Modifying the AUTOEXEC.BAT File

The SELECT procedure described above creates a file named AUTOEXEC.BAT on your hard disk. This file contains instructions that are executed by MS-DOS every time you boot your system from the hard disk. These instructions do the following:

•Tell MS-DOS where to find its essential system files

•Allow you to verify that the date and time are correctly set or change the date and time if necessary

•Install the appropriate keyboard information for the country in which you’re using your computer.

Together, these instructions ensure that your system starts up properly each time you boot it from the hard disk. The instruction that installs the keyboard information, however, has the side effect of interfering with the mechanism that restores the backlighting to your screen after the backlight period has elapsed. To correct this problem, you need to make a simple modification to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file created by SELECT. To do so, follow these steps:

1.Type COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT + CON AUTOEXEC.BAT

and press Enter.

2.Type LIGHTON and press Enter.

3.Press the F6 key and then Enter.

WARNING

It is essential to modify the AUTOEXEC.BAT file created by SELECT. If you do not, you will not be able to restore the backlighting to your screen after the backlight period elapses.

Preparing the Hard Disk for Use

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