IBM manual 110

Hard	Disk	Low	Level		Format
To	format	the hard disk and restore the system partition,
do	the	following.
Warning:		The	following		procedure	causes permanent
loss	of	the	data	on	the hard	disk. Make sure that a
backup of all			the	information on		the hard disk is made.

1.Power-off the computer.

2.Insert the backup copy of the Reference Diskette i the diskette drive.

3.Power-on the computer.

4.Proceed to the Main Menu.CtrlPress+A to display

the Advanced		Diagnostic Menu.
5. SelectFormat the		hard	disk	and follow the
instructions	on	the screen to perform a low level
format of	the		hard	disk.

6.After the hard disk format is completed, power-off th computer.

7.Restore the system partition.

8.Reinstall the operating system.

Replacing

the

Hard

Disk

Drive

If

you

replace

the

internal hard

disk

drive,

you must r

all of the system programs onto

the

replacement

hard

disk

drive. To

recopy

the

programs:

1.

Start

the

system

using

the

customer's

backup copy

of

the

system

partition.

2. SelectBackup/Restore system programs

from

the

Main

Menu.

3.

Run Restore

the

system

partition

to

load

the

IML

image, the system programs, and the diagnostic

programs

onto

the

hard

disk

drive

just

installed.

Notes:

a. If there is not a backup copy of the system partition, make one before replacing the hard disk drive. (See “Making a System Partition

Backup Copy” on page 101.)

b. If the customer's backup copy of the system

partition	is	incomplete,		you cannot		restore	the
whole system		partition. If this occurs, after you
have recopied the IML image, get the option
diskettes	and Copyusean		option	diskette	to
recopy the		option	files	onto	the	system	partition.

c. If the IML image is loaded onto the hard disk drive, but the customer's operating system has not been loaded, the insert diskette icon will appear on the screen.

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