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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario 1900 Series Maintenance and Service Guide - Models: 1905, 1906, 1910, 1915, 1919, and 1920
United States June 27, 2004 
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Maintenance & Service Guide 
Presario 1900 Series 
Models: 1905, 1906, 1910, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1922, and 1925 
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Illustrated Parts Catalog | Removal & Replacement Procedures  | Specifications 
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Troubleshooting 
Preliminary Steps 
Clearing the Power-
On Password 
Power-On Self Test 
(POST) 
Compaq Diagnostics 
Diagnostic Error 
Codes 
Troubleshooting 
Without Diagnostics 
Solving Minor 
Problems 
Contacting Compaq 
Support 
This section covers troubleshooting information for the Compaq 
Presario 1900 Series Portable Computers. The basic steps in 
troubleshooting include: 
1. Follow the Preliminary Steps . 
2. Run the Power-On Self-Test 
(POST). 
3. Follow the recommended 
actions described in the 
diagnostic tables, if you are 
unable to run POST or if POST 
displays an error message. 
When following the recommended 
actions in the Sections on POST and 
Diagnostic Error Codes perform them 
in the order listed. Rerun POST after 
each recommended action until the 
problem is solved and no error 
message occurs. Once the problem is 
solved, do not complete the remaining 
recommended actions. 
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