User Guide - Windows 10
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Components
- Network connections
- Screen navigation
- Entertainment features
- Using a webcam (select products only)
- Using audio
- Using video
- Connecting video devices by using a VGA cable (select products only)
- Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only)
- Discovering and connecting wired displays using MultiStream Transport
- Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only)
- Discovering and connecting to Intel WiDi certified displays (select Intel products only)
- Power management
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Setting power options
- Security
- Protecting the computer
- Using passwords
- Using antivirus software
- Using firewall software
- Installing critical security updates
- Using HP Client Security (select products only)
- Using HP Touchpoint Manager (select products only)
- Installing an optional security cable (select products only)
- Using a fingerprint reader (select products only)
- Maintenance
- Backup and recovery
- Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start
- HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
11 HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
HP PC Hardware Diagnostics is a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) that allows you to run
diagnostic tests to determine whether the computer hardware is functioning properly. The tool runs outside
the operating system so that it can isolate hardware failures from issues that are caused by the operating
system or other software components.
NOTE: To start BIOS on a convertible computer, your computer must be in notebook mode and you must
use the keyboard attached to your tablet. The on-screen keyboard, which displays in tablet mode, cannot
access BIOS.
To start HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI:
1. Start BIOS:
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Computers or tablets with keyboards:
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Turn on or restart the computer, quickly press esc.
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Tablets without keyboards:
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Turn on or restart the tablet, and then quickly hold down the volume down button.
- or -
Turn on or restart the tablet, and then quickly hold down the Windows button.
2. Press or tap f2.
The BIOS searches three places for the diagnostic tools, in the following order:
a. Connected USB drive
NOTE: To download the HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) tool to a USB drive, see
Downloading
HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device on page 63.
b. Hard drive
c. BIOS
3. When the diagnostic tool opens, select the type of diagnostic test you want to run, and then follow the
on-screen instructions. On a tablet, press the volume down button to stop a diagnostic test.
NOTE: If you need to stop a diagnostic test on computers or tablets with a keyboard, press esc.
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device
There are two options to download HP PC Hardware Diagnostics to a USB device:
Download the latest UEFI version:
1. Go to
http://www.hp.com/go/techcenter/pcdiags. The HP PC Diagnostics home page is displayed.
2. In the HP PC Hardware Diagnostics section, click the Download link, and then select Run.
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