Display article   Subject:  Sensation! Solutions
   04/30/97   18:21:43


SENSATION SOLUTIONS

Sensation! Formatting Solutions

Once you install the External 5 1/4" Floppy Drive (25-1087) and
put the assign d=e e=d command directly under the PATH statement
in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, you cannot format diskettes using the
EXTFMT E: or FORMAT E: commands.

After you have installed the external floppy drive and have
verified that it is working, follow this procedure.

1. Go to the C:\> prompt.

2. Type DIR and press <ENTER>.

   You will see a file called BACKFMT.  This program is a
   background formatter for the external floppy drive.

3. Type BACKFMT E: and press <ENTER>.

   Through a series of prompts, you will be required to configure
   the background formatter.  We recommend that you use the
   default settings.  This series of prompts will only appear the
   first time BACKFMT E: is run.

4. Once you have configured the background formatter, type
   BACKFMT E: and press <ENTER>. The screen will give you the
   message: "Press CTRL+ALT+F to activate the formatter."  Follow
   the prompts.

5. Once the formatter is activated, a box will appear at the top
   of the screen.  Press <ENTER>.  Another box will appear in the
   middle of the screen.  It will tell you to "Insert new
   diskette in drive a: and press ESC to abort or ENTER to start
   formatting."

   Press <ENTER>

Since the program runs in the background, you can run other
programs while the diskette is being formatted.  A "format
complete" message will appear in the middle of your screen when
the process is complete.

If you need to access BACKFMT E: again, type: BACKFMT E: /C at
the C:\> prompt to reconfigure the background formatter.


Tandy Sensation! and Links 386

There seems to be some confusion about which video driver to use
with this software package on Sensation.  Follow the instructions
that begin on page 8 of the Links Player's manual to install
Links 386.  Once you have run VESALIB (found on page 10 of your
installation guide), do this:

1. Type SETVESA and press <ENTER>.

2. At the prompt, select Install VESA Driver.

3. At the next prompt, select Trial and Error method.

4. The next screen will display a list of VESA drivers.  Arrow
   down to WESTERN 1D.  When it is highlighted, press <ENTER>.

When the installation is complete, the installation procedure
will have inserted the following line in the autoexec.bat file.
c:\links386\vesa\western\vesald.exe

When Sensation reboots, close Windows, go to the c:\links386
directory and play the game.

DO NOT run this game through Windows.
