Hardware and system checklist

Hardware If you cannot find a software problem, check your hard- ware. First run through the items in the preliminary checklist above. If you still cannot correct the problem, try to identify the source. The next section provides checklists for individual components and peripherals.

Hardware and system checklist

This section discusses problems caused by your computer’s hardware or attached peripherals. Basic problems may occur in the following areas:

System start-up

PC card

Self test

Infrared port

Power

Pointing device

Password

USB

Keyboard

Memory expansion

LCDpanel

Sound system

Hard disk drive

Monitor

CD-RW/DVD-ROMdrive

i.LINK(IEEE1394)

DVD-ROMdrive

Modem

DVD-R/-RWdrive

LAN

DVD Multi drive

Wireless LAN

Diskette drive

Bluetooth

SD card

Realtimeclock(RTC)

System start-up

When the computer does not start properly, check the following items:

Self Test

Power Sources

Power-on Password

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