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Troubleshooting Your PC

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Removing the Air Flow Guide 18 Installing Memory 19 Installing Main Memory 19 Installing a Video Memory Upgrade (Integrated Video Models 21 Upgrading the MGA Millennium Board Memory 23 Installing Mass Storage Devices 25 Installing an Additional Hard Disk Drive 28 Installing a Flexible Disk Drive, CD-ROM Drive, or Tape Drive 30 Installing Accessory Boards 32 Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play 32 Configuring non-Plug and Play ISA Accessory Boards 32 Installing the Board 33 Installing an OverDrive Processor 35 3 Troubleshooting Your PC Solving Problems 38 HP Summary Screen 38 If Your PC Does Not Start Properly 39 Display is Blank and There Are No Error Messages 39 If You Cannot Start Your PC from a Modem 41 If a POST Error Message is Displayed 41 If You Cannot Turn Off Your PC 43 If Your PC Has a Hardware Problem 43 viii English

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English
Removing the Air Flow Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Installing Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Installing Main Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Installing a Video Memory Upgrade (Integrated Video Models) . . . . . .
21
Upgrading the MGA Millennium Board Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Installing Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Installing an Additional Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Installing a Flexible Disk Drive, CD-ROM Drive, or Tape Drive . . . . . . .
30
Installing Accessory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Configuring non-Plug and Play ISA Accessory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Installing the Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Installing an OverDrive Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
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Troubleshooting Your PC
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
HP Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
If Your PC Does Not Start Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Display is Blank and There Are No Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
If You Cannot Start Your PC from a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
If a POST Error Message is Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
If You Cannot Turn Off Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
If Your PC Has a Hardware Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43