Chapter 2

Running the Setup Program

If this is the first time your Equity LT-286 has been used, you need to run the setup program on the Reference diskette to give the computer information about the way it is set up. This is a simple procedure that you must do at least once. You may need to do it again later if you want to change a setting.

The setup program lets you specify the following:

The amount of random access memory (RAM) in your computer

The type of display you’re using

Whether or not you have installed an 80287 math coprocessor

Whether or not you have installed an external 5 1/4-inch diskette drive

What type of hard disk drive you have

The backlight period for your LCD screen

The mapping of colors to gray tones for gray-scale mode 3.

The settings you specify with the setup program are recorded in a special area of memory called CMOS RAM. This memory is backed up by a battery, so it cannot be erased when you turn off or reset the computer. Whenever you turn on the computer, it reads the settings stored in CMOS RAM. If there are any differences between those settings and the settings of your DIP switches, the computer prompts you to rerun the setup program.

Running the Setup Program

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