IBM Aptiva 2142 Hardware Maintenance Service

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Creating a Diagnostics Bootable DisketteThe Diagnostics and Utilities CD allows you to create a bootable advanceddiagnostics diskette. This permits the flexibility of loading the diagnosticsprogram from either the CD/DVD-ROM drive or the Diskette drive.Note: Because of the expanded options of the Service Level A DiagnosticsCD, the preferred way of running the diagnostics is from the CD. Use thediagnostics 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 press F1 during POST.4. When the Aptiva Diagnostics and Utilities Menu appears, depress thezero 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 the PCDR and IMAGE directories by typing: CD\PCDR\IMAGEand press enter.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 press enter. (At this point,the diskette drive is B:).9. There will appear on the screen a statement that the diskette is about tobe overwritten. Make sure the diskette in drive A is the one you want touse, then answer Y.AttentionThis procedure will overwrite all data on the diskette in drive A.10. After the copy is finished, you will have a bootable advanced diagnosticsdiskette.To Load the Diagnostics Diskette:Note: Before beginning, ensure that Suspend Timer is disabled in theSetup Utility. This Service Level A Diagnostics will not support Low Levelformat.1. Power-off the system unit.2. Install the diagnostics diskette in drive A.3. Power-on the system unit.4. Do not press F1 during POST.3-4All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com