Preliminary Steps - Compaq Presario 1600 - Notebook PC Maintenance And Service Manual

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Preliminary Steps

Before running POST, complete the following preliminary steps:
1. If a power-on password has been established, type the password and press the Enter key. If
the password is not known,
2. Run Computer Checkup.
3. Turn off the computer and its external devices.
4. Disconnect any external devices that you do not want to test. Do not disconnect the printer if
you want to test it or use it to log error messages.
If the problem only occurs when an
external device is connected to the
computer, the problem may be related to
IMPORTANT:
the external device or its cable. Verify this
by running POST with and without the
external device connected.
5. Install loopback plugs in the serial and parallel connectors if you would like to test these ports.
6. Ensure the hard drive is installed in the computer.
7. Ensure that the battery pack is inserted in the computer and the computer is connected to an
external AC power source.
When the preliminary steps are completed, you are ready to run POST.
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