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View system information (inspect) – Compaq XL280 User Manual

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8 T

ROUBLESHOOTING

P

RESARIO

N

OTEBOOK

M

AINTENANCE

AND

S

ERVICE

G

UIDE

1800 S

ERIES

Presario 1800/1800T Series

Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,

and XL390

10. Follow the on-screen instructions as the devices are tested. When testing is complete,

the Test Option menu is displayed.

11. Exit the Test Option and Diagnostics menus.

View System Information (INSPECT)

The INSPECT utility provides information about the Notebook and installed or connected

devices. You can display, print, or save the information.

Follow these steps to run INSPECT from the Compaq Diagnostics Diskette:

1. Turn on the external device(s) you want to test. Connect the printer if you want to

print the information.

2. Insert the Compaq Diagnostics Diskette in the diskette drive.

3. Turn on or restart the Notebook. The Notebook boots from the diskette, and after a

few seconds, the diagnostics Welcome screen is displayed.

4. Press Enter to continue. The Diagnostics menu is displayed.

5. Select View System Information (INSPECT) from the Diagnostics menu. The

following list is displayed:

6. Select the item you want to view and follow the on-screen instructions to cycle

through the screens, return to the list and choose another item, or print the

information.

System

Memory

ROM

Audio

Keyboard

Operating system

System ports

System files

System storage

Windows files

Graphics