Lenovo ThinkStation C20 - Chapter 5. Diagnostics; Lenovo Thinkvantage Toolbox; Lenovo Solution Center

Chapter5.Diagnostics
Diagnosticprogramsareusedtotesthardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.Diagnosticprogramscan
alsoreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofyoursystem.
Youcanusethepreinstalleddiagnosticprogramtodiagnosecomputerproblems,ifyourcomputeris
runningintheWindows
®
operatingsystem.
Notes:
1.Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith
eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageToolbox”onpage33
.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,
see“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage33.
2.YoucanalsodownloadthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfromhttp://www.lenovo.com/support.
See“PC-DoctorforDOS”onpage34fordetailedinformation.
3.Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprograms,saveandprint
theloglescreatedbytheprograms.YouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical
supportrepresentative.
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramhelpsyoumaintainyourcomputer,improvecomputingsecurity,
diagnosecomputerproblems,getfamiliarwiththeinnovativetechnologiesprovidedbyLenovo,andget
moreinformationaboutyourcomputer.YoucanusethediagnosticsfeatureoftheLenovoThinkVantage
Toolboxprogramtotestdevices,diagnosecomputerproblems,createbootablediagnosticmedia,update
systemdrivers,andviewsysteminformation.
•ToruntheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart®All
Programs®LenovoThinkVantageTools®SystemHealthandDiagnostics.Followtheinstructions
onthescreen.
•ToruntheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,clickStart®All
Programs®ThinkVantage®LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
ForadditionalinformationaboutrunningtheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,refertotheLenovo
ThinkVantageToolboxhelpsystem.
LenovoSolutionCenter
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.
Notes:
•TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramisavailableonlyonmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7
operatingsystem.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeprogram,youcandownloadit
fromhttp://www.lenovo.com/diagnose.
•IfyouareusingtheWindowsVistaorWindowsXPoperatingsystem,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/diagnoseforthelatestinformationondiagnosticsforyour
computer.
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