IBM 689912U Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 246
Correcting Disk Errors from DOS, Diskette, Disk 1, Utility Diskette 1
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Correcting Disk Errors from DOS To run the CHECKDSK program from DOS: 1. Close all active programs, including Windows. 2. At the DOS command prompt type CHKDSK /F and press Enter. The program will check the hard disk and correct any errors found. Correcting Disk Errors from the DOS Diskette If you cannot get to a DOS command prompt from your hard disk, use the following procedure. 1. Insert PC DOS Disk 1 in your diskette drive. 2. Power-on the computer. If the computer is already on, restart the computer using the Ctrl+Alt+Del key sequence. 3. When the following prompt appears: Do you want to install PC DOS 7 (Y,N)? type N. The command prompt appears. 4. Type COPY C:\CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.OLD and press Enter. This copies your current CONFIG.SYS file as CONFIG.OLD in case you need it for future reference. 5. At the DOS command prompt type CHKDSK /F and press Enter. Correcting Disk Errors from OS/2 Warp When you use the CHKDSK /F command, you cannot have any other activity on that disk. Therefore, if you need to use the CHKDSK /F command on the disk where OS/2 is installed, you must shut down OS/2 and use the OS/2 Warp Utility Diskettes. To correct disk errors on the disk where OS/2 Warp is installed: 1. Shut down OS/2. 2. Insert Utility Diskette 1 in your diskette drive. 3. Power-on your computer. If the computer is already on, restart it using the Ctrl+Alt+Del key sequence. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen until you get to a command prompt. 5. Insert Utility Diskette 3. 6. Type CHKDSK C:/F:2; then press Enter. (C is the drive on which OS/2 is installed.) 7. Follow any instructions that appear on the screen. 8. Remove the diskette from drive A. 9. Restart your computer using the Ctrl+Alt+Del key sequence. To correct disk errors on another drive: 1. On the Desktop, double-click on OS/2 System. 2. Double-click on Command Prompts. 236 IBM PC 300/700, IntelliStation Series HMM