Special Features in DOS

Change the Default Drive

To change from our hard drive to a floppy drive, we will need to indicate this change as follows:

Directions:

1. Put a floppy disk into drive A.

2. Type: a: and press return.

3. Your prompt should change to A:\>

4. Type: dir and press return.

5. You are now able to see all the files on the floppy.

6. To change back to your hard drive, you will need to reverse this procedure.

7. Type: c: and press return. Now your prompt should be C:\>