Cromemco CTD Instruction Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

Installing

Inserting a Tape Using

Chapter

1:

System System System

The

Write-Protect

the

2:

THE

CARTRIDGE TAPE DRIVE

the

CTD

One

and System 100

Two

Three

and System

Cartridge

64F:CCwith

USING

THE

Cromix-Plus Operating

InitializingaTape

Backing

Up

Files

on Tape Examples Sample Backup Command File

Cromix

20-Series

Loading

Operating System

the

CTD Software InitializingaTape Backing

Up

Files

on Tape

Examples

Data

Moving

Between

300

Switch

the CTD

CTDSOFTWARE

Sy

stem

Cartridge

Hard Disks

1

2

4

6

7

9

13 13

13 15 16 17 18 18

19 20 21

22

Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure

1-1: 1-2: 1-3: 1-4: 1-5: 1-6: 1-7: 1-8: 1-9:

The

LIST

Cartridge

OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Tape Drive Drive Cable Adaptor Installing Removing Installing

Inserting a

The

DC600A

the

Adaptor

the

Connector

the

Adaptor

Tape

Cartridge

64FDC Solder Side 64FDC Component Side

Panel

iii

1

3 3

5

6

7 8

10

11

LIST

OF APPENDICES

Appendix Appendix B:

LIMITED WARRANTY

A:

Rcopy Ftinit

Error

and

Messages

Ftback

Error

Messages

25

27

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Cromemco CTD Instruction Manual

1.

The Cartridge Tape Drive

Chapter

THE CARTRIOOE TAPE DRIVE

1

The Cromemco Cartridge Tape Drive (CTD) offers Cromemco system convenient,

data.

of average useful

CTD

The board,

low-cost

With

a formatted

data-transfer

for backing up hard disk drives.

is

compatible with

512

Kbytes of

20-Series) or the Cromix-Plus Operating System (version

diskette

with supplemental CTD software

alternative

capacity

rate

of 1 megabyte

RAM,

and either

to

floppy disk drives for storing

of

26

megabytes per

per

minute, the

all

Cromemco S-100 bus systems having a 64FLC

the

68000 Crornix Operating System (Cromix

tape

CTD

large

cartridge,

is

particularly

30.73 or higher). A

is

included with each drive.

users

amounts

and an

a

J.

Figure

1-1:

THE CARTRIOOE TAPE DRIVE

1

Cromemco

1.

The Cartridge Tape Drive

CTD

Instruction

Manual

INSTALLING

To

attach listed the and

you

must

below. Before installing

64FDC

the

mod

do

not have a Revision D board with

be

modified (refer

the

board

level

THE

CTD

(the

CTD

to

yoursystem, follow

the

revision

number

to

letter

is

indicated

the

last

drive, check the revision and

is etched into

by

a

mod

section of this

with the CTD").

System One and System

Adding a CTD

to

model

100

CS1

(two 5-1/4" floppy drives) precludes

of another floppy disk drive. However, model floppy drive and one hard disk drive) can disk,

in

which

case

the

second floppy disk becomes Drive

support

back of the CTD connector.

Install

1.

the

CTD

Turn off

as

follows:

the

system, and remove

the

described in your system manual.

the

appropriate

label,

the

also

set

solder side of the board,

on

the

level 7 or higher, then

CS1H

both a

chapter,

and System 100 (one 5-1/4"

CTD

"Using the

and another floppy

B,

and plugs

upper and lower

of instructions

mod

level

solder side).

the

64FDC 64FOC

the

addition

into

rear

panels as

of

If

the

2.

secure

(part

which has

the

drive cable

number 016-0330),

the

drive connector

3. Disconnect the old

rear

all

panel and

4. Plug one end of on the adaptor. of

5. Replace into

64FDC

The red cable

thesystem.

the

drive connector.

rear

adaptor

as

(figure

shown in figure 1-3.

new panel already

slot,

cables from

board, and plug

attach

secure

the

50-conductor

panels

the

rear

them

the

stripe

should

and reconnect

installed,

adaptor,

panel.

to

cable

other

betothe

1-2)

to

the

new connector panel

If

you

-have

a System 100,

unscrew

and go

to

the

step

cover from

4.

Unscrew the connectors from

the new one.

(part

end

all

number 519-0209) into J 3

into

J3

on

the

drive cable

right

cables.

as you

Plug

face

the

CTD

the

back

cable

2

Cromemco CTD

1.

The

Cartridge

Instruction

Tape Drive

Manual

Drive

@

J3

("v,."".y..y...

·:-::::S!9~~A~1rip'e.

Cable

/

(,v'''''''''

J2

"-Cable

• A • A •A •A·• • A •

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A'

Connector

p.

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©

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A.

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A'

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•

J1

...

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Y'1

-

Figure

50-Pin

34-Pin

1-2:

DRIVE CABLE ADAPTOR

Connector

J4

0

0 0 0

)

-

Figure

1-3:

INSTALLING

THE

ADAPTOR

3

Cromemco

1.

The Cartridge Tape Drive

CTD

Instruction Manual

System Two

Adding a

CTDtoany model of

floppy disk drive.

1.

Turn off

the

Install

sy stem, open

the

CTD

System

the

front

as

follows:

described in your system manual.

2. Plug one end of on the

64FDC

the

50-conductor

board, with

the

red

system.

3. Feed and plug the should

4. Close

System Three and System

.adding a CTD

the

cable through one of

cable

be

to

the

system, and plug the

to

model

into

left,

CS3

as

300

(two

J3

shown

the

on

the

in

CTD

8"

floppy drives) precludes

another floppy disk drive. However, model

drive and one hard disk drive) can

in of

which

the

case

CTD

the

second floppy disk becomes Drive

connector.

support

Two

precludes the addition of another

panel,

cable

connector

drive cable

figure

cable

CS3H

and remove

(part

stripe

towards

cutouts

adaptor.

1-2.

into

and System

the

top

cover as

number 519-0210) into

the

bottom of the

on

the

rear

The cable

the

drive cable adaptor.

the

addition of

300

(one 8" floppy

both a CTD and another floppy disk,

B,

and plugs

into

the

J3

panel,

stripe

back

Install

1.

the

CTD

Turn off

as

fallows:

the

system, open

the

front described in your system manual. Pull out retaining

bar.

2. Plug one end of the 34-conductor

3.

4.

on the

64FDC

system), and run If

your system has a

otherwise, feed panel,

secure

(part

and go

the

number 016-0327), as shown in figure 1-5.

which has drive connector

board (with

the

cable

rear

the

cable

to

step

the

red

to

the

connector panel

through one of

8.

drive cable adaptor (figure

the

new panel already

slot,

insert

the

adaptor,

panel,

cable

(part

cable

rear

panel.

the

1-2)

installed,

and go

and remove

the

card

the

top

cage and remove the

number 519-0208) into J2

stripe

(see

connector

towards

the

figure 1-4), go

cutoutsonthe

to

the

new connector panel

If

you have a System 300,

top of the

unscrew the cover from

to

step

8.

cover as

to

step

4;

rear

the

4

Cromemco

1.

The Cartridge Tape Drive

CTD

Instruction Manual

5. Disconnect panel as shown in figure

all

cables

from

1-4.

the

rear

panel,

and unscrew the connector

6. Unscrew the

connectors

from

the

old

new one.

7. Replace

the

connector panel and reconnect

8. Plug the 34-conductor cable from the cable

adaptor.

The cable

stripe

should

1-2.

9.

Close

the

system, and plug

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PANELS.

the

CTD cable into

rear

panel and secure them to

all

cables.

64FDC

be

board into J2 on

to

the

left,

the

drive connector.

as

the

drive

showninfigure

Screws Securing Panel

CAUTION. see

•

Figure

MANUAL

FOR PROPER I lOY OR

1-4:

220V

OPERATION.

REMOVING

THE

5

CONNECTOR PANEL

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CTD

Instruction Manual

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The CTD requires 1/4"

DC300 does not work). All

2;

"pre-formatted"

Crom

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Never

First panel. slot. into

comes

To

back

insertacartridge

plug the

Turn

With

the

drive

toastop,

re-tension

to

the beginning again.

the

CTD

drive

tape

(see

then turn the drive

tape,

tape

tapes

into a wall socket and

latch

reels

figures

the

cartridges

are

unnecessary because they must

into

up

1-6 CTD automatically runsitfrom beginning to end and

the

down, and

and the dust cover towards you,

and 1-7). Gently push the

of the

must

drive

pull

latch

6

type

LC600A

be

formattedasdescribed in

unless

press

the

up

the

the power switch on the back

cartridge

to

lock

(the

be

power

tray

out from the drive

insert

cartridge

the

cartridge

earlier

chapter

converted to

switch

the

is

cartridge

in until

in

model

ON.

it

place.

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