Diagnostic Tools

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

∙DiagTools diagnostic program (below).

∙Power-on self-test (page 3-24).

∙Sycard PCCtest 450 PC Card (page 3-27).

∙Desktop Management Interface (page 3-28).

∙BIOS Setup utility (page 3-30).

DiagTools Diagnostic Program

The DiagTools hardware diagnostic program (version 2.30G as of this writing) provides two levels of testing:

∙Automated testing using a basic hardware test.

∙Advanced testing using individual hardware tests.

Figure 3-2. DiagTools Screens — Basic and Advanced

The tests are designed to run after the system restarts, so that the notebook will be in a predictable state during the tests. The tests are non-destructive, and are intended to preserve the state of the notebook. The notebook restarts when you exit the program so drivers can be loaded.

Updating DiagTools

You can download the latest version of DiagTools from the HP Notebook web site (see page vii). Follow the instructions included with the new version.

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