System information

Noteforwarranty:Duringthewarrantyperiod,thecustomermayberesponsibleforrepaircostsifthe

computerdamagewascausedbymisuse,accident,modication,unsuitablephysicaloroperating

environment,orimpropermaintenancebythecustomer.Followingisalistofsomecommonitemsthat

arenotcoveredunderwarrantyandsomesymptomsthatmightindicatethatthesystemwassubjected

tostressbeyondnormaluse.

Beforecheckingproblemswiththecomputer,determinewhetherthedamageiscoveredunderthewarranty

byreferringtothefollowinglist:

Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:

•LCDpanelcrackedfromtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped

•Scratched(cosmetic)parts

•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts

•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce

•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem

•DamagecausedbytheimproperinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard

•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive

•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive,

ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels

•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton

•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice

•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)

•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard

•Useofanincorrectacadapteronlaptopproducts

Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:

•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.

•Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,itmayhavebeensubjectedtoexcessiveforce,

ordropped.

Checkoutguide

UsethefollowingproceduresasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadNotebook.

Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon-ThinkPadproducts,

prototypecards,ormodiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.

1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.

2.Verifythesymptoms.Trytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe

operation.

DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS

TheThinkPadNotebookhasatestprogramcalledPC-DoctorforDOS(hereaftercalledPC-Doctor.)Youcan

detecterrorsbyrunningthediagnosticstestincludedinPC-Doctor.

Note:

PC-DoctorforDOSisavailableattheWebsitehttp://www.lenovo.com/support.

TocreatethePC-DoctordiagnosticCD,followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.

Forsomepossiblecongurationsofthecomputer,PC-Doctormightnotruncorrectly.Toavoidthisproblem,

youneedtoinitializethecomputerBIOSsetupbeforeyourunPC-Doctor.

ToinitializethecomputerBIOSsetup,doasfollows:

1.T urnonthecomputer.

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