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CONFIG.SYS File On IBM PS/1 Computer Located
DocumentID: 604835
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:30:40 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: The CONFIG.SYS file on the new IBM PS/1 machines are located in ROM. These machines come with a Shell program. To change the CONFIG.SYS to read from the hard drive the user will need to follow the steps below:

1.      When the computer first boots up the user will have a Shell menu on screen. Select the option (at the bottom right), IBM DOS (or the DOS the customer is using).

2.      After the user has done this, a screen with 11 choices (starting with Set Date and Time) will come up. This is called the Start Programs menu. Select Customize How System Starts from the menu.

3.      The Customize How System Starts menu will appear on screen. This menu is divided into three main groups. The first group, Keyboard Options, can be ignored. The second group, Choose Where The Computer Looks For The Operating System, has three choices, but you can only choose one of them. A little arrow on the left will be pointing to whichever of the three is selected. The usual choice here, Start From Built-In DOS, simply means to read the DOS system from ROM. To choose the correct option, highlight it and press the Space Bar. Do not press Enter until you are finished making the changes in this menu and you are ready to save them, otherwise, you will be taken back to the Start Programs menu.

4.      The third group on this menu, When The System Starts From Built-In DOS, has four selections under it. Set the first selection, Begin At:, to Built-In Menu by highlighting it and pressing the Space Bar. (If the customer has not included a CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory, the computer may lock.)

5.      Set the selection Read CONFIG.SYS: to From Disk.

6.      Set the selection for Read AUTOEXEC.BAT: to From Disk (if wishing to add the path) or to Built-In (if not using the Tutor or creating a batch file for the Tutor path).

7.      Under the Read AUTOEXEC.BAT: and Read CONFIG.SYS: selections, it will ask for which disk to read from. Enter drive C: as the correct one.

8.      Press Enter to save the changes, and then go to the Start Programs screen. Press Shift-F9 to return to a DOS prompt.

9.      Verify that AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files exit on the C: drive. If they are not present, copy them from ROM and edit if necessary. The user may also create new files.

Users can go to DOS from the PS/1 Shell by selecting Your Software on the first screen and DOS Prompt on the second screen.

If the above steps are not followed correctly, the computer may not be boot. Attempts to boot the computer may cause the message "Bad Or Missing Command Interpreter" to appear. (A boot up disk is not shipped with this PC.) Users can reset all of the "System Startup" settings to the factory defaults by
      1.      Turning off the PS/1
      2.      Turning the computer on again while pressing both the mouse buttons.
This should return the cursor to the default built-in menu, from which the

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