Specifications

converter 1.5
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Create a bootdisk manually
Here’s the steps:
•
Find a blank 1.44MB 3.5” floppy disk, and format it as a bootable disk in one of the following ways:
• Under Windows9x Explorer shell:
Insert the blank disk in the disk drive, double-click “my
computer”, select your floppy drive (typically A:), click on the File menu and select format. In the
dialog box that appears, make sure “1.44Mb (3.5”)” is selected under the “Capacity” heading,
then select “Full” under “Format type”, and select “Copy system files” under “Other options”. If
desired, a label for the disk can be entered in the “Label” textbox (completely optional). Click on
“Start” to begin the process, which will take a minute or so.
• Under DOS Command Prompt / ‘True’ DOS mode:
Insert the blank disk in the disk drive,
type
format a: /s
(3.5” floppy drives are typically a: under DOS) and press enter, and then
enter again at the “..press enter when ready..” prompt that appears. The disk will be formatted
after a minute or so, and once completed, a prompt asking for a disk label will appear. Either
type in a label and press enter, or just press enter (the label is optional). When prompted to
“Format another (Y/N)”, type n and press enter.
•
Except for converter’s manual (
cmanual.pdf
) and
cbootdsk.zip
, copy all the files included in
the converter .zip archive to the floppy disk. To conserve space on the floppy disk, certain carefully
chosen files can be omitted if required (see the converter file listing in an earlier section of this
manual for specific information on files not required for normal operation of converter)
•
Check the
autoexec.bat
file on the disk and edit it (using Windows’ Notepad or Edit under DOS)
in such a way that the “SET BLASTER” line reflects the specific settings of your soundcard (or if
using a Gravis Ultrasound, replace the “SET BLASTER” line with the appropriate “SET ULTRASND”
line for your card’s configuration), and save the file.
( For more information on determining the hardware settings to use for your particular card, see the
previous appendix section. )
•
If using a mouse or other pointing device for midi conversion, place its driver on this floppy and put
the command to load it (ie.
mouse
) on the next line in the
autoexec.bat
file (before the line with
‘
c
’, which loads converter – the mouse driver must be loaded before converter).
With this newly-created bootable disk, you just put it in your disk drive, boot up your computer (or
reboot it), and converter automatically loads and runs without intervention. It also means converter can
easily be run on other machines – all that is needed are (possibly) different numbers in the “SET
BLASTER” or “SET ULTRASND” string in the
autoexec.bat
file if the other machine(s) have different
configuration settings.
Important Note
Creating a functional boot floppy assumes that your computer is configured to check the floppy drive
for a disk when it is turned on – if it does not, check the manual that came with your motherboard or
computer for a reference on the bootup BIOS settings which typically allow you to enable this feature.