Starting And Exiting Ms-Dos; Changing The Current Drive - Epson Equity LT-286e User Manual

The information presented in this chapter assumes you are
running MS-DOS from the MS-DOS command prompt, not
from the MS-DOS Shell program. If you plan to use Shell, see
the MS-DOS Shell User's Guide for a complete description of
how to execute commands using Shell.

Starting and Exiting MS-DOS

Before you can run an MS-DOS application program, MS-DOS
must be running in memory. If you have prepared your hard disk
according to the procedures in the MS-DOS Installation Guide,
MS-DOS loads automatically from your hard disk whenever you
turn on your computer (provided you do not have a diskette in
the diskette drive).
Before you turn off the computer, make sure the MS-DOS
command prompt (such as
Then remove your diskettes, turn off any peripheral devices,
and turn off the computer.

Changing the Current Drive

MS-DOS identifies the hard disk as drive C and the 3 '/z-inch
diskette drive as drive A. If you have an external 5 '&inch
diskette drive, MS-DOS identifies that drive as drive B.
3-2 Using MS-DOS With Your Computer
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