AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0908 3-22-94
AST POWEREXEC SYSTEM SETUP CHANGE
PROBLEM: The PowerExec Power Station does not recognize a Colorado
Memory Systems 250 MB Jumbo Tape Drive. The error message:
"Error 87 No Tape Drive Detected"
is displayed while trying to do a Tape Status, Format, and
Directory of Tape. The version of Colorado tape software is v.
3.03 for DOS.
CAUSE: An incompatibility between the I/O address of the Powerstation
and the Colorado Tape Drive.
SYSTEMS
AFFECTED: Power Station PWRE.
SOLUTION: Colorado Memory Systems has provided instructions on modifying
their code to enable the selection of a secondary I/O address.
This involves using DEBUG. The following are the steps to
allow the Colorado JUMBO 250MB tape drive to work with the AST
PowerStation/PowerExec:
AST PowerExec System Setup Change
1) Go to System Setup and press +.
2) Select System Configuration and press .
3) Select PowerStation Options: Floppy Drive B.
4) Select 1.2 MB 5.25" and press .
5) Select Exit To Main Menu and press .
6) Select Exit System Setup and press .
7) Select Exit and Save Changes. Press .
Colorado Software Change
This change applies to Colorado tape backup software for DOS,
version 3.03.
1) Go to the subdirectory that contains the tape software
(TAPE).
2) Type: DEBUG TAPE.CFG and press .
3) Type: and press . This changes the
address from F0 to 70.
4) Type: W and press . This writes the change to the
file.
5) Type: Q and press . This quits debug.
6) Reboot system.