Viewing current status – HP Remote Assistant Card User Manual

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2 Hardware Installation and Configuration

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A code that provides specific data about the event (usually a measured value of the
event—see Appendix A)

To save the current log as an ASCII file, press F5 (or click Save to File). A dialog box
appears, asking you to type a DOS path and filename for the file. Type the filename
and press Enter. The utility saves the file under the specified filename. Afterwards,
you can use any text editor to open the file and reformat it for viewing and printing.

The log maintains up to 100 events, discarding the oldest when the limit is reached.

NOTE

When an event such as a high temperature reading occurs, HP Remote
Assistant automatically disables the monitor so that duplicate pages aren't
sent and the log isn't filled with multiple occurrences of the same event
report. You must manually rearm the monitors after the condition has been
rectified.

Viewing Current Status

In addition to configuring HP Remote Assistant and testing its features, you can use
the Configuration Utility to view the current data that the HP Remote Assistant board
is monitoring, including voltage, temperature, and bus activity.

To view environmental data, choose Show Status from the Main Menu. The Status
window appears, displaying the current internal temperature (in degrees Celsius) as
recorded by the on-board sensor, the current percentage of bus utilization, and the
current voltage readings. (The +3.3V level only appears if it is relevant for the system
being monitored.) For example:

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