Running The Maxilife Diagnostics Program - HP Kayak XA 05xx Manual

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Running the MaxiLife Diagnostics Program

Can I run the HP MaxiLife Utility Diagnostics program when the
computer is powered off?
Yes, you can. However, the power cable must be connected to a
wall socket. The Diagnostics program will run low-level tests
on the memory, processor, power supply, video board and the
main clock generator on the system board (Board PLL).
Even with the computer powered off (the LCD status panel will be blank),
HP MaxiLife still runs and monitors the state of the LCD buttons. If one of
the two buttons is pressed, the LCD status panel will display a second menu.
To run the diagnostics option, proceed as follows:
1 Press one of the LCD buttons,
2 Use the button to scroll through the menus until you reach the
option. Then press the
3 Use the button to select
started, enabling the hardware monitoring chip to assess the status of the
computer's components.
Although the main power supply has been started, the computer does not
complete a normal boot.
4 Use the button to scroll through the
components are tested in sequence with the results displayed on the
status panel. Press the Next button to move on to the following test.
If no errors are detected, you can exit the test session by pressing
the button. The main power supply will be turned off and the
LCD status screen will become blank.
If an error is detected, a short message will be displayed indicating
which component has a problem.
For example: DIMM found:0
This indicates that there are no memory modules detected.
The display of a warning with a flashing LED and message on the LCD status
panel is not available when the computer has been powered off.
Running the MaxiLife Diagnostics Program
or , to display the main screen.
button.
The main power supply is
Power on.
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