System information

2.ClickLenovoBootableDiagnostics.
3.FollowtheinstructionsontheWebsitetocreateabootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdeviceorCD.
Tousethediagnosticmediumyouhavecreated,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaUSBdevice,dothefollowing:
1.AttachtheUSBdevicetothecomputer.
2.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage
35
,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on
page42forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.
3.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBoot
Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.
4.UsethearrowkeystoselectUSBHDDandthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogramwillbe
launchedautomatically.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.
•IfyouhavecreatedthebootablediagnosticmediumonaCD,dothefollowing:
1.Turnonthecomputer.Ifthecomputercannotbeturnedon,goto“Powersystemcheckout”onpage
35,andcheckthepowersources.Ifanerrorcodeisdisplayed,goto“Symptom-to-FRUindex”on
page42forerrorcodedescriptionsandtroubleshootinghints.
2.InserttheCDintotheopticaldrive.
3.Restartthecomputer.
4.WhentheThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBoot
Menuwindowopens,releasetheF12key.
5.UsethearrowkeystoselectATAPICDx(x:0,1,...)andthenpressEnter.Thediagnosticprogram
willbelaunchedautomatically.
6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentousethediagnosticprogram.
LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox
LenovoThinkVantage
®
ToolboxisadiagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindows
®
operatingsystem.
Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludesautomatic
noticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,advanceddiagnostics,anddiagnostichistory.
Note:ToinstallthelatestLenovoThinkVantageToolboxonthecomputer,goto
http://web.lenovothinkvantagetoolbox.com/,clickDownloadLenovoThinkVantageT oolbox,andthen
followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.
Torunthisprogram,doasfollows:
Windows7:
ClickStart➙ControlPanel➙SystemandSecurity➙Lenovo-SystemHealthandDiagnostics.
WindowsXP:
ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙LenovoThinkVantageToolbox.
Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.LenovoThinkVantageToolboxalsohasproblemdeterminationaids
thatdeterminesoftwareandusageproblems.
Foradditionalinformationaboutthisprogram,seetheHelpfortheprogram.
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