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CHAPTER
4:
HARD DISK SYSTEM
PREPARATION/TRS-XENIX
Your TRS-XENIX Operations Guide
describes
the features and
concepts of TRS-XENIX. It also explains
in
detail how
to
start up
TRS-XENIX on your hard
disk
system.
This chapter summarizes what you need to
do
to get started
It
also tells you where to look
in
the TRS-XENIX Operations Guide for
specific instructions.
If you have
decided
to prepare your hard disk for
TRSDOS-IIITRSDOS programs, skip this
chapter
Preparing Your Primary Hard Disk
If
you have used your hard disks before, be sure to save any
important files to floppy diskettes before installing TRS-XENIX. A
page
at the front of the TRS-XENIX Operations Guide titled
"IMPORTANT"
describes
how to
do
this
To
begin using TRS-XENIX you must format the primary hard disk
using the diskutil program This program automatically starts the
TRS-XENIX installation procedure which moves the operating
system
to
the hard disk, Directions for formatting the hard disk and
installing TRS-XENIX are given
in
Chapter 3 of the TRS-XENIX
Operations Guide,
Note: The
diskutil program will prompt you for this information.
Your 15-meg hard disk has 6 heads and 306 cylinders
Preparing Your Secondary Hard Disk
Read Chapter 10 of the TRS-XENIX Operations Guide for
instructions on using the Secondary Hard Disk with TRS-XENIX
Note: This disk cannot be write protected by use of the write
protect switch
Transferring TRSDOS-II Files
to
TRS-XENIX
You can transfer TRSDOS-II 4.x files
to
TRS-XENIX using the
TRS-XENIX
tx command. Files stored
on
TRSDOS 2.x must be
FCOPYed
to
TRSDOS-II 4.x before they can be transferred.
Appexdix E of the TRS-XENIX Operations Guide explains how to
transfer files
to
TRS-XCNIX,
Creating Backups
Through operator error, power failure or other accidents, you can
lose information stored on Ilard
diSk,
To
prevent the loss of a
day's, week's, or even month's work, keep up-to-date copies of all
the files that are on your hard disk, Chapter 7 of the TRS-XENIX
Operations Guide describes the backup procedure.
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