TSEP 6.22 README.TXT file
- Document ID: 97050036
- Posted Date: 1998-05-01
- Last Updated: 1998-05-01
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TOSHIBA SPECIAL ENHANCEMENTS GUIDE - REVISION
This file contains important supplementary information that was unavailable
when the Special Enhancements Guide was printed.
CONTENTS
Compatible Toshiba Computers
Choosing a Configuration at Startup
Editing CONFIG.SYS
Setting a Default Configuration
Adding AUTOEXEC.BAT Options
Warnings and Cautions
Special Enhancements Setup Program and SmartDrive
MemMaker and EMM386 NOVCPI Switch
COMPATIBLE TOSHIBA COMPUTERS
The Toshiba Special Enhancements Disk Version 3.1 has been verified
to be compatible with all Toshiba Computers except the following:
T1000, T1000SE, T1000XE, T1000LE
T1100, T1100 Plus
T1200F, T1200FB, T1200H, T1200HB
T1600
T3100, T3100e
T3200
T5100
T8500
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NOTE: MS-DOS 6.22 may or may not work on the above computers.
You use it at your own risk.
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CHOOSING A CONFIGURATION AT STARTUP
If you use your computer with a Desk Station, this section explains
Toshiba's enhancement to MS-DOS 6.22's multiple configuration feature.
If you're not using a Desk Station, the enhancements do not affect the
multiple configuration options.
To understand the new multiple configuration options, read the "Configuring
Your System" chapter in the MS-DOS 6.22 User's Guide, note especially the
"Using Multiple Configurations" section.
Toshiba has enhanced this feature by adding automatic detection of a Desk
Station. This allows you to set up multiple configuration menus and
defaults for standalone and Desk Station operation.
Editing CONFIG.SYS
If you're using a Desk Station, follow these steps to create multiple
configurations:
1 Install the Toshiba Special Enhancements using the SETUP program on
this diskette.
2 Open your CONFIG.SYS file.
3 Add a [MENU] block followed by menu items that contain:
menuitem = _DSxxxxx, xx... options available only when a Desk Station
is attached
menuitem = _SAxxxxx, xx... options available only when a Desk Station
is not attached.
menuitem = xxxxxxxx, xx... options always available
For example:
[menu]
menuitem=_DSnet, Network
menuitem=_DSwinet, Network with Windows
menuitem=_SAwin, Standalone with Windows
menuitem=alone, Standalone MS-DOS
This example would allow you to choose between the following options when
attached to a Desk Station:
MS-DOS 6.22 Startup Menu
1. Network
2. Network with Windows
3. Standalone MS-DOS
Enter a choice:
Without a Desk Station, your choices would be:
MS-DOS 6.22 Startup Menu
1. Standalone with Windows
2. Standalone MS-DOS
Enter a choice:
4 Add a control block for each menu item. The block contains
configuration options to be executed when you select that menu item
and a [common] control block for options that should always execute.
5 To add options that always execute in either Desk Station or standalone
mode, add [_DScommon] and/or [_SAcommon] control blocks.
Using the previous example, you might create the following blocks:
[common]
buffers=20
device=c:\dos\himem.sys
dos=high
[_DScommon]
files=40
[_SAcommon]
files=20
[_DSnet]
device=d:\net\network.sys
set path=c:\dos;d:\public;f:\apps
lastdrive=z
[_SAwin]
set path=c:\windows;c:\dos;c:\apps
set temp=c:\temp
[_DSwinet]
include=_SAwin
include=_DSnet
set path=c:\windows;c:\dos;d:\public;f:\apps
[alone]
device=c:\mouse\mouse.sys (to use a mouse in MS-DOS)
[common] (to contain options that may be added
when you install future applications)
Setting a Default Configuration
You can set a default configuration that will load after a pause, if you
don't select another option. This is particularly useful when using the
computer unattended.
To set default configuration options, add menu defaults to the [menu]
control block using the _DS and _SA prefixed menu item name followed by
a timeout period in seconds.
For example:
[menu]
menuitem=_DSnet, Network
menuitem=_DSwinet, Network with Windows
menuitem=_SAwin, Standalone with Windows
menuitem=alone, Standalone
menudefault=_DSwinet, 20 (default with Desk Station)
menudefault=_SAwin, 20 (default without Desk Station)
This would automatically starts Windows after 20 seconds in either a
standalone or Network mode, depending on whether a Desk Station is attached.
After running your CONFIG.SYS, MS-DOS 6.22 sets the environment variable
CONFIG to the selected menu item name.
Adding AUTOEXEC.BAT Options
You can use the CONFIG variable to set environment variables and run
different programs for each configuration by adding control blocks to
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
1 Open your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
2 Add the goto %config% command that will branch to a label that is the
same as the name in the CONFIG variable.
3 Add a section starting with a label that is the same as each of the
menu item names in CONFIG.SYS.
Using the previous example, AUTOEXEC.BAT might read:
c:\dos\smartdrv.exe
goto %config%
:_SAwin
c:\mouse\mouse.com
win
goto end
:_DSwinet
c:\mouse\mouse.com
net logon user /y
win
goto end
:alone
path c:\;c:\dos;c:\utility
doskey
goto end
:end
WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
Special Enhancements Setup Program and SmartDrive
The Setup program asks you to reboot your computer by pressing
CTRL+ALT+DEL at the end. It is important that you in fact use
CTRL+ALT+DEL to do this because restarting your computer by other
methods (for example, turning it off or pressing the reset button)
can cause your DOS files to be improperly updated. This can result
in a non-bootable hard drive. CTRL+ALT+DEL is processed by
SmartDrive for safety. All outstanding disk writes are allowed to
complete before the system is rebooted.
MemMaker and EMM386 NOVCPI Switch
Using the NOVCPI switch with Toshiba EMM386 will cause MemMaker to
fail, saying that another manufacturer's memory manager is running.
To avoid the problem, temporarily remove the NOVCPI switch from the
EMM386 command in your CONFIG.SYS file before running MemMaker.
EMM386 and the HIGHSCAN parameter
The HIGHSCAN option is not compatible with the T2000SX or the
T2000SXe BIOS. Using this option on these machines will cause
these systems to not respond. To avoid this condition, please
make sure you do not use the HIGHSCAN switch on the EMM386 device
command line in your CONFIG.SYS file.
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