Running The Maxilife Diagnostics Program - HP Kayak XA-s 02xx 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(s), VRM, power supply, video con-
troller 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 is still running and monitoring 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:
Press one of the LCD buttons,
Use the button to scroll through the menus until you reach the
1
option. Then press the
ags
Use the button to select
2
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
continue to complete a normal boot.
Use the button to scroll through the
3
components are tested in sequence with the results being 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
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 are 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.
Diags
button. The main power supply will be turned
Di-
option. The system
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