User guide

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Time to read through this manual (at least once before you even do anything - please!) and

follow the documentation step by step, you should have your system up and running in a

relatively short time.

This unit was designed from state of the art technology, and is made available complete with

software and host adapter boards for both the H89 and H8 Heath/Zenith computers. Insta llation

is simple and straight forward. This unit when installed per documentation will provide the end user

with up to fifteen various user definable partitions, including both CP/M and HDOS on a

Winchester drive; with up to four active CP/M partitions and 15 HDOS partitions supported. You are

able to boot from any SYSGENed partition (either HDOS and/or CP/M), or access the hard drive

partitions from any properly set up system floppy drive.

NOTE: THE HARD DISK UNIT USES WINCHESTER TECHNOLOGY. THE 6 HEADS NEVER CONTACT THE SURFACE OF THE 3

PLATTERS, BUT ACTUALLY "FLY" ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE UNIT MUST BE RESTING ON A FIRM HARD

SURFACE WHICH IS NOT SUBJECT TO VIBRATIONS OF ANY KIND! IF THE HARD DISK UNIT IS BUMPED OR JARRED

DURING OPERATION CAUSING THE HEADS TO BANG OR "CRASH", FATAL RESULTS MAY OCCUR! Keep in mind that

the disk is rotating at

3600 RPM. Even when not in use, the unit must not be subject to any undue

shock or vibrations.

Now that you have decided where to set the unit up, the next step is to connect the 40 pin SASI

cable to the host adapter card (incorrectly called a controller card by some) in your computer.

Installation of both hardware and software is covered in separat e sections of this manual. If you

have any questions during installation or testing, feel free to call or write. We've made the

process of installation as easy as possible, and have tried to detail every step. It is possible we

may have missed something. If you find something confusing, please call it to our attention so we

may investigate it and possibly update our future manual revisions.

Please note that both this documentation and both HDOS and CP/M software are protected by

development of this package. You have purchased this package for a single end user system. With

this in mind, please keep the software and documentation to you rself and do not allow either

software or documentation to be copied or distributed in any form. Any violation of this will be

considered willful infringements of U.S. copyright laws which will result in prosecution to the full

extent of the law. We keep accurate records of all sales made - any software or documentation

in the hands of unauthorized personnel will be able to be traced back to the original

purchasers! Happy Storage!