Lenovo S200 Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 52

PC-Doctor, Creating, diagnostic, image, diskettes

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1. Shut down the operating system and turn off the computer. 2. Repeatedly press and release the F11 key as you turn on the computer. 3. When you hear beeps or see a logo screen, stop pressing the F11 key. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. 4. From the Rescue and Recovery workspace, select Diagnose hardware. 5. The diagnostic program opens automatically. Select the diagnostic test you want to run. Press the F1 key for additional help. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen. Note: Rescue media includes PC-Doctor for Windows PE. For more information about rescue media, see the User Guide for the computer. PC-Doctor for DOS Use PC-Doctor for DOS, if you are unable to start the Windows operating system or if PC-Doctor for Windows has not been successful in isolating a possible problem. You can run PC-Doctor for DOS from a diagnostic CD image or diagnostic diskettes that have been created. Note: It is important to create a diagnostic CD image or diagnostic diskettes in case PC-Doctor for Windows PE cannot be run from the Rescue and Recovery workspace. Creating a diagnostic CD image To create a diagnostic CD image, download a self-starting bootable CD 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 using any CD burning software. If the computer does not have a CD burner or you do not have Internet access, see "Creating diagnostic diskettes." Creating diagnostic diskettes To create diagnostic diskettes, download the PC-Doctor for DOS diagnostic program from http://www.lenovo.com/support/ onto two blank, formatted diskettes. If you do not have Internet access, create the diagnostic diskettes using the following procedure: Note: You will need a diskette drive on the computer or a USB diskette drive to complete this procedure. 1. Shut down the operating system and turn off the computer. 2. If you are using a USB diskette drive, plug it into the computer. 3. Repeatedly press and release the F11 key as you turn on the computer. 4. When you hear beeps or see a logo screen, stop pressing the F11 key. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. Note: For some models, press the Esc key to enter Rescue and Recovery. 5. From the Rescue and Recovery workspace, select Create diagnostic disks. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen. 46 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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1.
Shut
down
the
operating
system
and
turn
off
the
computer.
2.
Repeatedly
press
and
release
the
F11
key
as
you
turn
on
the
computer.
3.
When
you
hear
beeps
or
see
a
logo
screen,
stop
pressing
the
F11
key.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
4.
From
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace,
select
Diagnose
hardware
.
5.
The
diagnostic
program
opens
automatically.
Select
the
diagnostic
test
you
want
to
run.
Press
the
F1
key
for
additional
help.
6.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Note:
Rescue
media
includes
PC-Doctor
for
Windows
PE.
For
more
information
about
rescue
media,
see
the
User
Guide
for
the
computer.
PC-Doctor
for
DOS
Use
PC-Doctor
for
DOS,
if
you
are
unable
to
start
the
Windows
operating
system
or
if
PC-Doctor
for
Windows
has
not
been
successful
in
isolating
a
possible
problem.
You
can
run
PC-Doctor
for
DOS
from
a
diagnostic
CD
image
or
diagnostic
diskettes
that
have
been
created.
Note:
It
is
important
to
create
a
diagnostic
CD
image
or
diagnostic
diskettes
in
case
PC-Doctor
for
Windows
PE
cannot
be
run
from
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace.
Creating
a
diagnostic
CD
image
To
create
a
diagnostic
CD
image,
download
a
self-starting
bootable
CD
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
using
any
CD
burning
software.
If
the
computer
does
not
have
a
CD
burner
or
you
do
not
have
Internet
access,
see
“Creating
diagnostic
diskettes.”
Creating
diagnostic
diskettes
To
create
diagnostic
diskettes,
download
the
PC-Doctor
for
DOS
diagnostic
program
from
onto
two
blank,
formatted
diskettes.
If
you
do
not
have
Internet
access,
create
the
diagnostic
diskettes
using
the
following
procedure:
Note:
You
will
need
a
diskette
drive
on
the
computer
or
a
USB
diskette
drive
to
complete
this
procedure.
1.
Shut
down
the
operating
system
and
turn
off
the
computer.
2.
If
you
are
using
a
USB
diskette
drive,
plug
it
into
the
computer.
3.
Repeatedly
press
and
release
the
F11
key
as
you
turn
on
the
computer.
4.
When
you
hear
beeps
or
see
a
logo
screen,
stop
pressing
the
F11
key.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
Note:
For
some
models,
press
the
Esc
key
to
enter
Rescue
and
Recovery.
5.
From
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace,
select
Create
diagnostic
disks
.
6.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
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Hardware
Maintenance
Manual