The following example shows the proper procedure for turning the
hard disk off while the computer is on. The example assumes that
you have started the computer with the hard disk on and have
loaded MS-DOS from the hard disk.
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At the MS-DOS C> prompt, type
A:
and press
Enter
to log
onto drive A.
If you want to load an application program from the hard disk,
do it now. Be sure to type
c
: in front of the name of the
program. You must do this before you turn off the hard disk.
You may also want to copy any files you will be using from
drive C to drive A.
After you log onto drive A and copy any necessary files, you
can turn off the hard disk.
Note
Note
If you are still lugged onto drive C when you turn off the
hard disk, the next
time you enter a
command, the screen
will
display
an error message. If this happens, turn the hard
disk back on, then log onto
drive A.
disk back on, then log onto
drive A.
Continue running your application program, using drive A.
When you want to save your data on the hard disk, turn it on.
Wait about ten seconds to allow the disk to reach operational
speed, then enter the command for saving your data to drive C.
Resetting the Computer
You can reset the computer to reload the operating system or to
restart a program. You may need to reset the computer if an error
occurs and the computer does not respond to anything you type.
However, resetting erases all data in the computer’s temporary
memory (RAM) that you have not stored, so reset the computer
only as a last resort.
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Using the Equity LT-286
