Flash EPROM Image files. 21st August 20075 Flashstore 1.9 Forever-201 Ziputils-102 These instructions are for users of the 1M Flash EPROM to recover or update the image files that were provided when new. Each of the files supplied are in 16K blocks which are in the format that ROMCOMBINER uses. They need to be downloaded to the Z88. The applications are stored in Blocks 60 - 63. This is 4 x 16K = 64K. The files supplied are stored in blocks 0 - 5. This is 6 x 16K = 96K. If the files only need to be recovered, follow the instructions further down this document. Additional programs and files required are ROMCOMBINER.BAS, ROMUTIL.BAS and ROMCOMBINER.BIN. If you have not used ROMCOMBINER before, the instructions ROMCOMBINER.TXT could come in handy. These can be obtained from http://www.rakewell.com/zips/romcombiner.zip Z88 RAM These images need to be stored in RAM before being blown into the Flash EPROM. If you have at least 144K of spare RAM download the 9 files. Failing this they would need to be blown separately or as a group. The order that these blocks are blown into the Flash EPROM are important. These instructions that follow assume that 10 files flzip.63, .62, .61, .60, .5, .4, .3, .2, .1, .0. have been downloaded to the Z88. ROMCOMBINER is running and you have a Flash EPROM in slot 3. If you haven't got space for all the files at once then Blow image files to blank EPROM, as Range of banks in the order indicated. Flash EPROM block erase 256 for ALL 0 to EXIT You can blow blocks individually or as a group with RomCombiner depending on how much memory (RAM) you have on your Z88. Do it in this order. [FILES .63 .62 .61. 60 IN RAM] Blow image files to blank EPROM What EPROM type = FLASH Card Name? flzip Full ROM or Range of banks? F [OR LESS FILES] Blow image files to blank EPROM What EPROM type = FLASH Card Name? flzip Full ROM or Range of banks? R First bank (0-63) ? 60 Last bank (0-63) ? ------ Put the highest bank number in RAM Start with block 60 leaving 63 last. Go to the INDEX, open the flap, remove the Flash EPROM, close the flap, open the flap, put the Flash EPROM into slot 3 again close the flap. << START HERE IF YOU JUST NEED TO RECOVER THE FILES IN THE FILE AREA >> Run Flashstore and FORMAT the file area next. Finally blow blocks 0 - 5 to load the supplied files into the file area. Blow image files to blank EPROM What EPROM type = FLASH Card Name? flzip Full ROM or Range of banks? R First bank (0-63) ? 0 Last bank (0-63) ? ------ Put the highest bank number in RAM 1 - 5 Start with block 0 leaving 5 last. Use Flashstore or EP-Fetch2 to Fetch the files from the Flash EPROM. Hope this explains all! Regards, Vic. -- vic@rakewell.com http://www.rakewell.com/ Voice: (+44)1296-630617 Fax: (+44)1296-632491 Rakewell Limited. 24 Putnams Drive, Aston Clinton, AYLESBURY, Bucks. HP22 5HH England.