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Memory

 

 

 

Out of memory

Delete temporary and

SDRAM module.

 

message appears.

unneeded files on drive C.

Motherboard.

 

 

If using third-party SDRAM

 

 

 

module, check HP Notebook

 

 

 

web site to see if the module

 

 

 

has been tested for use with

 

 

 

this computer.

 

 

 

Test the memory with the

 

 

 

e-DiagTools diagnostics.

 

 

Memory doesn’t

Use only PC-100 SDRAM

SDRAM module.

 

increase after

modules.

 

 

adding SDRAM.

 

 

 

Click/scroll button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General problems.

Check the pointing stick

Top case.

 

 

settings in Control Panel.

Motherboard.

 

 

Slide and hold the power

 

 

 

button four seconds to reset

 

 

 

the computer.

 

 

Audio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound is

Increase the sound volume

Top case.

Check operation using

audible.

(Fn+UP ARROW, volume

Motherboard.

headphones or external

 

control, and software

 

speakers.

 

controls).

 

 

 

Make sure sound is enabled

 

 

 

(audio-off button and

 

 

 

software controls).

 

 

 

Check for sound resource

 

 

 

conflicts in Device Manager.

 

 

Sound does not

Check the settings in BIOS

Top case.

Check operation using an

record.

Setup and software controls.

Motherboard.

external microphone.

 

Test the audio with

 

 

 

e-DiagTools diagnostics.

 

 

Feedback from

Reduce the volume.

 

 

speakers.

In the Volume Control, click

 

 

 

Options, Properties, and

 

 

 

select the microphone option

 

 

 

for the playback settings.

 

 

 

Make sure the microphone is

 

 

 

muted.

 

 

Serial/Parallel

 

 

 

General problems.

Check connections.

Motherboard.

Use a loop-back connector

 

Check settings in BIOS

Expansion base.

when testing the serial or

 

Setup and Control Panel.

 

parallel port—see

 

Test ports with the

 

page 3-21.

 

 

 

 

e-DiagTools diagnostics.

 

 

3-12 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

HP Omnibook 500

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HP 500 manual Click/scroll button, Serial/Parallel

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