Lenovo thinkvantage toolbox, Pc-doctor for rescue and recovery, Pc-doctor for dos – Lenovo THINKSTATION 4155 User Manual
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Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
The Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox program helps you maintain your computer,
improve computing security, diagnose computer problems, get familiar with the
innovative technologies provided by Lenovo, and get more information about your
computer. You can use the diagnostics feature of the Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
program to test devices, diagnose computer problems, create bootable diagnostic
media, update system drivers, and view system information.
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To run the Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox program on the Windows 7 operating
system, click Start → All Programs → Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools → System
Health and Diagnostics
. Follow the instructions on the screen.
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To run the Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox program on the Windows Vista
operating system or the Windows XP operating system, click Start → All
Programs → ThinkVantage → Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
. Follow the
instructions on the screen.
For additional information about running the Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
program, refer to the Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox help system.
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 if you are unable to start the Windows operating system.
To run the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery 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
you hear beeps or see a logo screen, stop pressing the F11 key. The Rescue and
Recovery workspace opens after a short delay.
3.
From the Rescue and Recovery workspace, select Launch advanced Rescue and
Recovery → Diagnose hardware
. The PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery
diagnostic program opens.
4.
Select the diagnostic test you want to run. Then, follow the instructions on the
screen.
For additional information about running the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery,
refer to the PC-Doctor for Rescue and Recovery 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. See “Creating and using rescue media” on page 41.
PC-Doctor for DOS
You can also download the latest version of the PC-Doctor for DOS diagnostic
program from:
The PC-Doctor for DOS diagnostic program runs independently of the Windows
operating system. Use the PC-Doctor for DOS 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 from a diagnostic disc that you created.
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