IBM S09N-8590-00 manual Utility, Diskette, Data, Running the Diagnostics

CE

Utility

Program

Diskette

Writing

the

VPD

Data

The EEPROM on the system

board

contains

the

Vital

Product Data (VPD) — that is,

a

computer

serial

number

and a system board serial number. When

you

replace the

system

board,

restore

the

computer

serial

number

using

the

VPD

Data

Utility in

the

ThinkPad CE

Utility

Diskette.

The

serial

number

label

is

attached

to

the

computer.

Flash UUID

The EEPROM on the system

board

contains

the

Universal

Unique

ID

(UUID) —

that is, for Microsoft or

Internet use.

When you replace the system board using the Flash UUID

Utility

in

the ThinkPad

CE

Utility

Diskette.

The

UUID utility

will

automatically

assign

the

UUID

via

Windows.

Running the Diagnostics

Use either the TrackPoint or the cursor move keys to interact with the tests.

1.Connect the external floppy disk drive to the com- puter.

2.Insert the PC Doctor startup disk into the diskette drive.

3.Power-on the computer.

4. From	the	PC DOS	7.0 Startup Menu, 1select.
ThinkPad	240	and	press Enter.

The PC-Doctor diagnostic program will load.

5. At the main menu, select the test to run.

6. PressEnter to run the test selected.

7. After starting a test, do not press any key until prompted, then follow the instructions on the screen.

8.When the test is completed,Esc topressreturn to the main menu.

9.SelectQuit/Exit Diags to exit the diagnostics utility.

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