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Appendix C: Upgrading the System Software

You may be wondering about the two disks included with the MDR24/96? These disks are installation disks for the MDR24/96 software. If you ever have a problem, Mackie Digital Tech Support may advise you to reinstall the operating system. This will not delete any projects on either drive, but it is always a good idea to back up any important projects before doing a reinstallation of the operating system. You should notice that the MDR24/96 OS fits on just two floppy disks! This small size is an indication of the efficiency of the operating system and is one reason why the MDR24/96 runs so smoothly.

Mackie may release updated versions of the operating system on our website: www.mackie.com. The file can easily be downloaded from the MDR24/96 section of the site. Be sure to follow the instructions listed to correctly make the floppy disks. We get many calls to our tech support complaining of bad installations that are caused by the user not making the disks correctly.

Once you have the most recent version of the installer disks, you are ready to reinstall or update the operating system. Be sure everything important is backed up and power off the MDR24/96.

To upgrade system software:

1. Insert the first disk into the floppy drive and turn on the MDR24/96.

You will see the display telling you that it is

“Loading, Please Wait…” It then reads from the floppy drive; this is indicated by the green light on the front of the drive. The display then flashes a screen that lists the installer and

the version number, and then quickly changes over to a screen saying “Loading disk Image One, Please Wait…” When disk image one is loaded, it will ask you to “Please insert disk 2.”

2.Eject the first disk, insert the second, and press the Continue select button. It then loads the second disk image. When this is finished, it will display “This will install MDR ___ Build ___. Are you sure?”

The blanks display the version number and the build number. Each version may have several builds associated with it. A new build may make some small changes or add some new features, but it is not a full-fledged new version.

3.Choose OK to install the software or Cancel to quit. If you choose Cancel you can simply power cycle the MDR24/96 and everything will be as it was before. After you choose OK, it will quickly expand all the files and tell you that the installation was successful.

4.Press the OK button, eject the disk, turn off the MDR24/96, and after a few seconds, turn it back on. It will boot with the new OS successfully installed.

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