Manual

3.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbepoweredon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”on
page34,andcheckthepowersources.
Ifanerrorcodeappears,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage43.
4.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF12toentertheBootMenu.
5.InsertthePC-DoctorCDintotheopticaldrive.
6.PresscursorkeystoselectATAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.
7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
8.ThemainpanelofPC-Doctorappears.
9.SelectDiagnosticswiththearrowkeys,andpressEnter.
Note:Y oucanselectanitemnotonlywiththearrowkeys,butalsowiththeTrackPoint
®
pointer.
InsteadofpressingEnter,clicktheleftbutton.
Apull-downmenuappears.(Itsexactformdependsonthemodel.)
Note:PC-Doctormenudoesnotmeantheformalsupportdevicelist.Someunsupporteddevicenames
mayappearinthePC-Doctormenu.
Theoptionsonthetestmenuareasfollows:
DiagnosticsInteractiveTests
RunNormalTest
RunQuickTest
CPU/Coprocessor
SystemMemory
Systemboard
VideoAdapter
FixedDisks
DisketteDrives
OtherDevices
Communication
WirelessLAN
Keyboard
Video
InternalSpeaker
Mouse
Diskette
SystemLoad
OpticalDriveTest
IntelWLANRadioTest
Notes:
IntheKeyboardtestinInteractiveT ests,theFnkeyshouldbehelddownforatleast2seconds;otherwise,it
cannotbesensed.
VideoAdaptertestsupportsonlytheLCDdisplayontheThinkPadNotebook.Ifyouhaveanexternalmonitor
attachedtoyourcomputer,detachitbeforerunningPC-DoctorforDOS.
TotestDigitalSignatureChip,thesecuritychipmustbesettoActive.
10.Runtheapplicablefunctiontest.
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