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PC-Doctor for DOS, Cleaning an optical mouse, Creating a diagnostic disc

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3. From the Rescue and Recovery workspace, select Launch advanced Rescue and Recovery ➙ Diagnose hardware. The PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery diagnostic program opens. 4. Select the diagnostic test you want to run. Then, follow the instructions on the screen. For additional information about running the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery, refer to the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery help system. Note: If you encounter failures that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace, you can run the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery diagnostic program after using a rescue medium to recover the computer from failures and gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace. See "Creating and using rescue media" on page 38. PC-Doctor for DOS You can also download the latest version of the PC-Doctor for DOS diagnostic program from: http://support.lenovo.com The PC-Doctor for DOS diagnostic program runs independently of the Windows operating system. Use the PC-Doctor for DOS if you are unable to start the Windows operating system or if the two diagnostic programs preinstalled on your computer have not been successful in isolating a possible problem. You can run the PC-Doctor for DOS from a diagnostic disc that you created. Creating a diagnostic disc This section provides instructions on how to create a diagnostic disc. To create a diagnostic disc, do the following: 1. Download a self-starting bootable CD/DVD image (known as an ISO image) of the diagnostic program from: http://support.lenovo.com 2. Use any CD/DVD burning software to create a diagnostic disc with the ISO image. Running the diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc This section provides instructions on how to run the diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc that you created. To run the diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc that you created, do the following: 1. Make sure the optical drive you want to use is set as the first boot device in the startup device sequence. See "Selecting a startup device" on page 19. 2. Make sure the computer is turned on and then insert the disc into the optical drive. The diagnostic program opens. Note: You can insert the disc into the optical drive when you are setting the startup device sequence. However, if you insert the disc into the optical drive when you have already entered the operating system, you need to restart the computer to access the diagnostic program. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to select the diagnostic test you want to run. Note: For additional help, press the F1 key. 4. Remove the diagnostic disc from the optical drive when you complete the diagnostic process. Cleaning an optical mouse This section provides instructions on how to clean an optical mouse. 32 ThinkStation User Guide

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3. From the Rescue and Recovery workspace, select
Launch advanced Rescue and Recovery
➙
Diagnose hardware
. The PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery diagnostic program opens.
4. Select the diagnostic test you want to run. Then, follow the instructions on the screen.
For additional information about running the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery, refer to the PC-Doctor
for Rescue and Recovery help system.
Note:
If you encounter failures that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace,
you can run the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery diagnostic program after using a rescue medium
to recover the computer from failures and gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace. See
“Creating and using rescue media” on page 38.
PC-Doctor for DOS
You can also download the latest version of the PC-Doctor for DOS diagnostic program from:
The PC-Doctor for DOS diagnostic program runs independently of the Windows operating system. Use
the PC-Doctor for DOS if you are unable to start the Windows operating system or if the two diagnostic
programs preinstalled on your computer have not been successful in isolating a possible problem. You can
run the PC-Doctor for DOS from a diagnostic disc that you created.
Creating a diagnostic disc
This section provides instructions on how to create a diagnostic disc.
To create a diagnostic disc, do the following:
1. Download a self-starting bootable CD/DVD image (known as an ISO image) of the diagnostic program
from:
2. Use any CD/DVD burning software to create a diagnostic disc with the ISO image.
Running the diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc
This section provides instructions on how to run the diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc that you
created.
To run the diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc that you created, do the following:
1. Make sure the optical drive you want to use is set as the first boot device in the startup device sequence.
See “Selecting a startup device” on page 19.
2. Make sure the computer is turned on and then insert the disc into the optical drive. The diagnostic
program opens.
Note:
You can insert the disc into the optical drive when you are setting the startup device sequence.
However, if you insert the disc into the optical drive when you have already entered the operating
system, you need to restart the computer to access the diagnostic program.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to select the diagnostic test you want to run.
Note:
For additional help, press the F1 key.
4. Remove the diagnostic disc from the optical drive when you complete the diagnostic process.
Cleaning an optical mouse
This section provides instructions on how to clean an optical mouse.
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