Commodore A 2091-40 - Verifying the A2091-40

3-18 Installing the A2091-40/A2091
3.2.2 Kickstart 1.2 Users
K your Amiga is running Kickstart 1.2, you will need to make a boot disk from the
A2091 Installation Software disk for use with Kickstart 1.2. This disk will transfer
control of most operations to the hard disk. To do this you will want to make a
backup copy of the A2091 Installation Software disk, and then run the MakeBootDisk
program
on
the
copy.
Never'run
MakeBootDisk
on
the
original
disk.
To make a 1.2 boot disk from the A2091 Installation Software disk:
1, Boot your system with the A2091 Installation Software disk,
2. |f you have a second floppy disk drive connected to your system, insert a blank
disk in this drive. If you have only one drive, remove the A2091 Installation
Software disk and replace it with a blank disk. The blank disk will appear as a
blank icon labeled BAD.
3. Position the mouse pointer over the A2091 Installation Software disk icon, hold
down the left mouse button, drag the icon over the blank disk, and release the
mouse button. Follow the requester instructions to make the copy.
4. Insert the copy of the A2091 Installation Software disk In dt0:. Reboot the system,
Double-click on the A2091 Installation Software disk icon. Double-click on the
MakeBootDisk icon. Follow the directions displayed on the screen. You can
now use this disk to boot your system. Verify the contents of the hard disk as
described in Verifying the A2091-40 below.
NOTE: This copy is named BOOT, although the icon displayed will stil have the
old name until you remove the disk and reinsert it.
3.2.3 Verifying the A2091-40
If you have installed an A2091-40, and are running Kickstart 1.3, you can boot your
system directly from the hard disk. Before using the A2091-40 tor the first time you
should run Verify Data on Drive from HDToolbox on the A2091 Installation Software
disk, as described below. This will check to see if any information on the disk has
been lost during shipment.
NOTE: Keep the original disk write-protected by leaving the write-protect tab in the
open position. Make a copy of the A2091 Installation Software disk and put the
original in a safe place. Always use the copy instead of the original.