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Maintenance and Service Guide
Compaq Evo Notebook N1005 Series and Compaq Presario 900 Series Mobile PC
Document Part Number: 272638-001
July 2002
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 July 2002 Document Part Number: 272638-001
Contents
1 Product Description
1.1 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1.2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1.3 Clearing a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 1.4 Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 1.5 Computer External Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 1.6 Design Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
2 Troubleshooting
2.1 Computer Setup and Diagnostics Utilities . . . . . . . . . 21 Selecting Computer Setup or Compaq Diagnostics . 21 Selecting from the File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Selecting from the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Selecting from the Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2.2 Using Compaq Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Obtaining, Saving, or Printing Configuration Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Obtaining, Saving, or Printing Diagnostic Test Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 2.3 Troubleshooting Flowcharts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
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3 Illustrated Parts Catalog
3.1 Serial Number Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3.2 Computer System Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 3.3 Miscellaneous Plastics/Hardware Kit . . . . . . . . . . . 310 3.4 Miscellaneous Cable Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 3.5 Mass Storage Devices . |