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Message, Action, Start, Enter, Screen expansion, The Test submenu

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Title: C79DMMST CreationDate: 07/16/97 13:09:22 Message The "Test" submenu Start Restart SystemBoard Memory Display HDD-1 FDD-1 PCMCIA-1 Parallel Serial DSP CDROM Infrared Audio HDD-3 HDD-2 FDD-2 PCMCIA-2 Exit A POST error prompt Action Select the Start icon and follow the instructions to test your system. If you cannot complete the test, have the computer serviced. If the test does not find the problem, but the problem persists nonetheless, go through the Troubleshooting Charts one by one. If the test ends in an error, note the error code and have the computer serviced. This screen appears when you reboot your computer and after you change the IDE channel from 2 to 3. Turn off the computer and wait at least 5 seconds; then turn it on again. An error was found during POST. Press Enter; then select Start from the "Test" submenu and run the test. If the test ends in an error, note the error code and have the computer serviced. An error prompt Turn off the computer and start Easy-Setup; then select Test to test the computer. If the test ends in an error, note the error code and have the computer serviced. You can start the operating system by pressing F1 instead, and ignore the error. The DOS full-screen looks smaller. 640 x 480 A panel or message that is not listed. When you use a DOS application that supports only the 640x480 resolution (VGA mode), the screen image might look slightly distorted or might appear smaller than the display size. This is to maintain compatibility with the other DOS applications. To expand the screen image to the same size as the actual screen, start the ThinkPad Configuration program and click on LCD ( ); then select the Screen expansion function. (The image may still look slightly distorted.) Note: You can use the Fn+F8 keys to do the same thing. Turn off the computer and start Easy-Setup; then select Test to test the computer. If the test ends in an error, note the error code and have the computer serviced. If you cannot start Easy-Setup, have the computer serviced. Chapter 4. Solving Computer Problems 4-9

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Message
Action
The “Test” submenu
Exit
Restart
Start
SystemBoard Memory
Display
HDD-1 FDD-1
Parallel
PCMCIA-1
PCMCIA-2
FDD-2
HDD-2
HDD-3
Serial
CDROM
DSP
Audio
Infrared
Select the
Start
icon and follow the instructions to test your system.
If you cannot complete the test, have the computer serviced.
If the test does not find the problem, but the problem persists nonetheless,
go through the Troubleshooting Charts one by one.
If the test ends in an error, note the error code and have the computer
serviced.
This screen appears when you reboot your computer and after you change the
IDE channel from 2 to 3.
Turn off the computer and wait at least 5 seconds; then turn it on again.
A POST error prompt
An error was found during POST.
Press
Enter
; then select
Start
from the
“Test” submenu and run the test.
If the test ends in an error, note the error code and have the computer serviced.
An error prompt
Turn off the computer and start Easy-Setup; then select
Test
to test the
computer.
If the test ends in an error, note the error code and have the computer serviced.
You can start the operating system by pressing
F1
instead, and ignore the error.
The DOS full-screen looks
smaller.
640 x 480
When you use a DOS application that supports only the 640x480 resolution
(VGA mode), the screen image might look slightly distorted or might appear
smaller than the display size.
This is to maintain compatibility with the other
DOS applications.
To expand the screen image to the same size as the actual
screen, start the ThinkPad Configuration program and click on
LCD
(
);
then select the
Screen expansion
function.
(The image may still look slightly
distorted.)
Note:
You can use the
Fn
+
F8
keys to do the same thing.
A panel 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 in an error, note the error code and have the computer serviced.
If you cannot start Easy-Setup, have the computer serviced.
Chapter 4.
Solving Computer Problems
4-9
Title: C79DMMST CreationDate: 07/16/97 13:09:22