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Creating the OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics Floppy, Diskette Locally

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Starting OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics Installing and Setting Up OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics Once you have downloaded the Hardware Diagnostics file, follow these steps: 1. Extract the files by running the downloaded .EXE file. To do this in Windows, double-click the file. 2. Open the README file and read the installation instructions. To open this file in Windows, double-click it. Creating the OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics Floppy Diskette Locally For an OmniBook PC introduced after October 1997, you can create the OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics floppy diskette locally. After inserting a formatted floppy diskette in the floppy drive, do one of the following to create an OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics floppy diskette: • On an OmniBook with a factory software installation, run diaginst from the \Dmi\Hpdiags directory on the hard disk. To do this in Windows, double-click the file. -or- For an OmniBook with TopTools installed, click Start, Programs, HP DMI, HP TopTools. Use the DiagTools tab to create the diskette. • On any computer with a CD-ROM drive, run diaginst from the \Omnibook\Drivers\Hputils or \OmniBook\Dmi\Hpdiags directory on the Recovery CD that came with the OmniBook PC. To do this in Windows, doubleclick the file. 1-3

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Starting OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics
Installing and Setting Up OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics
1-3
Once you have downloaded the Hardware Diagnostics file, follow these steps:
1. Extract the files by running the downloaded .EXE file. To do this in Windows,
double-click the file.
2. Open the README file and read the installation instructions. To open this file in
Windows, double-click it.
Creating the OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics Floppy
Diskette Locally
For an OmniBook PC introduced after October 1997, you can create the OmniBook
Hardware Diagnostics floppy diskette locally. After inserting a formatted floppy
diskette in the floppy drive, do one of the following to create an OmniBook
Hardware Diagnostics floppy diskette:
•
On an OmniBook with a factory software installation, run diaginst
diaginst
from the
\Dmi\Hpdiags directory on the hard disk. To do this in Windows, double-click
the file.
–or–
For an OmniBook with TopTools installed, click Start, Programs, HP DMI,
HP TopTools. Use the DiagTools tab to create the diskette.
•
On any computer with a CD-ROM drive, run diaginst
diaginst
from the
\Omnibook\Drivers\Hputils or \OmniBook\Dmi\Hpdiags directory on the
Recovery CD that came with the OmniBook PC. To do this in Windows, double-
click the file.