Chapter 5. Diagnostics Using Pc-Doctor For Dos; Starting Pc-Doctor From A Diagnostic Diskette Or Cd-Rom; Diagnostics Program Download - Lenovo J100 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 5. Diagnostics using PC-Doctor for DOS

Diagnostics are provided by the PC-Doctor program for DOS. These include a full
range of diagnostic utilities to determine the operating condition of the computer's
hardware components.
You can run diagnostics using a bootable diagnostic diskette or CD-ROM. You can
also run diagnostics and create diagnostic diskettes from the Rescue and Recovery
program.
Note: The diagnostics that can be run from the desktop are PC-Doctor for
The latest version of the diagnostics program is available from
http://www.lenovo.com/support on the World Wide Web. Type your machine
type into the Use Quick path field and click Go to find the downloadable files that
are specific to the computer. See "Diagnostics program download."
Diagnostic error messages appear when a test program finds a problem with a
hardware option. For the test programs to properly determine if a test Passed, Failed
or Aborted, the test programs check the error-return code at test completion. See
"Diagnostic error codes" on page 54.
If an installed device is not recognized by the diagnostics program, that device
might be defective.

Starting PC-Doctor from a diagnostic diskette or CD-ROM

Note: If your computer has no internal diskette drive, an external USB diskette
1. If your computer is already on when you start this procedure, shut down the
2. Insert the diskette or CD-ROM in the appropriate drive.
3. Turn on the computer.

Diagnostics program download

If you have access to the internet, you can download a diskette image or a
startable CD-ROM image (.iso file) of the diagnostics.
To download the latest diagnostics program from the WWW, do the following:
v Go to http://www.lenovo.com/support.
v Type the machine type in the "Use Quick Path" field and click Go.
v Click Downloads and drivers and scroll down to locate the Enhanced
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windows. These diagnostics are not documented here.
drive is required when using the diagnostic diskette.
operating system and turn off the computer.
Note: If the PC-Doctor program fails to start, make sure that the startup device
sequence is configured to allow startup from the diskette or CD-ROM
drive. See "Selecting a startup device" on page 51.
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