Diagnostic Tools

This section describes the following diagnostic tools you can use for troubleshooting and repairing the OmniBook:

∙OmniBook hardware diagnostic program (below).

∙Power-on self-test (page 3-20).

∙Sycard PCCtest 450 PC Card (page 3-23).

∙Desktop Management Interface (page 3-23).

∙BIOS Setup utility (page 3-26).

OmniBook Diagnostic Program

The OmniBook hardware diagnostic program provides two levels of testing:

∙User-level testing using the basic hardware test.

∙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 non-destructive and are intended to preserve the state of the computer. The OmniBook reboots when you exit the program so drivers can be loaded.

Creating a Diagnostic Floppy Disk

Note

For units with BIOS 2.12 or later, you can run the diagnostic program from the hard disk — without creating a diagnostic floppy disk. If, during boot, the computer displays "F10 to start diagnostic," press F10 to run the diagnostic test from the hard disk.

If you need a diagnostic floppy disk, insert a formatted floppy disk in the floppy drive and do one of the following:

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