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www.asti-usa.com ASTi DACS: Operation & Maintenance Manual (Version 4, Rev. B.1)

Cold Start

This section provides a complete disk preparation and software installation procedure for the Dig-

ital Audio Communication System (DACS). Follow steps in each section in order. Certain sec-

tions may not apply depending on the conﬁguration and software supplied with the system.

Total execution time is approximately 30 minutes.

Note: If using a MicroDACS, refer to the document “ASTi MicroDACS Cold Start Procedure”.

** WARNING **

The cold start process will destroy all data currently on the DACS hard drive. Backups of any data

not installed by the cold start process should be performed prior to proceeding.

Required Equipment

The following is required to perform the Cold Start procedure

• Original DOS installation disks.

• Original ASTi MODEL BUILDER Installation and Utilities disks.

• Any 3rd party software disks delivered with the DACS (some systems maybe provided with

additional software such as type back up).

• Original ASTi Software Protection Key Disk

• Original ASTi Custom Model disks (On systems where ASTi has provided custom sound

models.)

Procedure

The standard steps required to perform a Cold Start are:

BIOS Set Up

Hard Drive Partition and Format

Operating System Installation

Model Builder Software Installation

Model Builder Utilities Installation

Software Protection and Options Selection Key Installation

ASTi Custom Model Installation (If Custom Model included)

User Custom Model Installation

To perform a complete cold start, these steps need to be followed in order. Each step is described

in detail below.