SymptomAction
Theoperatingsystemdoesnot
start.
Verifythat:
•Thestartupsequenceincludesthedevicewheretheoperatingsystemresides.
Usually,theoperatingsystemisontheharddiskdrive.Formoreinformation,
see“Selectingastartupdevice”onpage61
.
Thecomputerbeepsmultiple
timesbeforetheoperating
systemstarts.
Verifythatnokeysarestuck.
Diagnosticprograms
Diagnosticprogramsareusedtotesthardwarecomponentsofyourcomputer.Diagnosticprogramscan
alsoreportoperating-system-controlledsettingsthatinterferewiththecorrectoperationofyourcomputer.
Youcanusethepreinstalleddiagnosticprogramtodiagnosecomputerproblems,ifyourcomputeris
runningtheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Notes:
1.Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith
eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,see“Lenovo
ThinkVantageToolbox”onpage71
.FormoreinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram,
see“LenovoSolutionCenter”onpage70
.
2.YoucanalsodownloadthePC-DoctorforDOSdiagnosticprogramfromhttp://support.lenovo.com.
See“PC-DoctorforDOS”onpage71fordetailedinformation.
3.Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprograms,saveandprint
theloglescreatedbytheprograms.YouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical
supportrepresentative.
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.
ToruntheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms
➙LenovoThinkVantageT ools➙SystemHealthandDiagnostics.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Foradditionalinformation,refertotheLenovoSolutionCenterhelpsystem.
Note:Ifyouareunabletoisolateandrepairtheproblemyourselfafterrunningtheprogram,saveandprint
theloglescreatedbytheprogram.YouwillneedthelogleswhenyouspeaktoaLenovotechnical
supportrepresentative.
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