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Table Of Contents
INTRODUCTION· ABOUT TIlE VULCAN
The Software iv
GS/OS (GS and Retrofit Only) Iv
GS/OS Native Mode Driver (GS and Retront Only) v
Backup [[ v
The Partition Manager
Park Heads
The SCparnte DiSks
The Vulcan's Fan
The Power Supply
Running Progrnms from Vulcan
CHAPTER ONE - U GS L.'iSTALUnON
Installation Procedure
What Now?
CUAl"1"F.R TWO _ USL"lG GS / OS AND PRoDOS 8
Maximum Files in (he Root Directory
Booting from VulC'Jn
Setting 1be Vulcan to BoO!
Copying a Different GS/OS System 10 the Vulcan
Vulcan Speed Under GS/OS
ProOOS 8
CnAPTER THREE - TIlE PARTITION MANAG ER
First..
Abou( the Panition Manager
Backing Up the Pal1ilions
Running the Panition Manager
TIle MODIFY Mode
Entering MODIFY Mode
Locking/Unlocking Pal1itions
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9
9
9
9
10
II
12
13
13
13
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i4
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Totlle of Coo,'''''''

I'anition Names i6
setting the Partition Size 17
AP P ENDICES
4,
TUrning Partitions On or Off ZO
A, Trouble Shoot in g "
selecting the Opel1lting System 21
[f you can~ boot 47
selecting the !loot Panition 22
ProDOS can't Find All Four Vulcan Partitions
47
Leaving MO[)JFY Mode
23
Two Drive Devices per S[ot
47
Eight Total Drive DcviCC5
48
Cam;eling/Saving Changes
23
II: The Vulcan Classic Desk Accessory 49
Formatting
23
Accessing the Desk Accessory 49
Print 24
SCt !loot Partition SO
QUit
2S
Write Pro(eC\ I>anition
SO
Final Check
2S
Park Heads
51
About Vulcan ..
'I
Quitting
2S
Quit
51
CIlAPTER fOUR -OOS 3.3, PAS CAL, ANO CP / M 27
Copy the Vulcan CDA to Your E300I Disk 51
OOS 3.3
c,
Ha rdw are
53
27
Patched DOS 3.3 Notes 29
Switches "What They Do "
Volume SiZC5
29
How To Set Them
53
Copying Files to the DOS 3.3 Panition
29
Remote Ught Jack 54
Other DOS 3.3 Goodies
33
D, " I nt e rl ea\ ' er~ (20 an d 40 M egs on l y)
55
CP/M " About Interleave 55
Pascal " Using Interleaver
56
E, A Bri ef Prooo S Tutori al 58
CHA P TER FIVE - lS ACKL"IG UP nUl VULCAN
37
Opel1lting System
58
Introduction
37
Naming Volume~
58
Backup 11 for ProDOS
37
Root Directory and Subdirectory
58
Number of Disks Requi,,:d
37
Pathname
59
Sys t em FilC5 60
Suggested Backup SChedule
38
Additional ResourCC5 60
Before You Back Up
38
f : Getting H elp
61
Running Backup 11
38
Returning a Product
62
Backup Entire ProDOS Partition
38
RMA Number, "Attention· Sh(.'Ct. and IIwoicc62
Backup Modified Files
'I
'."t'hen You Ship "
When We Receive "
Listing Files
42
Restore Individual Files 42
Restore Entire Volume
44
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Vulcan
Vulcon
INTRODU CT ON
About the Vulcan
The Software
The Vulcan comes prcformaued and set into I'roDOS
p.utitions.
Compucer S ize 'or ]>reset
Contents
Pa.d llons
lies 20Mcg
, GSJOS,
L:tils
(.'1<1 reLm/",V
lies 40 Meg , n
G.'>IO~, Utll,
(.tId ",uofou " Empty
lie. IOOMcg •
\) GS/OS, L'tils
(.no;! re'rOOt) "
Empty
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~:mp{\
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Empty
GS / OS (GS ond Retrofit Only)
We've included GS!OS 5.02 on Ihe firs! partItion of the
IIGS and retrofit Vulcans. You must have al least 768K of
system memory to NO GS/OS. The hard drive contains
the complete sy5!crn while the 3.5" disk has a stripped-
down. boot version. You may wan! (0 make 1I copy of the
compJt'lC 5.02 \'cr.sion onto your own 3.5" disks as
backup. Use the Fjnder to copy the contents of the
System.Disk folder and the System.Tools folder \0 3.5"
disks.
COpe n Ihe SysICrn.Disk folder, Select All and drag il
10 a formatted disk, Do the same with the System.Tools
folder.)
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Whcn you boot lile Vulain, you'll be in Itle Finder Refer'
'0 - Apple JI GS Syste m rusk User 's Guide- before
culli ng Tec:b,.lcul Support wltb ll ue st/orrs ubout tbe
Finder . nle User's Guide, included wuil your li eS, will
,ell you wh3t you need 10 know aboul using the Finder to
copy, eraS<.), and format disks, launch p'ograms and more.
If you do nor have a copy of the User"s Guide, see y our
Apple dealer
GS/ OS Nol ive Mode Driver (GS ond Retr ofit Only)
Included
In the System Om 'elS foklcr is Vulain's nallve
mode dnver whICh speeds up Vulain's access time
dramalically The
drh'er is described in Ch3pter 2: .
Bockup II
Backup II is Applc's ProDOS ba ckup utility f or backing
up the Prol >OS partitions. For inSlnJdlons on using
Backup II,
rder to Ihe Chapter ').
The Partition Monoge.
Because Prol>OS allows a maximum of 32: M eg per drh'c
device, Ihe 20 Meg Vulains arc
shipped wuh one
formllned Prol >OS TXlrtulon, the 40 M eg Vulcans are
shippo.'(\ wilh
tWO formancd Prol>OS p:lrtllions and the 100
M eg Vulcan~ arc shipped with f our f ormaucd PruooS
partitions.
The Partition Manager program ( PAII.T MA NAGER) allows
you to configure the Vulcan in up to 16 dIfferent
scgmen!s
Howe, -e r, you don 't need to St. ... up a :;eTXIrate
partItion fOf c:leh program Sct up your own partitions if
yoo wanlto run operating systems Cltler than ProooS Of
if you wan! 10 resize and add to Ihc existing ProooS
TXlnnions. Any pannion can be SC I up 10 run Undef
I'rol>OS, 1>05
3.3, Pascal, or CP/M n,e Partilion Manager
all
ows you to resi7.c partitions, formal p.1nnions, activate
parti
li ons and .select which partilion to boo!
nIC ProOOS 8 versIon providt:d on the Vulcan and the
floppy dISks has been patched to ano", ProOOS 8 to usc
four
Pronos partitions from the Vulcan ioslead of only
two (the Prol>OS rcgriction).
VlACCO
Pork Heodl
The P:uk ll eads program n'IO"CS the hoIrd drive's
readfwrite heads
10 a "ure' posilion Oil lhe diSk This
pft;.'(!nl5 the heads from bouocing on a piece of the disk
and destroying the dna there. You need to run Park
H e~ds only when you plan 10 move thc Vulcan Of your
compUlCr.
Run it just before turning o ff your compUicr
II Is included in Ihe Vulcan
COA (sec Appendi.x U) and b
also a sund·alooe program OIl the Vulcan
<0- NOkr 100 Meg dri~<es Iu,'c an auto-park feature
which
mows the ht.':IW to lhe "safe' position cach
lime you shut down
The Separote Obkl
Tt li' 3 5" disk inc1ude<l with Ihe Vulcan TIcs and retrofil I~
a backup of the files necessary to boOl GS /OS, II also
contains the Vulcan's utilities such liS lhe nallVC mOOt.'
dnver , Panition Manager, Park Hl':lds, llackup II, and a
m(xMed }>roDOS 8.
The OJ 25" d,sk is tl'lO sided, The rront side contal05
Vulcan's l'roOOS 8 ulllilies including
llackup 11, Partilion
Manager, I
'ark HC:lds, and I'roDOS patchcr. The back ~Idc
has lhe 1 >05 3.3 system and various DOS 3-3 utlll1k'S
includll'l8 If.'s version of I'ID , which support the VulC",m
(Refer 10 the DOS 33 SCction of Chapter 4.)
The Vulc:on', fo n
1l1C Vulain's fan kl'Cp! the power suppl)' and hard
drive cool. If
you h3~'e scveral powerful cards in
)'Our
computcr ho ..... e'-cf, consider a 5Cpar.IIC
cooling fan for your system_
The P ower Supply
n'e Vulcan's builHn power supply replaces your
computef's powcr supply Apphl'(\ EngirlCering dC$iKnt:u
Vulc:.n's po'"Ief supply to be both more compact and
more po ..... erful th:ln the one Included with your
computef

FeQIu, ..
D power supplyFCC Ccrtifi(:d
D
ught -weight aluminum case
D F..xtemally accessible fuse wilh spare.
D 110I22Q VAC, 50/60 Hz
Q Buill-in Fan
Q Cool Running
- 4O'C w lf an
- 6o'c wlo fan under full load
Q Power componcnts 10 case
Q 70 full w-~tts wlo fan
Q Adju5table 5 Volts DC
Running Progrom$ from Vulcan
You do,, 't "eed to create a separate ptlrlllloPlfor
each program you U'tlPlt to run. The number of
programs each partition can hold is limilcd only by the
space you have allotted 10 lhe partition. Copy the
programs
to the Vulcan partition just as you would copy
from one floppy disk to another.
If you have ix:en using the Finder or OIher program
Iluncher to run your programs, you can continue to U.'>C II
to run programs from the Vulcan. (Refer \0 the manual,
"Apple
I1GS Syst em Disk User's Guide," that was included
wilh your
GS for F indcr inStructions.)
Although you
don1 n(.'(.'(\ separate partitions fo r each
program,
If you're using GS/OS version 5.02, some
programs arc not compatible and will not run properly. If
you're having trouble running a non-copy protected
program from GS/OS, set
up a separate partition with the
soI"tW;lre's operating system inslalled and boot from that
partition [0 run
the software.
Copy PrOlK'''' l'fOgroms
Copy protected programs are an except,on: some
programs arc written to run only from floppy disk and
cannOlix: run from ;I hard disk.
VulCOt'l
HAPTER NE
IIGS Installallon
In$fal/olion Procedure
You'll need no special tools to install the Vulcan. Simply
fonow
the instructions ix:low.
0) Nore: Iktrofit owners. the installation is oosically
the same when installing
intO a lie Cllse. Follow the
same instructions.
1) Tum Off and Ope,.. Computer
T
um off the computer and then press in the two latchc.> at
the rear of Ihe case with your forefingers while using
your thumbs
to push Ihe lid up and towards you. (See
picture following.)
Remove the IIGS cover
2) lI.mo .... Power Supply
D R __ oIa4 .,..,. card.
If you have a card installed into slol I. you'll need to
remove
it (0 give yourself room to reach the internal
power plug. Refer to your slot 1 card's manual for proper
removal.
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I) U nplug e_"'" COld !fom boc~ 01 c......,...... .
This is [he cord that Nns from [he back of [he computer
to the wall :;.ocket. Unplug it from [he back of [he
computer and from [he wall :;.ocket as well.
m lJnI*>glntemol COld /rom ,,~boo";I.
The internal power cord is the multi-wire cord running
from the power supply tol'o'Jrd Ihe back of Ihe
motherboard. Pull up finnly on [he white plastic part of
lhe plug.
Unplug Internal Cord
Iva) [GS cOHO) ~ PIA bock on lob 01 boIIom/ront 01 POW"
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A small flalbla dc screwdriver may keep you from
breaking a nail.
Vulcan
3)
4)
Ivb) (/ /e c ..... ) R_e le.eWl..
Turn [he compu ter on ilS le ft siue. On the bottom of [he
computer you will find four screws in a rectangular
pal1em [he size of the power supp ly. While finnly holding
onto the power supply. rcmove Ihe f our screws.
vI LlII out POW" suppIv.
You may wam 10 store the power supply in Ihe Vulcan's
b,,,,
lIemove Vuleon from Pocking.
Check Voltage seltlng
The switch scuing on back of [he V u lC"'~n must be set [0
Ihe prorx:r voltage (115 in Ihe United Stalcs).
5) IN8fI VuleCW'l
Iol 01&1 c(IMoS) 1nMfI bock end Ilrs l.
Align [he three holes in the back of lhe Vulcan with the
three prongs In the hack of th e computer.
Ib) (J (e C(lMoS) InMoI f<orn end r~st
With the computer still on its side, turn lhe Vu lcan at an
angle and inse rt il imo the orx:ning lefl by Ihe old supply.
ia) OIQS C OH1) Snop clown lnIo "0111 lab .
Push down on lhe from of Ihe vulGlfl umilthe plls l ic lab
on Ihe computer case snaps imo the hole 3t the bottom
from of the Vulcan You should hC'.u the lab snap into
place.
Snap Vulcan Into Front Tab
en . I _IGS nsrolah:>n
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Align the holes on the balOrn of the Vulcan and the
computer case. Do flO( use the screws from the old power
supply. Do not over-tighten the screw.
6) Pl ug Il'Il emoI P ower COld 11'110 Motnerboo rc i.
The Vulcan's internal power oord plugs into the
mOIherbcxlrd
In the same place as the old power supply's
cord . The conne<:'lo(s tab should be toward the right side
of the computer
~ Notc. · Do tI()( rOfCC the COfll'll"Clor, 11 will plug In
ClIsily in one direction.
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Plug Internel Cord 11'110 Motherboard
7) S. I Swltche. A ccor dl l'lg to SIo I
The Controller Card will work from any slot
However, there arc
~ few conditions of which you
1'Il'l-d to be awuc.
Do 1101 in5taU the C'.ud into the Memory Expansion
slot We recommend Inslalling the
card imo slot 6 or
7.
~ Pascal NOl(!: If you will be using Apple Pascal
vl .3, you muSi il'lSlall the controller into slot <I, 5,
or 6. Pseudo-s1oumg must 001: be enabled.
Check thc switches
on the a.rd. 1be switch block is
the red rectangular box toward the bOItom right of
the card, The switches should be set as shown below
You'll probably need to remove the tape covering the
switches
first. (For a complcte description of the
functiOns of the Switches, refer to App. C.)
USe a small, pointed oo,ea, like a wooden tocthpick
or bcnt-out p;l.perclip to change a switch setting. The
circle on each switch represents the end that should
be pressed for a SlarKbrd JIGS SClllp.
S
wil ch
1
2
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OPEN
CLOSED
CLOSED
OPEN
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Default Switch Setting
SIoI J llt c~ ~- SIoItk>g)
If your slot 7 docs not have a card in it, but is
blockl-d. you can Install the card into another slot and
make
It appear to be in slot 7. This is most valuable if
you have slOt 3, <I, or 5 unoccupied. You can leave the
5\01; containing the card SCI to that slot's function This
leaves slot 3frl'e for its 80 column function, slot "
free for mouse control. or slot 5 frt.'e for Smal1 1'011
(disk drive control). Thls process is call1''d pseudo-
slotting.
If you w:lnt to pseu<Jo.slOt tile card, you'll need to
make a simple adjustmCTlt to the card
firsl_
I) Locate the swit ch block on the contro!ler
card.
2) If a piece of tape is covering the SWllchcs,
remove it
3) Set the Switches in the position shown
folloWing
o..l-IGS~_'
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Switch
1
2
3
4
SctUPS
OPEN
CLOSED
CLOSED
CLOSE D
Switches Set for Pseudo-Slonlng
8) Insert Card InlaSial
Align the gold -fingers' of the controller end's L-dgC
connector with the slot and then use the heel of on~·
hand to push the card down into the slOi and scat it
firmI)'.
Insert Controller Card into Slot
9) COl'Inecl Coble Irom power Orlve 10 Conlroller C or d
VulCan
Attach the wide flat cable from the hard drive to the
conneclOr
on the controller card. The connector and
socket are keyed so that they will anKh in only one way .
Make sure that the cable
connector is finnly seated in the
controller card socket.
10) hlrlltal Any Cards hmoved
Replace any cards you have removed for the installation
following
th~ cards' installation instructions.
+ WARNINGllF YOU HAVE A CARD IN SWT I, usc
the insulator card (Z" x 6") included with the
Vulcan package. Applied Engineering will not be
responsible for damage to any other products so
be careful when reinstalling your cards.
11) ClaM Compute'
Replace the lid by sliding the front of the lid in first,
lowering the back
edge into place and then pushing gently
and firmly on the back comers of the lid until II POp5 into
place.
12) Plug In E.lemol Powel COld
This is the same cord as your original power supply used.
Connect
It to the back of the Vulcan and then plug it into
the wall socket.
WhotNow1
Ustng GSICS
You may want to usc only the GS/OS oper:ning system
included with the vulcan.
If that'S the case, read the next
c
hapter to configure your hard disk for booting.
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+ Note: You don 't nL"ed to create a separate panition
for each program you want to run.
If you'd like \0 set up the hard drive so that it appears to
be several separate hard disks, refer to Chapter 3 now.
Most users can usc Ihe drive as
shipped and won't n~'t.--d 10
sct up separate panitions.
LoodIng DIll .. ..,. Operollng Sysl .....
If you'd like to usc your Vulcan under Pascal, CP /M or
OOS 3.3 you'll need to read Chapters 3 and 4.

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Using GS / OS and ProDOS 8
Max i mum Files In the RoofDlr eclory
Both ProOOS 8 and PruDOS 16 limit the ffial(imum files in
the rlX>! directory to 51. You may , however, put a vinually
unlimit
ed number of files into subdirectories/folders.
Booti ng (rom Vulcan
Most likely, you will want to boot GS/OS from the
VulOln; it's much faster than booting from noppy and you
don~ have to put In and take out disks.
s. tt1ng Th e Vulc an to 1001
1) Boot Co mputer and Se t Sim s
You must set the slot containing the controller
card to 'Your Card' under Slots option of the
Control Panel. Refer to your IIG So wner s manual
for more information on Selling the slO1
Slot 7 Exception (pSCydo-SiottjOli>
If you want the card to appear to be in slot 7 even
though
it'S installed into another slot (as mentioned
earlier) you'll need to set your slots as follows:
I) Leave the S101 in which the controller card i5
installed sct to that slot's function (i.c. not
·Your Card")
2) Set slot 7 to "Your Card:
+ Note: M3kc sure that you've set the Switches
on the card to the proper position.
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Switches Set for Pseudo-Slotting
2) Set to Boot rrom th e Vul ca n
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Set the S tartup S lot under the SI0I5 option to the
slot that your Vulcan
is in. (If you're pseudo-slotting,
set Stanup Slot to 7.1 11le Vulcan is preformaned and
ready to boot into GS/OS.
If you want
\0 boot from a different panition, you'll
use
the Vulcan CDA to change boot partitions.
Copying a Different GS ; OS System to the Vulcan
If you want to copy a GS/OS operating system other than
release 5.02
onto the Vulcan using the Finder, follow
these steps,
1) Open the di5k's iron
2) Select ProDOS and the SySlem folder if you don't
need the rest of the files on lhe disk or use the
Select
All option to copy all the files.
3) Drag the files you've
selec::tcd from the boot di5k
to the Vulcan
~ Note: Simply dragging the di5k icon conlllining the
System folder to the Vulcan will get you an
"Unable
10 load ProDOS" error mcs,s;lo(e.
If you have already dragged the iron of the System disk to
the Vulcan iron (using the Finder). all the boot files will
be in a folder of their own on the Vulcan. You'lI need to
open this folder, use the Select All option, and drag the
folder's
coments to the Vulcan. You can throwaway Ihe
now empty System di5k folder.
If you copy a version of GS/OS different from the one wc
supply on the Vulcan, you' ll need to copy the Vulcan
driver for GS/OS to the
new system's Drivers file. (SCe
the next section for directions.) Also copy both PH and
Stan.GS.OS from the 3.5"
or 5.25" disk's System folder to
allow ProDOS 8 to recognize more than 2 panitioru;,
Vucon
Vulcan Speed Under GS / OS
We've wrillen a special driver to speed up the Vulcan's
access time
under GS/OS. If you're booting GSfOS from
the Vulcan, thi5 driver is automatically installed, However.
If you're Jxx:xing from a RAM disk, ROM di5k, 3.5" drive,
or a GS/OS other than the one provided with Vulcan,
you'll
need 10 copy the driver to the boot disk.
To ropy the Vulcan Driver using the Finder follow these
steps:
I) Open the Vulcan's System folder (or the System
folder
of the Vulcan's 3.5" di5k).
2) Open the Vulcan'S Drivers folder (located within
the System folder).
3)
Open the SySlem folder of the di5k from which
you WlInt 10 boot.
4) Locate the Drivers folder within the System folder.
5) Drag the file VULCAN from the Vulcan's Drivers
folder
to the boot disk's Drivers folder.
I
El-LJ--tJ
BOOT DISK SYSTEM DRlVERS
Where 10 Put the Vulcan Driver
You can also use your favorite ropy progQm to ropy the
driver.
SOurce: fAElfSYSTEM/DRIVERS(VULCAN
Destination: /YOUR
.Il00 T.DISKlSYSTEM/DRIVERS
where fAEl
is the name of your Vu l can GS/OS partition
and IYOUR.IlOOT.DlSK is the name of the disk to which
you're copying,
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Now when you boot from the disk, the Vulcan driver will
be inst:l.Hed and your access speed will be dramatically
improved.
ProDOS 8
The ProDOS 8, P8 and Sl:art.GS.OS files we've included on
the Vulcan and the 3.5" disk arc modified to allow
ProWS 8 to recognize more than two Vulcan partitions.
If you're booiing from c.xher ProWS 8 disks, copy the
P
roWS 8 file to the 0001 disk{s) and rtO( the P8 and
Start.GS/OS flies. If you're booilng from other GS/OS
disks,
copy the P8 and SUrt.GS,OS flles and not the
ProDOS 8 file to the boo: disk(s).
The first two ProDOS partitions which are turned on will
be drives I and 2 of the Vulcan's 5101. If you have more
than 2 turned on, the (Xher(s) will show up as drives in
another slot (probably I). This doesn't interfere with any
c.xher device you have in that slO(.
Vulccn
CHAPTER THREE
The Partition Manager
This chapter is an in-depth look at the Panition Manager.
You may want to read over the section headings irt this
chapter and then go on to Chapter 4 for insturctlons on
how to quickly set up a partition for DOS, Pascal, or
Cl' / AM .
First .,.
The first thing
YOll should know arollt the Partition
Manager
(pM) is that it is a jomwlli ng utility.
Modificatioru to the si7.c of a partition and Switching
operating sy!lem change t he basic structure of the disk
and will
deS troy lIny data currently within the partitions
you
are resizing. So, before using the Partition Manager,
save any
dat ~ that you want to keep and restore it after re·
partitioning.
n..v,*,,,,,
CIoo* DMIc Ac c MSO/'y tor the ttGs
The Vulcan Classic Desk Accessory IeI5 you change
Vulcan 0001 partitions and Write Protect partitions
without
rundng the Partition Manager. If you want to
change only the 0001 partition or tum on and off the
write prO(ection of a partition. usc the Desk Accessory.
{refer to
App. B.
About the Parlltbn Manager
The Partition Manager is a ProOOS program that let5 you
segment the hard disk, You can use these scgrnent5, or
partitions, a ~ if they were large floppy disks or individual
hard disks.
Each can have itl; own name, hold itl; own files,
even nm umer anyone of four different operating
syst ems .
.0- Nem{'Idi!r: You don't need to create a separate
panitior for each program you want to run.
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The Partition Manager allows a maximum of 16 separate
sections.
ProooS and CP/ M operating sySl:etnS can both
have up to four panitions turned on at the same time. OOS
3.3 and Pa scal allow for only 2 sections active at the same
time. You could set up all 16 panitions as ProDOS, for
example.
but only four of these can be accessed (turned
on) at one time.
<0> PC Transporter users: You can also use the hard
disk as an MS-ooS storage device by creating an
MS-DOS hard volume on a ProDOS panition.
Follow the directions in the PC
Transponer
manual for using a hard disk.
Backing Up the Porlilion.
Make ProDOS backups with Backup Il, included on the
Vulcan drive. Make OOS
3.3 backups with FlD, Included
on Vulcan's OOS 3.3 disk. Backup Pascal and CP/M with
the programs you currently use for copying files under
these systems.
Running the Parlltlon Manog.,.
From the Finder
J) Boot from the Vulcan hard disk or from the
Vulcan 3.5" disk.
2) Double-dick the AEI or the Vulcan disk icon to
open its window.
3) Double-dick the loon PAR! . MANAGER 10 run [he
application.
From Disk
Boot the 5.25' ProooS Utilities disk and choose Partition
Maf13ger from
the menu.
From BOlle
From BASIC, set your curren! prefix to the VULCAN disk
and enter -PA RT . MANAGER at the BASIC prompt.
Other Launche...
V..cccn
Follow the instructions for the launcher you use to run
the application
PART. MANAGER.
Once the program is run. you'll see the current partition
senlngs. A sample screen
is shown below:
AE VULCAN PARTITION IQ.NAGER IV x.x)
MODIFY FORMAT
PRlNT QUIT
WO, name ~1ze
""
~ ystern
-,
,
AE.l
32?6?5K
,-,
,
~.,
~46D. OK PROCOS
, ."
CLEAR
• ."
CLEAR
, ."
CLEAR
, ."
CC~
, "
CLEAR
The PM Menu
TIle MODIFY Mode
While in modify mode you can enter the Partition
Manager options table
to configure your hard drive into
different partitions.
Entering
MODIFY Mode>
Usc the left and right arrow keys (or J ~nd K keys) to
select MODIfY from thc
top menu bar and then prcs.~
<rerum>.
While in MODIfY mode, the Partition Manager is .'oCt up
like a spread sheet. Use the arrow keys to movc from cell
10 cell.
01 . 3 - Tho Pcrtrlioo McYIOge<

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To m ove the cuaor
"P
down
left
right
Locking/U nlocking Portillon,
U 5 C
"'" or up arrow
"M'
or down arrow
T or left arrow
'K" or right arrow
Locking a partition protects that panition from being
wrilten 10, refoqnanoo, erased
or resized. A locked
partition functions the same as a write protected disk.
«> Note: You can also lock and unlock (write protecO
the partitions from the Vulcan CI)A. Refer to
Appendix B.
To lock or unlock a drive. while in MODIFY mode:
J) Move the cursor to the lOCK column of the
panilion you want to lock or unlock. Locked
partilions are marked with an asterisk (0
).
2) Press the <return:> key to toggle between locked
and unlockL"<I.
Porl lllon Nome,
Each partition can have its own name. The name you
assign a panition is an easy way for yOl.l to keep track of
the panilions when setting the boot drive and active
partitions.
The opcr.lting systems will not actually usc these names
exccpt as defaults when formaning. So, you could name a
ProDOS partition "lAURA" under the Partition Manager,
format the panition using the default, lAURA,
and then, in
the Finder you
can rename it STIJFF.O.lAUKA.
N ame R......
Panition names basically follow the roles of Pro[)OS
ru~.
These rulcs are:
Yuk:on
1) Name can include leners, numbers, or periods but
not spaces.
2) Name must begin with a letter.
3) Name
can be up to 10 characters long.
+ Note: ProOOS actually aliows names to be 15
characters long, however. the I'M allows only 10 .
_h_
To name a partition, while in MODIFY mode:
I) Move the cursor to the NAME column of the
partition you want 10 name.
2) Press <return:>.
3) Type in the name for the partition. (Nefer to Name
Rules above for acceptable names.)
4) Press <return:>
Conc~1ng R ..........
To cancel a rename, while in the ENTER NAME mode.
press
<esc:>. The name will be left as it was.
setti ng the Partition S iz e
When we shipped your Vulcan, we 31101100 the maxtmum
allowable space to the first partilion with a ProOOS
system installed. ProDOS allows a ma)(imum
of 32
Megabytes per drive. Any available disk space above the
maximum
is shiftoo to the ne)(t partition(s).
If you decide to resize the partitiOTl5 remember this
importam guideline:
BACK UP!
When you enlarge a panition, you're taking space away
flOm another partition. The space you take away may be
the portion that contains important files or applications.
Backup copies of the partitions let
>,ou correct any slips
you might make.
The p3rtition you have sclectc<l will give space to or take
space from the
next panition(s) down.

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When sizing, keep in mind the following rules:
1) You must have the operating system of both the
partition you are resizing as well as the partition
next in line SCI 10 CLEAR.
2) Any sequential files Iha1 are also SCI to CLEAR may
also be mooifled.
3) ProDOS allows a maximum partition size of 32
Meg.
4) 005 3.3 allows a maximum partition size of 32 Meg
rruldc
up of seve",1 volumes which must be either
1<iOK or 400K.
5) In DOS 3.3, Ihc number of 140K and 400K volumes
contained in a single partition arc SCI from the
froma\
option .
6) In DOS 3.3, you'll need at least onc 140K volume
10 make the partition boatable.
7)
PaSCII allows a maximum partition size of 16 Meg
06,383.5K
_. S7ffF) .
8) CP / M allows a maximum partition size of 8 Meg
(8192.0K -54(00).
~ IMPORTANT 1 you currently have ties within thc
partitions you are resizing, you
could Jose these
flies . Back up Ihc parutions mal will be involved in
resizing before makin,R any changes.
When resizing a partition, you'll need to,
1) Unlock the partitions Ihat will be involvctl in
resizing. Refer
to ' locking/Unlocking Partitions"
above.
2)
set the partition to CLEAR.
This allows you to t:J.ke space away from one partition
and distribute it to others.
Vulcan
To set the SYSTEM to CLEAR, while in MODIFY
modo,
3l
o Move the cursor to the SYSTEM column of the
partition you want to resize.
H) Press <return>.
iiD Usc the arrow keys to toggle through the
system options umil you re2ch CLEAR .
iv) Press <return>
Set
the partition size.
To select the size for a partition;
t) M ove the cursor to the SIZE column of the
partition you want 10 change.
ii) Press <return>.
Iii) select the size for the partition using t he same
keys tha! move the cursor.
To
increase size by 321\
decrease size by 32K
increase size by 0.5K
decrease size by O.5K
iv) Press <return>
Use
"I" or up aITOW
"M" or down arrow
" K' or right arrow
"J" or left arrow
The sizes are dependent UJXln the tOOl available spacc. All
of the hard disk memory must be al10cncd to one
partition or another. When you shift space from any
pMition. il will affect the space of the next panition.
Allot
the sizes to higher number panitions in a "trickle
down" method; pass memory from the partitions with
lower numbers to the partitions with higher numbers.
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"'ME
SIZE: ON SYST EM
' 00 '
, 20000 , OK C
LEAR
,
SO OO .OK CLEAR
3 SOOO . OK CLEAR
4 5000 .OK C
LEAR
5 2500 .0K PA
SC AL
, 2S00 .0K CP/ M
,
,,"
CLEAR
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In the example above, partitions 1-4 would be the only
ones affected by a SIZE change I:x=use 5and 6 arc not
clear.
0} Imporuml: A ter c nglng t e si7£ 0 t e partition.
ou'li need
to leset the SYS"reM and FORMAT .
Tumtng PartillonsOn or Of!
Although you ClIn :;cgment the drive into 16 partitions,
due to the restrictions imposed by the various operating
systems, all
16 cannot be aC1ive at once. You can have four
active partitions
at one time under ProDOS and CP/M.
DOS
],3 and Pascal, however, allow only two partitions at
one time.
You
can decide which partition you want to usc dUring a
particular
scs~ion by turning them ON (.) or OFF (blank).
When a drive
is off (inactive), it will not be recognizt:d by
the computer hut all data stored within that partition is
saved, tt's tikI' saving fite-. to a disk and then pulling the
disk out
of the drive,
(- No/c' You ClIn also turn on and off the p3rtitions
from
the Vulcan CDA, Refer to Appendix B.
Be<. : au~ ProDOS can recogni~e only 8 online volumes,
~ · ou may want to ha\'C less than four drivcs active
depending on your sy5lem's setup.
For cXllmple. if you hJve [\\,0 S.lS" drivcs. tWO 3.5" drives
and J ItAM disk, you would only want thret.' Vulcan
partitions active.
If you have four turned on. one drive
unit will not
show up properly.
Anoth{'r example: teachers
can u:;c different partitions to
StOre different classes' flies. They can turn off all the
partitions except for the current class',
To fUm the partition ON or OFF while in the MODIFY
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Vulcan
1) Move the CUrM>r to the ON column of the partition
you want
to turn ON or OFF.
2) Press <return> to toggle
between the ON setting
(.)
and the OFF setting (blank).
~ Note: If you have the maximum number of
partitions for the oper.lting system turned ON,
when you attempi to tum another one ON, the PM
will beep and 001 let you.
3) Use the arrow keys to move to your next option
or press <esc> to rerum [0 the main menu.
S.leetlng the Operotlng System
Under the SVS"reM option, the Partition Manager gives
you five settings from which
to choose, These are:
PRODOS
PASCAL
DOS 3,3
CP/M
CL
EAR
0> IMPORTANT: I you current y. nave, Ii es within :.~~
partitions for which you are changing the SYS"reM
:;ctting, you'll lose these files. If there is
information that is valuable to you on these
partiliO~, back them up before making any
changes.
When selecting an
opera ting system, while In the MODIfY
mode you'll need to:
1) Unlock the partitions for which you want 10 chose
a system. Refer to " locking/Unlocking Partitioru"
above.
2) Move the cursor
to the SYSTEM column of the
partition you want to resize.
3) Press <return>.
4) Usc
the arrow keys or l,j, K, M keys to IOggle
through the system
options until you reach the
desired system.
S) Press <return>.
6) Changing sy5lems automatically turns off that
partition
so tum on the panition if you wam it
active.
01 .3 . The ParTi!"", Morog&r

After you've seleded a system, you'll still need to format
the pan ilion
by using the F ORMA T option before you can
adually usc the pallition for file Stof"<lgc and booting.
S.lKtlng Itoe Boot Partition
The boot Flag tells the computer which partition to go to at
sta.rtup.
~ Note: You can also set the boot partition from the
Vulcan CDA. Refer to Appendix B.
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When selecting a boot partition kt :ep the following rules
in mind:
a You can have only one partition set to boot.
a The partition you set to boot can be any of the
four operating sySlems.
a The boot partition does nor have to be the first
partition
of that operating system.
a
a
The boot partition must have the boot files
required for that system
copied into the partition.
Under DOS
3.3, the first volume of the boot
partition must contain the boot files.
o To boot from aVulcan partition, you'll need to
have the Startup SIOi se t to the slOi containing the
Vutcan's controller card
or to slot 7 if you're
pseudo-slotting
the card. (Refer to Ch. I, Sl ot 7
Exception, for information about pseudo--slottingJ
o If you do not set the Startup Slot \0 the Vulcan's
drive, t
he computer will ignore the Pan.ition
Manager's boot nag.
Se4 i0oi PorIltk:or\
VUccn
To set the boot pan.ition. while In MODIFY mode;
!) If there is not already an asterisk in the boot
co l umn of the partition you want to boot from.
move the cursor to that column.
2) Press <return>.
llle aSlerisk w11l be removed from Its current position and
will apJX'ar
In that column you currently have selected.
leaving MODtFY Mode
IMOf. '"-"'rI
Before you leave MODIFY mode, make sure your
settings are the way you want them.
a Have you SCt the partition to the system you
want)
o Arc the partitions you wanl adive turned
ON?.
flow To Leao•
To leave the MODIFY mode and return to the tOP of
the menu, press <esc>. If you have made any changes
to the pan.itions, you will be asked
if you want to sa"c
( UPDATE ) or caoccl (UNDO) the modifications. (See
Ix:low.)
Canceling/Saving Changes
When you leave the MODIFY mode, you're as ked if you
want to
UPDATE or UNDO the changes you have made.
To
Save modifications
Cancel modifications
Return
to MODIFY mode
Press
y
N
<esc>
Updating the changes will save
the changes you have made
and leave you in the main menu. You'
ll m.""t:d to format any
mexUfied p:!.nUions
[0 make them useable.
Undoing the modifications
wl!l reset the partition table to
the settings it had before you last enlered the MODIfY
mode and leave you in the main menu.
<esc> will return you to
the last position you were in on
the pan.ition table With all recent modifications
unchanged.
Formatting
~ Note: formatting ,,:,il: comp ete y erase everyt ing
that may still reside
on the partiti on being
formaued. You should have all
impomnt files
backed
uo bv this time.

P rin '
Once you have your partitions set to the desired Sil.c and
operating systcm, you'll want to fotmllt
the partition for
their p;inlcular sr.;tem
$0 they can be wnnen to and read
r,=
<0> NoIe: You don't nc..-ed [0 aher the panluons to
reformat; you can leave the panitions unmodified
and
~ill use the fomm command.
To f()ml3[ a panition,
!) While in the lOp pan of the menu, select FORMAT .
2) I'ress <rclurn>.
A selection
bar will appear O\'er the p;inilion rows.
3) Use the arrow keys to select the panilion you
~nt to format
4) When you have [he selection bar 0\I1'r Ihe desired
p;inition, press <return>.
The Panition Maruger will format the panition accon.ling
to
the system you have chosen fOf that partition.
<¢' Note: In OOS ~.3, you can set up several different
volumes
per drive. You'll be asked how many
small volumes
(l40K) you want The rest of the
space will be used for large volumes ( 'lOO K). As
you sek'CI how many I<lOK drives you want. the
fomm table will upcbte the number of <lOOK drives
to be formatted and tell you
how much disk space
is unused. )'Qu 'li UN'" ai/roil QtlC {10K driW If
l'QU "'mil lQ boo£ from Ibm DDS txil1ilio 'l
5) Sck.'CI anothcr p;lnition 10 format or press <esc> to
r\.1um to the main menu
The PRINT option lets you print the C'Urrcnt PM screen if
you ha, ·c a printer online. You may want to print after
making modifications to the
PM to remind )·ou of your
current settings.
To print the CUfTCnt setup, seLect PR I NT from the lop p;ln
01 the menu, I)·pc in the slol number of your primer (or
<esc> to cancel) and then press <return>.
When you're ready
to leave Ihe P3nilion Manager, use the
QUIT option.
F InQICh« k
Ileforc you leave the PM, check your setungs to make
sure they are as you want them.
a Have you formatted the resi~ and new
panitiOns~
a Are the panilions you want active turned on?
a Do)'OU have the boot fur.g sel to the proper
pannion?
"""""
You can leave the PM by selecting QUIT from the top pan
of the menu followed by <return>.
Once you've saved the modifICations and fotmllued the
partitions, you
can copy files 10 lhe active panitions or
restore files from the backuJl'\.

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Vulcan
H PTER
DOS 3.3, Pascal, and CP / M
If you rarely use DOS 3.3, Pascal, or CP/M you'll
probably be bel1cr off running them from floppy and
using your Vulcan to run
Prol>OS only. However, if
you're a frequent user of DOS 3.3, Pascal, or CP/M read
this chapter to quickly set up partitions for the different
systcrru;.
You mUSt be within a partition's opcr:uin8 system before
you can copy files to it. For example, you can't copy 10
the OOS 3.3 partitions while in ProDOS. Only the
panitions that are currently ON and conlain the system
currently booted will be recognized.
Usc this
chapter to quickly set up partitions fo r DOS 3.3,
Pascal
or CP/ M. Refer 10 Chapter 3 for specific
instructiOns
and rulc.os about using the Partition Manager.
DOS J.J
DOS 3.3
The following is an abbreviated, step-by-step guide to
setting up a OOS 3 .3 partition. The Instruction..<; assume that
your Vulcan is either ins t311l,o 'd in or pseudo-sloucd to Slot
7
and thaI your S.2S" VulC3n Utility disk Is In Slot 6, Drive
1. If you have your system (:onfigure<l differently, modify
the steps a(:oordingly.
1) Boot the Vulcan and run the Partition Manager.
(Refer to
the previous (:hapt er for instructions.)
2) Choose "MODIFY" from the Partition M anager
menu.
3) .5et up the number of partition(s) you want for
DOS 3.3 a
nd lum the partitionCs} on. You can lurn
on up 10 Ju!Q OOS 3.3 p3rtilions at a time.
4)
fonnal the panition(s). 11le filSl volume must be a
l40K volume for
the partition to be bootab!e.
S) Quit the Partition Manager.
Ch. •. ProDOS a. oos 3.3. PcocaI. end CP(M