IBM 1800409-001A - Manual (Page 306)

Formatting the Internal Hard Disk
If you experience unexplained or erratic problems with the internal
hard disk, you may want to reformat the hard disk and reload the
print system software.
NOTE: If you reformat the internal hard disk, all files on that disk
are erased, and the system software and fonts must be
reloaded.
To format the internal hard disk, follow these instructions:
1. Turn off the printer and then on again. The following message
displays in the window:
QMS SOFTLOAD x.x
READY TO BOOT
2. Once this message appears, you have 10 seconds to press the
Select key. When you press the Select key, the following
message appears in the message window:
QMS SOFTLOAD x.x
BOOT SYSTEM
NOTE: If 10 seconds passes before you press the Select key,
the
IDLE message appears. You must return to step 1.
3. Press the Next key until FORMAT DISK appears on the
second line of the message window:
QMS SOFTLOAD x.x
FORMAT DISK
4. Press the Select key to enter the Format Disk submenu. Then
press the Next key until the following message appears in the
message window:
FORMAT DISK
DISK 6
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