TANDY  1000 SL  
(250-1401)                 SETUPSL Utility            Faxback Doc. # 1264

The setup program is found on MS-DOS diskette number 1.

VIDEO DISPLAY                          COLOR        MONOCHROME
AUTOMATIC PROMPT FOR DATE AND TIME     NO           YES
MEMORY DIAGNOSTICS ON START-UP         NO           YES
PRIMARY START-UP DEVICE                ROM          DISK
INITIAL START-UP PROGRAM               MS-DOS       DESKMATE

COMPUTER SPEED                         FAST         SLOW

NUMBER OF DISK BUFFERS (2-17)          10
MAXIMUM # OF OPEN FILES (8-23)         10
CHECK FOR CONFIG.SYS ON DRIVE          C:
CHECK FOR AUTOEXEC.BAT ON DRIVE        C:

DISKETTE DRIVE A DESIGNATION           TOP          BOTTOM

ESC TO QUIT, F1 TO UPDATE.  USE UP AND DOWN ARROWS TO MOVE.
USE LEFT AND RIGHT KEYS TO CHANGE.
F10: TO RECALL FACTORY SETTINGS.
 
Video Display:

This option allows you to change your Video Mode between Monochrome and
Color Modes.

Automatic Prompt for Date and Time:

You have the option of having the computer ask you for the Date and Time 
with this setting. However you can purchase a Smartwatch (25-1033) from 
your Radio Shack Store. If you do this then you would want to make this 
setting NO.

Memory Diagnostics on Start-up:

This option lets you take time to test the computer's memory chips each 
time the computer is started. Point to the `Memory diagnostics on start-up'
check box, and click to check or uncheck the box. The default setting for 
this option is unchecked. When the `Memory diagnostics on start-up' check 
box is checked (X), a memory diagnostic test is run each time the computer 
is started. When the check box is unchecked, this test is not run when you 
start the computer.

Primary Start-up Device:

This option tells the computer to start up using an operating system from
`Disk' (diskette or hard disk) or from ROM (program built into the ROM).
Point to the `Start-Up device' option you want to choose, and click. The
default setting for this option is ROM. 

Initial Start-up Program:

This option tells the computer whether you want the MS-DOS, or DeskMate
program to appear when you start up your computer. Point to the `Start-up 
program' option you want to choose, and click. The default setting for this
option is DeskMate.

CPU Speed:

This option tells the computer how fast you want to run your programs. The
Slow option lets you run some programs that are speed sensitive and can not
be run properly with your computer's faster speed (the Fast option). Point 
to the `CPU speed' option you want to choose, and click. the default 
setting for this option is Fast.

Diskette Drive A Designation:

This option lets you specify which diskette drive (Top or Bottom) you want 
to use to start up your computer. Point to the option your want to choose, 
and click. The default setting for this option is `Top'.

Number of Disk Buffers (2-17):

This setting indicates the maximum number of files that your programs 
require to be open at one time. Refer to the documentation provided with 
your programs for the number of files needed. The default setting for this
option is 10. To change this setting:

1. Point to the beginning of the `Maximum number of open files (8-23) 
   field, and click to move the marker.
2. Hold down the left mouse button, and move the mouse until the number is
   highlighted.
3. Type the new number of open files (within the range 8-23).

Check for Config.sys on Drive:

Some software programs require that you include certain configuration 
settings in a config.sys file. Each time you turn on or reset the computer,
it reads the config.sys file settings. The documentation provided with your
programs should tell you if you need a config.sys file and where the file 
should be located. At the `Check for Config.sys on Drive' prompt, point to 
the appropriate drive specification you want to use to access a config.sys 
file when you start your computer, and click. The default setting for this
option is NONE.

Check for Autoexec.bat on Drive:

Some software programs require that you include certain commands in an
autoexec.bat file. Each time you turn on or reset the computer, it reads 
the autoexec,bat configuration file and executes the commands in it. The
documentation provided with your programs should tell you if you need an
autoexec.bat file as well as which drive it should be on. At the `Check for
Autoexec.bat on Drive' prompt, point to the appropriate drive specification
you want to use to execute an autoexec.bat file when you start your 
computer, and click. The default setting for this option is NONE.

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