Davong Mac Disk, User Manual

Page 1: ...mlllXlIIID o A VON G Apples Macintosh Computer Davong Mac DiskTM User s Guide 80185 03 200043 ...

Page 2: ...erves the right to make changes or improvements to the equipment software and documentation described herein at any time and without notice Every possible effort was made to ensure accw acy in this manual However Davong cannot accept responsibility for any manual et TOr5 or consequences resulting from such elTars Unless you receive written pennission from Davong Systems Inc you may not reproduce o...

Page 3: ...n the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Move the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into a different outlet so that equipment and receiver are on different branch circuits Ensure that card mounting screws attachmertt connector screws and ground wires are tightly secured Ensun that card slot...

Page 4: ...e Cable Connecting the Power Cord Turning Your System On And Off Indicator Lights Parking 1 1rning Off Yo System Installing the Software Section 1 Davong JWac Disk Software Section 2 Software Installation vii ix 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 5 3 1 3 1 3 2 3 2 4 1 4 2 Procedures 3 Initial Installation 4 4 Starting Up 4 4 Copying System Software to Mac Disk 4 5 Transferring Control to Ma...

Page 5: ...ttons Automatic Manual Startup Buttons Using Volwne Manager Menus Apple Menu File Menu Edit Menu Mac Disk Menu Help Menu Adding Volumes Determining tl le Number of Volumes Determining Volume Name and Size Adding Volume Explanation Entering Name and Size Making Volumes Active Making Volumes Inactive Making Volumes Auto Active Customing Diskettes vvith Auto Active Deleting Volumes Gathering Free Spa...

Page 6: ...icator Lights During Powerup B 12 Indicator Lights During Normal Operation B 12 Section 4 Mac Disk Diagnostic B 13 Version NtUIlber and Drivers Status B 14 Diagnostic Tests B 1S Disk Verification B 18 Confirmation Status B 19 Diagnostic Summary B 19 Technical Notes Software Interface to rvlac Disk Applications Mac Disk Characteristics How to Recognize a Mac Disk Volume Attempting lVlac Disk Volume...

Page 7: ...cintosh operating instructions are included in this guide since we assume that you are familiar with basic Macintosh terms and techniques If you need help operating your Macintosh see your t vfacintosh operator s manual Chapter 1 Getting Started I provides important infonnation about your Mac Disk It tells you what equipment you need to install your Mac Disk and what precautions you should observe...

Page 8: ...e on yo Mac Disk Appendix A Voltage Setting and Fuse Changes I shows you how to change the switch setting and fuse in Mac Disk if your power requirements are not standard Appendix B Trouble I explains the eITar messages you may receive when operating your Mac Disk Diagnostic solutions are offered where appropriate Appendix C Technical NOles I contains technical information about the applications s...

Page 9: ...rest to you depending upon what you have to do with the Mac Disk U you are Read Chapter 1 3 5 A B C the Mac Disk hardware v and software installer a new Mac Dfak user v an experienced Mac Disk user v v v a troubleshooter an applications programmer Q Copyright 1985 Davong Systems Inc ix ...

Page 10: ...oom to spare Your Mac Disk provides Speed Mac Disk eliminates long waits for your folders and documents to open and close Ease of Use Mac Disk minimizes inserting swapping removingI and stonng of diskettes Dependability Mac Disk information storage is much more reliable than diskette storage Figure 1 1 Using Mac Disk C Copyright 1985 Oavong Systems Inc 1 1 ...

Page 11: ...r applications and documents If you want separate volumes for your documents and applications you can add them using the Volume Manager application that Davong provides on your Mac Disk System Diskette Once you have copied your folders applications and documents to your Mac Disk volumes you can operate directly from your Mac Disk You will probably need diskettes only to start up your system back u...

Page 12: ... Disk Hardware Macintosh computer Davong Mac Disk unit and power cable Davong interface cable Small flat blade screwdriver Software Standard Macintosh System Disk with Finder version 1 1 or later Blank diskette for copying the system diskette Davong Mac Disk System Diskette version 1 1 or later C Copyright 1985 Oavong Systems nco 1 3 ...

Page 13: ...ty Others help your Mac Disk operate more effectively or protect you against injury 1 4 Dropping voids your waITanty Opening the disk drive assembly voids your warranty Using an UD 8hielded interlace cable violates FCC Class B requirements and voids the warranty 0 Copyright 1985 Oavong Systems Inc ...

Page 14: ...ct 8UD can harm Mac Disk Blocking ventilation may damage Mac Disk Frayed cords broken plugs and overloaded circuits can hurt you Turning off power before clean ing protects both you and your Mac Disk o Copyright 1985 Davang Systems Inc 1 5 ...

Page 15: ...outlet go on to Connecting the Interface Cable in this chapter If you have 230 VAC voltage see Appendix A for instructions on changing the Mac Disk voltage setting and fuse If you do not know what the voltage is in your geographical area your Davong dealer can tell you which setting to use Jl ABNING Using the wrong voltage setting will damage your equipment and void the warranty C Copyright 1985 O...

Page 16: ... Disk data could become corrupted If you are not certain about your application connect Mac Disk to the modem port If you have to use a modem that will only connect to the modem port you can connect Mac Disk to the printer port long enough to use the modem then switch back to the modem port Power off before you disconnect your Mac Disk After you switch ports power on and start up your system again...

Page 17: ...safety remove the AC power cord from the wall outlet 2 Connect one end of the Mac Disk interface cable to the modem or printer connector on the back of your Macintosh as shown in Figure 2 1 It does not tter which end of the cable you connect to Macintosh Figure 2 1 Connecting Cable to Macintosh 0 Copyright 1985 Oavong Systems Inc ...

Page 18: ...able to its connection on the back of your Mac Disk See Figure 2 2 Figure 2 Connecting Cable to Mac Disk em C8 C c a 4 e o _______1 1 _ ______ 4 With a screwdriver tighten the screvvs on the t iVO connectors evenly 2 4 C Copyright 19 1 O avong Systems Inc ...

Page 19: ... Disk is switched off The power switch is on the lower right side of the back panel see Figure 2 3 The 0 on the power switch shows when the power is off 2 Plug the AC power cord into the power receptacle on the back panel of Mac Disk Plug the other end of the cord into a grounded 3 prong wall outlet 3 Reconnect the Macintosh AC power cord to the computer and the wall outlet to complete the install...

Page 20: ... 1 If the light does not come on check the power cord connections Figure 3 1 Indicator Light Panel Oata ia aaai IQ The Mac OfSK ttwcugh the POW l Mtc h Mac intoah sen is on l P JI cf 1r L 11 Mac 01_ is remeooinQ a flawed ar Mac Olak is Qerl0rmin9 a data r ad or writ OQ8tation As indicated in Figure 3 1 the indicator lights keep you infonned of the operating status of Mac Disk A complete descriptio...

Page 21: ... the user but Mac Disk does it automatically with the Auto Park feature Auto Park parks the heads after 7 seconds of inactivity It is important to wait about 10 seconds after your last access to Mac Disk to give Auto Park a chance to park the heads before you turn off your system WARNING You can damage Mac Disk and lose your information if you turn the Macintosh or Mac Disk off while Mac Disk is p...

Page 22: ...em and store infonnation on your Mac Disk Section 1 of this chapter describes the Davong Mac Disk software Section 2 tells you how to install it using the Mac Disk System Diskette There are three installation procedures one for first time users one for users who are upgrading their Mac Disk softwareI and one for users who want to install the Mac Disk software on a special diskette for example one ...

Page 23: ...d the Imagewriter file for the printer if installed Initialize Disk Contents prepares your Mac Disk to store information Use this application only when you are upgrading your Mac Disk software Install Drivers is required for pennanent installation of the Davong Mac Disk software on a special Macintosh system diskette Volume Manager described in Chapter 5 allows you to add delete and activate volum...

Page 24: ...lock your original Mac Disk System Diskette to keep it from being altered by mistake see Chapter 3 of your lWacintosh manual for locking instructions When you have copied your system disketteI you are ready to install the Mac Disk software Use the installation procedure that applies to you If you are installing Mac Disk software for the first time use the Initial Installation procedure if you are ...

Page 25: ...ents to the User volume or to voltunes you create using Volume Manager Chapter 5 Starting Up Follow these instructions to start up your system 1 fum on your Mac Disk if it is not already on 2 Insert your copy of the l lac Disk System Diskette in the Macintosh disk drive and turn on your Macintosh 3 The following icons will appear on the desktop Mac Disk System I System and User Mac Disk System is ...

Page 26: ...ng Transferring Control to Mac Disk Your next step is to tell the Finder that the system files are on the Mac Disk The Finder will then bypass the system diskette and go directly to the Mac Disk You can transfer control by opening Volume Manager from your System volwne Follow these steps 1 Select the System volume icon and open the window 2 Open the Volwne Manager application 3 Quit Volume Manager...

Page 27: ...sfer control to your Mac Disk and eject your system diskette as soon as possible after starting up Copying Documents and Applications to Volumes You can now go ahead and copy your applications and documents to the User volume on your Mac Disk or to volumes you create using the Volume Mailager application described in Chapter 5 Use the standard copying techniques given in Chapter 3 of your Macintos...

Page 28: ... the Volume Manager application create Mac Disk volumes for your Mac Disk system software and your applications and documents 5 Copy the Mac Disk system sofuvare to your system volume 6 Transfer control from the Mac Disk System Diskette to the Mac Disk optional 7 Copy your applications and dOCUInents to the volumes you created for them WARNING Initialization erases all documents and applications o...

Page 29: ... Disk Follow this procedw e 1 Insert your copy of the new Mac Disk System Diskette in the Macintosh disk drive 2 Select the Mac Disk System icon and open the window 3 In the Mac Disk System window select the Initialize Disk Contents icon and open the window Read Be Careful 4 8 Figure 4 2 Be Careful 1D BE CRREfUl Meke sure you want to Initialize the Mac Disk before you select OK to continue You wil...

Page 30: ...t los ng eng jnformation on Mac Olsx select C NCEL C8NC 1 J If the size you select is correct you will be advised that initialization is underway If the size is not correct you will receive an error message Figure 4 4 Select the correct size from the size menu As the Mac Disk is initialized the COM and R W indicator lights blink The mouse cursor does not move When initialization is successfully co...

Page 31: ...Size from pull down menu or select CRNCEl CANCEL Starting Up When you start up your system after reinitializing your Mac Disk be sure you use your copy of the new Mac Disk System Diskette If you inadvertantly start up with an old system diskette a t ac Disk icon called Wrong Version will appear on the desktop Simply eject the old diskette insert your copy of the new Mac Disk System Diskette and st...

Page 32: ...olume When the system files are on the Mac Disk you can transfer control to the disk and eject the system diskette Transferring Control to Mac Disk To transfer control open the Volume Manager application from your system volume This will instruct the Finder to bypass the system diskette and go directly to your Mac Disk Quit Volume lanager and eject the system diskette The icon for your system volu...

Page 33: ...te Mac Disk system diskette 4 Start up your system again using your alternate Mac Disk system diskette Copying Your Special Diskette Use the standard copying techniques given in Chapter 3 of yoW Macin tosh manual Rename the copy and store the original diskette From now on we will refer to the copy as the alternate Mac Disk system diskette or lIalternate system diskette Copying Mac Disk Application...

Page 34: ...kette in the Macintosh disk drive and turn on your Macintosh 4 Select the alternate system diskette icon and open the window 5 Select Install Drivers and open the window Read the Install Drivers alert message Figure 4 5 Install Drivers 00 you reauq want to InUall Ihe MIS Dlst drtuet on the uo ume Mac Gist System 7 Seteel CANCEL 10 400rt OK I C8NC l Copyright 1985 Oavong Systems nc 4 13 ...

Page 35: ...sh off then on again The Mac Disk system icon should appear on the desktop Using the Volume Manager application you can add volumes to your Mac Disk and copy your applications and docwnents to them See Chapter 5 for instructions You are strongly advised to have at least two alternate system diskettes for each special system as well as multiple copies of your original special system diskette 4 14 C...

Page 36: ...nd economically With Volwne Manager you can Add volumes Delete volumes Gather free space Make volumes active or inactive Make volumes auto active Volume Manager has two vindo s and five menus Davong Mac Disk window with volume directory File window with file directory Apple menu File menu Edit menu Mac Disk menu Help menu Copyright 1985 Oavong Systems Inc 5 1 ...

Page 37: ... the icon for your system volume if you have one and open the window Select and open Volume Manager The Oavong Mac Disk window with the volume directory will appear Figure 5 1 Volume Directory file fdl1 Mac Dlst Help Oouong Moe Disk S1u Ito FII F ScHlee 10 5 2 10 COPYlight 1 J85 Davong Systems Inc ...

Page 38: ...the items Volume name listed alphabetically Volume status active inactive Volume startup status auto manual Note Volume startup status buttons appear only when there is an unlocked Mac Disk system diskette in the Macintosh disk drive Amount of free space in the volume in kbytes Number of files in the volume Size of volume in kbytes Date and time last modified Date and tillle crealed 0 Copyright 19...

Page 39: ... and the volume with Volwne Manager Automatic Manual Startup Buttons The buttons to the left of the active inactive status buttons show the startup status of the volumes They only appear when an unlocked wlac Disk system diskette is in the Macintosh disk drive If a volume s startup status button is highlighted and reads AUTO the volume becon1es active automatically on startup If the button reads m...

Page 40: ...ptions of the desk accessories About Volume Manager is a dialog box that tells you how many volumes are currently on the Mac Disk how many kilobytes of disk space have been used and how many kilobytes remain in the largest free block of space Figure 5 2 About Volume i I anager File Edit 1111 Ohtc rt ttJ Oauong Mac OlslC Uo ume Meneger Utility UenJan 1 1 0 198 Dy Oftuong Systems Inc All RICJhts Res...

Page 41: ...is a great time saver It allows you to transfer to another application without going through the Finder You pick the application from a dialog box like the one in Figure 5 3 5 6 Figure 5 3 Open Another Application file Edit Moc Oi k Hplp Finder Initialize Disk InstaU Oriuers Mee Dlsle Dlag Uo ume Mene Mee Disle Sy Eject ClIncel Driue Copylight l lX i Davong Systems inc ...

Page 42: ... effective Wltil you save them o your system diskette see Making Volumes Auto Active in this chapter Mac Disk Menu From the Mac Disk menu you can select Add Volume Delete Volume or Gather Free Space These functions are described in the following sections of this chapter Help Menu Help displays a series of handy references on volumes and tips on adding volumes making volumes active and inactive and...

Page 43: ...an be partitioned in a nUlnber of ways It can have one or two very large drawers with a large number of documents per drawer or it can have many small drawers and a few documents per dravver Obviously it will take less time to find what you want if you can go to a small drawer and search through a few documents The more applications I folders and documents you have on a vIae Disk volunle I the lon...

Page 44: ...ure 5 4 Add a Mac Disk Volume r fU Edit l oictC Di k Hrtp lIdd Mec Ollt uo ume N Uotum Heme Iwm 1m SiZI In Klyt 1800 OK Cancl The volume nan1e and size you see in the dialog box are the defa ult nume and size You CUll accept these defaults by clicking on OK or you C ln enter another name and or size Copyright 1985 Davong Syst m Inc 5 9 ...

Page 45: ...type the name For additional tips on naming pull down the Help menu and click on About Volumes Names can be changed any time a volume is active See Renaming in Chapter 3 of your l vlacintosh Manual Resizing A volume can be as small as 100 kbytes or as large 16 megabytes To find out how much space is available pull down the Apple menu and click on About Volume Manager The default size 800 kbytes is...

Page 46: ...nction to creete new empty uo umel to your specfflcatlon on your lIeuon Mec Dlli uafld name Is I to 27 cnaracters with no calons InCluded RuaUd stze is gr ter than I aa ICbytes end cont in onag the digUI 0 to 9 II If the name or size you enter does not meet the specifications sho VI1 in Figure 5 5 you tvill get an error message Figure 5 6 will appear if you attempt to add a volume larger than the ...

Page 47: ... new name and sizeI click on OK in Adding Volume Explanation and return to Add a Mac Disk Volume Entering Name and Size Press the Backspace key to delete the default name Enter a new name as instructed in your i vlacintosh manual To erase the default size press the Tab key Enter a new size with numerals only no commas When you are ready to add theW vollune click on OK The volume statistics will ap...

Page 48: ...ned when you attempt to activate the volume Some applications may not run if you activate too many volum es Others like the Finder may allow you to activate some but not all of the volumes In any event if you need more memory to activate volumes you can obtain it by making volumes you are not currently using inactive Making Volumes Inactive To make a volume inactive click once on the ACTIVE button...

Page 49: ...to make the change click on No if you change your mind You can request AUTO status for any number of volumes however the number that vvill actually become active when you start up will depend on the amount of memory available to activate the volumes If there is insufficient nlenlory you will be informed during startup Customing Diskettes with Auto Active The auto active feature can be used to cust...

Page 50: ...ceive an error message Before you delete a volume remember to back up copy onto diskettes or onto another volume any documents you want to save When the backup is completed delete the volumes as follows 1 In the Davong Mac Disk window check that every volume you vvant to delete is inactive If you attempt to delete an active volume you vvill get an error message 2 Select the volumes to be deleted b...

Page 51: ... 2 7 OK J Cllncel 1 4 Click on OK to delete the volume The volume will disappear from the directory unless it has AUTO statvs A deleted volume with AUTO status vvill remain in the directory in dimmed type On startup the Finder vill look for the volume and then display a volume not found message When the volun1c is no longer auto active it is dropped from the volume directory 5 16 Copyright 1985 Da...

Page 52: ...ures 8 Gather Free Space Advice File Edit Mile DI 4c pip WA BNING ftj L There isn t enaug free space in one l i J plac a to create a olume of 2050 Kbytes Run Gather free Space It you need a uo ume of more thlln 20 48 I OK J If a power failure oCCW S vhilc cl voLume is being moved the volume and all the data on it will be lost Be sure you back up all your applications and documents on to diskettes ...

Page 53: ...ctive 4 Pull down the Mac Disk menu click on Gather Free Space and read the alert message Figure 5 9 5 Click on OK to start the operation 5 18 Figure 5 9 Gathering Free Space 5 rile Edit MISI l i k Ih l Gather free Spoce Gothering free Spece Is 0 long operationl Also if there i 0 power failure the entire contents o the Mac Disk will be lost MaKe sure you haue curren back up a all dato on the Mac D...

Page 54: ...the Mac Disk menu and add your volume Opening File Windows Each volume contains a file directory which gives information on the files in the volume The directory provides information only you cannot access your tiles from it To open the file directory windo double click on a volume name in the volume directory Select only one volume you cannot open more than one file directory window at a time Q C...

Page 55: ...3217 If f l Uo _ Jw The file directory window displays five columns of information about each file on the volume Reading from right to left the colwnns are File name listed alphabetically TYPe of file text application etc Size in kbytes Date and time last modified Date and time of creation Folders are not listed only individual files Listings in dimmed type are invisible files that your applicatio...

Page 56: ...ed with your Mac Disk and begin setting up your hardware as instructed in Chapter 2 Installations outside of the United States sometimes require the 230 VAC setting If your voltage is 230 VAC you must change the voltage switch setting and the fuse Discard the fuse shipped in your Nlac Disk and remove the 115 VAC sticker from the back of your Mac Disk Wlit Do not use the power cord shipped with you...

Page 57: ...115 90 132 VA 230 198 264 VAC 1b change the voltage setting 1 fum off your Mac Disk and remove all cords from it 2 Slide the voltage switch on the right side of the back panel to the 230 VAC setting see Figure A l Figure A I Setting the Switch n J I I I ly ill I L J t 0 _ __ 1 Igc l jj II 0 I I or I I0 II Voltage election switch A Z Copyright 1 85 Oavong Systems Inc ...

Page 58: ...it Use a screwdriver to turn the holder counterclockwise and remove it from the back of the unit Refer to Figure A 2 Figure A 2 Changing the Fuse CD L___ ______11 1 _ _ _ QJ J 3 Remove the existing fuse and discard it 4 Place the 1 5 Amp fuse in the holder It does not matter which end goes first 5 Reinsert the fuse holder into the unit and turn it clockwise ro Copyright 1985 Davong Systems Inc A 3...

Page 59: ...for assistance 1roubleshooting suggestions are included in these four major sections SYmptoms and Possible Solutions Error Messages Mac Disk Indicator Lights Mac Disk Diagnostic The error messages and the ivlae Disk Diagnostic application are your primary troubleshooting tools The diagnostic allows you to test Nfac Disk operations vithout destroying the volunles and files on your vIae Disk Copyrig...

Page 60: ...orks Check that the interface cable is securely connected to the Macintosh and Mac Disk Start up again The Mac Disk PWR light is Dot aD Check the following and remedy if necessary 1 Mac Disk power switch is in the on position 2 Voltage selection is correct for your oval outlet 3 Power cord is securely connected 4 Power is supplied to the wall outlet Test the outlet using another p lectricaJ applia...

Page 61: ...e Manager Note the code number of the message I the application you are using and the operation in progress when the message appeared furn to Error A1 essages in this appendix and find the error message in the appropriate table If the tables do not help try the Advanced Communications Checks in this appendix or contact your Davong dealer for assistance BlTor occurs when running an application The ...

Page 62: ... Open the System Folder drag System to the trash and empty the trash 3 Replace System from the System Folder on the diskette you used in step 1 If the problem persists try the i dvanced Communications Checks or can tact your Davong dealer for assistance Application will not MID irom the Mac Disk Refer to the manual for the application for the requirements to make the application run from a hard di...

Page 63: ...ion again If it still does not work check l lith the application dealer 3 Restart the system and repeat the original operation l lithout Using the Mac Disk If this works then your Mac Disk system file may be corrupted Throw the old system file in the trash and replace it with the System file from the System Folder on your original Mac Disk System Diskette see Error occurs when running various appl...

Page 64: ...the Mac Disk Diagnostic application See Mac Disk Diagnostic in this appendix 1ry a different Macintosh with your Mac Disk Iry a different Mac Disk with your Macintosh try a different interface cable between your Macintosh and your Mac Disk Reinstall your Mac Disk Install Drivers application on your copy of your Mac Disk System Disk tte using the instructions in Chapter 4 8 6 C Copyrighf 1985 Daven...

Page 65: ...lems are included in the tables where applicable Conununication messages Table B 1 are ideritified by a COM number They appear when Macintosh and Mac Disk are not communicating properly Mac Disk error messages Table B 2 are identified by a MAC code and appear when the lViac Disk cannot carry out a Macintosh instruction Fatal system error messages Table B 3 are identified by a bomb and an ID code 0...

Page 66: ... received Macintosh received a message from Mac Disk but the message was longer than expected Incoming data lost Macintosh detected a message from Mac Disk but lost part of the message Transmission error Macintosh failed to transmit a message con ectly No response received Macintosh sent a requesl to Mac Disk but did not receive a response Check your cable connections Be sure that Mac Disk is turn...

Page 67: ... not successfully completed by the disk drive on the disk controller The disk drive may need repair Illegal request received by Mac Disk Reinstall the ln tall Drivers application as instructed in Chapter 4 or use a backup copy If the problem recurs run the Mac Disk Diagno tic application Read error on remapped block An elTor occurred and automatic remapping was done but Mac Disk has only been able...

Page 68: ...Check with your dealer Can t Launch Application Finder cannot open application If this happens during startup check that a good copy of the Finder exists on the startUp diskette If it occurs after startUp the application or file directory has become corrupted n y replacing the application on the volume If all else fails erase the volwne and make a fresh copy from backup Stacx Moved Into Applicatio...

Page 69: ...cator lights During power up During nonnal operation Figure B 1 Indicator Light Panel The Mac Disk power SoMtcn is on 1111XI1i1 CHK o A V 0 PC Q Mac Disk is Mac Disk is remappcno a performing a flawed area data read or wnte ooeration IC Copyright 1985 Oavong Systems Inc B 11 ...

Page 70: ...e CHK light stays on if there is a processor error the COM light stays on if there is a ROM checkswn eITOrj and CBK and COM both stay on if there is a RAM error Indicator Lights During Nonna Operation During normal operation the indicator lights function as follows 1 PWR light comes on when the ac Disk is turned on and remains on until Mac Disk is turned off 2 CHI light comes on when a disk sector...

Page 71: ...c Disk Diagnostic icon The Mac Disk Diagnostic application performs the following functions 1 Checks version number and drivers status 2 Runs diagnostic tests 3 Verifies disk If no errors are found a dialog box is displayed confirming that Mac Disk appears to be functioning correctly One of several dialog boxes may appear on your screen during each phase of the checkout If the message indicates an...

Page 72: ... B 3 is displayed select CANCEL and check the Mac Disk installation 8 14 Figure B 2 Drivers Status Your Mac Oil enton II 1 00 end the Mac Dis driver enjon I 1 1 Seteet OK to continue OK J CRNCEl 1 Figure B 3 Not Communicating Your Mac Olst lind the Macintosh computer are not communicating at an P1eese enect to see that the ellollng Is correctlCJ Instened and the Mac Olsle power IIgbt is on CANCEl ...

Page 73: ...stic continues to the verification phase If Figure B 4 appears and more than two or three blocks have been remapped your Mac Disk may need repair Follo the instructions on the screen Figure B 4 Bad Spots Mac Dlst has found too meny bed spots on the dlst Tum the Mac Dist off ISnd bact on again Wait or Mac Dlst to display the powerup completed sequence on the Indicator lights Then retry running the ...

Page 74: ...blocts Tete your Mec Olst bect to your de er for ntC afn I CRNCn J Figure 8 6 No Mac Disk Response Mac Olst is not rUCJondtn9 to requests ram the Mac ntosft Pteese uer11y thaC the cltO e connecttng the Maclntoslt and the Mac Olst Is secure y flltened OK J C Copyright 198 Davong Systems Inc ...

Page 75: ...ftNCEl Figure B S Equipment Cannot Communicate Reliably Mac Dis and Macintosh ore unable to communicate with each 0 ther reliably To determine the cause of the problem you can try the followIng 1 Run your Mac Olsle with a different Macintosh If Mac Dlsle posses this diagnostic with enother MaCintosh Mac Oisle is Okey but your Macintosh hes e problem with its seriel communication 2 Run 0 different ...

Page 76: ...u are n9rrequent I O erron It may need re e OK Disk Verification Figure B 10 shows the verification screen If there are many elTOl S a specific eITor message may be displayed 8 18 Figure 8 10 Verification Screen Your Mac Dett verification is cam eCed Number of blocts reme ed aooo OJ 1 Q Copyright 198 Dav ng Systems nc ...

Page 77: ...be sure thot you ore booting from a system disk wh ch has the drtuen Installed See Chapter 4 of the Mac Olsi User s Guide for Instructions on Installing the Mac Disk software I OK J Diagnostic Summary If your Mac Disk passes the Mac Disk Diagnostic checkout but you have errors when you try to use your Mac Disk with your applications try starting up from another copy of the Mac Disk System Diskette...

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Page 79: ...ive number of the volume you want to access The driver is always open It supports calls to read and write one or more sequential 512 byte blocks of the disk The Mac Disk does not support file tags therefore your I O request is truncated to a 512 byte multiple You can only access the disk space of volumes that can be read by the Macintosh operating system The disk driver is loaded from SYSTEM RSRC ...

Page 80: ...r equal to 3 If a Driver Status call CSCode DrvrStsCode is made to the Mac Disk driver infonnation about the driver will be returned This information will include a stattlS byte indicating that the disk is not ejectable The infonnation returned in the status call parameter block is as follows Table Cal CSParam a CSParam 2 CSParam 3 CSParam 4 CSParam 5 CSParam 6 CSParam 8 CSParam 10 undefined word ...

Page 81: ...the Standard File package will be exited with no harm done Serial Port Usage Davong s Mac Disk can be attached to either Macintosh port A or B The port vill be unavailable to any other device while the Mac Disk is attached or its drivers are being loaded into Macintosh memory The Mac Disk drivers will be loaded into memory at boot time if the Mac Disk is powered on and the boot diskette is an appr...

Page 82: ...h mount dismount and list Mac Disk volumes Davong Use of System Resource File Davong s Mac Disk places several resources in the System Resource file via the Davong Install Drivers application The resource ID of the driver is assigned dynamically based on the current state of the System Resource file All other resources are owned by the driver except the type NIT resources see the Resource Manager ...

Page 83: ...cess Times On Disk 35 110 msec Access Time When l eading Writing 12 msec block Sequential Blocks Temperature Gradient Humidity Altitude Operating 8 to 80 noncondensing o to 8000 ft Nonoperating _40 to 60 C N A 1000 to 50 ft Vibration zsg 1 og 5 500 Hz sinewave along each orthogonal axis Shock 3g wg half sinewave lOms duration C 6 Copyright 1985 Davong Systems Inc ...

Page 84: ...utomatically when you start up yoW system its icon appears on the desktop during startup You can make a volume auto active by rurning on its AUTO control in the Volume Manager Oavong Mac Disk window Auto Park A Davong feature that parks the lac Disk heads automatically after 7 seconds of inactivity See also park back up The process of copying iVlac Disk data onto diskettes to protect against data ...

Page 85: ...ng some user response usually requires you to select a control button such as OK or Cancel disk platters Flat rigid recording surfaces coated with magnetic material inside the sealed portion of a hard disk drive document A body of information created using an application such as MacWrite f 1 or ivlacPaint T the equivalent of a j file in the vocabulary of other computer systems double clicking A sh...

Page 86: ...Disk hard disk A high capacity random access mass storage device which reads writes and erases data on nonremovable magnetic disk platters See also disk platters and Winchester hard disk hardware The physical computer equipment consisting of electronic and mechanical devices Contrast with software heads The hard disk read write recording mechanism inside the sealed portion of the drive unit icon A...

Page 87: ...nt on the screen mouse button The control on the top of the mouse used to select items and initiate functions park 1b move the heads to an unused area of a hard disk when they are not in operation See also Auto Park pointer The arrow shape on the screen positioned by moving the mouse a cursor in the vocabulary of other computer systems Becomes an I beam when positioned over revisable text and a wr...

Page 88: ...res your Mac Disk system software also the volume called System installed at the factory D ansierring conirol to Mac Disk Accomplished by opening an application from your ivlac Disk system volume and then ejecting the system diskette lets you work directly from lac Disk with no diskette in the Macintosh disk drive for faster more efficient operation trash A Macintosh storage area for unlocked docu...

Page 89: ...e using the Volume Manager application controlled by means of the volume startup status buttons in the Volume Manager Davong Mac Disk window volume status The active or inactive state of a Mac Disk volume controlled by means of the volume status buttons in the Volume Manager Davong Mac Disk window See also active volume and inactive volume Winchester hard disk A hard disk system with head assembli...

Page 90: ...5 17 Cables 2 1 to 2 5 Communication checks B 6 Connecting Mac Disk 2 1 to 2 5 Copying applications 1 2 4 5 4 6 4 11 4 12 special disketteI 4 12 system diskette 4 3 Creating volumes 4 11 see also lidding volumes o Davong Mac Disk sofuvare 4 2 Mac Disk window 5 1 to 5 3 use of System Resow ce FUe C 5 Deleting volumes 5 15 5 16 Desk accessories 4 2 5 5 Diagnostic Mac Disk 4 2 B 1 B 13 to B 19 Direct...

Page 91: ...are 4 1 to 4 12 Interface cable 2 1 to 2 4 software C 1 to C 5 Invisible files 5 20 M Mac Disk applications 4 2 description C 1 Diagnostic 4 2 B 1 B 13 to B 19 drivers 4 12 B 14 C 5 indicator lights 3 1 B 1 B ll B 12 initializing 4 8 installing 2 1 to 2 5 interface to Macintosh C l to C 5 menus 4 9 5 7 sizes of 4 9 C l software installation 4 1 to 4 14 specifications C 6 System Diskette 1 2 4 1 4 ...

Page 92: ... 4 5 7 5 14 System files 4 2 4 5 4 11 Folder 4 2 on off 3 1 volume 1 2 4 4 4 5 4 11 T Technical notes C l to C 6 Transfer control to Mac Disk 4 5 4 11 Troubleshooting B 1 to B 19 fuming on off 3 1 3 2 U Undo 5 7 Upgrading software 4 7 User guide contents of vii User volume 1 2 4 4 4 6 V Voltage requirements C 6 switch settings 2 1 A 1 A 2 Volume characteristics C 3 C 5 definition of 1 2 System 1 2...

Page 93: ...lnd name size of 1 2 5 8 to 5 12 C 5 nwnber required 5 8 system 1 2 4 4 4 5 4 11 Index 4 W X Y Z Wmdows Davong Mac Disk 5 1 5 2 File 5 1 5 19 Copyright 1985 Davong Systems Inc ...

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Page 95: ...Degligence IIl i8U8e accidents or OIodificatioD8 OSI reserves the right to make changes and improvements in our Product without any obligation to similarly alter products previously purchased OSI neither assumes nor authorizes any representative or other person to assume for us any other liability in connection with the sale of our products Warranties for this Product inciudJng any implied warrant...

Page 96: ...l to your Mac Disk optionaU open the Volume iv1anager application on your System volume Quit Volume Manager and eject the system diskette s Copy your documents and applications to the User volume or to volumes you create u c ing Volume Manager Chapter 51 When you have completed the Mac Disk software installation you can store your application and data disks and access your applications and documen...

Page 97: ...14 306 6 17 3098B Di ci ron 519 306 8 17 41317 Di ctron 526 306 2 17 10329 Ct l1 5206 306 4 17 20658 Ctvll 5412 306 6 17 30988 C 11 5619 640 2 17 21641 Cf ll 6213 640 4 17 43282 eMI 6426 640 6 17 64923 eMI 6640 511 8 17 69224 Quemturn 540 2 50 2 17 7755 Rodi roelAnipex p7 7 20 1 4 17 21607 Rodi rnelArnpex p13 320 6 17 32410 Rodi nie An1pex p20 320 8 17 43214 Rodinie Arnpex p27 320 4 17 21607 Rodit...

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Page 99: ...the hard disk only consult 12 requirements for your particular hard disk The controller does not use 12 Most fans run off AC however if you use a DC fan its power requirements must be added to the system power requirements Hard Disk Standard IBM ST 506 type cables 20 pin a d 34 pin Controller Power 4 pin molex same as used to hook up hard disk power Interface Cable from Controller to Macintosh DB ...

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Page 101: ...MARKETING 14805 COLE DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95124 408 559 6459 Not used MACINTOSH SERIAL HARD DISK SYSTEM Connection Layout Figure 1 J B 9 I IC I 1 5 d Groun Not used Not used 10 20 pin hard disk cable 34 pin hard disk cable I I CJ t t LED Not Panel Used ...

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Page 103: ...as follows 1 to 1 3 to 3 7 to 7 4 to 8 5 to 9 8 to 4 9 to 5 In other words 4 8 are swapped 5 9 are swapped Pins 2 to 2 6 to 6 should have no connection ATTENTION MAC PLUS USERS Mac Enhanced also In order to get the best use of the new ROMs you may need a modified disk from us If you would like one at NO CHARGE Make a copy of the software disk you received from us for your archive Mail us the origi...

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