Tandy 1000RL/HD
(250-1450/1451) Installing DOS/DeskMate Faxback Doc. # 48126
NOTE: The original disk and manual pack for this computer can be ordered
from the Tandy Telephone Order Center (800-433-2024) as part number
RSU-11819505.
The Tandy 1000 RL originally came with MS-DOS 3.30.22 (one 3.5" diskette)
and DeskMate 3.4 (five 3.5" diskettes). Follow the directions below to
install them onto a newly formatted hard drive:
1. Boot the computer with the MS-DOS diskette. The computer may will ask
for the date and time. Press <ENTER> until you are at the A> or C>
prompt. Type:
A:
and press <ENTER> to insure that you are on the A: drive.
2. Type:
SETUPRL
and press <ENTER>
3. You should now be at the EPROM SETUP SCREEN, which will look something like this:
VIDEO DISPLAY - COLOR MONOCHROME
AUTOMATIC PROMPT FOR DATE AND TIME - NO YES
MEMORY DIAGNOSTICS ON STARTUP - NO YES
PRIMARY START-UP DEVICE - ROM DISK
INITIAL START-UP PROGRAM - DESKMATE MS-DOS
COMPUTER SPEED - FAST SLOW
INTERNAL RS-232 PORT ADDRESSES - PRIMARY SECONDARY
MOUSE PORT DEVICE - INSTALLED NOT INSTALLED
NUMBER OF DISK BUFFERS - 10 2-17
MAXIMUM # OF OPEN FILES - 10 8-23
CHECK FOR CONFIG.SYS ON DRIVE - NO A:, C:
CHECK FOR AUTOEXEC.BAT ON DRIVE - NO A:, C:
DISKETTE DRIVE A DESIGNATION - RIGHT LEFT
ESC TO QUIT, F1 TO UPDATE. ^ AND V TO MOVE, <- AND -> TO CHANGE.
F10: FACTORY SETTINGS
4. Insure that the following options are selected
FOR SELECT
---------------------------------- --------
AUTOMATIC PROMPT FOR DATE AND TIME NO
MEMORY DIAGNOSTICS ON START-UP YES
PRIMARY START-UP DEVICE DISK
INITIAL START-UP PROGRAM MS-DOS
MOUSE PORT DEVICE INSTALLED (If a PS2 Mouse is used)
COMPUTER SPEED FAST
CHECK FOR CONFIG.SYS ON DRIVE NO
CHECK FOR AUTOEXEC.BAT ON DRIVE NO
These settings will insure that the computer will boot to first boot
device it finds, first checking the A: drive, then the C: drive. It
will also insure that it will look for the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
file not in only one specific place, such as the hard drive, but from
whatever the boot drive is. Press the <F1> key to save the settings
and exit the SETUP program. You should be returned to the A> prompt.
5. If the hard drive has not yet been reformatted, type:
FORMAT C: /S
and press <ENTER>. The computer will respond:
ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DRIVE C: WILL BE LOST!
PROCEED WITH FORMAT?
Y/N?
6. Press <Y> and then press <ENTER>. The format procedure will begin.
Once it is finished, you should be returned to an A> prompt.
7. Type:
PROMPT $P$G
and press <ENTER>. You should now see the A:\> prompt.
8. Type:
C:
and press <ENTER>. You should bow be at the C:\> prompt.
9. At the C:\> prompt, type:
MD DOS
and press <ENTER>.
10. Type:
CD DOS
and press <ENTER>. You should now be at the C:\DOS prompt.
11. Type:
COPY A:*.*
and press <ENTER>. The computer should start copying the files from
the MS-DOS diskette. Once the files are finished copying, you will be
returned to the C:\DOS> prompt.
12. Type:
CD \
and press <ENTER>. You will be returned to the C:\> prompt.
13. Type:
MD DESKMATE
and press <ENTER>.
14. Type:
CD DESKMATE
and press <ENTER>. You should now be at the C:\DESKMATE> prompt.
15. Insert the DeskMate 3 disk one diskette into the A: drive, and type:
COPY A:*.*
and press <ENTER>. The computer should start copying the files from
the DESKMATE diskette. Once the files are finished copying, you will
be returned to the C:\DESKMATE> prompt. Repeat this process for the
other DeskMate diskettes.
16. Type:
CD \
and press <ENTER>. You should now be at the C:\> prompt.
17. Type:
PATH=DOS
and press <ENTER>. This will insure that the EDLIN command, which will
be used to create the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, will be
available.
18. Type:
EDLIN AUTOEXEC.BAT
and press <ENTER>. You should now be at an asterisk ( * ) prompt.
19. Type:
i
and press <ENTER>. You the cursor will jump a few spaces to the right,
and the cursor will be blinking next to the number 1.
20. Type:
@ECHO OFF
and press <ENTER>.
21. Type:
PROMPT $P$G
and press <ENTER>.
22. Type:
PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\DESKMATE
and press <ENTER>.
23. If the customer has a mouse, type:
MOUSE
and press <ENTER>.
24. Type:
SET DMCONFIG=C:\DESKMATE
and press <ENTER>
25. Type:
CD \DESKMATE
and press <ENTER>.
26. Type:
D:DESK
and press <ENTER>.
27. Type:
CD \
and press <ENTER>.
28. Hold down the <CNTL> key and hit the letter < C >. The cursor will
jump back over to the left hand side at the asterisk cursor. Type:
E
and press <ENTER>. The finished product should look something like
this:
C:\>EDLIN AUTOEXEC.BAT
NEW FILE
*i
1 @ECHO OFF
2 PROMPT $P$G
3 PATH=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\DESKMATE
4 MOUSE (IF CUSTOMER HAS MOUSE)
5 SET DMCONFIG=C:\DESKMATE
6 CD \DESKMATE
7 D:DESK
8 CD \
9 ^C
*E
C:\>_
29. At the C:\> prompt, type:
EDLIN CONFIG.SYS
and press <ENTER>. You should now be at an asterisk ( * ) prompt.
30. Type:
i
and press <ENTER>. You the cursor will jump a few spaces to the right,
and the cursor will be blinking next to the number 1.
31. Type:
FILES=25
and press <ENTER>.
32. Type:
BUFFERS=20
and press <ENTER>.
33. Hold down the <CNTL> key and hit the letter < C >. The cursor will
jump back over to the left hand side at the asterisk cursor. Type:
E
and press <ENTER>. The finished product should look something like
this:
C:\>EDLIN CONFIG.SYS
NEW FILE
*i
1 FILES=25
2 BUFFERS=20
*E
C:\>_
34. Remove any diskettes from the floppy drive(s), then either press the
red reset button (front right-hand side), or press <CNTL> + <ALT> <DEL>
to reboot the computer. It should now automatically boot directly into
DeskMate.
NOTE: If, for some reason, the DeskMate software locks up while loading,
reboot the computer with the MS-DOS diskette in the A: drive. At the A>
prompt, type:
DEL C:\DESKMATE\*.CFG
and press <ENTER>. This command will delete any corrupted configuration
files. When you restart DeskMate, it may ask for the location of
DESKTOP.CFG, but if you then press <ESC>, it will create a new one.
(RDS-05/21/98)
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