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0265h

Check hard disk connection. Replace the hard

 

disk. Replace the motherboard.

0275h

Replace the hard disk.

0280h

Check hard disk connection. Replace the hard

 

disk. Replace the motherboard.

0281h

Replace the hard disk.

0290h

Repeat the test.

0293h,

Replace the hard disk.

0295h –

 

0296h

 

02AAh

Check hard disk connection. Replace the hard

 

disk. Replace the motherboard.

02CCh

Re-enter the drive parameters and repeat the

 

test, Run BIOS Setup and check the hard disk

 

type. Replace the hard disk. Replace the

 

motherboard.

02EEh

Run BIOS Setup and temporarily select a drive

 

type that has more than 200 cylinders, then

 

repeat the test.

02F1h

Reformat the hard disk. Recreate the Hibernate

 

partition, then run FDISK to partition the hard

 

disk.

02F3h

Run SCANDISK or equivalent. Reformat the

 

hard disk. If necessary, recreate the Hibernate

 

partition, then run FDISK to partition the hard

 

disk.

02F4h –

Reformat the hard disk. If necessary, recreate

02F5h

the Hibernate partition, then run FDISK to

 

partition the hard disk.

02FFh

Check hard disk connection. Replace the hard

 

disk. Replace the motherboard.

9602h –

(See Hard Disk Tests at end of table.)

9607h

 

Floppy Disk Tests

0301h – Replace the floppy drive. Replace the

0304h motherboard.

0305h Run the Floppy Disk Controller test. Make sure the floppy diskette is fully inserted in the drive. Make sure the drive is properly installed.

Replace the diskette. Replace the floppy drive. Replace the motherboard.

0306h Replace the floppy drive.

0307h – Run the Floppy Disk Controller test. Make sure

030Bh the floppy diskette is fully inserted in the drive. Make sure the drive is properly installed. Replace the diskette. Replace the floppy drive. Replace the motherboard.

030Ch Replace the floppy drive.

Keyboard Tests

0400h – Replace the motherboard.

0401h

0410h – Check the keyboard ribbon cable connection.

0414h Replace the keyboard. Replace the motherboard.

0415h Replace the keyboard. Replace the switchboard PCA. Replace the motherboard.

0416h – Replace the keyboard. Replace the

0418h motherboard.

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Serial Port Tests

0601h For the external loopback test, make sure the loopback connector is installed and constructed properly. For the external or internal loopback test, replace the motherboard.

0602h Replace the motherboard.

0603h For the external loopback test, make sure the loopback connector is installed and constructed properly. For the external or internal loopback test, replace the motherboard.

0604h – Replace the motherboard.

0605h

0606h For the external loopback test, make sure the loopback connector is installed and constructed properly. For the external or internal loopback test, replace the motherboard.

0607h Make sure the loopback connector is installed and constructed properly. Replace the motherboard.

0608h – Replace the motherboard.

0617h

Parallel Port Tests

0701h For the external loopback test, make sure the loopback connector is installed and constructed properly. For the external or internal loopback test, replace the motherboard.

0702h Replace the motherboard.

0704h – Replace the motherboard.

0706h

0707h Connect the loopback connector.

0708h Replace the motherboard.

Audio Tests

0801h – Check the speaker connection. Replace the top

0805h case. Replace the motherboard.

0806h, If external speakers are being used, make sure

0816h the speakers are properly connected. Rerun the test. Replace the speakers that fail this test repeatedly.

08C0h – Check the speaker connections. Replace the

08C2h top case. Replace the motherboard.

08D0h Replace the motherboard.

08E0h – Replace the motherboard. 08E4h

08F0h – Replace the motherboard. 08F3h

Video Tests

0900h – Replace the video PCA. Replace the

0905h motherboard.

0911h If this test fails on the internal display, replace the video PCA; replace the motherboard.

0912h – Replace the video PCA. Replace the

0913h motherboard.

0920h Replace the video PCA. Replace the motherboard.

0931h – Replace the video PCA. Replace the

0933h motherboard.

HP OmniBook XE3

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