HP OmniBook 2100 User manual

HP OmniBook DiagTools
User’s Guide

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Edition History
Edition 1 (for Diagnostics ver. 2.x) .......................... April 1999

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Contents
Who Should Read This Book .......................................................................v
What is OmniBook DiagTools?.....................................................................v
Overview of OmniBook DiagTools ..............................................................v
Compatibility ................................................................................................ vi
Where to Get the Diagnostics Software..................................................... vi
1. Starting OmniBook DiagTools ...........................................................1-1
Installing and Setting Up OmniBook DiagTools ..........................................1-2
Downloading the Latest Version from the Web .....................................1-2
Creating the OmniBook DiagTools Floppy Diskette Locally ................1-3
Updating the DiagTools Files (For Network Administrators) ...............1-4
Before Running OmniBook DiagTools .........................................................1-5
Starting OmniBook DiagTools........................................................................1-6
The Welcome Screen ......................................................................................1-8
2. Hardware Detection ........................................................................... 2-1
Overview of Hardware Detection ..................................................................2-2
During Hardware Detection ......................................................................2-3
Hardware Detection Results......................................................................2-4
What is Detected ..............................................................................................2-5
If a PC Component is Not Detected...............................................................2-6
3. Basic System Test................................................................................ 3-1
Overview of the Basic System Test ................................................................3-2
How to Run the Basic System Test ................................................................3-2
Test Result: PASS ..............................................................................................3-3
Test Result: FAIL ...............................................................................................3-4
What is Tested...................................................................................................3-6
4. Advanced System Tests ...................................................................... 4-1
Overview of the Advanced System Tests ......................................................4-2
How to Enter the Advanced System Tests....................................................4-2
Help on Advanced Tests .................................................................................4-3
How to Run an Advanced System Test.........................................................4-4
Batch Tests ........................................................................................................4-6
What to do if a Test Fails .................................................................................4-7

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5. The Support Ticket ............................................................................. 5-1
What is the Support Ticket? ............................................................................5-2
Creating a Support Ticket ...............................................................................5-2
Retrieving a Support Ticket ............................................................................5-3
Adding Comments to the Support Ticket .....................................................5-4
6. Hewlett-Packard Support and Information Services ....................... 6-1
Your HP Authorized Reseller..........................................................................6-2
Hewlett-Packard Information Services..........................................................6-3
HP OmniBook World Wide Web ..............................................................6-3
HP PC & Peripheral Self-Help and Direct-Help Tools ............................6-3

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Who Should Read This Book
This manual is for anyone who wants to:
•Diagnose hardware problems on an OmniBook notebook PC
•Understand the purpose of OmniBook DiagTools
•Learn how to use OmniBook DiagTools
•Know what to do when a test fails
•Provide HP-dedicated support agents with more information for solving
problems quickly and effectively
•Find out where to get more information and support.
What is OmniBook DiagTools?
The first step in solving a problem with a PC is diagnosis.
HP’s OmniBook DiagTools helps you diagnose hardware-related problems on an
OmniBook PC. It is a series of tools designed to help you to:
•Verify the correct functioning of an OmniBook PC
•Diagnose hardware-related problems
•Prevent unneeded repair
•Provide precise information to HP-dedicated support agents so that they can
solve any problem quickly and effectively.
OmniBook DiagTools is not a repair tool.
Overview of OmniBook DiagTools
The OmniBook DiagTools utility has four parts:
•Hardware Detection, which automatically detects the hardware configuration of
an OmniBook PC. Hardware detection is described in chapter 2.
•The Basic Tests, which determine the correct functioning of the PC as a whole.
The basic test phase is described in chapter 3.
•The Advanced Tests. These provide complete, in-depth testing and diagnosis of
the PC’s individual components. The advanced test phase is described in
chapter 4.
•The Support Ticket, which is a complete record of the test results and the PC’s
configuration. The support ticket can be used to communicate the test results to
your local or HP-dedicated support agent. This is described in chapter 5.

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Compatibility
OmniBook DiagTools version 2.x can run on the following HP OmniBook PCs:
•All OmniBook PCs released after February, 1999.
•OmniBook 900.
•OmniBook 2100.
•OmniBook 3100.
•OmniBook 4100 series.
•OmniBook 7100 series.
•OmniBook XE series.
For other OmniBook models, find the correct version of OmniBook diagnostics and
documentation on the OmniBook web site, http://www.hp.com/omnibook.
You should verify you use the correct version of OmniBook DiagTools for the
OmniBook you are testing.
Where to Get the Diagnostics Software
Always use the latest version of OmniBook DiagTools.
Note
Verify that you are using the correct version of OmniBook DiagTools for the
OmniBook you are testing.
You can download the latest version of the OmniBook DiagTools utility from the
OmniBook web site in the Support, Software area:
http://www.hp.com/omnibook
For more information about the OmniBook web site and for information about HP
Electronic Information Services, refer to page 6-3.

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Starting OmniBook DiagTools

Starting OmniBook DiagTools
Installing and Setting Up OmniBook DiagTools
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Installing and Setting Up OmniBook
DiagTools
There are two ways to run DiagTools – from a floppy diskette or from the hard disk
drive (the F10 method). All OmniBook PCs have the capability to run DiagTools
from a floppy diskette, and some of these OmniBook PCs have the option to run
DiagTools from the hard disk drive.
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Floppy Diskette Method
The PC boots (or starts) from the floppy diskette. However, first you must create
a DiagTools floppy diskette from the World Wide Web or locally from your hard
disk or Recovery CD.
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Hard Disk Drive Method (the F10 method)
If your computer supports this method, you press F10 during start up. Also, you
need a special utility to view and retrieve the support ticket.
Note
OmniBook DiagTools must not be run directly from your operating system.
OmniBook DiagTools will function correctly only under the DOS operating system
and once the correct drivers have been loaded.
Downloading the Latest Version from the Web
You can download the latest version of the OmniBook DiagTools utility from the
OmniBook web site in the Support, Software area:
http://www.hp.com/omnibook
For more information about the HP OmniBook website and for information about
HP Electronic Information Services, refer to page 6-3.

Starting OmniBook DiagTools
Installing and Setting Up OmniBook DiagTools
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There are two files available for downloading:
•The OmniBook DiagTools utility. A compressed file (with the extension .EXE)
which contains all the files necessary for running OmniBook DiagTools.
•The User’s Guide for OmniBook DiagTools – the document you are reading. It is
a PDF file which can be viewed and printed using Adobe’s Acrobat Reader.
(The Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free of charge from HP’s
World Wide Web site.)
After you have downloaded the DiagTools file, follow the instructions included with
the file:
Creating the OmniBook DiagTools Floppy Diskette
Locally
You can create the OmniBook DiagTools floppy diskette locally. After inserting a
formatted floppy diskette in the floppy drive, do one of the following to create an
OmniBook DiagTools floppy diskette:
•On an OmniBook with a factory software installation, run
diaginst from the
\Dmi\Hpdiags directory on the hard disk. To do this in Windows, double-click
the file.
–or–
For an OmniBook with TopTools installed, use the DiagTools tab to create the
diskette.
•On any computer with a CD-ROM drive, run
diaginst from the
\Omnibook\Drivers\Hputils or \OmniBook\Dmi\Hpdiags directory on the
Recovery CD that came with the OmniBook PC. To do this in Windows, double-
click the file.

Starting OmniBook DiagTools
Installing and Setting Up OmniBook DiagTools
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Updating the DiagTools Files
(For Network Administrators)
To know if you have TopTools in Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 98,
click the Start button and look for HP DMI or HP TopTools in the Programs menu.
If you are a network administrator, you can update the DiagTools files on remote
client PCs.
Using TopTools Integrated Device Manager Ver. 4.1
To update the Diagnostics files on remote PCs, open the TopTools Integrated Device
Manager in Internet Explorer (version 4.01 or above). Right-click on Devices, Device
Types, and select Personal Computers in the window that appears. Use shift-click or
control-click to select the DMI 2.x compliant PCs you want to update and right-click.
Select Distribute Diagnostics from the menu that appears and follow the onscreen
instructions.
For more information about using TopTools, refer to the TopTools online help in the
Help menu and to HP’s Web site at http://www.hp.com/toptools.