IBM R30 Related service information, Power button as reset switch, Running a low-level format

Related service information

This section provides information about the following:

v“Power button as reset switch”

v“Running a low-level format”

v“Service Web site”

v“Passwords”

v“Power management features” on page 28

v“Fn key combinations” on page 30

v“Product recovery program” on page 30

Power button as reset switch

The power button acts as a reset switch when pressed for more than 4 seconds. This resets the system (regardless of the microcode status) and forces the power off. Use this only when power is not completely off or the microcode is in a hung state.

Running a low-level format

Attention: Make sure the drive address to be formatted is correct. This procedure erases all information on the disk.

To format the hard disk, select Utility, and then use the Full Erase Hard Drive or Quick Erase Hard Drive in Utility of the PC-Doctor for DOS program. Refer to “Testing the computer” on page 34.

Service Web site

When the latest maintenance diskette and system program service diskette are available, they are posted on:

Maintenance diskette:

http://www.pc.ibm.com/partner/infotips

System program service diskette:

http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/files.html or http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/TPAD-MATRIX.html

Passwords

When the power-on password (POP), hard disk password (HDP), and supervisor password (SVP) are used, the following situations may occur:

vIf the POP is the same as the HDP, the POP prompt appears, but the HDP prompt does not appear.

vIf the POP is not the same as the HDP, both prompts appear.

vWhen SVP is set, POST should invoke BIOS setup without erasing POP. Before entering BIOS setup SVP

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