Important
The following is required to complete this procedure:
DOS or OS/2 must be installed on the hard disk
drive.
An external diskette drive must be attached to
the computer.
1. Power-on the computer.
2. At the DOS prompt, type
md c:\TP5
then press Enter. A TP500 subdirectory is created
on the hard disk drive.
3. Insert the Diagnostics diskette into the diskette drive.
4. Type
copy a:\TP5\. c:\TP5\.
then press Enter. The files are copied from the
TP500 subdirectory on the Diagnostics diskette to the
TP500 subdirectory on the C drive.
Error Log
Use the following steps to create an error log, run the
diagnostic tests, and automatically record any error
messages in an error log. This procedure is normally used
to diagnose an intermittent problem.
Note: The errors must be logged to a diskette drive or to
a printer. If recording errors on a diskette, use a
copy of the Advanced Diagnostics diskette that is
not write-protected. Do not run any diskette
tests when logging to a diskette drive. Do not
run a parallel port test when logging to a
printer.
Creating the Error Log
1. Insert the Advanced Diagnostics diskette into the
diskette drive.
2. Press 0 (SYSTEM CHECKOUT), then Enter.
3. Depending on the options installed in the computer,
questions about attached devices may appear on the
display. Answer as required; then press Enter.
4. Press Y or N (IS THE LIST CORRECT (Y/N)?), then
Enter.
5. Press 2 (LOG UTILITIES), then Enter.
6. Press 0 (START ERROR LOG), then Enter.
7. Press 0 or 1 (LOG TO DISKETTE, OR PRINTER
(0/1)?), then Enter.
8. If you are logging to diskette, press A (ENTER THE
DRIVE ID FOR ERROR LOG?), then Enter.
9. Press 9 (END LOG UTILITIES), then Enter.
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