Troubleshooting

Flowchart 2.17—Nonfunctioning Device

Nonfunctioning

device.

Reseat device.

Unplug the nonfunctioning device from the notebook, and inspect cables and plugs for bent or broken pins or other damage.

Y

Clear

CMOS.

Reattach device. Close notebook, plug in power, and reboot.

N

Device

boots

properly?

Y

Done

Any physical

device detected?

N

Replace hard drive.

Replace NIC.

If integrated NIC,

replace system

board.

Replace diskette

drive.

Fix or

replace

broken item.

Go to

“Flowchart 2.9—No

OS Loading”

N

Device

boots

properly?

Y

Done

Maintenance and Service Guide

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HP nw8000 manual Flowchart 2.17-Nonfunctioning Device, Cmos