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Running e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM, Prerequisites

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NOTE Troubleshooting with HP e-DiagTools Running e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM Running e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM Only the Utility Partition version of e-DiagTools supports the full range of e-features. When you run e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM you will not be able to send the Support Ticket via e-mail or to update the BIOS. Prerequisites Before you run e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM, ensure that the following are correctly configured in the computer's BIOS Setup program: Ì No operating system is specified, which means that: • 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. Ì All Hardware Protection items in the Security menu are set to Enabled or Unlocked. Ì If you are running e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM, the option to start from the CD-ROM is enabled and the CD-ROM is configured to be the first device to boot from. Alternatively, you can set the boot device priority by pressing the F8 key when the logo screen is displayed after restarting your computer. After running e-DiagTools, restore the original Setup values. 42

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Troubleshooting with HP e-DiagTools
Running e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM
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Running e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM
NOTE
Only the Utility Partition version of e-DiagTools supports the full range
of e-features. When you run e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM you will not be
able to send the Support Ticket via e-mail or to update the BIOS.
Prerequisites
Before you run e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM, ensure that the following
are correctly configured in the computer’s BIOS Setup program:
No operating system is specified, which means that:
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
.
If you are running e-DiagTools from a CD-ROM, the option to start
from the CD-ROM is enabled and the CD-ROM is configured to be the
first device to boot from.
Alternatively, you can set the boot device priority by pressing the F8
key when the logo screen is displayed after restarting your
computer.
After running e-DiagTools, restore the original Setup values.