Diamond Systems PR-Z16-LC-ST user manual Installing an OS from a Hard Disk onto a Flashdisk Module

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10.2 Installing an OS from a Hard Disk onto a Flashdisk Module

To install an operating system such as DOS or VxWorks from a hard drive onto a flashdisk module, follow the procedure below. The process requires a floppy drive with a bootable DOS diskette, a hard disk with the operating system, the flashdisk module, the IDE extender board, and associated cables.

You must boot to the floppy drive rather than the hard drive, because if you boot to the hard drive, it must be the master drive, making the flashdisk the slave drive. DOS will not allow you to create a bootable partition on a slave drive, and you must create the bootable partition on the flashdisk, so the flashdisk must be configured for the master.

As an alternative to this procedure you may also install the operating system from the floppy drive as outlined on page 25.

2.First install the operating system onto a hard disk.

3.Configure the hard disk jumper for Slave and the flashdisk module jumper for Master.

4.Install the flashdisk module onto the IDE extender board, model ACC-IDEEXT.

5.Connect the extender board to the CPU’s IDE connector using the 44-pin ribbon cable.

6.Connect the hard disk to the appropriate connector on the extender board. If using a 44-pin cable (such as DSC no. 698004), no power cable is required. If using a 40-pin cable (such as DSC no. C-40-18), a separate power cable is required. The power may be provided either from one of the two 4-pin headers on the extender board or from the Auxiliary Power Out connector J12 on the Prometheus-LC CPU. Use DSC cable no. 698006 for the power connection.

7.Attach a floppy drive to J7 on the Prometheus-LC using DSC cable no. 698008 and provide power to it. DSC cable 698006 can be used for the floppy drive power.

8.Install a bootable floppy disk into the floppy drive.

9.Power up the system.

10.Make sure the BIOS is configured to boot from floppy. Press F2 to enter BIOS when booting, and go to the Boot screen to make this configuration.

11.Once the system is booted, switch to drive D: (the hard disk with the OS on it) and change to the DOS directory.

12.If necessary, run FDISK and perform the following steps:

a.Remove all partitions on the flashdisk module.

b.Create a primary DOS partition on the flashdisk module.

c.Make the DOS partition the active partition.

d.Save your changes and exit.

13.Boot the system again from the floppy disk.

14.Switch to the hard disk (D:) and change to the DOS directory.

15.Format the flashdisk module using FORMAT C: /S.

16.Copy the operating system files and any other needed files onto the flashdisk module.

17.Power down the system.

18.Remove the hard disk and extender board and install the flashdisk module directly onto the IDE connector J8 on the Prometheus-LC CPU.

19.Power up the system again.

20.Enter the BIOS (F2) and change the bootup sequence to boot from hard disk C: (which now means the flashdisk module).

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Contents PROMETHEUS-LC Table of Contents 12.3 12.112.2 12.4Description Processor Section FeaturesSystem Features PROMETHEUS-LC Board Drawing J4 Not presentCable a Main I/O Connector J3O Headers Cable BConnector Part Numbers COM1 COM4Input Power J11 Output Power J12 USB J5Auxiliary Serial Port Connector J15 Watchdog/Failsafe Features J6Floppy Drive J7 IDE Drive J8PC/104 Bus Connectors J2 PC/104 16-bit bus connector J1 PC/104 8-bit bus connectorJumper Configuration System Configuration J10Watchdog Timer & System Recovery J6 CPU Chip Selects System FeaturesSystem Resources Console Redirection to a Serial Port Watchdog Timer System Reset Failsafe Mode / Bios RecoveryBackup Battery Flash MemoryBios Features Bios SettingsBios Download / Recovery GroundOperating System Formatting Initial SetupDISK-ON-BOARD Flash File Storage Known Limitations Life Cycle Management and CalculationsParallel Port System I/OSerial Ports Installing an OS From a Floppy Drive onto a Flashdisk Module Installing an OS from a Hard Disk onto a Flashdisk Module Power Supply ConfigurationUsing the Flashdisk with Another IDE Drive Flashdisk Module12. I/O Panel Board DescriptionLocation Type Description Panel Board I/O ConnectorsPanel Board Top Side / External Use I/O Connectors Panel Board HardwarePanel Board Power Connections J12 pinout to/from DC/DC power supplyJ3 Pinout J9 Pinout Installation J5 USBFlash Disk Programmer Board Cable Kit C-PRZ-KIT 14.I/O CablesPhoto No Cable No Description PL5 pin no DB15F pin no Signal VGA Accessory BoardPL5 pin no PL5 Signal J25 pin no J25 Signal Website information Connector on Board Manufacturer Manufacturer Part NoMounting PROMETHEUS-LC on a Baseboard Page 17.PC/104 Mechanical Drawing

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