Joe,

you can actually do this without the diag disk via BASIC! 
I used this page to configure my 5170

Thanks,
Andrew Mattera

On Feb 13, 2025, at 14:18, Joseph Giliberti via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

That could certainly work! Does it matter if it's a double density or high
density disk? I don't know what the original format of the diagnostic disc
is

On Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 1:51 PM Jeff S <jsalzman@gmail.com> wrote:

If you can find a disk images, and have a blank disk, I can create one for
you this weekend with my Greaseweazle.

Jeff Salzman

On Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 1:50 PM Joseph Giliberti via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

Greetings,
I'm planning on bringing an IBM 5170 to recap and restore this weekend.
Can
anyone who is attending possibly bring a diagnostic disk so I can get past
POST after replacing the battery?

Thanks in advance!

Regards,
Joe Giliberti