied onto some form of backup media. You
want to be absolutely sure the data on your backup media is both readable and
restorable.
PDI-00137-50, Rev. A01