Apple EY5QGRAMKEEPER Slot 2 Consideration

ProDOS currently allows a total of six drive devices to function at one time. The Smart Fort, where your ROM Disk resides, can control up to four of the 6 total drives.

You can have four 3.5” drives daisy-chained to the Smart Port or you can have a ROM Disk, a RAM Disk, and two

3.5drives. The Smart Port drives are controlled separately from drives connected to a disk drive controller in slot 6 and separately from a hard disk in 7.

The Smart Port will access the drives in the order:

Slot 5 Drive 1 (boot drive - set up in Control Panel) Slot 5 Drive 2

Slot 2 Drive 1

Slot 2 Drive 2.

While there are no drives actually connected to slot 2, this is the slot that the Smart Port allocates to the 3rd and 4th drives in the Smart Port drive chain. These are the only slots that will be used by the Smart Port to control disk drives. For additional information about the Smart Port, consult your Apple IIGS User’s Guide.

Slot 2 Consideration

Slot 2 is commonly used for modems. Since the modem doesn’t emulate a block device (disk drive), if you have a modem in slot 2 (a DataLink for example) and slot 2 is set to “Your Card” in the Control Panel, the Smart Port can still use Slot 2 for disk drive allocation. If a memory card that emulates a disk drive is in slot 2 (e.g. RamFactor), then that card will override the Smart Port’s 3rd and 4th drives.

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Contents

Page Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement Limited Warranty & Disclaimer Introduction - Welcome to the Memory Chapter One - Getting Started Chapter Two - RamKeeper Firmware Chapter Three - Using the ROM Disk Chapter Four - The RamKeeper Power Chapter Five - A Brief RAM/ROM Tutorial Chapter Six - Memory Allocation Chapter Seven - Æ Cache Chapter Eight - AW 2 Expander Before You Even Appendices Page Welcome to the Memory LEPHANTS 16 Meg ETERAN OTES OLVE ERE’S CHAPTER ONE Required Recommended Possible Combinations One Memory Card on RamKeeper Single Card Options Two Memory Cards on RamKeeper Installation Page Page Disconnect the battery wires RamKeeper Connections Connecting GS-RAMCards to the RamKeeper’s Front Note pegs in front connector Set adaptor in holes Align Gs-RAMconnector with pins Push until all pins are completely seated Attaching the Optional SlotMover Insert SlotMover into connector Connecting Cards to the Back of RamKeeper Attach connector plate to backplane Insert insulator The Double Boot What Now CHAPTER Two About The Firmware Loading the Firmware Set and they are not already set that way. Now reboot your computer Apple IIGS Owner’s Guide You’ll need to copy the file to the Page Accessing the Firmware Classic Desk Accessories Menu RamKeeper Main Menu Initialize ROM Disk Initialize ROM Disk Menu Setting the ROM Disk Size Change ROM Disk Size More than 2 Meg ROM Disk Memory Test ROM Disk Memory Test Menu RAM Memory Test RAM Memory Test Menu Memory Map Memory Map Menu Checksum Checksum Menu About RamKeeper Quit CHAPTER THREE Using the ROM Disk Copying Files to the ROM Disk Location of the ROM Disk Slot 2 Consideration ROM Disk as Boot Device RAM Disk as Boot Device Floppy Drive as Boot Device ROM Drive as the Boot Device CHAPTER FOUR Time/Voltage chart Battery Transformer A Brief RAM/ROM Tutorial Page CHAPTER Six Memory Allocation Why not use all available memory as a ROM Disk Is a RAM Disk now obsolete RAM and the GS Control Panel CHAPTER SEVEN ÆCache Requirements Installing the Cache Where the file goes Setting the Cache Size Size RAM Cache Menu Setting the RAM Buffer Size Removing the Cache About the Cache Copy Protected Programs CHAPTER EIGHT AW 2 Expander Before You Even Think of Modifying AppleWorks AppleWorks Modification Instructions Setting the AppleWorks Enhancement Options The Getting Started options menu About the New Features More Word-ProcessorLines and Database Records Clipboard Expansion Printer Buffer Option Buffer Size Option Time Display/Database Time-StampOption Multiple-DiskSave Saving Multiple Files to Disk Adding Multiple Disk Files to the Desktop Print-FileCache APPENDIX A Trouble Shooting Cards are not retaining stored files Battery not holding charge In an area that has a lot of power outages AE RamKeeper doesn’t appear in Desk Accessories Can’t boot from floppy drive “Invalid RK Configuration” Message Can’t change ROM Disk size to more than 2,048K “Unable to Load PrODOS” Message A Brief ProDOS Tutorial Operating System Naming Volumes Root Directory and Subdirectory Pathname ProDOS Directory Structure System Files Additional Resources APPENDIX C Copying Disks with Filer APPENDIX D Bird’s Better ‘Bye’ BASIC.SYSTEM, FILER) Sample screen display APPENDIX E Getting Help Applied Engineering Technical Support Monday Through Friday Returning a Product Include When You Ship When We Receive