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Epson Y16499100301 Write-protectingdiskettes, Making backup copies

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Slide the diskette into the drive until it clicks into place.

To remove a diskette, press the release button to release the diskette. When it pops out of the drive, pull out the diskette and store it properly, such as in a special diskette container.

WARNING

Never remove a diskette or turn off the computer while the drive indicator light is on. You could lose data. Also be sure to remove all diskettes before you turn off the computer.

Making backup copies

Make copies of all your data and system diskettes. Copy all diskettes that contain programs, as you did the master system diskettes that come with the Equity LT, and use only the copies. Store your original system diskettes in a safe place away from your working diskettes. Copy your data diskettes regularly (preferably every day) to keep them up-to-date, and store them away from your originals.

Chapter 1 describes how to make a backup copy of your MS-DOS and reference diskettes. For general instructions on copying diskettes, see Chapter 4.

If you have a hard disk, keep backup copies of all your program files on diskettes and regularly copy important data files to diskettes as well. You can use the MS-DOS BACKUP command to copy all or part of the files on the hard disk. For more information, see your MS-DOS manual.

Write-protecting diskettes

You can write-protect a diskette to prevent its data from being altered. When a diskette is write-protected, you can copy data from it, but you cannot store new data on the diskette or delete any files it contains. If you try to change data stored on a write-protected diskette, an error message displays.

Using the Equity LT

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Contents

Page IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Page Page IMPORTANT NOTICE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY COPYRIGHT NOTICE TRADEMARKS User’s Guide FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS Note: WARNING This Page Contents Introduction 1 Setting Up Your System 2 Preparing a Hard Disk for Use 3 Using the Equity LT 4 Using MS-DOSWith the Equity LT A Options and Maintenance D Performing System Diagnostics Equity LT Specifications Tables Introduction How to Use This Manual Page Setting Up Your System 1 Unpacking 2 Connecting the Screen Page Page Connecting the AC Adapter Charging the Battery Connecting a Printer Parallel interface Note Serial interface Setting Up Your System Setting the DIP Switches Keyboard DIP switches Table Keyboard Switch 1, LCD reverse or normal LCD Switches 2 and 3, LCD Back panel DIP switches DIP Switch 1, use of parallel 7 Turning On the Computer Turning on the power Adjusting screen contrast and brightness Setting Loading MS-DOS Page 9 Copying System Diskettes Copying with one diskette drive Page Running the Setup Program Setting the real-timeclock Changing the backlight period Changing the serial port (RS-232C)settings Page 300 bps 600 bps 2400 bps 4800 bps 38400 bps Leaving the Setup program Preparing a Hard Disk for Use Creating the MS-DOSPartition Formatting the MS-DOSPartition Page Copying the Reference Files to the Hard Disk Booting From the Hard Disk Drive Assignments Hard Disk Power Switch Using the Equity LT Using the AC Adapter Page LED Indicators Opening and Closing the Screen Using the Handle Selecting Execution Speed Resetting the Computer Caring for the Backlit Screen Special Keys on the Equity LT Keyboard Table 3-1.Special keys The Equity LT Character Set Using Disks and Disk Drives the Choosing diskettes for the Equity LT Caring for disks and disk drives Inserting and removing diskettes Write-protectingdiskettes Using a single diskette drive Turning Off the Computer Using MS-DOSWith the Equity LT Starting and Exiting MS-DOS Entering MS-DOSCommands Storing Data Changing the Default Drive Formatting Diskettes Formatting with one diskette drive Copying Data Copying with two 3 $ -inchdiskette drives Copying with one 3 f -inchdiskette drive the Page Copying with one 5 f -inchdiskette drive Using the COPY command wildcard Creating and Using Subdirectories Creating subdirectories Changing directories Using pathnames Starting an Application Program MS-DOSCommands and the Equity LT Using the backlit screen with memory resident programs Options and Maintenance Connecting a Color Monitor Replacing the Backlit Screen Element A-3 A-4 Options A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8 Turning Off the Hard Disk Turning off the hard disk first Turning off the hard disk later A-9 A-10 A-11 Troubleshooting Error Messages The Computer Fails to Start Up The LCD Screen is Blank The Monitor Screen is Blank The Computer Does Not Respond Low Battery Problems Diskette Problems Hard Disk Problems Software Problems Printer Problems Power-onDiagnostics System Device Check Clock and CMOS RAM Check RAM Check Keyboard Controller and Keyboard Check Floppy Disk Drive Seek Check Hard Disk Controller and Hard Disk Check Performing System Diagnostics Starting System Diagnostics Selecting a Test Resuming From an Error System Board Check Memory Check Keyboard Check Video Adapter and Display Check Video adapter check Attribute check Character set check 40-columncharacter set check 320 x 200 graphics mode check D-9 640 x 200 graphics mode check D-10 Screen paging check D-11 Color video check Sync check Run all above checks D-12 Floppy Disk Drives and Controller Check Starting the floppy disk drive check D-14 Sequential seek check Random seek check Write, read check D-15 Speed check D-16 Parallel Port (Printer Interface) Check Serial Port (RS-232C)Check Page Alternate Serial Port Check Dot-matrixPrinter Check Hard Disk Drive and Controller Check Write, read check Error detection and correction check Read, verify check D-22 Performing System Diagnostics Exiting System Diagnostics Error Codes and Messages D-25 Equity LT Specifications CPU and Memory Controllers Interfaces Power Supply Mass Storage Keyboard Environmental Requirements Characteristics Power Requirements Options Glossary Byte Character CMOS Code Command Data Data diskette Data length Default Delimiter Disk drive Diskette DOS Double-density Extension GW-BASIC Hard disk Hardware Hexadecimal Input/output (I/O) port Megabyte (MB) Memory Microprocessor Modem Monitor Parity Partition Peripheral Port Power-ondiagnostics Reset ROM Root directory RS-232C Sector Subdirectory Switch System diagnostics System diskette Target diskette Index Copying Page Page Page Page 10 Steps to Setting Up the Equity LT Page Reader Comment Card MS-DOS3.3 Reference Manual