Managing Drives; Drive Identifiers - Toshiba T1100 PLUS User Manual

DISK DRIVES AND DISKETTES/Chapter 4
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A fixed disk drive using the expansion chassis capability.
It is also possible to set aside part of the TllOO PLUS's memory to
function as a very fast disk drive. This is called a RAM disk or virtual
disk (VDISK). It is most useful for computers with 640K bytes of
memory.
RAM disk can
be
used in conjunction with the internal and external
drives.
Drive Identifiers
Drives are identified by letters (for example A, B or C). The letters you
use depend upon how many drives you are working with. On the TII00
PLUS the upper drive is A and the lower drive is B. If you are using a
fixed disk or RAM disk, it is referred to as drive C.
After entering a valid date and time at computer start-up (see the section
entitled 'Loading the Operating System' in Chapter 5 for information
on loading MS-DOS into the computer and entering the date and time),
the screen displays:
III
A>
This is the MS-DOS system prompt. It indicates that A is the drive the
computer is currently accessing. MS-DOS assumes you are referring
to drive A (the current drive) in a command unless you explicitly type
in another drive indicator such as B or C.
Managing Drives
Organizing drives for efficient, effective use requires planning. You
need to consider where to store applications programs and data files.
The following comments are general guidelines. The chapter entitled
'Using Software on the TII00 PLUS' gives more specific information
on how to organize your program and data files.
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