Lenovo ThinkPad 240X TP 240X - Hardware Maintenance Manual (May 2000) - Page 46

CE Utility Program Diskette, Writing the VPD Data, Flash UUID, Running the Diagnostics - floppy drive

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CE Utility Program Diskette Writing the VPD Data The EEPROM on the system board contains the Vital Product Data (VPD) - that is, a computer serial number and a system board serial number. When you replace the system board, restore the computer serial number using the VPD Data Utility in the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette. The serial number label is attached to the computer. Flash UUID The EEPROM on the system board contains the Universal Unique ID (UUID) - that is, for Microsoft or Internet use. When you replace the system board using the Flash UUID Utility in the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette. The UUID utility will automatically assign the UUID via Windows. Running the Diagnostics Use either the TrackPoint or the cursor move keys to interact with the tests. 1. Connect the external floppy disk drive to the computer. 2. Insert the PC Doctor startup disk into the diskette drive. 3. Power-on the computer. 4. From the PC DOS 7.0 Startup Menu, select 1. ThinkPad 240X and press Enter. The PC-Doctor diagnostic program will load. 5. At the main menu, select the test to run. 6. Press Enter to run the test selected. 7. After starting a test, do not press any key until prompted, then follow the instructions on the screen. 8. When the test is completed, press Esc to return to the main menu. 9. Select Quit/Exit Diags to exit the diagnostics utility. 40 ThinkPad 240X

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CE Utility Program Diskette
Writing the VPD Data
The EEPROM on the system board contains the Vital
Product Data (VPD) — that is, a computer serial number
and a system board serial number. When you replace the
system board, restore the computer serial number using
the VPD Data Utility in the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette.
The serial number label is attached to the computer.
Flash UUID
The EEPROM on the system board contains the Universal
Unique ID (UUID) — that is, for Microsoft or Internet use.
When you replace the system board using the Flash UUID
Utility in the ThinkPad CE Utility Diskette. The UUID utility
will automatically assign the UUID via Windows.
Running the Diagnostics
Use either the TrackPoint or the cursor move keys to
interact with the tests.
1.
Connect the external floppy disk drive to the com-
puter.
2.
Insert the PC Doctor startup disk into the diskette
drive.
3.
Power-on the computer.
4.
From the PC DOS 7.0 Startup Menu, select
1.
ThinkPad 240X
and press Enter.
The PC-Doctor diagnostic program will load.
5.
At the main menu, select the test to run.
6.
Press
Enter
to run the test selected.
7.
After starting a test, do not press any key until
prompted, then follow the instructions on the screen.
8.
When the test is completed, press
Esc
to return to
the main menu.
9.
Select
Quit/Exit Diags
to exit the diagnostics utility.
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ThinkPad 240X