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Starting e-Diag Tools from the, CD-ROM

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NOTE Troubleshooting Using e-Diag Tools for Hardware Problems Starting e-Diag Tools from the HP Workstation Recovery CD-ROM Use this method if for any reason you are unable to start this utility from the hard disk drive partition. Before running e-Diag Tools from the CD-ROM ensure: • No operating system is specified: - Start the Setup program as described in "HP Setup Program" on page 49. If the Main or Advanced menu has an item Plug and Play OS, set it to No. - If the Main or Advanced menu has an item to select the operating system, set it to Other. • All Hardware Protection items in the Security menu are set to Enabled or Unlocked. • The option to start from the CD-ROM is enabled and the CD-ROM is configured to be the first boot device. To start e-Diag Tools from the HP Workstation Recovery CD-ROM: 1. Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Restart the Workstation. The Workstation should boot from the CD-ROM rather than the hard drive. 3. Select the option to run the hardware diagnostics and follow the directions on the screen. If you are unable to boot from your CD-ROM drive, restart your Workstation and press F12 to change the system boot order. You can also change the boot order from the Setup utility as described in "Boot Menu" on page 57. Check the Boot device settings to ensure that your Workstation can boot from the CD-ROM. 226 Chapter 11

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Troubleshooting
Using e-Diag Tools for Hardware Problems
Chapter 11
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Starting e-Diag Tools from the
HP Workstation
Recovery
CD-ROM
Use this method if for any reason you are unable to start this utility from
the hard disk drive partition. Before running e-Diag Tools from the
CD-ROM ensure:
No operating system is specified:
Start the Setup program as described in “HP Setup Program” on
page 49. If the Main or Advanced menu has an item
Plug and
Play OS
, set it to
No
.
— If the Main or Advanced menu has an item to select the operating
system, set it to
Other
.
All Hardware Protection items in the Security menu are set to
Enabled
or
Unlocked
.
The option to start from the CD-ROM is enabled and the CD-ROM is
configured to be the first boot device.
To start e-Diag Tools from the
HP Workstation Recovery
CD-ROM:
1.
Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
2.
Restart the Workstation. The Workstation should boot from the
CD-ROM rather than the hard drive.
3.
Select the option to run the hardware diagnostics and follow the
directions on the screen.
NOTE
If you are unable to boot from your CD-ROM drive, restart your
Workstation and press
F12
to change the system boot order. You can also
change the boot order from the Setup utility as described in “Boot Menu”
on page 57. Check the Boot device settings to ensure that your
Workstation can boot from the CD-ROM.