Utilities - IBM RT PC 10 Hardware Maintenance And Service

Utilities
Fixed Disk Utilities
2-12 Service Manual
The Utility programs are on the IBM RT PC Diagnostic Diskettes. They
provide utilities to:
• Format a fixed disk
• Control or exercise a communications link
• Display the installed features list
• Copy the diagnostic diskette.
To run the Utilities:
1. Press Enter after reading the DIAGNOSTIC OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS.
2. Choose Utilities on the FUNCTION SELECTION menu.
3. Choose the type of utilities on the UTILITY SELECTION menu.
The following topics describe the different types of Utilities and their
options.
Note: The Format Fixed-Disk utility erases all data on the fixed disk and
reformats the fixed disk. Before using this utility, backup all data on the
fixed disk being formatted.
Use the Format Fixed-Disk utility only when intermittent read/write errors
have occurred on the fixed disk and the diagnostic programs cannot find the
problem. The Format Fixed-Disk utility formats the fixed disk and writes
new addresses on it.