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Likely Causes

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Notebook resumes

Notebook can take a minute

 

 

slowly from Standby

or longer to resume if

 

 

mode.

network card is installed.

 

 

 

Blinking cursor appears while

 

 

 

system is loading and

 

 

 

checking hardware and

 

 

 

network connections. When

 

 

 

hardware is reinitialized,

 

 

 

Windows desktop appears.

 

 

Does not suspend

Notebook won’t suspend if

 

 

to Standby mode as

connection to another

 

 

expected.

computer is active.

 

 

 

If notebook is busy, it

 

 

 

normally finishes current

 

 

 

operation before suspending.

 

 

Does not

Make sure hibernate support

 

 

automatically enter

is enabled in Power in

 

 

Hibernate mode as

Control Panel. Also, make

 

 

expected.

sure Hibernate timeouts

 

 

 

(Power Schemes tab) for AC

 

 

 

and battery power are not set

 

 

 

to Never.

 

 

Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dark display, no

Make sure notebook is

Display cable

Check cable connections.

light.

turned on and warmed up.

connection.

Replace SDRAM modules.

 

Check power supply.

SDRAM modules.

Make sure CPU module is

 

Make sure SDRAM modules

CPU module.

installed properly, replace

 

are installed properly.

Display assembly.

CPU module.

 

Adjust display brightness.

Motherboard.

Check display cable

 

Press Fn+F5 several times.

 

connections, replace display

 

Try external monitor.

 

assembly.

 

 

If external monitor displays

 

 

 

 

 

 

no image, replace

 

 

 

motherboard.

White display.

Adjust display brightness.

Display assembly.

 

 

 

Switchboard PCA.

 

Erratic display.

 

Display cable

Check display cable

 

 

connection.

connection.

 

 

Switchboard PCA.

 

 

 

Display assembly.

 

 

 

Motherboard.

 

Bright or missing

See quality statement on

Display cable

Check display cable

pixels or lines.

page 5-2.

connection.

connection.

 

 

Display assembly.

See quality statement on

 

 

 

page 5-2.

Punctured display.

 

 

Declared to be caused by

 

 

 

customer abuse.

Vertical crack near

 

Usually caused by

Declared to be caused by

center of display.

 

closing display with

customer abuse.

 

 

pencil-sized object on

 

 

 

keyboard.

 

Scratched display

 

 

Declared to be caused by

glass.

 

 

customer abuse.

HP Omnibook XE4100/XE4500

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