Lenovo E200 Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) - 3000 E200 (type 7848) - Page 50

Creating, diagnostic, CD/DVD, image, Running, diagnostics, Navigating, through, programs, tests

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Creating a diagnostic CD/DVD image To create a diagnostic CD/DVD image, download a self-starting bootable CD/DVD image (known as an ISO image) of the diagnostic program from http://www.lenovo.com/support After you download the image, you can create the CD/DVD using any CD/DVD burning software. Running diagnostics from the disc To run diagnostics from the diagnostic CD/DVD image that you created, do the following: 1. Make sure the computer is turned off. 2. Insert the disc into the optical drive. 3. Restart the computer. Note: If the diagnostic program does not start, you might not have your optical drive set as a startable device. See "Selecting a startup device" on page 51 for instructions on how to change the startup device. 4. When the diagnostics program opens, follow the instructions on the screen. 5. When the program finishes, be sure to remove the disc from the drive. 6. Select the diagnostic test you want to run. Press the F1 key for additional help. 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 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. v From within a test category, press Ctrl-Enter to automatically run only the selected tests in that category. 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 47. To select one or more tests, use the following procedure. 1. Open the corresponding test category. 2. Using the cursor movement keys, highlight the desired test. 3. Press the space bar. 44 Lenovo E200 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Creating
a
diagnostic
CD/DVD
image
To
create
a
diagnostic
CD/DVD
image,
download
a
self-starting
bootable
CD/DVD
image
(known
as
an
ISO
image)
of
the
diagnostic
program
from
After
you
download
the
image,
you
can
create
the
CD/DVD
using
any
CD/DVD
burning
software.
Running
diagnostics
from
the
disc
To
run
diagnostics
from
the
diagnostic
CD/DVD
image
that
you
created,
do
the
following:
1.
Make
sure
the
computer
is
turned
off.
2.
Insert
the
disc
into
the
optical
drive.
3.
Restart
the
computer.
Note:
If
the
diagnostic
program
does
not
start,
you
might
not
have
your
optical
drive
set
as
a
startable
device.
See
“Selecting
a
startup
device”
on
page
51
for
instructions
on
how
to
change
the
startup
device.
4.
When
the
diagnostics
program
opens,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
5.
When
the
program
finishes,
be
sure
to
remove
the
disc
from
the
drive.
6.
Select
the
diagnostic
test
you
want
to
run.
Press
the
F1
key
for
additional
help.
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
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.
v
From
within
a
test
category,
press
Ctrl-Enter
to
automatically
run
only
the
selected
tests
in
that
category.
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
47.
To
select
one
or
more
tests,
use
the
following
procedure.
1.
Open
the
corresponding
test
category.
2.
Using
the
cursor
movement
keys,
highlight
the
desired
test.
3.
Press
the
space
bar.
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Lenovo
E200
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual