User`s guide

Embedded Option Setup

Creating a DOS System Disk

When using Standalone mode, you must first boot your target PC with DOS.

YoucanuseStandalonemodefromabootdevicesuchasflashdiskora

hard disk drive.

To boot DOS with a target boot disk, a minimal DOS system is required on

thebootdisk.WithDOS,youcancreateaDOSbootdiskusingthecommand

sys A:

Note The xPC Target Embedded Option product does not include a DOS

license. You must obtain a valid D OS license for your target PC.

It is helpful to copy additional DOS utilities to the boot disk, including

• A DOS editor to edit files

• The

format program to format a hard disk or flas h m emory

• The

fdisk program to create partitions

• The

sys program to transfer a DOS system onto another drive, such as

the hard disk drive

config.sys file is not necessary. T he autoexec.bat file should be created

to boot the loader or a stand-alone xPC Target application automatically. This

is described in the following sections.

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