![HP Compaq 6000 Скачать руководство пользователя страница 75](http://html.mh-extra.com/html/hp/compaq-6000/compaq-6000_install-manual_158605075.webp)
4-7
Compaq Professional Workstation 6000 and 8000 Reference Guide
Writer: Jean Schuck Project: Compaq Professional Workstation 6000 and 8000 Reference Guide Comments: 270217-002
File Name: E-CH04.DOC Last Saved On: 11/3/97 3:43 PM
COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Manage a Diagnostics Partition
This option allows you to create, delete, or upgrade the diagnostics software on
the workstation. This must be performed from a diagnostics diskette.
CAUTION:
Creating a diagnostics partition involves performing a
low-level format on the hard drive. Normally, this is only done to
add diagnostics to a new replacement hard drive. If the diagnostics
software is deleted, you will no longer be able to access the
Compaq Utilities menu.
Exit from This Utility
Use this option to exit the Compaq Utilities menu.
ROM BIOS
Your workstation contains a set of software called Basic Input/Output System
(BIOS) stored in Read Only Memory (ROM) on the system board. The BIOS
contains a set of routines for Power-On Self-Test (POST) and accessing
hardware specific information.
Power-On-Self-Test
When you turn on your workstation, the BIOS runs a number of tests, called
power-on self-tests. These tests check and initialize many hardware
components. The basic sequence for POST is:
1. Check and initialize low level hardware.
2. Count
memory.
The memory count is displayed in the upper left corner of the monitor
screen in increments of kilobytes (KB).