Pc-doctor for windows, Pc-doctor for dos, Creating a diagnostic cd image – Lenovo 6088 User Manual

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created

by

both

diagnostic

programs.

You

will

need

the

log

files

when

you

speak

to

a

Lenovo

technical

support

representative.

(The

log

file

created

by

PC-Doctor

for

Windows

is

automatically

saved

in

C:\PCDR\DETAILED.TXT.)

PC-Doctor

for

Windows

PC-Doctor

for

Windows

is

a

diagnostic

program

that

works

through

the

Windows

operating

system.

This

diagnostic

program

enables

you

to

view

symptoms

and

solutions

for

computer

problems,

access

the

Lenovo

troubleshooting

center,

update

system

drivers,

and

review

system

information.

To

run

PC-Doctor

for

Windows,

open

the

Start

menu

from

the

Windows

desktop,

select

All

Programs

,

select

PC-Doctor

for

Windows

,

and

click

PC-Doctor

for

Windows

.

Follow

the

instructions

on

the

screen.

For

additional

information

about

running

the

diagnostic

program,

refer

to

the

PC-Doctor

for

Windows

help

system.

If

you

still

suspect

a

problem

after

PC-Doctor

for

Windows

runs

successfully,

run

PC-Doctor

for

DOS

or

PC-

Doctor

for

Windows

PE

to

help

you

diagnose

your

computer

problem.

PC-Doctor

for

DOS

Depending

upon

your

machine

type

and

model,

you

have

either

PC-

Doctor

for

DOS

or

PC-Doctor

for

Windows

PE

on

your

Lenovo

computer.

The

PC-Doctor

for

DOS

diagnostic

program

is

part

of

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

workspace

and

runs

independently

of

the

Windows

operating

system.

Use

PC-Doctor

for

DOS,

if

you

are

unable

to

start

the

Windows

operating

system

or

if

PC-Doctor

for

Windows

has

not

been

successful

in

isolating

a

possible

problem.

You

can

run

PC-Doctor

for

DOS

from

a

diagnostic

CD

image

or

diagnostic

diskettes

that

you

create.

You

can

also

run

PC-Doctor

for

DOS

from

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

workspace.

Note:

Be

sure

to

create

a

diagnostic

CD

image

or

diagnostic

diskettes

in

case

you

are

unable

to

run

PC-Doctor

for

DOS

from

the

Rescue

and

Recovery

workspace.

Creating

a

diagnostic

CD

image

To

create

a

diagnostic

CD

image,

download

a

self-starting

bootable

CD

image

(known

as

an

.iso

image)

of

the

diagnostic

program

from

http://www.lenovo.com/support/.

After

you

download

the

image,

you

can

create

the

CD

using

any

CD

burning

software.

If

your

computer

does

not

have

a

CD

burner

or

you

do

not

have

Internet

access,

see

“Creating

diagnostic

diskettes.”

Creating

diagnostic

diskettes

To

create

diagnostic

diskettes,

download

the

PC-Doctor

for

DOS

diagnostic

program

from

http://www.lenovo.com/support/

onto

two

blank,

formatted

diskettes.

If

you

do

not

have

Internet

access,

create

the

diagnostic

diskettes

using

the

following

procedure:

Note:

You

will

need

a

diskette

drive

on

your

computer

or

a

USB

diskette

drive

to

complete

this

procedure.

1.

Shut

down

the

operating

system

and

turn

off

the

computer.

2.

If

you

are

using

a

USB

diskette

drive,

plug

it

into

the

computer.

Chapter

7.

Troubleshooting

and

diagnostics

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