HP (Hewlett-Packard) A1280 Laptop User Manual


 
Chapter 3 151
Troubleshooting Your Personal Workstation
If Your Personal Workstation Has a Software Problem
7. Switch on the Personal Workstation and allow it to start-up.
8. Press F2 when prompted to use Setup.
9. Set new User and Administrator passwords.
10.Press F3 to save the new passwords and exit Setup.
If You Can’t Start the Setup Program
This may happen if the copy of the Personal Workstation’s configuration
stored in memory is corrupted. You will need to erase this bad
configuration. Refer to the side heading “Clearing the Personal
Workstation’s Configuration Memory” in the section “If a POST Error
Message is Displayed” for more information on how to do this.
If the Date and Time Are Incorrect
The date and time can be incorrect for the following reasons:
The time has changed to reflect the beginning or end of Summer Time
The Personal Workstation has been unplugged from the main power
source for too long and the battery is discharged.
To change the date and time, use your operating system utilities or the
Setup program.
If Your Application Software Does Not Work
If the Personal Workstation reports the system is OK and the indicator
light over the power switch is illuminated, but some software won’t run,
refer to the operating system and/or application software manuals.