Compaq 1275 Presario Select 1200 Series Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 18

Preliminary, Steps, Power-On Self-Test

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Presario 1200 Series Models: 1255, 1256, 1260, 1262, 1266, 1267, 1272, 1273, 1274, and 1275 Before You Begin Specifications Parts Catalog Removal Sequence Troubleshooting Battery Operations Product Description Pin Assignments Index Troubleshooting Preliminary Steps This section covers troubleshooting information Clearing the Power-On for the Compaq Presario 1200 Series Portable Password Computers. The basic steps in troubleshooting include: Power-On Self Test (POST) Compaq Diagnostics 1. Follow the Preliminary Steps. Diagnostic Error Codes Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics Solving Minor Problems Contacting Compaq Support 2. Run the Power-On Self-Test (POST). 3. If you are unable to run POST or if POST displays an error message, follow the recommended actions described in the diagnostic tables. When following the recommended actions in the Sections on POST and Diagnostic Error Codes, perform them in the order listed. Rerun POST after each recommended action until the problem is solved and no error message occurs. Once the problem is solved, do not complete the remaining recommended actions. If the problem is intermittent, check the NOTE: computer several times to verify that the problem is solved.

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Presario 1200 Series
Models: 1255, 1256, 1260, 1262, 1266, 1267, 1272, 1273, 1274, and 1275
Before You Begin
Specifications
Parts Catalog
Removal Sequence
Troubleshooting
Battery Operations
Product Description
Pin Assignments
Index
Troubleshooting
Preliminary Steps
Clearing the Power-On
Password
Power-On Self Test
(POST)
Compaq Diagnostics
Diagnostic Error Codes
Troubleshooting
Without Diagnostics
Solving Minor
Problems
Contacting Compaq
Support
This section covers troubleshooting information
for the Compaq Presario 1200 Series Portable
Computers. The basic steps in troubleshooting
include:
1. Follow the
Preliminary
Steps
.
2. Run the
Power-On Self-Test
(POST).
3. If you are unable to run
POST or if POST displays an
error message, follow the
recommended actions
described in the diagnostic
tables.
When following the recommended
actions in the Sections on
POST
and
Diagnostic Error Codes
,
perform them in the order listed.
Rerun
POST
after each
recommended action until the
problem is solved and no error
message occurs. Once the
problem is solved, do not
complete the remaining
recommended actions.
NOTE:
If the problem is
intermittent, check the
computer several times to
verify that the problem is
solved.