HP 2200LA, 2201AP, 2201US, 2201XX, 2202XX, 2203AL, 2203AP, 2203AS, 2203US, 2204AL, 2204AS, 2204US, 2206AP, 2208AP, 2208AS, 2210AP, 2210US, 2211AP, 2212AP, 2213AP, 2214AP, 2216AP, 2217AP, 2218AP, 2218RS, 2219AP, 2221AP, 2222AP, 2223US, 2224AP, 2225AP, 2226CL, 2227US, 2228AP, 2230AP, 2231AP, 2231US, 2232AP, 2232US, 2233AP, 2235AP, 2236AP, 2236CL, 2239AP, 2242AP, 2243AP, 2244AP, 2245AP, 2246AP, 2247AP, 2248AP, 2249AP, 2250AP, 2251AP, 2253AP, 2254AP, 2255AP, 2256AP, 2257AP, 2258AP, 2259AP, 2260AP, 2261AP, 2262AP, 2264AP, 2265AP, 2267AP, 2268AP, 2270AP, 2271AP, 2200 OS CD Reinstall

Troubleshooting

OS CD Reinstall

If other recovery efforts do not successfully repair the notebook, you can reinstall the operating system.

ÅWARNING: Personal data and software you have installed on the notebook will be lost during the OS CD reinstall. To protect your data, make a backup copy of My Documents before reinstalling your operating system. Visit Help and Support to learn more about backing up your files.

To reinstall the operating system:

1.Connect the notebook to external power and turn on the notebook.

2.Immediately insert the OS CD into the notebook.

3.Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to turn off the notebook.

4.Press the power button again to start the notebook.

5.When prompted, press any key to boot from the CD. After a few minutes, the Welcome to Setup screen opens.

6.Press enter to continue. A Licensing Agreement screen is displayed.

7.Press F8 to accept the agreement and continue. The Setup window is displayed.

8.Press esc to continue installing a fresh copy of the operating system without repairing.

9.Press enter to set up the operating system.

10.Press C to continue setup using this partition.

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Contents

Startup Guide Page Contents 1 Getting Started with Your Notebook 2 Basic Operation 3 Battery Packs and Power Management 4 Troubleshooting Index Getting Started with Your Notebook Important Safety Information Identifying Parts of the Notebook Front Panel and Right Panel Components Left Panel and Back Panel Components Bottom Panel Components Status Lights Page Setting Up Your Notebook Step 1: Insert the Battery Pack Step 2: Connect AC Power Step 3: Connect a Phone Line Step 4: Turn On the Notebook Step 5: Set Up Windows Using the Documentation CD Basic Operation Operating Your Notebook Default Power Settings To Reset the Notebook To Change the Boot Device To Use the TouchPad To Use the Tap to Click Function of the TouchPad To Use the Function Hot Keys Using CDs or DVDs To Play DVD Movies To Write to DVD Media (Select Models Only) To Connect a TV to Your Notebook (Select Models Only) Battery Packs and Power Management Using Battery Power To Check Battery Status To Respond to a Low-BatteryWarning To Recharge the Battery Pack To Get the Most from Your Battery Packs Page Disposing of a Used Battery Pack Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Your Notebook Display Problems If the Notebook Is On, But the Screen Is Blank If the Screen Is Difficult to Read If an External Display Does Not Work Hard Drive Problems If the Notebook Hard Drive Does Not Spin If Files Are Corrupted Keyboard and Pointing Device Problems If the Pointer Is Difficult to Control Performance Problems If the Notebook Stops Responding Power and Battery Pack Problems If the Notebook Turns Off Immediately After It Turns On If the Notebook Keeps Beeping If the Battery Pack Does Not Charge Startup Problems If the Notebook Does Not Respond When You Turn It On If the Notebook Will Not Boot from Battery Power Configuring Your Notebook To Run the BIOS Setup Utility Main Menu Setting Description Default Updating Software and Drivers from the Web Using System Recovery Features Safeguarding Your Data Operating System (OS) CD Repair OS CD Reinstall Reinstalling Drivers Restoring Software Applications Index