Modifying the AUTOEXEC.BAT File
The SELECT procedure described above creates a file named
AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard disk. This file contains
instructions that are executed by MS-DOS every time you boot
your system from the hard disk. These instructions do the following:
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Tell MS-DOS where to find its essential system files
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Allow you to verify that the date and time are correctly set or
change the date and time if necessary
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Install the appropriate keyboard information for the country in
which you’re using your computer.
Together, these instructions ensure that your system starts up
properly each time you boot it from the hard disk. The instruction
that installs the keyboard information, however, has the side effect
of interfering with the mechanism that restores the backlighting
to your screen after the backlight period has elapsed. To correct
this problem, you need to make a simple modification to the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file created by SELECT. To do so, follow these
steps:
1. Type COPY
AUTOEXEC
.
BAT
+
CON AUTOEXEC
.
BAT
and press
Enter.
2.
Type
LIGHTON
and press
Enter.
3. Press the F6 key and then
Enter.
WARNING
It is essential to modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file created by
SELECT. If you do not, you will not be able to restore the
backlighting to your screen after the backlight period elapses.
Preparing
the Hard Disk for Use
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