If Your Pc Does Not Start Properly; Other Problems With Your Pc - HP Vectra VEC 7 Maintenance Manual

4 Troubleshooting Your PC

If Your PC Does Not Start Properly

If Your PC Does Not Start Properly
Symptom
PC does not start. No power.
PC's power indicator No display.
light works but the
monitor remains blank.
An error message/code Power-On-Self-Test
appears when the PC is has detected an
switched on. error.

Other Problems with Your PC

Problem
You cannot turn off the PC.
You have forgotten your password.
The Wake On LAN feature does not work.
There is an IRQ problem when you install a
sound board.
The PC has an audio problem.
The PC has a software problem.
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Problem
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Memory error.
Keyboard or mouse error.
Floppy drive error.
Hard disk or CD-ROM error.
CMOS error.
Serial or parallel port error.
Other configuration problems.
Beep code error.
The PC is frozen in a power
saving mode.
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The IRQ used by the sound
board is conflicting with the
IRQ used by another device.
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Cause and Solution
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Cause and Solution
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