Compaq Configuration And Diagnostics - Compaq DESKPRO 2000 SERIES Maintenance & Service Manual

2.3 Compaq Configuration and Diagnostics

This section explains how to use the Configuration and Diagnostics utilities installed on the computer or
on diskettes.
IMPORTANT: If you are planning to run an alternate operating system (e.g., OS/2 or UNIX), you will
need to configure the system using the Compaq Diagnostics diskette, which can be obtained from
Compaq (see Chapter 3). Failure to configure the system can result in loss of data and reduced hard
drive capacity.
Compaq Diagnostics is installed on the hard drive of the computer. The Diagnostics are also available
on diskettes.
Both Windows and DOS have configuration and diagnostic utilities that are available by selecting
options from the Compaq Configuration and Diagnostics menu. These utilities should be accessed in the
following instances:
When a system configuration error is detected during the Power-On Self-Test (POST).
To change factory default settings for some of the computer features.
To change the system configuration, which is sometimes necessary when you add or remove optional
hardware.
To set system configuration features.
To display the Configuration and Diagnostics menu, restart the computer, then press
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.
The diagnostics and setup utilities are located on a hard disk partition in the computer, not in the
ROM. Information about recreating the diagnostics/setup partition is presented later in this section.
Utilities similar to some of those present in the Compaq Configuration and Diagnostics menu can
be found in DOS, Windows 3.1, and Windows 95. For example, configuration and installation
utilities are also available in the Windows 95 Control Panel utility Add New Hardware.
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