SMC Networks 1232 Series user manual Integrated Solid State Disk, BTOOL /D a Btool /D B

¾The program will store the new BIOS version.

¾Follow all the instructions the BTOOL gives you

¾BTOOL will inform you about the results of the operation,

¾Power off and then power on the CPU module.

The Integrated Solid State Disk

A portion of the Flash EPROM can be used as an Integrated SSD. This Integrated SSD is like a write-protected floppy disk for storing files.

In the SpacePC 1232, the portion is 768 KB, and before enabling it needs to be written-to using the BTOOL program.

Then it is possible to copy data from a real floppy disk.

EXAMPLE: Create an image of a floppy disk into the Integrated SSD

¾The internal Solid State Disk can be either enabled or disabled in the Setup (Floppy Disk 1..4).

¾Before proceeding, you have to format a new floppy disk, with the command FORMAT/U (or FORMAT/S if you want to create a bootable floppy).

¾Create the “image disk” copying into the diskette all the files and the directories you need. During this copying process don’t delete any file/data on the floppy, because this will create empty sectors that will be mirror-like stored into the SSD, wasting space. Restart over again with the format procedure if you have any troubles or mistakes occur. Data stored on floppy mustn’t go above 640 KB (which is the effective Flash size dedicated to be used as Solid State Disk).

¾Type the following command at the DOS prompt:

A:\>BTOOL /D A (BTOOL /D B)

¾The program will ask you to insert the “image disk” in drive A (or B).

¾Follow all the instructions the BTOOL gives you: the program will proceed by erasing the Flash device blocks and then writing and verifying them with the data present on the “image disk”.

¾BTOOL will inform you about the results of the operation. If everything is ok and if you have already enabled the SSD please reset the system with CTRL+ALT+DEL. If you haven’t enabled the SSD before, you can use the Setup Program to enable the Solid State Disk; quit the Setup Program saving data to EEPROM (in this case, rebooting the system with CTRL+ALT+DEL is not necessary).

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