Compaq Armada 7700 Armada 7700 Family of Personal Computers Reference Guide - Page 155

Using Other Features Other features available from within Compaq Utilities on some computer models include s Manage Diagnostics Partition s Create Diagnostics Diskette Manage Diagnostics Partition Use Manage Diagnostics Partition to create, delete, or upgrade Computer Setup and the Compaq diagnostics utilities. Creating a diagnostics partition is normally done only to add Compaq Utilities to a replacement hard drive. It involves performing a low-level format on the hard drive. CAUTION: If utilities in the diagnostics partition are deleted, you will no longer be able to access Computer Setup or the diagnostics utilities from the hard drive. Create Diagnostics Diskette Use Create Diagnostics Diskette to copy the Computer Setup and diagnostics utilities to two bootable diskettes. These diskettes provide a way to troubleshoot the system if the hard drive cannot be accessed. 14-6 Computer Setup and Diagnostics