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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario 1200 Series Maintenance and Service Guide - Models: 1255, 1256, 1260, 1262, 1266, 1267, 1272, 1273, 1274, and 1275
United States June 28, 2004
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Maintenance & Service Guide
Presario 1200 Series
Models: 1255, 1256, 1260, 1262, 1266, 1267, 1272, 1273, 1274, and 1275
| Home Page | Notice | Preface | Product Description | Troubleshooting
Illustrated Parts Catalog | Removal & Replacement Procedures | Specifications
Pin Assignments | Battery Pack Operations
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 1200 Series Portable Computers. The
basic steps in troubleshooting include:
1. Follow the Preliminary Steps.
2. Run the Power-On Self-Test
(POST).
3. If you are unable to run POST
or if POST displays an error
message, follow the
recommended actions described
in the diagnostic tables.
When following the recommended
actions in the Sections on POST and
Diagnostic Error Codes, perform them
in the order 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.
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