User Guide

7
CREATING A BOOT DISK
Before you proceed, you should print out the contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS files. If you do not have a printer, copy the contents by hand or make
backups of the files that you can look at later. To print, at the DOS prompt, type:
TYPE CONFIG.SYS
Use G to generate a printout of this startup file. Next (while still at the DOS
prompt), type:
TYPE AUTOEXEC.BAT
Use G to generate a printout of this startup file, also.
To create a separate boot disk:
1. Insert a blank high density disk in your A: drive. From the DOS C: prompt, type:
FORMAT A: /S e
2. When the DOS prompt returns and the format is complete, type:
EDIT A:\CONFIG.SYS e
When the new screen appears, type the commands shown below. This configuration is
generic and may require additional drivers. Consult your CD-ROM manual for more
information.
CONFIG.SYS using EMM386.EXE (EMS with DOS 5.0, 6.0, 6.2, Windows 3.1)
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE
=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 3072 RAM FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF
Use the previous line only for 4-meg systems.
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 7168 RAM FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF
Use the previous line only for 8-meg (or larger) systems.
Do not include
NOEMS in either of the two previous lines.
DOS=UMB
DOS
=HIGH
FILES
=25
BUFFERS=25
SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS /P
DEVICEHIGH
=C:\(drivers)
Add your CD-ROM driver(s) to the previous line just as they appear in your
original hard drive CONFIG.SYS.
DEVICE=C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.SYS
You may need to adjust the path in the previous line, depending on the location of
your mouse driver.
DEVICE=C:\DOS\DBLSPACE.SYS /MOVE
Include the previous line only if you are using DoubleSpace with DOS 6.0 or 6.2.
Exit and save this file by typing:
a
F
X
Y
If you are running under EMM386, you can load other device drivers into high memory
with the DEVICEHIGH command.