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From: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: 3000UX AmigaDos partitions
Summary: Use FormatHD and InstallHD on the A3000 Install Floppy
Keywords: AmigaDos, 2.0, Amiga Unix, amiga 3000
Message-ID: <1263@tardis.Tymnet.COM>
Date: 2 Oct 90 08:10:15 GMT
References: <310@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>
Reply-To: jms@tardis.Tymnet.COM (Joe Smith)
Organization: BT Tymnet, San Jose, CA
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In article <310@vtserf.cc.vt.edu> flutter@vtcc1.cc.vt.edu writes:
>    Basically, the students are accidentally formatting their AmigaDos hard
>drive partitions. Their hard drives came pre-setup with a 1.3 partition, a
>2.0 partition, and a large Unix partition. No one is sure how to restore 
>an AmigaDos partition to it's autobooting original state.
>%% Lloyd Eldred -- ARUS President

Actually, it is the "Work:" partition, not a Unix partition.

What you need is a copy of document 318245-02 which has "Restoring the
Hard Drive" and "Updating the System Software".  This is the second sheet
of a two-page photocopied addendum that came with the Amiga 3000.

The first page says:
	Included with your computer are six 3.5-inch floppy disks that
	contain the operating system software.  They are as follows:
		A3000 Superkickstart		A3000 Install
		A3000 Workbench2.0		A3000 Extras2.0
		A3000 Workbench1.3		A3000 Extras1.3

Note that you need the Install floppy, not just the C:Install program.

For a full install (which includes erasing all files on the Work: partition):
  1) Press both mouse buttons while powering up the A3000.
  2) Insert the A3000 Superkickstart floppy and click "Kickstart 2.x-Floppy".
  3) Insert the A3000 Install floppy, click on the PrepHD icon.
  4) Reboot and click on the FormatHD icon.
  5) Answer "y" to install software, this will read the other four floppies.

To update just the 2.0 partition (without wiping out the Work: partition):
  1-2) Same as above.
  3) Click on the InstallHD icon.
  4) Insert the two 2.0 floppies when requested.
  5) Click "cancel" when Workbench1.3 is requested.


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