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TARTUP
Booting the
Communications
Server
Formatting Diskettes without the Copy Command
You can also format diskettes without the copy command, using the
following procedure:
1 Enter monitor mode using steps 1 through 5 in the previous procedure.
2 To format a diskette, enter the format command:
fo
The following message appears:
Insert diskette to be formatted
Enter the density to begin formatting operation
Escape to abort the format
Return to use default density (2Mb):
3 Insert a blank 2 MB (high-density) diskette (1.44 MB formatted). (Make sure it
is not write-protected.) Type
The server formats your diskette. When it finishes, this prompt appears:
Format another diskette (y/n):
4 Type
to end the format procedure or
n
Once you have completed all cable connections and copied the software
distribution diskette, you are ready to boot your communications server:
1 Insert the working diskette in the drive, label side up.
2 If the server is off, turn it on by pressing the I side of the power switch
located on the back panel. If it is on, press the reset switch.
All LEDs on the front panel light briefly when the server is turned on. The
Power and Self Test LEDs should remain on after the others turn off. If they
do not, turn off the server by pressing the O side of the power switch. Verify
that the power cord is connected properly to a working outlet, then turn the
server on again.
The Self Test LED remains on during self-test diagnostics. These diagnostics
last about two minutes and 15 seconds (or about 30 seconds if Memory Test
Bypass is enabled; refer to "Memory Test Bypass"). The server then enters the
boot phase. The Boot State LED remains on during boot, which may take
several minutes. The server then reads software configuration information,
or press the Return key to begin the format.
2
to format another diskette.
y
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