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Using the Utility Programs
Using the Utility Programs
The Diagnostic Diskette contains utility programs for formatting
diskettes and editing.
Formatting Diskettes
To format a diskette within the diagnostic programs, select one of
the following options:
Format A: high density
After selecting one of the above options to format a diskette, follow
the instructions that appear on the screen.
Using the File Editor
The file editor allows you to modify text files. By modifying files,
such as your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS files, you can
improve the test system's performance and eliminate unnecessary
lines of information in those files.
Note: Always make a backup copy on a self-starting diskette of the
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files before making any
changes.
The File Editor is an ASCII text editor that uses the following
function keys:
Key Description
Arrows Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place in the
text where you want to make changes.
Home To move the cursor to the start of the current line, press
Home once. To move to the beginning of the current
screen, press Home twice. To move to the beginning of
the file, press Home three times.
End To move the cursor to the end of the current line, press
End once. To move the cursor to the end of the current
screen, press End twice. To move the end of the file,
press End three times.
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