RANA Systems Elite Controller, User Manual

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ELITE SERIES USER MANUAL ENHANCED DOS UTIL.
FORMAT assume that it was run from an enhanced
DOS master diskette, and therefore assumes it
can read a copy of the operating system off the
same diskette. If FORMAT was not run from an
enhanced system master, you will need to insert
a system master into the indicated drive before
pressing <RETURN>.
FORMAT must read a copy of the DOS system into
memory at this point so that it can place it
Onto any diskettes you will be formatting; just
like the INIT command used to do.
You have the option of pressing <ESC> in
response to this prompt, which will cause FORMAT
to terminate. Of course, this would only make
sense if you didn’t really want to run FORMAT in
the first place.
After you have pressed <RETURN>, and FORMAT has
read into memory a copy of the DOS, FORMAT will
ask:
SLOT NUMBER (1—7)? <s>
FORMAT is asking for the slot number of the
drive which you wish to use for formatting. The
<s> will be the same slot from which you ran
FORMAT. If <s> is correct, just hit <RETURN>;
otherwise press the slot number which you desire
without pressing <RETURN> following it.
FORMAT provides you with several ways in which
to correct typing errors or incorrect answers.
If you need to “back up” to a previous question
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