HP 260 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 85

Solving Internet access problems, common causes and solutions listed in the following table.

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System will not boot from USB flash drive. Cause Boot order is not correct. Removable Media Boot is disabled in the Computer Setup utility. Solution Run the Computer Setup utility and change boot sequence in Storage > Boot Order. Run the Computer Setup utility and enable booting to removable media in Storage > Storage Options. Ensure USB is enabled in Storage > Boot Order. The computer boots to DOS after making a bootable flash drive. Cause Solution Flash drive is bootable. Install the flash drive only after the operating system boots. Flash drive is defective. Try a different flash drive. Solving Internet access problems If you encounter Internet access problems, consult your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or refer to the common causes and solutions listed in the following table. Unable to connect to the Internet. Cause Solution Internet Service Provider (ISP) account is not set up properly. Verify Internet settings or contact your ISP for assistance. Web browser is not set up properly. Verify that the Web browser is installed and set up to work with your ISP. Cable/DSL modem is not plugged in. Plug in cable/DSL modem. You should see a "power" LED light on the front of the cable/DSL modem. Cable/DSL service is not available or has been interrupted due to bad weather. Try connecting to the Internet at a later time or contact your ISP. (If the cable/DSL service is connected, the "cable" LED light on the front of the cable/DSL modem will be on.) The CAT5 UTP cable is disconnected. Connect the CAT5 UTP cable between the cable modem and the computers's RJ-45 connector. (If the connection is good, the "PC" LED light on the front of the cable/DSL modem will be on.) IP address is not configured properly. Contact your ISP for the correct IP address. Cookies are corrupted. (A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a Web server can store temporarily with the Web browser. This is useful for having the browser remember some specific information that the Web server can later retrieve.) Windows 7: 1. Select Start > Control Panel. 2. Click Internet Options. 3. In the Browsing history section on the General tab, click the Delete button. 4. Select the Cookies check box and click the Delete button. Windows 8.1: 1. From the Start screen, type c, and then select Control Panel from the list of applications. Solving Internet access problems 77

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System will not boot from USB flash drive.
Cause
Solution
Boot order is not correct.
Run the Computer Setup utility and change boot sequence in
Storage
>
Boot Order
.
Removable Media Boot is disabled in the Computer Setup utility.
Run the Computer Setup utility and enable booting to removable
media in
Storage
>
Storage Options
. Ensure USB is enabled in
Storage
>
Boot Order
.
The computer boots to DOS after making a bootable flash drive.
Cause
Solution
Flash drive is bootable.
Install the flash drive only after the operating system boots.
Flash drive is defective.
Try a different flash drive.
Solving Internet access problems
If you encounter Internet access problems, consult your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or refer to the
common causes and solutions listed in the following table.
Unable to connect to the Internet.
Cause
Solution
Internet Service Provider (ISP) account is not set up properly.
Verify Internet settings or contact your ISP for assistance.
Web browser is not set up properly.
Verify that the Web browser is installed and set up to work with
your ISP.
Cable/DSL modem is not plugged in.
Plug in cable/DSL modem. You should see a “power” LED light on
the front of the cable/DSL modem.
Cable/DSL service is not available or has been interrupted due to
bad weather.
Try connecting to the Internet at a later time or contact your ISP.
(If the cable/DSL service is connected, the “cable” LED light on the
front of the cable/DSL modem will be on.)
The CAT5 UTP cable is disconnected.
Connect the CAT5 UTP cable between the cable modem and the
computers’s RJ-45 connector. (If the connection is good, the “PC”
LED light on the front of the cable/DSL modem will be on.)
IP address is not configured properly.
Contact your ISP for the correct IP address.
Cookies are corrupted. (A “cookie” is a small piece of information
that a Web server can store temporarily with the Web browser.
This is useful for having the browser remember some specific
information that the Web server can later retrieve.)
Windows 7:
1.
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
.
2.
Click
Internet Options
.
3.
In the
Browsing history
section on the
General
tab, click the
Delete
button.
4.
Select the
Cookies
check box and click the
Delete
button.
Windows 8.1:
1.
From the Start screen, type
c
, and then select
Control Panel
from the list of applications.
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