HP Compaq Presario,Presario 1500

Maintenance and Service Guide iii
Contents
1 Product Description
1.1 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
1.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–27
1.3 Clearing a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–29
1.4 Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–30
1.5 Computer External Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–31
1.6 Design Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–41
2 Troubleshooting
2.1 Computer Setup and Diagnostics Utilities . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Selecting Computer Setup or
Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Selecting from the File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Selecting from the Security Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Selecting from the Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
2.2 Using Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Obtaining, Saving, or Printing
Configuration Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Obtaining, Saving, or Printing Diagnostic
Test Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
2.3 Troubleshooting Flowcharts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10