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Files corrupted

Run virus scan program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check hard disk using Tools tab in

 

 

 

 

 

 

disk’s Properties sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test hard disk drive with e-Diagtools

 

 

 

 

 

 

diagnostics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back up files if possible, then use

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recovery CDs to reformat hard disk

 

 

 

 

 

 

and reinstall factory software.

 

 

 

 

 

Disk capacity less than

Check hard disk using Tools tab in

Hard drive

 

 

 

normal

disk’s Properties sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check partitions using Control Panel,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administrative Tools, and Computer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management under Storage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use Recovery CDs to reformat hard

 

 

 

 

 

 

disk and reinstall factory software.

 

 

 

 

 

Disk’s reported capacity is

Hard disk allocates approximately 20

 

 

 

 

 

less than actual size

MB to diagnostic software. This

 

 

 

 

 

 

space is unavailable for other uses,

 

 

 

 

 

 

and not included in hard disk

 

 

 

 

 

 

capacity reported by Windows.

 

 

 

 

 

Floppy drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

General problems

No response from floppy drive.

Floppy drive

 

 

Make sure floppy drive is

 

 

Motherboard

 

 

installed and connected

 

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

CD/DVD drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

Particular CD or DVD not

Check disk for proper insertion, dirt,

 

 

 

 

 

playing properly

or damage. Clean with soft cloth or

 

 

 

 

 

 

replace as needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If CD was created on CD-RW drive,

 

 

 

 

 

 

try using HP certified media. Read

 

 

 

 

 

 

and write quality can vary for other

 

 

 

 

 

 

media.

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot read any CD or

Restart notebook.

CD/DVD drive

 

 

 

DVD

Make sure CD/DVD drive is installed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

DVD movie stops playing

DVD may be double-sided.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movie may be paused.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press Play button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Region Code error

DVDs contain embedded regional

 

 

 

HP warranty does not

 

codes that prevent them from playing

 

 

 

cover expense of

 

outside region in which they are sold.

 

 

 

correcting this situation.

 

This error occurs when trying to play

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD intended for different region.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Most DVD drives allow region

 

 

 

 

 

 

code to be changed only a limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

number of times (usually no more

 

 

 

 

 

 

than four). When this limit is reached,

 

 

 

 

 

 

last change is hard-coded on DVD

 

 

 

 

 

 

drive, and is permanent. Refer to

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD player software help for details.

 

 

 

 

 

3-12 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

Service Manual