User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Locating HP resources
- Computer features
- Setting up the computer
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Setting up Linux
- Updating the computer
- Maintenance, diagnostics, and minor troubleshooting
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows (select products only)
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI
- Using Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI settings (select products only)
- Computer operating guidelines, routine care, and shipping preparation
- Electrostatic discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics8
You can use the HP PC Hardware Diagnostics utility to determine whether your computer hardware is running
properly. The three versions are HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows, HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI
(Unied Extensible Firmware Interface), and (for select products only) Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
UEFI, a rmware feature.
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows (select products only)
HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows is a Windows-based utility that allows you to run diagnostic tests
to determine whether the computer hardware is functioning properly. The tool runs within the Windows
operating system to diagnose hardware failures.
If HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows is not installed on your computer, rst you must download and
install it. To download HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows, see Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
Windows on page 29.
Using an HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows hardware failure ID code
When HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows detects a failure that requires hardware replacement, a 24-digit
Failure ID code is generated.
▲ Depending on the instructions on the screen, choose one of these options:
● If failure ID link is displayed, select the link and follow the on-screen instructions.
● If instructions for calling support are displayed. Follow those instructions.
Accessing HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows
After HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows is installed, you can access it from the Start menu or HP Support
Assistant.
Accessing HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows from the Start menu
After HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows is installed, follow these steps to access it.
1. Select the Start button.
2. Right-click HP PC Hardware Diagnostics for Windows, select More, and then select Run as administrator.
3. When the tool opens, select the type of diagnostic test that you want to run, and then follow the
on-screen instructions.
NOTE: To stop a diagnostic test, select Cancel.
Accessing HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows from Support Assistant
After HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows is installed, follow these steps to access it from HP Support
Assistant.
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