HP Vectra XA 5/xxx HP Vectra XA 5/XXX Series 5 PC Minitower User’s Gu - Page 8

Troubleshooting Your PC

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Removing the Air Flow Guide 16 Installing Memory 17 Installing Main Memory 17 Upgrading the MGA Millennium Board Memory 19 Installing Mass Storage Devices 21 Installing an Additional Hard Disk Drive 24 Installing a Flexible Disk Drive, CD-ROM Drive, or Tape Drive 26 Installing Accessory Boards 28 Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play 28 Configuring non-Plug and Play ISA Accessory Boards 28 Installing the Board 29 3 Troubleshooting Your PC Solving Problems 32 HP Summary Screen 32 If Your PC Does Not Start Properly 33 Display is Blank and There Are No Error Messages 33 If You Cannot Start Your PC from a Modem 34 If a POST Error Message is Displayed 35 If You Cannot Turn Off Your PC 37 If Your PC Has a Hardware Problem 37 Display Does Not Work Properly 37 If Your Keyboard Does Not Work 39 viii English

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Removing the Air Flow Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Installing Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Installing Main Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Upgrading the MGA Millennium Board Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Installing Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Installing an Additional Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Installing a Flexible Disk Drive, CD-ROM Drive, or Tape Drive . . . . . . .
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Installing Accessory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Configuring Accessory Boards with Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Configuring non-Plug and Play ISA Accessory Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Installing the Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Troubleshooting Your PC
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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HP Summary Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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If Your PC Does Not Start Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Display is Blank and There Are No Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
If You Cannot Start Your PC from a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
If a POST Error Message is Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
If You Cannot Turn Off Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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If Your PC Has a Hardware Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Display Does Not Work Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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If Your Keyboard Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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