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Checkout guide Checkout guide Use the following procedures as a guide in identifying and correcting problems with the ThinkPad computer. Note: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only ThinkPad products. The use of non-ThinkPad products, prototype cards, or modified options can lead to false indications of errors and invalid system responses. 1. Identify the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible. 2. Verify the symptoms. Try to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating the operation. Testing the computer The ThinkPad computer has a test program called PC-Doctor® DOS (hereafter called PC-Doctor.) You can detect errors by running the diagnostics test included in PC-Doctor. This section is an overview of the procedure. For details that depend on model-unique functions, refer to "Product overview" on page 34. For some possible configurations of the computer, PC-Doctor might not run correctly. To avoid this problem, you need to initialize the computer setup by use of the BIOS Setup Utility before you run PC-Doctor. On the BIOS Setup Utility screen, press F9, Enter, F10, and then Enter. Note: When you initialize the computer configuration, some devices are disabled, such as the serial port. If you test one of these devices, you will need to enable it by using PS2.EXE. PC-Doctor cannot be used to test a device that is in the docking station, even if the computer supports the docking station. To test a USB device, connect it to the USB connector of the computer. Creating the PC-Doctor diagnostics diskette To create the PC-Doctor disk from the ThinkVantage Predesktop Area, do as follows: 1. Enter the Predesktop application by pressing the ThinkVantage button during POST. 2. When the Access application finishes loading, double-click the "Create Diagnostic Diskettes" icon. 3. Authenticating the digital signature takes about 15 seconds; then the ThinkPad computer will reboot into PC-DOS. 4. A batch file automatically starts up to prompt you through the process of creating diskettes. You are notified of how many diskettes you will need. a. You are prompted to insert each diskette in sequence. b. Typically, all you need to do is to press the Enter key for the floppy drive; the system then formats and creates the diskette. c. Each diskette is 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: 26 MT 2529, 2530, 2531, and 2532

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Checkout
guide
Use
the
following
procedures
as
a
guide
in
identifying
and
correcting
problems
with
the
ThinkPad
computer.
Note:
The
diagnostic
tests
are
intended
to
test
only
ThinkPad
products.
The
use
of
non-ThinkPad
products,
prototype
cards,
or
modified
options
can
lead
to
false
indications
of
errors
and
invalid
system
responses.
1.
Identify
the
failing
symptoms
in
as
much
detail
as
possible.
2.
Verify
the
symptoms.
Try
to
re-create
the
failure
by
running
the
diagnostic
test
or
by
repeating
the
operation.
Testing
the
computer
The
ThinkPad
computer
has
a
test
program
called
PC-Doctor
®
DOS
(hereafter
called
PC-Doctor
.)
You
can
detect
errors
by
running
the
diagnostics
test
included
in
PC-Doctor.
This
section
is
an
overview
of
the
procedure.
For
details
that
depend
on
model-unique
functions,
refer
to
“Product
overview”
on
page
34.
For
some
possible
configurations
of
the
computer,
PC-Doctor
might
not
run
correctly.
To
avoid
this
problem,
you
need
to
initialize
the
computer
setup
by
use
of
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
before
you
run
PC-Doctor.
On
the
BIOS
Setup
Utility
screen,
press
F9,
Enter,
F10,
and
then
Enter.
Note:
When
you
initialize
the
computer
configuration,
some
devices
are
disabled,
such
as
the
serial
port.
If
you
test
one
of
these
devices,
you
will
need
to
enable
it
by
using
PS2.EXE.
PC-Doctor
cannot
be
used
to
test
a
device
that
is
in
the
docking
station,
even
if
the
computer
supports
the
docking
station.
To
test
a
USB
device,
connect
it
to
the
USB
connector
of
the
computer.
Creating
the
PC-Doctor
diagnostics
diskette
To
create
the
PC-Doctor
disk
from
the
ThinkVantage
Predesktop
Area,
do
as
follows:
1.
Enter
the
Predesktop
application
by
pressing
the
ThinkVantage
button
during
POST.
2.
When
the
Access
application
finishes
loading,
double-click
the
“Create
Diagnostic
Diskettes”
icon.
3.
Authenticating
the
digital
signature
takes
about
15
seconds;
then
the
ThinkPad
computer
will
reboot
into
PC-DOS.
4.
A
batch
file
automatically
starts
up
to
prompt
you
through
the
process
of
creating
diskettes.
You
are
notified
of
how
many
diskettes
you
will
need.
a.
You
are
prompted
to
insert
each
diskette
in
sequence.
b.
Typically,
all
you
need
to
do
is
to
press
the
Enter
key
for
the
floppy
drive;
the
system
then
formats
and
creates
the
diskette.
c.
Each
diskette
is
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:
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MT
2529,
2530,
2531,
and
2532