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Creating, Enhanced, Diagnostics, Diskette, Windows

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In Windows, you can create a recovery-repair diskette from the c:\ibmtools directory or from the Product Recovery program partition. To create a recovery-repair diskette from the c:\ibmtools directory, complete the following steps: 1. Start the computer and operating system. 2. Use Windows Explorer to display the directory structure of the hard disk. 3. Open the c:\ibmtools folder. 4. Double-click rrdisk.bat and follow the instructions on the screen. To create a recovery-repair diskette from the Product Recovery program partition, complete the following steps: 1. Shut down the operating system and turn off the computer. 2. Wait for at least 5 seconds; then, press and hold the F11 key while you restart the computer. When a menu appears, release the F11 key. 3. Use one of the following procedures: v If a menu is displayed in which you can select an operating system, use the arrow keys to select the operating system that is currently installed, press Enter, and then continue with the next step. v If an operating system menu is not displayed, continue with the next step. 4. From the Product Recovery Main menu, use the arrow keys to select System utilities, and then press Enter. 5. Use the arrow keys to select Create a Recovery Repair diskette, and then press Enter. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen. See "Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics Diskette or CD in Windows" for information about how to create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette. Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics Diskette or CD in Windows Note: To create and use a diskette or CD, you must have a diskette, CD-RW, or DVD/CD-RW combo drive installed in your computer. To enable a USB diskette drive to work, you must disable the legacy diskette drive function in the Configuration/Setup Utility program (click Devices and I/O Ports → Disable Legacy Diskette A). The IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette is a self-starting diagnostics diskette that you can use to test hardware components in your computer. You can only create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette from the Product Recovery program. You can create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette or CD from the World Wide Web. To create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette from the Product Recovery program partition, complete the following steps: 1. Restart the computer and watch the monitor. 2. When the message To start the Product Recovery Program, Press F11 appears, quickly Press F11. 3. Select System utilities. 4. Select Create IBM Enhanced Diagnostics Diskette. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. 54 IntelliStation A Pro Type 6217: Installation Guide

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In
Windows,
you
can
create
a
recovery-repair
diskette
from
the
c:\ibmtools
directory
or
from
the
Product
Recovery
program
partition.
To
create
a
recovery-repair
diskette
from
the
c:\ibmtools
directory,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Start
the
computer
and
operating
system.
2.
Use
Windows
Explorer
to
display
the
directory
structure
of
the
hard
disk.
3.
Open
the
c:\ibmtools
folder.
4.
Double-click
rrdisk.bat
and
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
To
create
a
recovery-repair
diskette
from
the
Product
Recovery
program
partition,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Shut
down
the
operating
system
and
turn
off
the
computer.
2.
Wait
for
at
least
5
seconds;
then,
press
and
hold
the
F11
key
while
you
restart
the
computer.
When
a
menu
appears,
release
the
F11
key.
3.
Use
one
of
the
following
procedures:
v
If
a
menu
is
displayed
in
which
you
can
select
an
operating
system,
use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
operating
system
that
is
currently
installed,
press
Enter,
and
then
continue
with
the
next
step.
v
If
an
operating
system
menu
is
not
displayed,
continue
with
the
next
step.
4.
From
the
Product
Recovery
Main
menu,
use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
System
utilities
,
and
then
press
Enter.
5.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
Create
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette
,
and
then
press
Enter.
6.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
See
“Creating
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
Diskette
or
CD
in
Windows”
for
information
about
how
to
create
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette.
Creating
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
Diskette
or
CD
in
Windows
Note:
To
create
and
use
a
diskette
or
CD,
you
must
have
a
diskette,
CD-RW,
or
DVD/CD-RW
combo
drive
installed
in
your
computer.
To
enable
a
USB
diskette
drive
to
work,
you
must
disable
the
legacy
diskette
drive
function
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
(click
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
→
Disable
Legacy
Diskette
A
).
The
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette
is
a
self-starting
diagnostics
diskette
that
you
can
use
to
test
hardware
components
in
your
computer.
You
can
only
create
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette
from
the
Product
Recovery
program.
You
can
create
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette
or
CD
from
the
World
Wide
Web.
To
create
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette
from
the
Product
Recovery
program
partition,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Restart
the
computer
and
watch
the
monitor.
2.
When
the
message
To
start
the
Product
Recovery
Program,
Press
F11
appears,
quickly
Press
F11.
3.
Select
System
utilities
.
4.
Select
Create
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
Diskette
.
5.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
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IntelliStation
A
Pro
Type
6217:
Installation
Guide