Compaq.com - Compaq Presario 1900 Series Maintenance and Service Guide - Models: 1905, 1906, 1910, 1915, 1919, and 1920

Defective display cable.

 

Replace the display assembly.

 

 

 

Defective inverter board.

 

Replace the display assembly.

 

 

 

Defective system board.

 

Replace the system board.

 

 

 

To perform a "self-test" on an external VGA color monitor, complete the following steps: The screen

NOTE: should be white. A narrow black border may also appear on the left and right sides of the display. Either of these displays indicates that the monitor is working properly.

Solving Hard Drive Problems

Some common causes and solutions for hard drive problems are listed in the following table.

CAUTION: To prevent loss of information, always maintain an up-to-date backup of your hard drive at all times, in case of errors or failures.

Solving Hard Drive Problems

Problem

 

Probable Cause

 

Solution(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Reading hard drive takes an

 

System entered Hibernation due to

 

Give the system time to restore the

unusually long time after restarting

 

low battery condition and is now

 

previously saved data to its exact

the computer.

 

exiting from it.

 

state before Hibernation.

 

 

 

 

 

Hard drive error occurs.

 

Hard drive has bad sectors or has

 

Run Computer Checkup.

 

 

failed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard drive does not work.

 

Hard drive is not seated properly.

 

Turn off and unplug the computer,

 

 

 

 

remove the battery pack, and

 

 

 

 

remove and then reinstall the hard

 

 

 

 

drive.

 

 

 

 

 

Solving Hardware Installation Problems

Some common causes and solutions for hardware installation problems are listed in the following table.

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