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4. Remove any removable disks, and place all fixed-disk drives and RF-series
ISEs off line.
5. Write-protect all disk drives and RF-series ISEs.
6. Turn off your system.
7. Set the Break Enable/Disable switch to disable (down).
8. Turn on your system.
9. After the green light on the tape drive glows steadily, insert the tape
cartridge containing MDM into the drive and lock it in place.
Loading MDM takes several minutes. A green light on a TK50 drive or
a yellow light on a TK70 drive blinks while loading occurs. Section 2.4
describes the display you see after loading completes.
10. After loading completes, make sure all RF-series ISEs are on line.
2.3.2 RRD-Series Compact Disc Instructions
If you are using an RRD-series disc drive connected to the internal SCSI
controller, use the following procedure to boot MDM.
1. If software is installed on your system:
a. Warn all users to log off.
b. Perform system shutdown as described in your software manuals.
2. Turn off your system.
3. Set the Break Enable/Disable switch to enable (up).
4. Turn on your system and await the completion of the power-up sequence.
5. Press the Halt button to put the system in console mode.
6. Place the disc in the drive.
If you are using an RRD42, insert the disc caddy into the disc drive:
a. Remove the disc from its package.
b. Insert the disc into the caddy (See MDM CD–ROM booklet.).
c. Insert the caddy into the drive slot until it stops.
If you are using an RRD43, insert the disc directly into the disc drive;
no caddy is needed.
2–8 Running the Diagnostic Monitor