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Creating, PC-Doctor, diagnostics, diskette

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Checkout guide Creating the PC-Doctor diagnostics diskette In X40 series, the PC-Doctor disk can be created by using the Access IBM Predesktop Area or the Rescue and Recovery workspace. To create the PC-Doctor disk from the Access IBM Predesktop Area or from the Rescue and Recovery workspace, do as follows: 1. Enter the Predesktop application or the Rescue and Recovery workspace by pressing the Access IBM button during POST. 2. When the Access IBM application or the Rescue and Recovery workspace finishes loading, double-click the "Create Diagnostic Diskettes" icon or click "Create diagnostic disks" respectively. 3. It will take about 15 seconds to authenticate the digital signature, and then the ThinkPad computer will reboot into PC-DOS. 4. A batch file will automatically start up to prompt the user through creating the boot diskettes. The user will be informed how many diskettes will be needed. a. The user will be prompted to insert each diskette in sequence. b. Typically, the user only needs to press the Enter key for the proper floppy drive to format and create the diskette. c. Each diskette will be erased and formatted with the PC-Doctor for DOS boot image. 5. Once all the diskettes have been created, the ThinkPad computer will reboot. The user is asked to remove all diskettes from the drive, or to insert the first diskette created if it is desired to run the diagnostics. To run the test, do as follows: Note: In the following procedure, you can select an item not only with the arrow keys, but also with the TrackPoint. Instead of pressing Enter, click the left button. 1. Insert the PC-Doctor disk into the diskette drive; then power on the computer. If the computer cannot be powered on, go to "Power system checkout" on page 46, and check the power sources. 44 MT 2369/2370/2371/2372/2382/2386

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Creating
the
PC-Doctor
diagnostics
diskette
In
X40
series,
the
PC-Doctor
disk
can
be
created
by
using
the
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area
or
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace.
To
create
the
PC-Doctor
disk
from
the
Access
IBM
Predesktop
Area
or
from
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace,
do
as
follows:
1.
Enter
the
Predesktop
application
or
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
by
pressing
the
Access
IBM
button
during
POST.
2.
When
the
Access
IBM
application
or
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
finishes
loading,
double-click
the
“Create
Diagnostic
Diskettes”
icon
or
click
“Create
diagnostic
disks”
respectively.
3.
It
will
take
about
15
seconds
to
authenticate
the
digital
signature,
and
then
the
ThinkPad
computer
will
reboot
into
PC-DOS.
4.
A
batch
file
will
automatically
start
up
to
prompt
the
user
through
creating
the
boot
diskettes.
The
user
will
be
informed
how
many
diskettes
will
be
needed.
a.
The
user
will
be
prompted
to
insert
each
diskette
in
sequence.
b.
Typically,
the
user
only
needs
to
press
the
Enter
key
for
the
proper
floppy
drive
to
format
and
create
the
diskette.
c.
Each
diskette
will
be
erased
and
formatted
with
the
PC-Doctor
for
DOS
boot
image.
5.
Once
all
the
diskettes
have
been
created,
the
ThinkPad
computer
will
reboot.
The
user
is
asked
to
remove
all
diskettes
from
the
drive,
or
to
insert
the
first
diskette
created
if
it
is
desired
to
run
the
diagnostics.
To
run
the
test,
do
as
follows:
Note:
In
the
following
procedure,
you
can
select
an
item
not
only
with
the
arrow
keys,
but
also
with
the
TrackPoint.
Instead
of
pressing
Enter,
click
the
left
button.
1.
Insert
the
PC-Doctor
disk
into
the
diskette
drive;
then
power
on
the
computer.
If
the
computer
cannot
be
powered
on,
go
to
“Power
system
checkout”
on
page
46,
and
check
the
power
sources.
Checkout
guide
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