Diagnostic Tools
This section describes the following diagnostic tools you can use for troubleshooting and repairing the OmniBook:
∙OmniBook hardware diagnostic program (below).
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∙Sycard PCCtest 450 PC Card (page
∙Desktop Management Interface (page
∙BIOS Setup utility (page
OmniBook Diagnostic Program
The OmniBook hardware diagnostic program provides two levels of testing:
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∙Advanced testing using the individual hardware tests.
Figure 3-2. OmniBook Diagnostic Screens — Basic and Advanced
The tests are designed to run after the system reboots. This ensures that the computer will be in a predictable state, so the diagnostic program can properly test the hardware components. The tests are
Creating a Diagnostic Floppy Disk
If you need a diagnostic floppy disk, insert a formatted floppy disk in the floppy drive and do one of the following:
∙Check the \Dmi\Hpdiags directory. If diaginst is in this directory, run it.
If TopTools is installed, check whether the DiagTools page can create the disk.
∙On any computer with World Wide Web access, download the diagnostic software package from the OmniBook website (see page vi), then follow the instructions.
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