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	Summary of changes
	Creating the CD
	Diagnostics procedure
	Determining which version is installed
	Known Limitations
	Additional Information

• (New) Initial release for ThinkPad SL300,SL400,SL500.
  

1. Make sure you have a ThinkPad system with a CD-RW, CD-RW/DVD Combo, or DVD Multi drive installed and a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc.
2. Start Windows.
3. Extract this package onto the hard drive.
4. Start your CD-R/RW writing software's feature for creating a CD from an ISO image. Refer to the help provided with your CD-R/ CD-RW writing software for further assistance.
5. Select a CD ISO image file located in the folder you extracted the package to in step 2. The default folder is C:\DRIVERS\WIN\PCDRDOS The ISO image file name is xxxxxxxx.ISO
6. Create the CD.
   
   

1. Power off the system.
2. Make sure the internal CD-RW, CD-RW/DVD Combo or DVD Multi drive which is supported as a startup device for your ThinkPad is attached to the computer.
3. Power on the computer.
4. While either of the following messages is displayed at the lower- left area of the screen, press the F12 key. To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button The Boot Menu will be displayed. If a password prompt appears, type the correct password.
5. Insert the PC-Doctor DOS CD into the internal CD-RW, CD-RW/DVD Combo or DVD Multi drive.
6. Press cursor keys to select either of the following devices, and press Enter. ATAPI CDx (x: 0, 1, ...) PC-Doctor DOS will start.
7. Follow the instructions on the screen.
8. After performing the diagnostics, remove the CD from the internal CD-RW, CD-RW/DVD Combo or DVD Multi drive and power off the computer.
   
   

1. Run PC-Doctor DOS.
2. Select Quit menu by keyboard or mouse.
3. Select About.
4. Version Number is shown.

Note: This version information does not show minor version. For example, the version 2.0.651a shows version 2.0.651.

• The Intel Wireless Radio test may return FAILED if the security function is enabled in the access point.
• The additional hard drive may appear in the Surface Scan Hard Disk utility and the Erase Hard Drive Erase Hard Drive. But this is not an actual device failure because this CD is used as a virtual hard drive.
• Before starting several tests, Serial ATA (SATA) setting must be changed by the BIOS Setup Utility, as follows: SATA Controller Mode Option: [Compatibility]
  • Setting change is needed for the following tests:
    • Fixed Disks Linear Verify
    • Fixed Disks Random Verify
    • Analog Devices HDA CODEC Test
• Once Modem/Audio test is done, the no sound is heard in the Internal Speaker test. In this case, turn off and turn on the computer. Then, run the Internal Speaker test again.

• This software can only be used with the machines on the supported models on this page. Use of this software with any other machines is strictly prohibited.
• PC-Doctor DOS provides some benchmark tests, for example, a test to indicate how much battery power remains. Results of such tests might differ from the specifications provided in the user's guide and catalog. The results vary depending on the testing method and the testing environment, and Lenovo does not guarantee these results.
• To run PC-Doctor DOS by booting the computer from the CD-R/CD-RW disc, it is necessary to have the CD-R/CD-RW writing software (with CD-R/CD-RW creation function from the ISO image file) prepared separately.
• The CD-R/CD-RW disc for PC-Doctor DOS does not support any optical disc drives connected through USB devices, PC Cards, CardBus cards or any others. It only supports internal optical disc drives (CD-RW, CD-RW/DVD Combo and DVD Multi drives) on ThinkPad systems.