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Starting PC-Doctor from a diagnostic diskette or CD-ROM Note: If your computer has no internal diskette drive, an external USB diskette drive is required when using the diagnostic diskette. 1. If your computer is already on when you start this procedure, shut down the operating system and turn off the computer. 2. Insert the diskette or CD-ROM in the appropriate drive. 3. Turn on the computer. Note: If the PC-Doctor program fails to start, make sure that the startup device sequence is configured to allow startup from the diskette or CD-ROM drive. See "Selecting a startup device" on page 55. Diagnostics program download If you have access to the internet, you can download a diskette image or a startable CD-ROM image (.iso file) of the diagnostics. To download the latest diagnostics program from the WWW, do the following: v Go to http://www.lenovo.com/think/support. v Type the machine type in the ″Use Quick Path″ field and click Go. v Click Downloads and drivers and scroll down to locate the Enhanced diagnostics. Navigating through the diagnostics programs Use the cursor movement keys to navigate within the menus. v The Enter key is used to select a menu item. v The Esc key is used to back up to the previous menu. v For online help select F1. Running diagnostics tests There are four ways to run the diagnostic tests. v Using the cursor movement keys, highlight Run Normal Test or Run Quick Test from the Diagnostics menu and then press Enter. This automatically runs a pre-defined group of tests from each test category. Run Normal Test runs a more extensive set of tests than does Run Quick Test and takes longer to complete. v Press F5 to automatically run all selected tests in all categories. See "Test selection" on page 49. v From within a test category, press Ctrl-Enter to automatically run only the selected tests in that category. See "Test selection" on page 49. v Using the cursor movement keys, highlight a single test within a test category, and then press Enter. This runs only that test. Press Esc at any time to stop the testing process. Test results (N/A, PASSED, FAILED, ABORTED) are displayed in the field beside the test description and in the test log. See "Viewing the test log" on page 52. 48 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Starting
PC-Doctor
from
a
diagnostic
diskette
or
CD-ROM
Note:
If
your
computer
has
no
internal
diskette
drive,
an
external
USB
diskette
drive
is
required
when
using
the
diagnostic
diskette.
1.
If
your
computer
is
already
on
when
you
start
this
procedure,
shut
down
the
operating
system
and
turn
off
the
computer.
2.
Insert
the
diskette
or
CD-ROM
in
the
appropriate
drive.
3.
Turn
on
the
computer.
Note:
If
the
PC-Doctor
program
fails
to
start,
make
sure
that
the
startup
device
sequence
is
configured
to
allow
startup
from
the
diskette
or
CD-ROM
drive.
See
“Selecting
a
startup
device”
on
page
55.
Diagnostics
program
download
If
you
have
access
to
the
internet,
you
can
download
a
diskette
image
or
a
startable
CD-ROM
image
(.iso
file)
of
the
diagnostics.
To
download
the
latest
diagnostics
program
from
the
WWW,
do
the
following:
v
Go
to
.
v
Type
the
machine
type
in
the
″
Use
Quick
Path
″
field
and
click
Go
.
v
Click
Downloads
and
drivers
and
scroll
down
to
locate
the
Enhanced
diagnostics.
Navigating
through
the
diagnostics
programs
Use
the
cursor
movement
keys
to
navigate
within
the
menus.
v
The
Enter
key
is
used
to
select
a
menu
item.
v
The
Esc
key
is
used
to
back
up
to
the
previous
menu.
v
For
online
help
select
F1
.
Running
diagnostics
tests
There
are
four
ways
to
run
the
diagnostic
tests.
v
Using
the
cursor
movement
keys,
highlight
Run
Normal
Test
or
Run
Quick
Test
from
the
Diagnostics
menu
and
then
press
Enter
.
This
automatically
runs
a
pre-defined
group
of
tests
from
each
test
category.
Run
Normal
Test
runs
a
more
extensive
set
of
tests
than
does
Run
Quick
Test
and
takes
longer
to
complete.
v
Press
F5
to
automatically
run
all
selected
tests
in
all
categories.
See
“Test
selection”
on
page
49.
v
From
within
a
test
category,
press
Ctrl-Enter
to
automatically
run
only
the
selected
tests
in
that
category.
See
“Test
selection”
on
page
49.
v
Using
the
cursor
movement
keys,
highlight
a
single
test
within
a
test
category,
and
then
press
Enter
.
This
runs
only
that
test.
Press
Esc
at
any
time
to
stop
the
testing
process.
Test
results
(N/A,
PASSED,
FAILED,
ABORTED)
are
displayed
in
the
field
beside
the
test
description
and
in
the
test
log.
See
“Viewing
the
test
log”
on
page
52.
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Hardware
Maintenance
Manual