IBM Aptiva 2156, Hardware Maintenance Service

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Audio (Not Supported by Diagnostics Program)
NOTE: Audio tests for the sound card cannot be carried out in the PC Doctor
DOS diagnostics program. It is, however, possible to carry out a dial
tone test for the modem.
While performing this check, you may need to enter and exit
Microsoft Windows 98 several times. When instructed to select an
icon or button, double-click on the item with the mouse.
For more information about using Microsoft Windows 98, see the
user's guide that came with the computer.
If an operating system other than Microsoft Windows 98 is installed,
the program screens and icons may differ from these instructions.
001 - START
Power off the system unit.
Remove all adapter cards.
Connect a hard disk drive with pre-loaded Windows 98.
Power on the system unit.
Load default settings in setup (audio may be disabled).
002 - DO ANY POST MESSAGES, ERROR CODES, BEEPS, OR
SYMPTOMS APPEAR? (YES, READ AHEAD. NO, GO TO STEP
003)
Go to “Index of Symptoms, Messages, Error Codes, or Beeps” on page 2-8.
End.
003 - DO ANY MESSAGES OR ERROR CODES DISPLAY AFTER POST
COMPLETES BUT BEFORE MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98 STARTS?
(YES, READ AHEAD. NO, GO TO STEP 004)
NOTE: If POST does not complete, answer this question "No".
Make sure that Windows 98 is properly installed.
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