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8-56800-A2-GN22-30 January 1997
IPC-900 Diagnostic Program (for Altos 5000 Systems Only)
The IPC-900 diagnostic consists of three tests. These tests can only be run under the MS-DOS
operating system. Therefore, you will have to boot the System 5000 with MS-DOS, create a
bootable disk, copy the diagnostics onto the bootable disk, and reboot the system with the newly
created diagnostic disk. However, you only have to do this once, after which you can save the
new disk and use it whenever you have to run the diagnostic.
To accomplish all this, you need a bootable disk containing the MS-DOS files, a blank disk, and
the disk entitled Intelligent Ports Card MS-DOS Device Drivers and Diagnostics Version 3.09
that is shipped with the card.
Before you begin, you must format the blank floppy diskette using the SDX diskette. To
accomplish this, boot from the SDX and enter u. Then enter 1 and insert the blank diskette. This
formats the diskette. Return to the Main Menu and exit, then remove the SDX diskette.
1. Move the RESET/RUN key on the front panel clockwise to the RUN position to reboot
the System 5000 (if the System 5000 is turned off at this point, move the power switch on
the rear panel to the ON position instead). The System 5000 will run through its normal
power-up sequence and display the following message:
Press spacebar to interrupt autoboot
2. PRESS: the spacebar immediately
The Boot Menu appears (see Figure 8-1).
3. Insert the bootable disk containing MS-DOS and select Option 2 to boot from the floppy.
4. Once the system boots, you are ready to format the blank disk and transfer the system
files onto the disk so that it can be used to boot the System 5000. To do this, at the
A>: prompt,
TYPE: format a: /s
PRESS: Enter
The system displays the following prompt:
Insert new diskette for Drive a: and strike enter when ready
5. Remove the MS-DOS disk, insert the blank disk into the floppy drive, and
PRESS: Enter
The system formats the disk and transfers the system files to it. When complete, the
system displays the following prompt:
Format complete, format another?
6. TYPE: n
PRESS: Enter
With the newly formatted disk still in the drive, boot the system. If the format was
successful, the system prompts you for the date and time.
PRESS: Enter