IBM Series 1400 Drive and Diskette Compatibility Matrix, Hard Disk Drive Replacement Strategy

View Configuration option)	and verify that the se
in place when service is	complete.

Hard Disk Drive Replacement Strategy:

Always try to run a low-level format before repl disk drive.

Attention: The drive startup sequence in the comp are servicing might have been changed. Be extr careful during write operations such as copying, formatting. Data or programs can be over-written select an incorrect drive.

How	to	Use Error	Messages:		Use the error
codes		displayed on		the	screen to	diagnose fai
than	one error		code	is	displayed,	begin the d

the first error code. The cause of the first

result in false	error		codes	being	displayed.		I
is displayed,	see	if	the	error	symptom	is list
Symptom-to-FRU Index		for	the	computer you		are	s

How to	Read POST	Error	Messages:	POST
error	messages	are	displayed	on the screen as

five, or eight digits. The error messages that played as shorter POST messages are highlighted

index. Some digits will represent different infor SCSI errors versus non-SCSI errors. The following

example shows which digits display the shorter

messages

and also

defines

the

SCSI

information

in

eight-digit error message.

POST

All

SCSI

devices

are

set

to

a

different SCSI

I

SCSI

ID

settings

can

generate

a

false

error

me

the SCSI ID to determine

whether

the

error

me

coming from an

internal

or

an

external

device.

Drive and Diskette Compatibility Matrix

The following table provides identification informa 3.5-inch drives.

Diskette Drive			Identifying	Mark
3.5-Inch	-	1.44MB	1.44 on the eject		button
3.5-Inch	-	2.88MB	2.88 on	the eject button

The following table provides compatibility informat 3.5-inch diskettes and 3.5-inch diskette drives.

Diskette
Capacity	1.44MB Drive	2.88MB Drive
1.0MB	Read/Write	Read/Write
2.0MB	Read/Write	Read/Write
4.0MB	Not Compatible	Read/Write

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