IBM 2142 Creating a Diagnostics Bootable Diskette, To create a bootable diagnostics diskette

Creating a Diagnostics Bootable Diskette

The Diagnostics and Utilities CD allows you to create a bootable advanced

diagnostics	diskette. This permits			the flexibility of loading the diagnostics
program from	either the CD/DVD-ROM drive				or	the	Diskette drive.
Note: Because		of	the expanded	options	of	the	Service	Level A	Diagnostics
CD, the preferred way of running the diagnostics is from the									CD. Use the
diagnostics	on	the	diskette if	the CD/DVD-ROM unit is				inoperable.

To create a bootable diagnostics diskette:

1. Install the Diagnostics and Utilities CD in the CD/DVD-ROM drive.

2.Power-off, then power-on the system unit.

3.Do not pressF1 during POST.

4. When

theAptiva

Diagnostics

and

Utilities

Menu

appears,

depress

the

zero

key

to

select

the DOS screen. The A: drive prompt will

appear.

5. Select

the

CD drive

(the CD drive default is G:).

6.

Select

thePCDR

andIMAGE

directories

byCD\PCDR\IMAGEtyping:

and

pressenter .

7.

Install a blank 1.44

KB

diskette

in

diskette

drive

A.

Note:

The

diskette

does

not need

to

be

formatted.

8.

Type: LOADDSKF

DIAGDISK.DSK

B:

and

pressenter

. (At

this

point,

the

diskette

drive

is

B:).

9.

There

will

appear

on

the

screen

a

statement

that

the

diskette

is

about to

be

overwritten. Make

sure

the

diskette

in

drive A

is

the

one

you

want to

use,

then

answerY.

Attention

This procedure will overwrite all data on the diskette in drive A.

10.After the copy is finished, you will have a bootable advanced diagnostics diskette.

To Load the Diagnostics Diskette:

Note: Before beginning, ensure that Suspend Timer is disabled in the Setup Utility. This Service Level A Diagnostics will not support Low Level format.

1. Power-off the system unit.

2. Install the diagnostics diskette in drive A.

3.Power-on the system unit.

4.Do not pressF1 during POST.

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