HP INSIGHT DIAGNOSTICS OFFLINE EDITION 117
Chapter 5
User Interface
NAVIGATION
The Insight Diagnostics home page contains the following tabs: Survey, Test, Status, Log, and Help.
These tabs separate the major functions of Insight Diagnostics.
SURVEY TAB
When the Survey tab is selected, the Survey menu displays and enables you to view important system
configuration information. The Summary view limits the amount of data displayed, while the Advanced
view shows all the data in the selected category. Regardless of whether you choose Advanced or
Summary, the following categories of information are available on the Survey menu:
Overview—The Overview view gives you a listing of general information about the computer.
All—The All view gives a listing of all information about the computer.
Architecture—The Architecture view shows the type of bus the computer uses. In addition, if the bus is
PCI, information about the PCI configuration is displayed.
Asset Control—The Asset Control view shows the serial number of the computer (system identification
number).
Communication—The Communication view shows information about the computer parallel (LPT) and
serial (COM) port settings, USB, and network controller information.
Graphics—The Graphics view shows information about the graphics subsystem of the computer. This
includes information about the graphics card, mode, and ROM.
Input Devices—The Input Devices view shows information about the type of keyboard, mouse, and
other input devices connected to the computer.
Internal Conditions—The Internal Conditions view shows information about the health of the computer.
This includes fan, temperature, and power-supply information.
Memory—The Memory view shows information about all memory in the computer. This includes
memory on the board and any memory modules installed.
Miscellaneous—The Miscellaneous view shows information obtained from the computers configuration
memory (CMOS), BIOS data area, Interrupt Vector table, and diagnostics component information.
Multimedia—The Multimedia view shows information about all multimedia devices in the computer. This
includes audio devices installed.
Resources—The Resources view shows the system device resource usage information. This includes
information about I/O, memory, IRQ, slot, and bus usage.
Storage—The Storage view shows information about storage media connected to the computer. This list
includes all fixed disks, floppy drives, and CD-ROM drives.
System—The System view shows product type, processor type and speed, and coprocessor
information. Also shown in this display is information about all ROMs in the computer.
TEST TAB
The Insight Diagnostics utility provides the capability to test all the major pieces of hardware in the
system. You can select from several types of tests:
Quick Test—Provides a predetermined script where a sample of each hardware component is exercised
and requires no user intervention.
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