SMC Networks SpacePC 1232 Series - Manual (Page 60)

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¾ The program will store the new BIOS version.
¾ Follow all the instructions the BTOOL gives you
¾ BTOOL will inform you about the results of the operation,
¾ Power off and then power on the CPU module.
The Integrated Solid State Disk
A portion of the Flash EPROM can be used as an Integrated SSD. This Integrated SSD is like a
write-protected floppy disk for storing files.
In the SpacePC 1232, the portion is 768 KB, and before enabling it needs to be written-to using
the BTOOL program.
Then it is possible to copy data from a real floppy disk.
EXAMPLE: Create an image of a floppy disk into the Integrated SSD
¾ The internal Solid State Disk can be either enabled or disabled in the Setup (Floppy Disk
1..4).
¾ Before proceeding, you have to format a new floppy disk, with the command FORMAT/U (or
FORMAT/S if you want to create a bootable floppy).
¾ Create the “image disk” copying into the diskette all the files and the directories you need.
During this copying process don’t delete any file/data on the floppy, because this will
create empty sectors that will be mirror-like stored into the SSD, wasting space.
Restart over again with the format procedure if you have any troubles or mistakes occur.
Data stored on floppy mustn’t go above
640 KB (which is the effective Flash size
dedicated to be used as Solid State Disk).
¾ Type the following command at the DOS prompt:
A:\>BTOOL /D A (BTOOL /D B)
¾ The program will ask you to insert the “image disk” in drive A (or B).
¾ Follow all the instructions the BTOOL gives you: the program will proceed by erasing the
Flash device blocks and then writing and verifying them with the data present on the “image
disk”.
¾ BTOOL will inform you about the results of the operation. If everything is ok and if you have
already enabled the SSD please reset the system with CTRL+ALT+DEL. If you haven’t
enabled the SSD before, you can use the Setup Program to enable the Solid State Disk; quit
the Setup Program saving data to EEPROM (in this case, rebooting the system with
CTRL+ALT+DEL is not necessary).