Survey Tab; Test Tab - HP xw9300 Service And Technical Reference Manual

Survey Tab

When the Survey tab is selected, the Survey menu displays and enables you to view important system
configuration information. The Summary view limits the amount of data displayed, while the
Advanced view shows all the data in the selected category. Regardless of whether you choose
Advanced or Summary, the following categories of information are available on the Survey menu:
• All—Gives a listing of all categories of information about the computer.
• Overview—Gives you a listing of general information about the computer.
Architecture—Provides system BIOS and PCI device information.
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• Asset Control—Shows asset tag, system serial number, and processor information.
• Communication—Shows information about the computer parallel (LPT) and serial (COM) port
settings, plus USB and network controller information.
Graphics—Shows information about the graphics controller of the computer.
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Input Devices—Shows information about the keyboard, mouse, and other input devices connected
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to the computer.
• Memory—Shows information about all memory in the computer. This includes memory slots on the
system board and any memory modules installed.
• Miscellaneous—Shows information obtained from the computer configuration memory (CMOS),
system management BIOS data, system board data, and diagnostics component information.
• Storage—Shows information about storage media connected to the computer. This list includes all
fixed disks, diskette drives, and optical drives.
System—Shows information about the system board, processor, chassis, and BIOS, plus internal
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speaker and PCI bus information.
Multimedia—Shows information about the system Audio devices
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Test Tab

The Test tab allows you to choose various parts of the system to test. You can also choose the type of test
and testing mode.
There are two test modes to choose from:
• Interactive Mode—Provides maximum control over the testing process. The diagnostic software will
prompt you for input during tests that require your interaction.You may also determine whether the test
passed or failed.
• Unattended Mode—Does not display prompts and requires no interaction. If errors are found, they are
displayed when testing is complete.
The Insight Diagnostics utility provides the capability to test all the major pieces of hardware in the system.
You can select from several types of tests:
• Quick Test—Provides a predetermined script where a sample of each hardware component is
exercised and requires no user intervention.
• Complete Test—Provides a predetermined script where each hardware component is fully tested.
You can select Interactive or Unattended tests. This will change the devices tested during the
Complete Test. There are more tests available in the interactive mode, but these require user
intervention.
• Custom Test—Provides the most flexibility in controlling the testing of a system. The Custom Test
mode allows the user to specifically select which devices, tests, and test parameters are run. Users are
provided the ability to select tests that do not require any user interaction through the Interactive and
Unattended test modes.
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