HP Omnibook 500 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 3-19
Diagnostic Tools
This section describes the following diagnostic tools you can use for troubleshooting and repairing the
Omnibook:
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e-DiagTools program (below).
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Power-on self-test (page 3-26).
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Sycard PCCtest 450 PC Card (page 3-29).
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Desktop Management Interface (page 3-30).
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BIOS Setup utility (page 3-31).
e-DiagTools
The e-DiagTools hardware diagnostic program provides two levels of testing:
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Basic user-level hardware test.
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Advanced individual hardware tests.
Figure 3-2. e-DiagTools Screens — Basic and Advanced
The tests are designed to run after the system reboots, so that the computer will be in a predictable
state during the tests. The tests are non-destructive, and are intended to preserve the state of the
computer. The computer reboots when you exit the program so drivers can be loaded.
Updating e-DiagTools
You can download the latest version of e-DiagTools from the HP Notebook web site (see page vi),
then install it following the accompanying instructions.