Lenovo ThinkPad S30 ThinkPad S30, S31 Hardware Maintenance Manual (October 200 - Page 13

To use the recovery repair diskette, Checkout Guide, Select Create a Recovery Repair diskette. Press

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3. At the prompt, press F11. (The option to press F11 appears for only a few seconds. You must press F11 quickly). The Product Recovery program main menu appears. 4. If you are using Windows 2000 Professional, you will be prompted to select the appropriate operating system setting. This menu does not appear for Windows 98 SE. 5. Select System Utilities from the main menu. Press Enter. 6. Select Create a Recovery Repair diskette. Press Enter. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions. 8. When the process is completed, label the diskette as the Recovery Repair diskette and save it for future use. To use the recovery repair diskette 1. Shut down and turn off the computer. 2. Attach the external diskette drive to the computer. 3. Insert the Recovery Repair diskette into the drive; then turn on the computer. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Checkout Guide Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems. Note: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only IBM products. Non-IBM products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses. 1. Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible. 2. Verify the symptoms by attempting to recreate the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the same operation. Note: To run the diagnostics, refer to "Running the Diagnostics" on page 27. 3. Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine which page to go to. Search the symptoms column and find the description that best matches your symptom; then go to the page shown in the ″Go to″ column. ThinkPad s30, s31 9

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3.
At the prompt, press
F11
. (The option to press F11
appears for only a few seconds. You must press F11
quickly). The Product Recovery program main menu
appears.
4.
If you are using Windows 2000 Professional, you will
be prompted to select the appropriate operating system
setting. This menu does not appear for Windows 98
SE.
5.
Select System Utilities from the main menu. Press
Enter
.
6.
Select Create a Recovery Repair diskette. Press
Enter
.
7.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
8.
When the process is completed, label the diskette as
the Recovery Repair diskette and save it for future use.
To use the recovery repair diskette
1.
Shut down and turn off the computer.
2.
Attach the external diskette drive to the computer.
3.
Insert the Recovery Repair diskette into the drive; then
turn on the computer.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Checkout Guide
Use the following procedure as a guide for computer
problems.
Note:
The diagnostic tests are intended to test only IBM
products. Non-IBM products, prototype cards, or
modified options can give false errors and invalid
system responses.
1.
Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as
possible.
2.
Verify the symptoms by attempting to recreate the
failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating
the same operation.
Note:
To run the diagnostics, refer to
“
Running the
Diagnostics
”
on page 27.
3.
Use the following table with the verified symptom to
determine which page to go to. Search the symptoms
column and find the description that best matches your
symptom; then go to the page shown in the
″
Go to
″
column.
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