HP OmniBook 2000 HP OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics - User Guide - Page 11

Before Running OmniBook Hardware, Diagnostics

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Starting OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics Before Running OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics Before Running OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics Before you run the Hardware Diagnostics, consider whether you need to make any changes in the HP BIOS Setup program (sometimes called SCU). Hardware devices that are disabled in Setup can not be tested by the Hardware Diagnostics. • If you want to test the current hardware configuration, do not change any settings in the Setup program. • If you want to perform a more complete test, you can run the Setup program and enable devices that you want to test. More Information About the PC's Setup Program Setup is an integrated (ROM-based) program that displays the PC's configuration and allows you to change the configuration parameters. Setup changes system behavior by modifying the power-on initialization parameters. Setting incorrect values may cause the PC to fail at start-up. If this occurs, enter the Setup program and use the Restore Defaults command to restore the Setup default values, allowing the PC to recover. To enter the PC's Setup program, restart the PC and press F2 when the HP logo screen (or the Summary screen) appears. 1-5

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Starting OmniBook Hardware Diagnostics
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Before Running OmniBook Hardware
Diagnostics
Before you run the Hardware Diagnostics, consider whether you need to make any
changes in the HP BIOS Setup program (sometimes called SCU). Hardware devices
that are disabled in Setup can not be tested by the Hardware Diagnostics.
If you want to test the current hardware configuration, do not change any
settings in the Setup program.
If you want to perform a more complete test, you can run the Setup program and
enable devices that you want to test.
More Information About the PC’s Setup Program
Setup is an integrated (ROM-based) program that displays the PC’s configuration and
allows you to change the configuration parameters.
Setup changes system behavior by modifying the power-on initialization parameters.
Setting incorrect values may cause the PC to fail at start-up. If this occurs, enter the
Setup program and use the Restore Defaults command to restore the Setup default
values, allowing the PC to recover.
To enter the PC’s Setup program, restart the PC and press F2 when the HP logo
screen (or the Summary screen) appears.