HP Kayak XA 05xx HP Kayak XA Series 05xx, Upgrade & Configuration Guide - Page 81

If You Can't Start the, Program, If the Date and Time Are Incorrect, If You Have a Network Problem

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3 Troubleshooting Your HP Kayak PC Workstation If Your PC Workstation Has a Software Problem 9 Set new User and Administrator passwords. 10 Press F3 to save the new passwords and exit Setup. If You Can't Start the Setup Program This may happen if the copy of the PC Workstation's configuration stored in memory is corrupted. You will need to erase this bad configuration. Refer to "Clearing the PC Workstation's Configuration Memory" on page 61 for more information on how to do this. If the Date and Time Are Incorrect The date and time can be incorrect for the following reasons: • The time has changed to reflect the beginning or end of Summer Time • The PC Workstation has been unplugged from the mains for too long and the battery is discharged. The on-board battery automatically recharges itself as soon as the PC Workstation is plugged into a power outlet. To change the date and time, use your operating system utilities or the Setup program by pressing F2 at startup. If You Have a Network Problem If you have a problem with your PC Workstation's network, run the HPIEDIAG utility provided on the HP CD-ROM that contains the LAN drivers, supplied with your PC Workstation. This utility should be run from a minimal DOS system, without any LAN drivers loaded-achieve this by booting from a system floppy disk. (If your PC Workstation is running Windows NT 4.0, you will need to create this system floppy disk on another PC.) 1 Insert the system floppy disk in the floppy disk drive and re-boot your PC Workstation. 2 Insert the CD-ROM containing the HPIEDIAG utility in the CD-ROM drive. English 71

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Troubleshooting Your HP Kayak PC Workstation
If Your PC Workstation Has a Software Problem
9
Set new User and Administrator passwords.
10
Press
F3
to save the new passwords and exit
Setup
.
If You Can’t Start the
Setup
Program
This may happen if the copy of the PC Workstation’s configuration
stored in memory is corrupted. You will need to erase this bad
configuration. Refer to “Clearing the PC Workstation’s Configuration
Memory” on page 61 for more information on how to do this.
If the Date and Time Are Incorrect
The date and time can be incorrect for the following reasons:
The time has changed to reflect the beginning or end of Summer
Time
The PC Workstation has been unplugged from the mains for too long
and the battery is discharged.
The on-board battery automatically recharges itself as soon as the
PC Workstation is plugged into a power outlet.
To change the date and time, use your operating system utilities or the
Setup
program by pressing
F2
at startup.
If You Have a Network Problem
If you have a problem with your PC Workstation’s network, run the
HPIEDIAG utility provided on the HP CD-ROM that contains the LAN
drivers, supplied with your PC Workstation. This utility should be run
from a minimal DOS system, without any LAN drivers loaded—achieve
this by booting from a system floppy disk. (If your PC Workstation is
running Windows NT 4.0, you will need to create this system floppy
disk on another PC.)
1
Insert the system floppy disk in the floppy disk drive and re-boot
your PC Workstation.
2
Insert the CD-ROM containing the HPIEDIAG utility in the CD-ROM
drive.