HP BOOK XE4500 manual Accessories

Symptom	Call Center:	Repair Center:	Repair Center:
	Suggestions	Likely Causes	Comments
Notebook pauses	May be normal Windows	CPU module.	If notebook slows after period
or runs sluggishly.	behavior (background	Motherboard.	of continuous activity, check
	processing can affect		heatsink—see previous
	response time).		symptom.
	Certain operations (such as
	virus scanning or file
	browsers) can affect
	performance.
	Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to see if
	an application is not
	responding.
	Restart notebook.
	If hard disk has spun down to
	conserve power, it can take
	several seconds to spin up
	(you can hear this). Use
	Control Panel to modify hard
	disk power settings.
	Check for overheating—see
	previous symptom.
	If notebook’s hard drive
	frequently runs (as indicated
	by hard drive light on front of
	notebook) while notebook
	appears to be paused or
	running slowly, consider
	installing additional SDRAM.
	Make sure hard drive has
	adequate free space. Delete
	temporary and unneeded
	files.
Notebook still on	Press Ctrl+Alt+Del and end
but stops	any application not
responding.	responding.
	Reset notebook (see page 1-
	9).
Accessories
Port replicator	Check notebook’s power	Port replicator.	Port replicator is not
problems.	supply.	Motherboard.	repairable, and must be
	Check settings in BIOS		exchanged.
	Setup.

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