Troubleshooting - Compaq Presario 305 Maintenance And Service Manual

Before You Begin
Removal Sequence
Product Description

Troubleshooting

Preliminary
Steps
Clearing the
Power-On
Password
Power-On Self
Test (POST)
Compaq
Diagnostics
Diagnostic
Error Codes
Troubleshooting
Without
Diagnostics
Solving Minor
Problems
Contacting
Compaq
Support
This section covers troubleshooting information for the Compaq Presario
305 Model Portable Computer. The basic steps in troubleshooting include:
1. Follow the
2. Run the Power-On Self Test
3. Follow the recommended actions described in the diagnostic
tables, if you are unable to run POST or if POST displays an
error message.
When following the recommended actions in the Sections on
POST and Diagnostic Error Codes
listed. Rerun POST after each recommended action until the
problem is solved and no error message occurs. Once the
problem is solved, do not complete the remaining
recommended actions.
If the problem is intermittent, check the
computer several times to verify that the
NOTE:
problem is solved.
Presario 305 Model
Specifications
Troubleshooting
Pin Assignments
Preliminary Steps.
(POST).
Parts Catalog
Battery Operations
Index
perform them in the order