Specifications
Device drivers for IBM devices and the instructions to install them (readme.txt) are
on the Device Drivers and Enhanced Diagnostics CD and in the c:\ibmtools\drivers\
directory. The latest device drivers are also available at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Creating and using an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette
The IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette is used to test hardware components on
your computer. Use the following information and instructions to create and use an
IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette.
Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette
Use one of the following methods to create an IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette.
Complete the following steps to create a startable IBM Enhanced Diagnostics
diskette from the Product Recovery program on the hard disk partition:
1. Restart your computer, and watch the monitor.
2. When the message To start the Product Recovery Program, press F11
appears, quickly press F11.
3. Select System Utilities, and press Enter.
4. Select Create IBM Enhanced Diagnostics Diskette, and press Enter.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Complete
the following steps to create a startable IBM Enhanced Diagnostics
diskette.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com.
2. Click Support & downloads.
3. Click Search technical support.
4. In the Enter search terms field, type diagnostics 6220 or 6230, and click
Submit.
5. From the “Search results” page, click the Enhanced Diagnostics item for your
computer.
6. On the next page, click the executable file for the Enhanced Diagnostics code to
download it (be sure to download the file to a hard disk directory and not to a
diskette). You can click the text file to display the readme file.
7. At a command prompt, change to the directory where the file was downloaded.
8. Insert a blank, high-density diskette into the diskette drive.
9. Type filename a: where filename is the name of the file you downloaded and a
is the letter for the diskette drive; then, press Enter.
The
downloaded file is self-extracting and is copied to the diskette. When the copy
completes, store the diskette in a safe place.
Using the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette
Complete the following steps to start the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette:
1. Turn off any attached devices and your computer.
2. Insert the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette into the diskette drive.
3. Turn on all attached devices; then, turn on your computer.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
22 IBM IntelliStation M Pro Types 6220 and 6230: Hardware Maintenance Manual