HP Vectra VL400 - User Manual

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Installing
Components
Solving
Problems
If you don’t know what to do, click
one of the items below:
What To Do First ➤
Diagnose Your Hardware ➤
Frequently Asked Questions ➤
If you can identify the problem area,
click one of the items below:
Problems Starting the PC ➤
Problems Using the PC ➤
Problems with Software ➤
Problems with Audio (Sound) ➤
Problems with Hardware ➤
The PC Detects and Error during Startup ➤
If you still can’t fix the problem, contact your support provider. But first, go to:
Collecting Information Before Contacting Support ➤
This information can be useful when fixing a problem:
Recovering Hard Disk Contents ➤
Clearing the BIOS (CMOS) Settings ➤
Updating the BIOS ➤
Recovering from a BIOS Update Failure or BIOS Corruption ➤
System Board Connectors ➤

HP Vectra VL400 Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel 815E
RAM	Up to 512 MB SDRAM
Processor	Intel Pentium III
Graphics	Integrated Intel 3D graphics
Optical Drive	CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
Operating System	Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0
Form Factor	Desktop
Expansion Slots	3 PCI, 1 AGP
Ports	Serial, Parallel, USB, VGA, Audio
Network	Integrated 10/100 Mbps Ethernet

Summary

Problems Starting the PC

Startup Errors and Solutions

Troubleshooting power, boot errors, beep codes, and startup messages.

Errors During Startup

Startup Error Messages and Beep Codes

Understanding e-Buzzer signals and beep patterns.

Specific Component Startup Test Errors

Diagnose Your Hardware

Using HP e-DiagTools

Guide to HP's hardware diagnostic utility.

Recovering Hard Disk Contents

Using Recovery CDs and Drive Replacement

Clearing the BIOS (CMOS) Settings

CMOS Reset Methods

Updating the BIOS

BIOS Update Procedures

Recovering from BIOS Failure

BIOS Corruption Recovery

Steps to recover from BIOS update failures.