Compaq E500 Solving Power Problems, Solving PC Card Problems Possible Cause Solution

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Solving PC Card Problems Continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

Storage PC Card

Flash memory cards

Load the Microsoft Flash

does not work

require the Microsoft

File System.

 

Flash File System to

 

 

 

be loaded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The card is not formatted.

The card is not supported by the computer.

Format the PC Card as you would a diskette.

Call Compaq Customer Support for a current list of Compaq-qualified PC Cards.

Solving Power Problems

Problem

Computer turned off while it was left unattended and power/suspend light is off

Possible Cause

The system initiated Hibernation due to a low battery condition.

Solution

Connect the computer to an external power source.

Charge the battery pack.

Replace the depleted battery pack with a fully charged battery pack.

Computer turned off while unattended, power/suspend light is off, and information was lost

The computer entered

Enable Hibernation

a low battery condition

through Power

while Hibernation was

Properties after doing

disabled.

one or more of the

 

 

following:

 

 

1.

Connect the computer

 

 

 

 

to an external power

 

 

 

 

source.

 

 

2.

Charge the battery

 

 

 

 

pack.

 

 

3.

Replace the battery

 

 

 

 

pack with a fully

 

 

 

 

charged battery pack.

 

 

 

 

 

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Compaq E500 specifications Solving Power Problems, Solving PC Card Problems Possible Cause Solution