Epson EQUITY 386/33 PLUS - Manual (Page 5)

Contents
Introduction
Where to Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 1 Using Your Computer
Copying the Reference and Utility Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Special Keys on the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Stopping a Command or Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Resetting the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Using a Power-on Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Using Disks and Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
How Disks Store Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Types of Diskette Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Caring for Diskettes and Diskette Drives . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Write-protecting Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Using a Single Diskette Drive System . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Inserting and Removing Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Formatting Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Making Backup Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Using a Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Chapter 2 Enhancing System Operations
Using AUTOEXEC.BAT and Other Batch Files . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Changing the Processor Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Entering Keyboard Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Using the ESPEED Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Using Your Computer as a Network Server . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Using a Password in Network Server Mode . . . . . . . . 2-8
Using Special VGA Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
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