Desktop Management Guide

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Desktop Management Guide
1. If there are any PCI cards in the system that have SCSI, ATA
RAID or SATA drives attached, turn off the computer and unplug
the power cord.
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CAUTION: The power cord MUST be unplugged.
2. Open the computer and remove the PCI cards.
3. Insert the USB flash media device into one of the computer's
USB ports and remove all other USB storage devices except USB
diskette drives. Close the computer cover.
4. Plug in the power cord and turn on the computer.
5. As soon as the computer is turned on, press
F10 when the
monitor light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press
Enter to
bypass the title screen, if necessary.
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If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the
computer and again press
F10 when the monitor light turns green to
access the utility.
6. Go to Advanced > PCI Devices to disable both the PATA and
SATA controllers. When disabling the SATA controller, note the
IRQ to which the controller is assigned. You will need to reassign
the IRQ later. Exit setup, confirming the changes.
SATA IRQ: __________
7. Insert a bootable DOS diskette with FDISK.COM and either
SYS.COM or FORMAT.COM into a diskette drive and turn on
the computer to boot to the DOS diskette.
8. Run FDISK and delete any existing partitions on the USB flash
media device. Create a new partition and mark it active. Exit
FDISK by pressing the
Esc key.
9. If the system did not automatically restart when exiting FDISK,
press
Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot to the DOS diskette.
10. At the A:\ prompt, type
FORMAT C: /S and press Enter. Format
will format the USB flash media device, add the system files, and
ask for a Volume Label.
11. Press
Enter for no label or enter one if desired.