USING COMTROL DIAGNOSTICS You will need to download at least two files from the Diag directory to create your own bootable floppy diagnostic diskette. Contained in each Diag directory are the following files: * Diskette image file (*.i) * Rawrite.exe Note: The Rawrite3.doc file contains similar information as this file. MAKING BOOTABLE DIAGNOSTIC DISKETTES ------------------------------------ To run the diagnostics, you will need to create your own bootable diagnostic diskette using a High-Density (HD), 1.44M diskette and using the directions for one of the following operating systems: * Windows * DOS * Unix ------- WINDOWS ------- To create a bootable diagnostics diskette, after downloading the image file and Rawrite.exe from the Comtrol ftp site: 1. Obtain a formatted 1.44MB diskette. 2. Go to the appropriate Diag directory for your hardware type and double-click on Rawrite.exe. RaWrite may be aborted at any time by typing ^C or CTRL-Break. 3. Enter the disk image source file name. For example: 150xxxxY.i or 180xxxxY.i where: xxxx are numbers and Y is an alpha-character. 4. Enter the target diskette drive. For example: a 5. Insert the formatted diskette into the target drive and press the ENTER key. For more information about Rawrite.exe, you can refer to the rawrite3.doc document in the appropriate Diag directory. --- DOS --- To create a bootable diagnostics diskette, after downloading the image file and Rawrite.exe from the Comtrol ftp site: 1. Obtain a formatted 1.44MB diskette. 2. To format a diskette in drive: a, type at the DOS prompt: format a: 3. At the DOS prompt, enter the appropriate directory path from the CD. For example: 4. To start Rawrite, type: \ rawrite 5. Enter the disk image source file name. For example: 150xxxxY.i or 180xxxxY.i where: xxxx are numbers and Y is an alpha-character. 6. Enter the target diskette drive. For example: a 7. Insert the formatted diskette into the target drive and press the ENTER key. For more information about Rawrite.exe, Please refer to the rawrite3.doc document in the appropriate Diag directory. ---- UNIX ---- To create a bootable diagnostics diskette, use the dd command to copy the diskette image file out to a floppy drive. For example: dd if=/ of=/dev/rfd0135ds18 (primary 3.5" drive) dd if=/ of=/dev/rfd1135ds18 (secondary 3.5" drive) For more information about dd, refer to your operating system’s manual pages. Document Number: 2000250 Rev A.