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Maintenance and Service Guide
Compaq Notebook Evo N180 Series
Document Part Number: 263815-001
December 2001 This guide is a troubleshooting reference used for maintaining and servicing the notebook. It provides comprehensive information on identifying computer features, components, and spare parts, troubleshooting computer problems, and performing computer disassembly procedures.
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Maintenance and Service Guide First Edition December 2001 Document Part Number: 263815-001
Contents
1 Product Description
1.1 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 1.3 Clearing a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 1.4 Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 1.5 Computer External Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 1.5 Design Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
2 Troubleshooting
2.1 Using the PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2.2 Troubleshooting Flowcharts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3 Illustrated Parts Catalog
3.1 Serial Number Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3.2 Computer System Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 3.3 Plastics Kit Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 3.4 Hardware Kit Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 3.5 Cable Kit Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 3.6 Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 3.7 Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
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4 Removal and Replacement Preliminaries
4.1 Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 Service Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plastic Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 Preventing Damage to Removable Drives . . . . . . . . . |