Pc-Doctor For Rescue And Recovery; Pc-Doctor For Dos; Creating A Diagnostic Disc; Running The Diagnostic Program From A Diagnostic Disc - Lenovo ThinkCentre 3026 Maintenance Instructions Manual

PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery

The PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery diagnostic program is part of the Rescue
and Recovery workspace on each Lenovo computer. Use the PC-Doctor for Rescue
and Recovery diagnostic program if you are unable to start the Windows operating
system.
To run the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery diagnostic program from the
Rescue and Recovery workspace, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer.
2. Repeatedly press and release the F11 key when turning on the computer. When
3. From the Rescue and Recovery workspace, select Launch advanced Rescue and
4. Select the diagnostic test you want to run. Then, follow the instructions on the
For additional information about running the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
diagnostic program, refer to the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery diagnostic
program help system.
Note: If you encounter failures that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue
and Recovery workspace, you can run the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
diagnostic program after using a rescue medium to recover the computer from
failures and gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace.

PC-Doctor for DOS

You can also download the latest version of the PC-Doctor for DOS diagnostic
program from http://www.lenovo.com/support. The PC-Doctor for DOS
diagnostic program runs independently of the Windows operating system. Use the
PC-Doctor for DOS diagnostic program if you are unable to start the Windows
operating system or if the two diagnostic programs preinstalled on your computer
have not been successful in isolating a possible problem. You can run the
PC-Doctor for DOS diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc that you created.

Creating a diagnostic disc

This section provides instructions on how to create a diagnostic disc.
To create a diagnostic disc, do the following:
1. Download a self-starting bootable CD/DVD image (known as an ISO image) of
2. Use any CD/DVD burning software to create a diagnostic disc with the ISO

Running the diagnostic program from a diagnostic disc

This section provides instructions on how to run the diagnostic program from a
diagnostic disc that you created.
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you hear beeps or see a logo screen, stop pressing the F11 key. The Rescue and
Recovery workspace opens after a short delay.
Recovery → Diagnose hardware. The PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
diagnostic program opens.
screen.
the diagnostic program from:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
image.