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Troubleshooting – Compaq XL280 User Manual

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ROUBLESHOOTING

1

Presario 1800/1800T Series

Models: XL280, XL380, XL381,

and XL390

Troubleshooting

This chapter covers troubleshooting and resolving common problems associated with

Compaq Presario 1800XL Series Notebooks. The basic steps in troubleshooting include:

1. Preparing the Notebook for troubleshooting as outlined in

Preliminary Steps

on the

following page.

2. Performing the

Power-On Self-Test (POST)

and observing any error messages

displayed.

Note: If the Notebook is unable to complete POST or an error message is displayed, skip

to Step 3 below to try to resolve the problem.

3. Taking the recommended steps described later in this chapter to solve the problems.

When following the recommended actions provided in

POST

and

Diagnostic Error Codes

,

perform the steps in the order listed above. Rerun POST after each recommended action

until the problem is solved, even if no error message occurs. Once the problem is solved,

do not perform any remaining recommended solutions.

Note: If the problem is intermittent, check the Notebook several times to be sure that

the problem is resolved.