The following steps summarize the procedure for accessing a system that will not boot. Boot the system from Volume 1 of the BOS CD-ROM or stacked bootable system installation tape. Select maintenance options. Recover data or perform corrective action using the system prompt. Prerequisites Your system cannot be booted from the hard disk.
All hardware is installed.
Your system unit is set to Off. To Access the System Use this procedure if you are unable to boot from the hard disk. The beginning of this procedure is similar to the one you used to install the Base Operating System. You will, however, be using the maintenance screens instead of the installation screens to complete this procedure. The maintenance screen illustrations in this procedure are provided as examples only.