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Running the Diagnostics
Tool Name Part Number
PC test card 35G4703
Tri-connector wrap plug 72X8546
USB parallel test cable 05K2580
Use either the TrackPoint or the cursor-moving keys to
interact with the tests. The Enter key works the same as
selecting the OK icon to reply OK.
1. Press and hold F1; then power on the computer.
Hold F1 down until the Easy-Setup menu appears.
2. Click on Test. The basic diagnostic menu appears.
3. Click on a device to run the test. The test progress
screen appears; then OK appears under the tested
device icon when the test ends without any errors.
4. Start the Advanced Diagnostic test by pressing
Ctrl+A on the basic diagnostic menu. The ThinkPad
FRU connections window appears.
5. Click on Exit or press the Esc key. The keyboard
test window appears.
6. When you press a key, a mark appears or disappears
on the corresponding key position on the screen.
Repeat this step for any keys that need to be tested.
You can run the keyboard test if you press Ctrl+K in
the advanced diagnostic test mode.
7. To exit the keyboard test, click on Exit or press
Ctrl+Break. The advanced diagnostics window
appears.
8. Click on a device to test it, or click on Test All to test
all devices.
Click on Looptest to run the tests in a repeated loop.
The loop option menu appears. Click on a device;
the √ mark appears beside the selected device.
Repeat this step to select multiple devices. Click on
OK to start the diagnostic loop. If no device is
selected, all devices tests are looped.
9. To exit the loop, keep pressing Ctrl+Pause until the
test exits. A beep sounds to notify that the exit
interrupt is sensed by the test program. Press Esc to
exit from the loop test.
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