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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