Personal Computer User Manual

Ll Using the Epson MENU program
Ll Using an AUTOEXEC.BAT file
Ll Using memory beyond 640KB.
Starting MS-DOS
Before you can run an MS-DOS application program, MS-DOS
must be loaded in the computer’s memory. If you have a hard
disk and you installed MS-DOS
according to the instructions in
your MS-DOS Installation Guide, the computer loads MS-DOS
automatically after you turn on the power (provided no diskette
is in the diskette drive).
If you do not have a hard disk, you need to load MS-DOS when
you turn on the computer. To do this, insert the MS-DOS
Startup diskette in drive A and then turn on the computer.
(The Startup diskette is one of the working diskettes MS-DOS
generates during the installation process. See your MS-DOS
Installation Guide for instructions on how to install the
operating system.)
If you set a power-on password when you ran the Setup
program, the computer displays the key prompt ( +n ) before
loading MS-DOS. At the key prompt, type your power-on
password and press Enter. (See “Using a Power-on Password” in
Chapter 3 for more information.) After you enter your
password, the computer loads MS-DOS.
When MS-DOS is loaded, the screen displays the Shell Start
Programs Menu if you installed the Shell program when you
installed MS-DOS. If you did not install the Shell program, the
screen displays the MS-DOS command prompt, usually C> or
A>. The MS-DOS command prompt identifies the current
drive.
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