User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important safety information
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Installing or replacing hardware
- Handling static-sensitive devices
- Installing or replacing hardware
- Installing external options
- Opening the computer cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Installing or replacing a memory module
- Replacing the hard disk drive
- Replacing the optical drive
- Replacing the battery
- Replacing the heat sink
- Replacing the internal speaker
- Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
- Replacing the ac power adapter
- Replacing the ac power adapter bracket
- Replacing the keyboard or mouse
- Completing the parts replacement
- Installing security features
- Chapter 3. Recovery information
- Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility program
- Chapter 5. Updating system programs
- Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service
- Appendix A. Notices
- Index
PC-DoctorforRescueandRecovery
ThePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramispartoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
oneachLenovocomputer.UsethePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramifyouare
unabletostarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
TorunthePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramfromtheRescueandRecovery
workspace,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsorseea
logoscreen,stoppressingtheF11key.TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.
3.FromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,selectLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery➙
Diagnosehardware.ThePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramopens.
4.Selectthediagnostictestyouwanttorun.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForadditionalinformationaboutrunningthePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogram,refer
tothePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoveryhelpsystem.
Note:IfyouencounterfailuresthatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,
youcanrunthePC-DoctorforRescueandRecoverydiagnosticprogramafterusingarescuemedium
torecoverthecomputerfromfailuresandgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.See
“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage32.
PC-DoctorforDOS
YoucanalsodownloadthelatestversionofthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfrom
http://www.lenovo.com/support.ThePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramrunsindependentlyofthe
Windowsoperatingsystem.UsethePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramifyouareunabletostartthe
Windowsoperatingsystemorifthetwodiagnosticprogramspreinstalledonyourcomputerhavenot
beensuccessfulinisolatingapossibleproblem.YoucanrunthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogram
fromadiagnosticdiscthatyoucreated.
Creatingadiagnosticdisc
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreateadiagnosticdisc.
Tocreateadiagnosticdisc,dothefollowing:
1.Downloadaself-startingbootableCD/DVDimage(knownasanISOimage)ofthediagnosticprogram
from:http://www.lenovo.com/support
2.UseanyCD/DVDburningsoftwaretocreateadiagnosticdiscwiththeISOimage.
Runningthediagnosticprogramfromadiagnosticdisc
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtorunthediagnosticprogramfromadiagnosticdiscthatyou
created.
Torunthediagnosticprogramfromadiagnosticdiscthatyoucreated,dothefollowing:
1.Makesuretheopticaldriveyouwanttouseissetastherstbootdeviceinthestartupdevicesequence.
See“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage37.
2.Makesurethecomputeristurnedonandtheninsertthediscintotheopticaldrive.Thediagnostic
programopens.
Note:Youcaninsertthediscintotheopticaldrivewhenyouaresettingthestartupdevicesequence.
However,ifyouinsertthediscintotheopticaldrivewhenyouhavealreadyenteredtheoperatingsystem,
youneedtorestartthecomputertoaccessthediagnosticprogram.
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