Compaq hp pavilion ze4100 notebook pc User Manual
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3-10 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Service Manual SymptomCall Center: Suggestions Repair Center: Likely Causes Repair Center: Comments Local area of dark or light discoloration visible when display is on.Caused by excessive pressure applied to area on screen.Declared to be caused by customer abuse. External display does not work.Check connections. Press Fn+F5 several times. Try display on another computer.External display. Motherboard. Hard disk Hard disk never spins.Check power source. Remove and...
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Service Manual Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 3-11 SymptomCall Center: Suggestions Repair Center: Likely Causes Repair Center: Comments CD/DVD drive Particular CD or DVD not playing properly.Check disk for proper insertion, dirt, or damage. Clean with soft cloth or replace as needed. If CD was created on CD-RW drive, try using HP certified media. Read and write quality can vary for other media. Cannot read any CD or DVD.Restart notebook. Make sure CD/DVD drive is installed properly.CD/DVD drive. DVD...
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3-12 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Service Manual SymptomCall Center: Suggestions Repair Center: Likely Causes Repair Center: Comments Embedded numeric keypad does not work.Press Fn+F8 to activate numeric keypad, and Lock key to turn on number lock. Avoid touching touch pad while booting or resuming.Keyboard. Motherboard. PS/2 keyboard and mouse with Y- adapter do not work.Check devices separately. Y-adapter. PS/2 device. Motherboard. Touch pad General problems. Reset notebook (see page 1- 9). Check...
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Service Manual Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 3-13 SymptomCall Center: Suggestions Repair Center: Likely Causes Repair Center: Comments Sound does not record.Use an external microphone (internal microphone normally not included). Check software controls. Test audio with e-Diagtools diagnostics.Switchboard PCA. Motherboard. Serial/Parallel/USB General problems. Check connections. Restart notebook. Use troubleshooters in W indows Help. Check settings in Control Panel. Check port settings in Device...
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3-14 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Service Manual SymptomCall Center: Suggestions Repair Center: Likely Causes Repair Center: Comments LAN/network General problems. Check cables and connections. Try connecting notebook to another network station (if applicable). If green light next to LAN port does not light, LAN cable may not be connected to network or network may be down. Use networking troubleshooter in W indows Help. Check settings in Control Panel. Make sure LAN cable is Category 3, 4, or 5 for...
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Service Manual Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 3-15 SymptomCall Center: Suggestions Repair Center: Likely Causes Repair Center: Comments Wireless General problems. Check TCP/IP setup in Control Panel. Check SSID, channel, and encryption settings.Mini-PCI card. Antenna PCAs. Motherboard.Make sure all cables are properly connected to mini- PCI card and motherboard. Check for damaged coaxial cables or connectors. One-Touch button problems Buttons not working properly.Make sure correct applications are...
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3-16 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Service Manual SymptomCall Center: Suggestions Repair Center: Likely Causes Repair Center: Comments Notebook pauses or runs sluggishly.May be normal W indows behavior (background processing can affect response time). Certain operations (such as virus scanning or file browsers) can affect performance. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to see if an application is not responding. Restart notebook. If hard disk has spun down to conserve power, it can take several seconds to spin up (you...
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Service Manual Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 3-17 Diagnostic Tools This section describes the following diagnostic tools you can use for troubleshooting and repairing the notebook: • Notebook e-Diagtools diagnostic program (below). • Power-on self-test (page 3-18). • Sycard PCCtest 450 PC card (page 3-24). • Windows Management Instrumentation (page 3-25). • BIOS Setup utility (page 3-25). e-Diagtools Diagnostic Program The hardware diagnostic programs provide two levels of testing: •...
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3-18 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Service Manual 10. After each run, press F2 to return to the advanced test screen, or press F4 to view the Support Ticket. 11. Exit. Press F3 and then any key to exit and reboot. 12. Optional: open the Support Ticket. In Windows, click Start > All Programs (or Programs) > Hewlett-Packard > Notebook > HP e-Diagtools > e-Diagtools for Windows. 13. Click View to display the Support Ticket. 14. To add information about your problem, click Comments, type the...
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Service Manual Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 3-19 First, confirm the failure by performing a “clean” boot, as described below. Note that if the notebook fails to restart with a clean boot, it requires repair. 1. Remove all accessories, including SDRAM modules, port replicator, PC cards, printer, external monitor, pointing device, and keyboard. 2. Provide “clean” AC power—no auto adapter or unusual AC adapter configuration. 3. Press the reset button to return the notebook to a known state. 4....