Epson Equity 486DX2/50 PLUS User Manual - Page 76

Preparing the Hard Disk for Moving If you need to move your computer to a new location, you may want to run the HDSIT program (on your Reference diskette) to protect the hard disk during the move. HDSIT moves (or parks) the disk drive's read/write heads to a region on the disk surface that does not contain data, and locks them securely in position. This protects the hard disk from being damaged if the computer is bumped accidentally. Many hard disk drives, including all Epson drives, automatically park their heads when you turn off the computer. If your hard disk drive does not do this, or if you are not sure that it does, be sure to run HDSIT. Follow these steps: 1. Exit any program you are using and make sure the MS-DOS command prompt appears on the screen. 2. If you copied HDSIT to your hard disk (as described at the beginning of this chapter), type c : and press (Enter] to log onto the root directory of the hard disk. If you did not copy HDSIT to drive C, insert the Reference diskette in drive A. Then type A : and press m to log onto that drive. 3. Type the following and press [Enter: HDSIT You see a message on the screen as the computer locks the heads and disables the keyboard. Remove any diskettes and turn off the computer. You are now ready to move it to the new location. Using Your Computer 3-9