Emax II operation manual
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MASTER 5 FORMAT DISK
FLOPPY DISK
Before a floppy diskette can record (store) any data, it first must be told how to
record this data (called
formatting
the disk). Run the following formatting
procedure on
any
new disk, or on “recycled” disks previously used with other
systems (such as home computers) since these will not be formatted correctly for
the Emax II.
Formatting a disk that already contains data will “bulk erase” any data on the disk
being formatted. Always check that disks are either blank, or contain nothing you
want to save, before formatting. A disk need only be formatted once unless you
want to use the “bulk erase” aspect of formatting.
Use 3.5" double-sided, double-density (DSDD) disks. Avoid bargain disks.
HARD DISK
Just as a floppy disk must be formatted in order to receive Emax II data, so must
the hard disk. Formatting, which erases any existing hard disk data, occurs for one
of two reasons:
▼ The hard disk has never been used previously and must be prepared for
operation.
▼ The hard disk has developed one or more “Disk Read Errors” making one or
more banks unavailable.
Formatting will re-initialize the hard disk and erase any existing banks. Hard disk
crashes are not frequent occurrences, which may lull you into a false sense of
security. However, Murphy’s Law dictates that a crash will occur when you have
sampled fantastic, unique new sounds that aren’t backed up, so
ALWAYS
main-
tain floppy disk backups of any banks stored on the hard disk.
On either a hard disk or floppy disk, formatting not only formats the disk, but also
writes Emax II’s operating system (the software that tells the system how to
operate). Emax II writes the software that the machine was initially booted up with
onto the disk to be formatted. Note: Emax II will not boot from a removable media
hard disk.
1. Activate MASTER 5. (If you do not have a hard disk, make sure you have a formatted
disk already in the drive.) The display says:
Format Erases
Memory! OK?
MASTER
Format Disk
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If a new hard disk
does not seem to be
working correctly, it may
not have been format-
ted for the Emax II.
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