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- /* NOTE: 1. You are allowed to change the text within the index mark '$'
- 2. After you have changed the text, you should run ADMPLUS.EXE
- to check the help text format. */
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- $1
-
- ADM Plus defaults to drive 0 (the first hard disk drive).
-
- This command allows you to switch to the other drive if two
- hard disk drives are in the system.
-
- $2
-
- If your hard disk is a non-standard type (i.e. the hard disk
- parameters are not defined in the system's ROM BIOS), you should
- use this command to enter the exact parameters such as number of
- cylinders, landing zone, number of heads, sectors per track and
- write precompansation cylinder. Otherwise, the space on the hard
- disk will not be completely utilized.
-
- NOTE: 1. ADM Plus supports a maximum of 1024 cylinders. If you
- want to use ADM Plus with a hard disk which has more
- than 1024 cylinders, the cylinder number will be limited
- to 1024.
-
- 2. ADM Plus does not guarantee booting function on
- non-standard hard disk drives.
-
-
- $3
-
- You can define up to 16 partitions on a single hard disk. Each
- partition is considered a logical drive.
-
- For each partition, you should enter the starting address
- (cylinder #) and size of partition (MB) in the Partition Table.
- To accept default values as shown, simply press <Enter>. When all
- data have been entered, you can proceed to the next partition.
-
- The size of a partition can range from 1MB to 2GB provided
- there is enough space on the disk. The Type field entry for PN 1
- is "DOS" by default. The DOS partition should be no less than 1MB
- to accommodate all system utilities.
-
- Once ADMPLUS.SYS is installed in the CONFIG.SYS file, the
- partition table is write-protected against other programs.
-
- NOTE: Make sure the hard disk is already preformatted before
- using this command.
- If you have created an ADM partition in a non-ADM
- initialized hard disk, make sure to copy ADMPLUS.SYS
- to the hard disk, add "device=ADMPLUS.SYS" to the first
- line of CONFIG.SYS file, or run MUM.EXE to install
- ADMPLUS.SYS to the hard disk.
-
- $4
-
- To delete a partition, highlight the PN field entry in the
- Partition Table. ADM Plus will ask for a confirmation since this
- command will delete all data in the partition.
-
- NOTE: If you delete the DOS partition, you have to specify
- another partition as the Active partition and format it
- with DOS.
-
- $5
-
- This command allows you to specify a partition as the Active
- partition, or called DOS partition. The computer will boot from
- this partition after power on. Therefore, the Active partition
- must be formatted as a bootable partition.
-
- By default, partition no. 1 on drive no. 0 is the DOS
- partition. If you wish, you can specify any of the first four
- partitions on drive no. 0 as the DOS partition. To change from
- ADM to DOS, toggle to "Yes" for the Active field entry in the
- Partition Table; the Type field entry will be changed
- accordingly.
-
- $6
-
- This command allows you to recover the hard disk Partition
- Table in case it is corrupted by computer viruses or by
- accidents.
-
- When the computer cannot boot from the hard disk, it might be
- that the Partition Table is corrupted. You can run ADM Plus from
- the floppy disk drive to see if the Partition Table information
- disappears. If so, this command allows you to recover the
- Partition Table.
-
- NOTE: If you have recovered the hard disk partitions in a non-ADM
- initialized hard disk, make sure to copy ADMPLUS.SYS
- to the hard disk, add "device=ADMPLUS.SYS" to the first
- line of CONFIG.SYS file, or run MUM.EXE to install
- ADMPLUS.SYS to the hard disk.
- $7
-
- When this command is selected, a pop-up window appears where
- you should select a partition for formatting, specify if it is
- bootable, and give it a volume label.
-
- ADM Plus will initialize BOOT, FAT (File Allocation Table),
- and DIR (Directory) tables in the partition to make it
- accessible. Then it checks the partition for bad clusters. Any
- bad clusters detected will be flagged in the FAT.
-
- For the bootable partition, you will be prompted to insert the
- diskette containing the DOS system so that ADM Plus can copy the
- system files into the partition to make it bootable. You will
- then be prompted to insert the diskette containing the device
- driver ADMPLUS.SYS so that the driver is added to the CONFIG.SYS
- file.
-
- $8
-
- With passwords installed and this option set to ON, the computer
- will boot from the hard disk drive only if a valid User ID and Password
- are entered after system power on. This safeguards the hard disk
- against unauthorized use.
-
- NOTE: The security system protects only the ADM partitions. The
- DOS partition can be accessed from any DOS version booted
- from a floppy disk drive. Therefore, you are advised to
- place only DOS utilities and other restorable application
- programs in the DOS partition, and all significant data
- files in the ADM partitions.
-
- NOTE: If you have set password on in a non-ADM initialized hard
- disk, make sure to copy ADMPLUS.SYS to the hard disk,
- add "device=ADMPLUS.SYS" to the first line of CONFIG.SYS
- file, or run MUM.EXE to install ADMPLUS.SYS to the hard
- disk.
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- $9
-
- With this option set to OFF, the computer will boot from the
- hard disk drive without entering a valid User ID and Password
- after system power on.
-
-
- $10
-
- When this command is selected, a pop-up window appears where
- power-on passwords and users' access rights can be defined.
-
- User ID 0 is the super user who can access all the partitions,
- can run the ADMPLUS program and define other users' passwords and
- access rights. User ID 1 to 255 are other users who can access
- partitions in a way limited by the super user.
-
- Access right: W = read/write
- R = read only
- . = no access
-
-
- $11
-
- Before a hard disk can be used, it should go through a
- low-level formatting (preformatting). Normally a hard disk
- comes to you preformatted by the manufacturer.
-
- When this command is selected, you will be prompted to edit
- the defect list. If you do not know about defect list, you can
- first use the "Verify disk" command to have ADM Plus check the
- disk for bad tracks and record them in the defect list. With
- this defect list, ADM Plus will preformat the defective tracks
- as bad.
-
- You will then be prompted to enter an interleave factor.
- Accept the default value or have ADM Plus check the value if you
- do not know the interleave factor of your hard disk.
-
- NOTE: This function supports ESDI and ST-506 hard disks, but not
- SCSI hard disks.
-
- $12
-
- When this command is selected, you will be prompted to edit
- the defect list. With the defect list, ADM Plus will preformat
- the defective tracks as bad.
-
- You will then be prompted to enter an interleave factor.
- Accept the default value or have ADM Plus check the value if you
- do not know the interleave factor of your hard disk.
-
- NOTE: This function supports ESDI and ST-506 hard disks, but not
- SCSI hard disks.
-
- $13
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- You will be asked if you want to "Preformat as bad track". If
- you answer <Y>, a pop-up window will appear where you enter the
- track's cylinder number and head number. The bad tracks will be
- added to the defect list. If you answer <N>, you can select bad
- tracks from the defect list which are to be preformatted as good;
- the original data on the bad tracks will be restored.
-
- You will then be prompted to enter an interleave factor.
- Accept the default value or have ADM Plus check the value if you
- do not know the interleave factor of your hard disk.
-
- NOTE: This function supports ST-506 hard disks, but not SCSI or
- ESDI hard disks.
-
- $14
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- It is possible for a hard disk to have bad tracks. The bad
- tracks should not be allowed to store data. With the "Verify"
- function, bad tracks can be detected and recorded in the defect
- list. They will then be made inaccessible during preformatting.
-
- During the verifying process, the system displays a counting
- list of bad tracks in the defect list, number of bad tracks
- detected, and number of unreadable tracks.
-
- $15
-
- This command checks the disk sectors in the selected
- partition for bad clusters. The bad clusters will be flagged
- in the FAT record.
-
- $16
-
- This command displays and prints the defect list if a printer
- is connected to your computer.
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