North Star DIMENSION Service Manual page 63

TROUBLESHOOTING
(cont.) Boot Problems
Symptom Explanation Solution
(continued) o If the CONFIG.SYS file in drive D has been changed
(for example, the inclusion of a foreign device
driver), the DOS banner appears and the central
module hangs (occasionally with an error message).
o If either the COMMAND.COM or the CONFIG.SYS
files on drive D is contaminated, it must be repaired
before the owner of the defective private partition
can sign on. If you can reach that partition (the
drive D that has the problem ) by signing on as
another user , do so and repair the offending file.
You may have to run MAINT and reassign the
defective partition to someone else--but don't make
it their drive D!
o If you are unable to sign on as a manager, and you
are unable to reach the defective partition any other
way, run SETUP or:
Duplicate DOS System Disk #1.
Boot this new diskette and sign on as
MANAGER and PASSWORD.
Copy the files PDTO.COM and UIT.COM from
drive C onto the diskette.
Boot the diskette again and sign on using your
normal manager ID and password.
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