AMSTRAD PC1512 - Hard Disc Installation Instructions; Operating System Selection

HARD
DISC
INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
Applies
to
both ten and
twenty
megabyte
versions.
1. Turn
on
machine.
2. Insert
disc
1 (the red
disc)
and press
a key.
3. Type
fdisk
(RETURN)
4.
At
each prompt
press
the RETURN
key
(another
three
times).
5. The
A> will
now
appear
so now
type format
c:/s (RETURN).
6. Now
push the
Y key
(RETURN).
7.
The hard
disc will
now
begin
to format,
if
you have
a
1
0Mb
machine then
it will cc in.
u_ t
) 305
cylinders. If
you
have
a 20Mb
machine
then 610
cylinders
will
be counted.
8. Once
this is
done,
take
out disc 1
and insert
disc
5 (the maroon
disc).
9.
Nowtypeconfig(RETURN).Thisprocedurewillcopyallfivediscs(order5,1,2,3,4)ontc
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Once
finished
the
screen
willshowsomeinformationaboutthesizeofthediscandthenumb.
,
f
nd
directories
present.
1 0. To now
use the hard
disc
remove
the floppy
disc
from the
driveand
store in
a safe
place
wi e
four
discs then
restart
the
computer
by pushing
Alt Ctrl
and
Del.
1 1
.
After
a short
while
the AMSTRAD
PC info will
come
up and tell
you when the
machine
was la
ui
and
then after
a
little
longer
the
screen
will clear
and
will display
this
message,
F1=DOSPLUS.SYS
F2=DOS.SYS
Select
operating
system:
If
you
choose F1
then
DOS Plus
and
Gem will
be booted,
or if
you press
F2 then
MS-DOS
will be
booted.
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