Diagnosing and recovering from problems
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Troubleshooting
Diagnosing and recovering from problems
This chapter contains information that can help you 
solve common problems that you might have with your 
computer.
You should look through this chapter to find the problem 
description or error code that matches the problem you 
are having. When you find the description, simply follow 
the steps to solve the problem. Some problems have 
multiple steps. You should follow the steps until the 
problem is solved. A problem description may contain 
steps which you may not be required to follow.
The information contained in this chapter is intended for 
several models of the Aptiva Personal Computer. The 
computer you purchased may not have some of the 
hardware discussed in these sections.
If your computer did not come with the hardware 
described, some of the troubleshooting information may 
not apply. For example, if the model you purchased did 
not contain a Rapid Access keyboard, instructions about 
the Rapid Access keyboard will not apply. Follow the 
steps for the hardware that came with your computer.
If you follow the steps in this chapter and the problem 
continues, you can still get help. See “HelpWare 
support and services” on page 79 for more information 
about contacting IBM.
To run the diagnostics programs, insert the “Product 
Recovery and Diagnostics CD-ROM” in the CD drive 
and type PCDR.
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