Specifications

Chapter 5
Using Floppy Disks
Description
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5-l
How Floppy Disks Work
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5-2
Formatting Diskettes
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5-3
The FORMAT Command
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54
Option Switches
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5-6
Copying Files
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5-10
Wildcards
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5-12
Chapter 6
Using Your Hard Disk
What is a Hard Disk Drive?
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6-l
Care of Hard Disk Drives
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6-2
Preparing Your Hard Disk
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6-3
Changing Your SETUP
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6-4
Partitioning Your Hard Disk
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6-6
Formatting Your Hard Disk
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6-9
Organizing Your Hard Disk
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6-11
Backing Up Your Hard Disk
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6-16
The BACKUP Command
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6-16
How Many Diskettes?
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6-17
The RESTORE Command
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6-19
Chapter 7
Expanding Your System
Connecting Peripherals
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7-l
SerialPorts
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Parallel Ports
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7-3
Connecting Printers
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7-4
Connecting Modems
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7-4
Connecting External Disk Drives
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7-5
System Expansion & Upgrades
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7-6
Tools Required
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7-6
General Precautions
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7-6
Opening and Closing the Cabinet
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7-7
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