Epson Equity LT User Manual - Page 66

Starting and Exiting MS-DOS

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l Enter an MS-DOS command l Store data l Change the default drive l Format a diskette for storing data l Copy an entire diskette or selected files l List the contents of a diskette l Create and use subdirectories l Start an application program. Starting and Exiting MS-DOS Remember, before you can run an MS-DOS application program, MS-DOS itself must be running in memory. Follow these steps to load MS-DOS: 1. Turn on any peripherals, such as the printer or an external diskette drive. 2. If your system has a hard disk, be sure its power switch is turned on. 3. If your system does not have a hard disk, insert the working copy of your MS-DOS system diskette into drive A, on the right side of the computer. 4. Turn on your computer. Note If your system has a hard disk that is set to boot MS-DOS automatically, be sure that no diskette is in drive A. MS-DOS loads automatically from the hard disk when you turn on the computer. See Chapter 2 for more information on the hard disk. 5. Press Enter twice to accept the date and time shown. 4-2 Using MS-DOS With the Equity LT

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l
Enter an MS-DOS command
l
Store data
l
Change the default drive
l
Format a diskette for storing data
l
Copy an entire diskette or selected files
l
List the contents of a diskette
l
Create and use subdirectories
l
Start an application program.
Starting and Exiting MS-DOS
Remember, before you can run an MS-DOS application
program, MS-DOS itself must be running in memory. Follow
these steps to load MS-DOS:
1.
Turn on any peripherals, such as the printer or an external
diskette drive.
2.
If your system has a hard disk, be sure its power switch is
turned on.
3.
If your system does not have a hard disk, insert the
working copy of your MS-DOS system diskette into drive
A, on the right side of the computer.
4. Turn on your computer.
Note
If your system has a hard disk that is set to boot MS-DOS
automatically, be sure that no diskette is in drive A.
MS-DOS loads automatically from the hard disk when you
turn on the computer. See Chapter 2 for more information
on the hard disk.
5.
Press
Enter
twice to accept the date and time shown.
4-2
Using MS-DOS With the Equity LT