Compaq 6500 Family Laptop User Manual


 
System Software & Restoration
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4. Choose option [3] Run AMI System Diagnostics.
5. You will be informed that the AMI Diag Program files will be extracted to a RAM drive
and that the process will take approximately one minute. Press [Y] to proceed.
6. The utility will detect your system hardware configuration and extract the required
compressed diagnostics files into RAM drive. Upon file de-compression the main menu
will be displayed. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll to the desired selection:
or simply press the key corresponding to the first letter of the menu item. Compaq
recommends that you first view the HELP FILE for more information on using the
diagnostics and for the latest release notes.
7. At the end of each diagnostic run, you will be notified if the test ran successfully or if
errors were encountered. If errors were encountered, you will be given a choice to view
the error log file to determine the nature of the problem encountered by the diagnostic.
All test results are written to a file named AMIDIAG.LOG. This file can be viewed by
selecting the Display Error Log File option from the Options menu.
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The AMIDIAG.LOG file is saved to RAM drive by default. In this condition, if
you power down, the AMIDIAG.LOG file will be lost. If you want to save the
AMIDIAG.LOG file, exist to DOS and manually copy it to the diskette or hard
drive. You may also save the AMIDIAG.LOG file from the Options menu
Generate Report selection.
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