Checkout Guide; Testing The Computer - Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Checkout guide

Use the following procedures as a guide in identifying and correcting problems
with the ThinkPad computer.
Note: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only ThinkPad products. The use of
1. Identify the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible.
2. Verify the symptoms. Try to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test

Testing the computer

The ThinkPad computer has a test program called PC-Doctor
called PC-Doctor). You can detect errors by running the diagnostics test included in
PC-Doctor. This section is an overview of the procedure. For details that depend
on model-unique functions, refer to "Product overview" on page 34.
For some possible configurations of the computer, PC-Doctor might not run
correctly. To avoid this problem, you need to initialize the computer setup by use
of the BIOS Setup Utility before you run PC-Doctor. On the BIOS Setup Utility
screen, press F9, Enter, F10, and then Enter.
Note: When you initialize the computer configuration, some devices are disabled,
PC-Doctor cannot be used to test a device that is in the docking station, even if the
computer supports the docking station. To test a USB device, connect it to the USB
connector of the computer. To test the Ultrabay device, install it in the Ultrabay
Slim slot of the computer.
non-ThinkPad products, prototype cards, or modified options can lead to
false indications of errors and invalid system responses.
or by repeating the operation.
such as the serial port. If you test one of these devices, you will need to
enable it by using PS2.EXE.
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