Paradyne 6800 manual Press spacebar to interrupt autoboot, To select boot from floppy

Preparing the Processors

The EISA Configuration Disk is a bootable disk. To run the program, you will need to boot the processor with this disk. To do this, perform the following steps:

1.Insert the EISA Configuration Disk into the floppy disk drive. Turn the power switch to the ON position. (If the RESET/RUN switch is not in the RUN position, turn the key clockwise until it is in the RUN position.) The system begins to boot. If you are running the ECU on a System 15000, go to Step 3. The system briefly displays the following message:

Press spacebar to interrupt autoboot

NOTE

You have approximately 10 seconds to press the spacebar to interrupt the autoboot sequence and allow booting from the floppy disk. Failure to do this within the 10-second window allows the system to start up from the hard disk and requires a reboot.

2.Immediately press the spacebar. The boot menu appears, as shown in Figure 2-24. TYPE: 2

to select boot from floppy.

Select [1] to boot from hard disk

Select [2] to boot from floppy

Select [3] to boot from tape

Select [4] to enter BIOS setup

Enter option:

491-13836

Figure 2-24. Boot Menu

3.Press any key to dismiss the EISA logo and display the Welcome screen. Then, PRESS: Enter

to display the Main Menu. It is shown in Figure 2-25.

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