Chapter 3

Using Your Computer

This chapter briefly describes the following procedures for using your computer:

0Installing MS-DOS or another operating system

0Copying the Reference diskette files

0Using special keys on the keyboard

0Stopping a command or program

0 Resetting the computer

0 Using a power-on password

0 Using disks and disk drives.

Installing MS-DOS or Another Operating System

After you connect the components of your system and run the Setup program, you must install the operating system on your computer. If you are installing MS-DOS, follow the instructions in your MS-DOS Installation Guide. If you are installing another operating system, see the manual that comes with it for instructions. The instructions in this manual assume that you are using MS-DOS with your computer.

Note

Be sure to make backup copies of your original operating system diskettes.

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