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to set a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

using power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

software and driver availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

before writing to your CD-RW drive (if installed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

working in comfort and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 preparing your work environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 your work posture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 additional ergonomic issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

2. troubleshooting your workstation

screen is blank because the system failed to boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

solving hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 troubleshooting tips: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 if you lose the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 need more help?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

pre-boot diagnostics audio signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 if you miss the beep code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

hp Diagtools hardware diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 obtaining e-Diagtools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 starting e-Diagtools from the utility partition

on your hard drive51

starting e-Diagtools from the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 running hp e-Diagtools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 producing a support ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

hp recovery CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 what functions are available?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 before performing a recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 performing a full recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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HP X1100 manual Troubleshooting your workstation

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