Epson 386SX Starting MS-DOS

Ll Using the Epson MENU program

Ll Using an AUTOEXEC.BAT file

Ll Using memory beyond 640KB.

Starting MS-DOS

Before you can run an MS-DOS application program, MS-DOS must be loaded in the computer’s memory. If you have a hard disk and you installed MS-DOS according to the instructions in your MS-DOS Installation Guide, the computer loads MS-DOS automatically after you turn on the power (provided no diskette is in the diskette drive).

If you do not have a hard disk, you need to load MS-DOS when you turn on the computer. To do this, insert the MS-DOS Startup diskette in drive A and then turn on the computer. (The Startup diskette is one of the working diskettes MS-DOS generates during the installation process. See your MS-DOS Installation Guide for instructions on how to install the operating system.)

If you set a power-on password when you ran the Setup program, the computer displays the key prompt ( +n ) before loading MS-DOS. At the key prompt, type your power-on password and press Enter. (See “Using a Power-on Password” in Chapter 3 for more information.) After you enter your password, the computer loads MS-DOS.

When MS-DOS is loaded, the screen displays the Shell Start Programs Menu if you installed the Shell program when you installed MS-DOS. If you did not install the Shell program, the screen displays the MS-DOS command prompt, usually C> or A>. The MS-DOS command prompt identifies the current drive.

4-2Using MS-DOS with Your Equity 386SX