Service station battery empty
- Save the CMOS data of the service station.
It is necessary to write down the set-up data of a service station on a sheet of paper and file it in a safe place, as the battery can wear out after a few years.
For older units, these set-up data are stored on an MSDOS diskette, and for new ones in the ROM. The data can be called up as follows: In the case of older units, exit the CE software, insert an MSDOS diskette with SETUP, switch over to disk drive A and start SETUP. Answer the request for the data and time and then produce a copy of the configuration screen or write down the data. For newer units, boot the computer and then press the indicated key combination in order to enter the SETUP program. Otherwise proceed as described above.
The most important data is the hard disk type – all other data are standard values. The hard disk type may also be entered on a sticker on the back of the computer or it is marked on the hard disk itself. On computers with cache controllers and expanded BIOS, the hard disk type is entered by the controller with the program DPTFMT (information from manufacturer and disk drive type, do not format and have type entered). This also applies to ESDI hard disks.
- Service Station
The set-up data are unknown to the service station, as the battery installed for buffering the CMOS-RAM is drained.
It is then no longer possible to boot from the hard disk.