Compaq Presario 5000 Series, Maintenance And Service Manual

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Digital Dashboard displays
component icons.
Digital Dashboard has not
detected system components.
When the power button is
pressed, the computer is
powered on. The LCD display
will display the icons: keyboard,
mouse, and monitor. If all
components are not detected,
the icons will need to be
displayed. If these components
are seen, the icons will
disappear.
Digital Dashboard display is
blank.
Check the power cable
connection to the system
board.
When the power cable is
properly connected, the display
will display, "Push To Start."
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Hard Drive
Problem Probable Cause(s) Possible Solution
Hard drive error occurs. Hard disk has bad sectors or
has failed.
Run Computer Setup. Reformat
the hard disk.
Drive not found. Cable could be loose. Check cable connections.
Disk transaction problem. Either the directory structure
is bad or there is a problem
with a file.
From the desktop click on the
Start menu, Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, and
check for problems. If problems
exist, run scandisk and
checkmark the "Automatically
fix errors" box at the bottom to
correct the problems. If a large
enough allocation units is
found, click on the Start button
and choose Programs,
Accessories, System Tools, Disk
Defragmenter.
Nonsystem disk message. The system is trying to start
from a disk that is not
bootable.
Remove the disk from the disk
drive.