Lenovo ThinkPad 380ED ThinkPad 380 and 380D User's Guide - Page 172

What If Testing Cannot Find the Problem? on Message, Action, Start, Enter

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Troubleshooting Message Test menu. Start Restart 1 2 SystemBoard Memory Display HDD FDD-1 FDD-2 Parallel Serial CDROM-1 Infrared Audio PCMCIA1 PCMCIA2 Exit POST error prompt. ERROR OK Cancel Error prompt. A screen or message that is not listed. Action Select the Start icon and follow the instructions to test your system. If you cannot go beyond the Test screen, have the computer serviced. If the computer stops during testing and does not continue, have the computer serviced. If testing does not find a problem but one still exists, find the problem in "What If Testing Cannot Find the Problem?" on page 154. If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the computer serviced. An error was found during the POST. Press Enter; then select Start from the test menu to run the test. If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the computer serviced. Turn off the computer and start Easy-Setup; then select Test to test the computer. If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the computer serviced. You can start the operating system by pressing F1 instead and ignore the error. Turn off the computer and start Easy-Setup; then select Test to test the computer. If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the computer serviced. If you cannot start Easy-Setup, have the computer serviced. 152 IBM ThinkPad 380 or 380D User's Guide

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Troubleshooting
Message
Action
Test menu.
FDD-1
1
FDD-2
2
HDD
Display
Memory
SystemBoard
Serial
CDROM-1
Infrared
Audio
Exit
Start
Restart
PCMCIA1
PCMCIA2
Parallel
Select the
Start
icon and follow the instructions to test your system.
If you cannot go beyond the Test screen, have the computer serviced.
If the computer stops during testing and does not continue, have the
computer serviced.
If testing does not find a problem but one still exists, find the problem in
“What If Testing Cannot Find the Problem?” on page
154.
If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the
computer serviced.
POST error prompt.
ERROR
OK
Cancel
An error was found during the POST.
Press
Enter
; then select
Start
from the
test menu to run the test.
If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the
computer serviced.
Error prompt.
Turn off the computer and start Easy-Setup; then select
Test
to test the
computer.
If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the
computer serviced.
You can start the operating system by pressing
F1
instead and ignore the error.
A screen or message that
is not listed.
Turn off the computer and start Easy-Setup; then select
Test
to test the
computer.
If the test ends with an error, make a note of the error code and have the
computer serviced.
If you cannot start Easy-Setup, have the computer serviced.
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IBM ThinkPad 380 or 380D User's Guide