User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- FRONT MATTER
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAP 1-USING YOUR CHAPTER
- Turning On the Computer
- Turning Off the Computer
- Using Disks and Disk Drives
- Special Keys on the Keyboard
- Stopping a Command or Program
- Resetting the Computer
- Using a Password
- Using Your Computer a Network Server
- Changing the Processor Speed
- Preparing the Hard Disk for Moving
- Using AUTOEXEC. BAT and Other Batch Files
- CHAP 2-INSTALLING AND REMOVING OPTIONS
- How to Use This Chapter
- Removing the Cover
- Changing the Jumper Settings
- Memory Modules (SIMMs)
- Installing an Option
- Removing an Option Card
- Removing the Option Card Connector Board
- Replacing the Option Card Connector Board
- Installing a New Processor Chip
- Using the Alternate VGA
- Replacing the Cover
- Post-installation Procedures
- CHAP 3-INSTALLING AND REMOVING DRIVES
- CHAP 4-RUNNING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS
- CHAP 5-FORMATTING A HARD DISK
- CHAP 6-TROUBLESHOOTING
- APPENDIX A-SPECIFICATIONS
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX
Command prompt
The symbol or message that displays on the screen to tell you
that the operating system is loaded and ready to receive
instructions. The default MSDOS command prompt displays
the current drive and directory. If you are logged onto drive C,
the command prompt may look like this:
C
: \
>.
Configuration
The particular setup of your computer’s internal and external
components. A typical configuration consists of a computer
with a certain amount of memory, one diskette drive, and one
hard disk drive connected to a monitor, printer, and keyboard.
Control code
A command (generated when you hold down
m
and press
another key on the keyboard) that instructs the computer to
perform a specific function.
Conventional memory
The memory in the computer below 1MB that is available to
MS-DOS and application programs-usually 640KB. Also
called base memory or main memory.
Coprocessor
See Math coprocessor.
Copy-protected program
A program containing a software “lock” that prevents it from
being copied. Some of these programs require you to leave the
program diskette in the drive while you use it. See also
Automatic speed
and
Key disk.
Glossary 5