Laptop User Manual
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
LenovoThinkVantage
®
ToolboxisadiagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludesautomatic
noticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,advanceddiagnostics,anddiagnostichistory.
Note:
ThelatestLenovoThinkVantageToolboxisavailableatthefollowingWebsite:
http://support.lenovo.com
ToinstallthelatestLenovoThinkVantageToolboxonthecomputer,followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.
Torunthisprogram,doasfollows:
ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙Lenovo'sSystemHealthandDiagnostics
Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.LenovoThinkVantageToolboxalsohasproblemdeterminationaids
thatdeterminesoftwareandusageproblems.
Foradditionalinformationaboutthisprogram,seetheHelpfortheprogram.
FRUtests
ThefollowingtableshowsthetestforeachFRU.
Table1.FRUtests
FRUApplicabletest
Systemboard1.Diagnostics➙CPU/Coprocessor
2.Diagnostics➙Systemboard
Power
Diagnostics➙ThinkPadDevices➙ACAdapter,Battery1(Battery2)
LCDunit
1.Diagnostics➙VideoAdapter
2.InteractiveT ests➙Video
Audio
EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialATA(SATA)settingtoCompatibility,
andrunDiagnostics➙OtherDevice➙ConexantAudio
SpeakerInteractiveT ests➙InternalSpeaker
Note:OnceAudiotestisdone,thenosoundisheardthistest.Inthiscase,turnoff
andturnonthecomputer.Then,runthistestagain.
Keyboard
1.Diagnostics➙Systemboard➙Keyboard
2.InteractiveT ests➙Keyboard
EntertheBIOSSetupUtilityandchangeSerialATA(SATA)settingtoCompatibility,
andrunDiagnostics➙FixedDisks
Harddiskdriveorsolidstate
drive
Youcanalsodiagnosethedrivewithoutstartinguptheoperatingsystem.T odiagnose
thedrivefromtheBIOSSetupUtility,doasfollows:
1.Removeanydiskettefromthediskettedrive,andthenturnoffthecomputer.
2.Turnonthecomputer.
3.Whilethemessage,“Tointerruptnormalstartup,pressEnter,”isdisplayedatthe
lowerleftofthescreen,pressF1toentertheBIOSSetupUtility.
4.Usingcursorkeys,selectHDDdiagnosticprogram.Pressenter.
5.Usingcursorkeys,selectMainharddiskdrive.
6.PressEntertostartthediagnosticprogram.
Diskettedrive1.Diagnostics➙DisketteDrives
2.InteractiveT ests➙Diskette
Chapter3.Generalcheckout27