Computer Hardware User Manual

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6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:RescuemediaincludesPC-DoctorforWindowsPE.Formoreinformationaboutrescuemedia,
seetheUserGuideforthecomputer.
PC-DoctorforDOS
UsePC-DoctorforDOS,ifyouareunabletostarttheWindowsoperatingsystemorifPC-Doctorfor
Windowshasnotbeensuccessfulinisolatingapossibleproblem.YoucanrunPC-DoctorforDOSfroma
diagnosticCDimageordiagnosticdiskettesthathavebeencreated.
Note:ItisimportanttocreateadiagnosticCDimageordiagnosticdiskettesincasePC-DoctorforWindows
PEcannotberunfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace.
CreatingadiagnosticCDimage
TocreateadiagnosticCDimage,downloadaself-startingbootableCDimage(knownasan.isoimage)
ofthediagnosticprogramfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support/.Afteryoudownloadtheimage,you
cancreatetheCDusinganyCDburningsoftware.
IfthecomputerdoesnothaveaCDburneroryoudonothaveInternetaccess,see"Creatingdiagnostic
diskettes"onpage34.
Creatingdiagnosticdiskettes
Tocreatediagnosticdiskettes,downloadthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfrom
http://www.lenovo.com/support/ontotwoblank,formatteddiskettes.
IfyoudonothaveInternetaccess,createthediagnosticdiskettesusingthefollowingprocedure:
Note:YouwillneedadiskettedriveonthecomputeroraUSBdiskettedrivetocompletethisprocedure.
1.Shutdowntheoperatingsystemandturnoffthecomputer.
2.IfyouareusingaUSBdiskettedrive,plugitintothecomputer.
3.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keyasyouturnonthecomputer.
4.Whenyouhearbeepsorseealogoscreen,stoppressingtheF11key.TheRescueandRecovery
workspaceopens.
Note:Forsomemodels,presstheEsckeytoenterRescueandRecovery.
5.FromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,selectCreatediagnosticdisks.
6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
7.Whenprompted,insertablank,formatteddisketteintothediskettedriveandcontinuetofollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.
8.Whentheoperationiscomplete,removethedisketteandclickQuit.
9.Insertanotherblank,formatteddisketteintothediskettedriveandcontinuetofollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
10.Whentheoperationiscomplete,removethedisketteandclickQuit.
RunningdiagnosticsfromtheCDordiskettes
TorundiagnosticsfromthediagnosticCDimageordiagnosticdiskettesthatyoucreated,usethefollowing
procedure:
1.Makesurethecomputeristurnedoff.
2.IfyouarerunningdiagnosticsfromdiskettesusingaUSBdiskettedrive,plugintheUSBdevice.
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