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Maintenance & Service Guide Presario 1660 Model MSG Index | Home Page | Notice | Preface | Product Description | Troubleshooting Illustrated Parts Catalog | Removal & Replacement Procedures | Specifications Pin Assignments | Battery Pack Operations Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics This section provides information about how to identify and correct some common hardware, memory, and software problems. It also explains several types of common messages that may be displayed on the screen. The following pages contain troubleshooting information on these topics: Audio Memory Battery/Battery gauge PC Card CD or DVD drive Power Diskette/Diskette drive Printer Display Touch Pad Hard drive Keyboard/Numeric keypad Hardware Installation Since symptoms can appear to be similar, carefully match the symptoms of the computer malfunction against the problem description in the Troubleshooting tables to avoid a misdiagnosis. WARNING: To avoid a potential shock hazard during troubleshooting procedures, disconnect all power sources before removing the keyboard cover or the display bezel. Before Replacing Parts Verify that cables are connected properly to the suspected defective parts. s Run Computer Setup after connecting external devices. s Verify that all required device drivers are installed. s Verify that all required changes have been made to the CONFIG.SYS file. s Verify that all required changes have been made to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. s Verify that all printer drivers have been installed for each application.

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Maintenance & Service Guide
Presario 1660 Model
MSG Index
|
Home Page
|
Notice
|
Preface
|
Product Description
|
Troubleshooting
Illustrated Parts Catalog
|
Removal & Replacement Procedures
|
Specifications
Pin Assignments
|
Battery Pack Operations
Troubleshooting Without Diagnostics
This section provides information about how to identify and correct some common hardware,
memory, and software problems. It also explains several types of common messages that may
be displayed on the screen. The
following pages
contain troubleshooting information on these
topics:
Audio
Power
Hard drive
Memory
Diskette/Diskette drive
Keyboard/Numeric keypad
Battery/Battery gauge
Printer
Hardware Installation
PC Card
Display
CD or DVD drive
Touch Pad
Since symptoms can appear to be similar, carefully match the symptoms of the computer
malfunction against the problem description in the Troubleshooting tables to avoid a
misdiagnosis.
WARNING:
To avoid a potential shock hazard during troubleshooting
procedures, disconnect all power sources before removing the
keyboard cover or the display bezel.
Before Replacing Parts
Verify that cables are connected properly to the suspected defective parts.
■
Run Computer Setup after connecting external devices.
■
Verify that all required device drivers are installed.
■
Verify that all required changes have been made to the
CONFIG.SYS
file.
■
Verify that all required changes have been made to the
AUTOEXEC.BAT
file.
■
Verify that all printer drivers have been installed for each application.