Power System Checkout - Lenovo 20MU Hardware Maintenance Manual

you to test computer memory and internal storage devices, view system information, and check and recover
the internal storage devices. To use the bootable diagnostic programs, you can create a bootable diagnostic
medium on a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device or CD.
To create a bootable diagnostic medium, do the following:
1. Go to
https://www.lenovo.com/diags
2. Click Lenovo Bootable Diagnostics.
3. Follow the instructions on the Web site to create a bootable diagnostic medium on a USB device or CD.
To use the diagnostic medium you have created, do one of the following:
• If you have created the bootable diagnostic medium on a USB device, do the following:
1. Attach the USB device to the computer.
2. Turn on the computer. If the computer cannot be turned on, go to "Power system checkout" on page
28, and check the power sources. If an error code is displayed, go to "Symptom-to-FRU index" on
page 35 for error code descriptions and troubleshooting hints.
3. When the logo screen is displayed, repeatedly press and release the F12 key. When the Boot Menu
window opens, release the F12 key.
4. Use the arrow keys to select USB HDD and then press Enter. The diagnostic program will be
launched automatically.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to use the diagnostic program.
• If you have created the bootable diagnostic medium on a CD, do the following:
1. Turn on the computer. If the computer cannot be turned on, go to "Power system checkout" on page
28, and check the power sources. If an error code is displayed, go to "Symptom-to-FRU index" on
page 35 for error code descriptions and troubleshooting hints.
2. Connect an external optical drive to the computer, and insert the CD into the optical drive.
3. Restart the computer.
4. When the logo screen is displayed, repeatedly press and release the F12 key. When the Boot Menu
window opens, release the F12 key.
5. Use the arrow keys to select ATAPI CDx (x: 0, 1, ...) and then press Enter. The diagnostic program will
be launched automatically.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to use the diagnostic program.

Power system checkout

To verify if a battery or an ac power adapter is functional, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Connect the ac power adapter.
3. Turn on the computer. If the computer can be turned on, it means that either the battery or the ac power
adapter is functional.
4. Insert a straightened paper clip into the emergency-reset hole to reset the computer. If the computer is
still powered on, it means that the ac power adapter is functional.
5. Turn off the computer.
6. Disconnect the ac power adapter and turn on the computer. If the computer can be turned on, it means
that the battery is functional.
If you suspect a power problem, see the appropriate one of the following power supply checkouts:
• "Checking the ac power adapter" on page 29
• "Checking the removable battery and the operational charging" on page 29
• "Checking the coin-cell battery" on page 30
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