Epson ActionNote User Manual

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Subdirectory

A disk directory

that

branches down from another directory or from

the root directory.

Suspend mode

The power-saving mode

screen, press

our computer enters after you close the

or when it detects a standby timeout

period specified in the SETUP program.

Switch

An option you can add to a command that modifies the way the
command works. Switches are usually preceded by a / (forward
slash). For example, if you add the /S switch to the FORMAT
command, MS-DOS installs the operating system on a diskette as it
formats it.

See also Parameter.

System disk

A disk containing one of the operating systems used by your

computer.

Timeout period

An amount of time you can specify using the SETUP program or

VGACONF utility; if the hard disk or system is not accessed for the

specified amount of time, the computer enters Suspend mode.

Utility program

A type of program designed to allow you to change computer settings
and perform useful applications

VGA

Video Graphics Array. A type of high-resolution display adapter.

Your computer’s VGA adapter can display resolutions up to 640

x

480

on the LCD screen and 800 x 600 on an external VGA monitor.

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