Thefollowingarenotcoveredunderwarranty:
•LCDpanelcrackedfr omtheapplicationofexcessiveforceorfrombeingdropped
•Scratched(cosmetic)parts
•Distortion,deformation,ordiscolorationofthecosmeticparts
•Plasticparts,latches,pins,orconnectorsthathavebeencrackedorbrokenbyexcessiveforce
•Damagecausedbyliquidspilledintothesystem
•Damagecausedbytheimpr operinsertionofaPCCardortheinstallationofanincompatiblecard
•Improperdiscinsertionoruseofanopticaldrive
•Diskettedrivedamagecausedbypressureonthediskettedrivecover,foreignmaterialinthedrive,
ortheinsertionofadiskettewithmultiplelabels
•Damagedorbentdisketteejectbutton
•Fusesblownbyattachmentofanonsupporteddevice
•Forgottencomputerpassword(makingthecomputerunusable)
•Stickykeyscausedbyspillingaliquidontothekeyboard
•Useofanincorrectacpoweradapteronlaptopproducts
Thefollowingsymptomsmightindicatedamagecausedbynonwarrantedactivities:
•Missingpartsmightbeasymptomofunauthorizedserviceormodication.
•Ifthespindleofaharddiskdrivebecomesnoisy,itmayhavebeensubjectedtoexcessiveforce,
ordropped.
Checkoutguide
Usethefollowingprocedur esasaguideinidentifyingandcorrectingproblemswiththeThinkPadNotebook.
Note:ThediagnostictestsareintendedtotestonlyThinkPadproducts.Theuseofnon-ThinkPadproducts,
prototypecards,ormodiedoptionscanleadtofalseindicationsoferrorsandinvalidsystemresponses.
1.Identifythefailingsymptomsinasmuchdetailaspossible.
2.V erifythesymptoms.Trytore-createthefailurebyrunningthediagnostictestorbyrepeatingthe
operation.
DiagnosticsusingPC-DoctorforDOS
TheThinkPadNotebookhasatestprogramcalledPC-DoctorforDOS(hereaftercalledPC-Doctor.)Youcan
detecterrorsbyrunningthediagnosticstestincludedinPC-Doctor.
Note:PC-DoctorforDOSisavailableatthefollowingWebsite:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
TocreatethePC-DoctordiagnosticCD,followtheinstructionsontheWebsite.
Forsomepossiblecongurationsofthecomputer,PC-Doctormightnotruncorrectly.Toavoidthisproblem,
youneedtoinitializ ethecomputersetupbyuseoftheThinkPadSetupprogrambeforeyourunPC-Doctor.
ToentertheThinkPadSetupprogram,doasfollows:
1.T urnonthecomputer.
2.WhentheThinkPadlogocomesup,immediatelypressF1toentertheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Note:Ifasupervisorpasswordhasbeensetbythecustomer,theThinkPadSetupprogrammenuappears
afterthepasswordisent ered.YoucanstarttheutilitybypressingEnterinsteadofenteringthesupervisor
password;however,youcannotchangetheparametersthatareprotectedbythesupervisorpassword.
OntheThinkPadSetupprogr amscreen,pressF9,Enter ,F10,andthenEnter.
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