Loading Service Diskettes - North Star DIMENSION Service Manual

DIAGNOSTICS
Service Diskettes (cont.)
Loading Service Diskettes #1 and #2 contain operating system tracks.
Service Boot these diskettes from the diskette drive using the
Diskettes
following procedure.
#1 and #2
Procedure: Loading Service Diskettes # 1 and #2
1. Hold a service diskette in one hand while turning on power to the
central module with the other.
2. Wait for the diskette drive LED to turn on, and insert the diskette in
the drive. If the LED turns off before you insert the diskette, begin
the sequence again . The system automatically reads the boot tracks
and loads the diagnostic program menus.
This concludes the procedure for loading Service Diskettes #1 and #2.
Loading Service Diskette #3 has no operating system tracks. Boot
Service DIMENSION DOS (version 1.2.0 or later) from the fixed
Diskette disk, sign on at a workstation, and use the DISKCOPY
#3 utility to make a working copy of Service Diskette #3.
Request the diskette drive, place the working copy (without
a write-protect tab) in the diskette drive, and change the
current drive to A. Type TBU to request the diagnostic
program menu. A procedure given later in this chapter
explains how to run the Tape Diagnostics from the fixed
disk.
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