APPLIED ENGINEERING Vulcan - Manual (Page 24)

CHAPTER THREE
The Partition Manager
First...
The first thing you should know about the Partition Manager
(PM) is that it is a formatting utility. Modifications to the size of
a partition and switching operating system change the basic
structure of the disk and will destroy any data currently within
the partitions you are resizing. So, before using the Partition
Manager, save any data that you want to keep and restore it after
re-partitioning.
* Note: Make ProDOS backups with Backup II, included
on the Vulcan drive. Make DOS 3.3 backups with FID
included on Vulcan’s DOS 3.3 disk. Backup Pascal and
CP/M with whatever programs you currently use for
copying files under these systems.
About the Partition Manager
The Partition Manager is a ProDOS program that lets you
segment the hard disk. You can use these segments, or
partitions, as if they were large floppy disks. Each can have its
own name, hold its own files, even run under any one of four
different operating systems.
The Partition Manager allows a maximum of 16 separate
sections. ProDOS and CP/M operating systems can both have up
to four partitions turned on at the same time. DOS 3.3 and
Pascal allow for only 2 sections active at the same time. You
could set up all 16 partitions as ProDOS, for example, but only
four of these can be accessed (turned on) at one time.
*. PC Transporter users: You can also use the hard disk as
an MS-DOS storage device. Follow the directions in the
PC Transporter manual for using a hard disk.
Running the Partition Manager
From Disk
Boot the 5.25” ProDOS Utilities disk and choose Partition
Manager from the menu.
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