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Maintenance & Service Guide Presario 1800 Series Models: 1825 and 1800T | 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: Audio Battery DVD or CD drive Diskette or LS120 Drive Display Hard drive Hardware Installation Memory PC Card Power Printer TouchPad Keyboard/Numeric keypad 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. Top of Page Return to Troubleshooting

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Maintenance & Service Guide
Presario 1800 Series
Models: 1825 and 1800T
|
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:
Audio
Memory
Battery
PC Card
DVD or CD drive
Power
Diskette or LS120 Drive
Printer
Display
TouchPad
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.
■
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.
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