HP 250 - Loading from a HP 7906 Disc Drive; Using a 5 Mb. Disc Drive

System Start-up
Loading from a HP 7906 Disc Drive
Follow this procedure to load the HP 250 Operating System from a
HP 7906 removable cartridge.
1. If you have not already done so, open the drive door and
mount the removable disc cartridge containing the system
software into the HP 7906 drive.
2. Flip the HP 7906 STOP/RUN switch to the STOP position and
then back to the RUN position.
3. Wait for the "DRIVE READY" indicator to light on the front
panel of the HP 7906.
4. Insert the key into the lock located on your HP 250 sys-
tem. Turn the key clockwise to positiom 1 to power on the
HP 250. After the initial self-test is performed, the
screen is cleared for approximately 20 seconds. When the
loading process is completed, the cursor, a blinking
underscore, is displayed.
If the message "System File Not Found." is displayed, you must
repeat the system loading procedure from the beginning.
Using a 5 Mb. Disc Drive
Your 5 Mb. Disc drive is used to store files that you create.
You cannot keep a copy of the operating system on this disc;
load the system from your flexible disc drive.
The 5 Mb. Disc is powered on when you power on the HP 250.
Therefore, when you load the operating system by following the
instructions "Loading a Flexible Disc Drive" (in this chapter),
you will also power-on your 5 Mb. Disc drive.
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System Start-up
Loading from a HP 7906 Disc Drive
Follow this procedure to load the HP 250 Operating System from a
HP 7906 removable cartridge.
1. If you have not already done so, open the drive door and
mount the removable disc cartridge containing the system
software into the HP 7906 drive.
2. Flip the HP 7906 STOP/RUN switch to the STOP position and
then back to the RUN position.
3. Wait for the "DRIVE READY" indicator to light on the front
panel of the HP 7906.
4. Insert the key into the lock located on your HP 250 sys-
tem. Turn the key clockwise to positiom 1 to power on the
HP 250. After the initial self-test is performed, the
screen is cleared for approximately 20 seconds. When the
loading process is completed, the cursor, a blinking
underscore, is displayed.
If the message "System File Not Found." is displayed, you must
repeat the system loading procedure from the beginning.
Using a 5 Mb. Disc Drive
Your 5 Mb. Disc drive is used to store files that you create.
You cannot keep a copy of the operating system on this disc;
load the system from your flexible disc drive.
The 5 Mb. Disc is powered on when you power on the HP 250.
Therefore, when you load the operating system by following the
instructions "Loading a Flexible Disc Drive" (in this chapter),
you will also power-on your 5 Mb. Disc drive.
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