Chapter 2.3 Compaq Diagnostics - Compaq Prolinea Family Maintenance & Serice Manual

Chapter 2.3 Compaq Diagnostics

This section explains how to use the Configuration and Diagnostics
utilities installed on the computer.
IMPORTANT: If you are planning to run an alternate operating system (e.g.,
OS/2 or UNIX), you will need to configure your system using the
Compaq Diagnostics diskette.
loss of data and reduced hard drive capacity.
Both Windows and DOS have configuration and diagnostic utilities that
should be accessed in the following instances:
o When a system configuration error is detected during the Power-On
Self-Test (POST).
o To change factory default settings for some of the computer features.
o To change the system configuration, which is sometimes necessary when
you add or remove optional hardware.
o To set system configuration features.
The same utilities are available by selecting options on a menu called
"Configuration and Diagnostics." To display this menu, restart the
computer, then press the F10 key when the square cursor displays in the
upper-right corner of the screen. Full instructions are presented later in
this section. Diagnostics are available by selecting the Computer Checkup
(TEST) utility on the Configuration and Diagnostics menu.
Compaq Diagnostics are installed on the hard drive of the Compaq ProLinea
Personal Computer. The diagnostics are also available on diskettes.
IMPORTANT: The diagnostics and setup utilities are located on a hard disk
partition in the computer, not on ROM. Details for recreating
the diagnostics/setup partition are presented in Section 2.4 of
this chapter.
You can access the diagnostics at startup from the hard drive or from the
diskettes. Procedures for both methods are presented below. Both
procedures will result in the Configuration and Diagnostics menu being
displayed. Your particular menu may differ slightly from the one shown in
Figure 2-2.
Failure to do so can result in