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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, a diskette, CD-RW, or DVD/CD-RW combo drive must be installed in the 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 → Internal Floppy Disk). The IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette is a self-starting diagnostics diskette that is used to test hardware components in the computer. You can create only an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette from the Product Recovery program. You can create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette from the Product Recovery program or a CD from the World Wide Web. To create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette from the Product Recovery program partition on the hard disk, 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. To download the latest CD image of the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics from the Web and create a startable IBM Enhanced Diagnostics CD, complete the following steps: 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. 2. Click Support & downloads. 3. Click Search technical support. 4. In the Enter keyword(s) field, type diagnostics 9228, and click Search. 5. From the "Search results" page, click the Enhanced Diagnostics item for the computer. 6. On the next page, click the CD image file for the Enhanced Diagnostics code and download it, using a writeable optional device (CD-RW or DVD/CD-RW combo drive). For more information about using the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics program, see the Problem Determination and Service Guide on the IBM IntelliStation Documentation CD. Using video features The computer has a PCI Express x16 graphics adapter that renders 2D or 3D image quality and uses a standard video protocol for displaying text and graphic images on a monitor screen. The adapter supports a variety of video modes (combinations of resolution, refresh rate, and color that are defined by a video standard for displaying text or graphics). 14 IBM IntelliStation Z Pro Type 9228: User's Guide

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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,
a
diskette,
CD-RW,
or
DVD/CD-RW
combo
drive
must
be
installed
in
the
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
Internal
Floppy
Disk
).
The
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette
is
a
self-starting
diagnostics
diskette
that
is
used
to
test
hardware
components
in
the
computer.
You
can
create
only
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette
from
the
Product
Recovery
program.
You
can
create
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette
from
the
Product
Recovery
program
or
a
CD
from
the
World
Wide
Web.
To
create
an
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
diskette
from
the
Product
Recovery
program
partition
on
the
hard
disk,
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.
To
download
the
latest
CD
image
of
the
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
from
the
Web
and
create
a
startable
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
CD,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Go
to
2.
Click
Support
&
downloads
.
3.
Click
Search
technical
support
.
4.
In
the
Enter
keyword(s)
field,
type
diagnostics
9228
,
and
click
Search
.
5.
From
the
“Search
results”
page,
click
the
Enhanced
Diagnostics
item
for
the
computer.
6.
On
the
next
page,
click
the
CD
image
file
for
the
Enhanced
Diagnostics
code
and
download
it,
using
a
writeable
optional
device
(CD-RW
or
DVD/CD-RW
combo
drive).
For
more
information
about
using
the
IBM
Enhanced
Diagnostics
program,
see
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
on
the
IBM
IntelliStation
Documentation
CD.
Using
video
features
The
computer
has
a
PCI
Express
x16
graphics
adapter
that
renders
2D
or
3D
image
quality
and
uses
a
standard
video
protocol
for
displaying
text
and
graphic
images
on
a
monitor
screen.
The
adapter
supports
a
variety
of
video
modes
(combinations
of
resolution,
refresh
rate,
and
color
that
are
defined
by
a
video
standard
for
displaying
text
or
graphics).
14
IBM
IntelliStation
Z
Pro
Type
9228:
User’s
Guide