1.Turnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtility.
Note:Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetbythecustomer,BIOSSetupUtilitymenuappearsafterthe
passwordisentered.Y oucanstarttheBIOSSetupUtilitybypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisor
password;however,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.
OntheBIOSSetupUtilityscreen,pressF9,Enter,F10,andthenEnter.
Note:Whenyouinitializethecomputerconguration,somedevicesaredisabled,suchastheserialport.If
youtestoneofthesedevices,youwillneedtoenableitbyusingCongurationutilityforDOS.Theutilityis
availableonthefollowingWebsite:
http://support.lenovo.com
Testingthecomputer
Inthisproduct,youneedanexternalopticaldrivetousethePC-DoctordiagnosticCDtotestthehardware
features.
Note:ThePC-DoctorforDOSCD-R/CD-RWdiscsupportsonlytestofinternalopticaldiscdrives(CD-RW,
CD-RW/DVDCombo,andDVDMultidrives)onThinkPadcomputers.Itdoesnotsupporttestofanyoptical
discdrivesconnectedthroughUSBdevices,PCcards,CardBuscards,orsimilar.TheUSBlimitationonly
appliestotestingofthedevice.UsingabootablePC-DoctorforDOSCD/DVD,thesystemcanbestarted
fromaUSBattachedopticaldrive.
Torunthetest,doasfollows:
1.Turnoffthecomputer.
2.AttachanexternalopticaldrivethroughtheUSBconnectortothecomputer.
3.Settheexternalopticaldriveasastartupdevice.
4.Turnoffthecomputer.
5.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbepoweredon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”on
page31,andcheckthepowersources.
Ifanerrorcodeappears,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”onpage39.
6.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF12toentertheBootMenu.
7.InsertthePC-DoctorCDintotheexternalopticaldrive.
8.PresscursorkeystoselectATAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.
9.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
10.ThemainpanelofPC-Doctorappears.
11.SelectDiagnosticswiththearrowkeys,andpressEnter.
Note:Y oucanselectanitemnotonlywiththearrowkeys,butalsowiththeT rackPoint
®
pointer.
InsteadofpressingEnter,clicktheleftbutton.
Apull-downmenuappears.(Itsexactformdependsonthemodel.)
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