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Quick Troubleshooting Guide

Compaq Deskpro Family of Personal Computers

Compaq Deskpro Workstations

Compaq Professional Workstations

Compaq Armada Notebooks

Compaq Prosignia Notebooks

Second Edition (July 2000)

Part Number 120205-002

Compaq Computer Corporation

Section	Page
Quick Troubleshooting Guide	1
Notice	2
Table of Contents	4
chapter 1 - General Service Information	6
Troubleshooting Procedures	6
Tools Required - Desktop Computers and Workstations	6
Tools Required - Notebooks	6
Protecting Yourself and the Computer	6
Clearing CMOS	7
Customer Responsibilities	7
POST Power-On Sequence	8
Compaq Drive Protection System	8
Accessing DPS Through Compaq Diagnostics for Windows	9
Compaq Configuration Record Utility	9
chapter 2 - Troubleshooting Flowcharts for Desktop Computers	10
1. Initial Troubleshooting	11
2. No Power, Part 1	12
3. No Power, Part 2	13
4. No Power, Part 3	14
5. No Video, Part 1	15
6. No Video, Part 2	16
7. No Video, Part 3	17
8. Error Messages, Part 1	18
9. Error Messages, Part 2	19
10. Error Messages, Part 3	20
11. No O/S Loading	21
12. No O/S Loading from Hard Drive, Part 1	22
13. No O/S Loading from Hard Drive, Part 2	23
14. No O/S Loading from Hard Drive, Part 3	24
15. No O/S Loading from Diskette Drive	25
16. No O/S Loading from CD-ROM Drive	26
17. No O/S Loading from Network	27
18. Non-Functioning Device	28
chapter 3 - Troubleshooting Flowcharts for Portable Computers	29
1. Initial Troubleshooting	30
2. No Power, Part 1	31
3. No Power, Part 2	32
4. No Power, Part 3	33
5. No Power, Part 4	34
6. No Video, Part 1	35
7. No Video, Part 2	36
8. Non-Functioning Docking Station	37
9. No O/S Loading	38
10. No O/S Loading from Hard Drive, Part 1	39
11. No O/S Loading from Hard Drive, Part 2	40
12. No O/S Loading from Hard Drive, Part 3	41
13. No O/S Loading from Diskette Drive	42
14. No O/S Loading from CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive	43
15. No Audio, Part 1	44
16. No Audio, Part 2	45
17. Non-Functioning Device	46
18. Non-Functioning Pointing Device or Keyboard	47
19. No Network or Modem Connection	48
appendix A - Further Troubleshooting	49
appendix B - POST Error Messages - Numbered	62

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