Maintenance and Service Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Product Information
- Removal and Replacement
- Disassembly Flowchart
- Removing the Battery
- Removing an SDRAM Module
- Removing the Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card
- Removing the Hard Disk Drive
- Recovering the Factory Software
- Replacing Small Parts
- Removing the Keyboard Cover
- Removing the Speaker Assembly
- Removing the Keyboard
- Removing the Switchboard PCA
- Removing the CD/DVD Drive
- Removing the Display Assembly
- Removing the Top Case
- Removing the Floppy Drive
- Removing the Infrared (I/R) PCA
- Removing the Audio PCA
- Removing the Heat Sink (with Fan)
- Removing the CPU Module
- Removing the RJ11/1394 Connector Module
- Removing the Motherboard
- Replacing Components on a Bottom Case
- Repairing the BIOS IC
- Removing Other Components
- Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
- Replaceable Parts
- Reference Information

Service Manual Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 3-35
System
Devices Menu
Description Default
Video Display Device
Sets whether the built-in display automatically switches to an
external display, if one is detected
Auto
External Pointing
Devices
Disables the internal pointing devices when an external
pointing
device is connected
Auto
Legacy USB Support
Enables BIOS support for USB mouse, keyboard, and floppy
drive
during startup
Enabled
Wake On LAN from
Power Off
Lets the notebook be turned on via the LAN port If this option
is enabled, the notebook uses increased power while it is shut
down
Disabled
Security Menu Description Default
User Password is
Shows if a user password is set Clear
Administrator
Password is
Shows if an administrator password is set Clear
Set User Password
Press enter to set, change, or clear the user password The
password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and
cannot include special or accented characters
Enter
Set Administrator
Password
Press enter to set, change, or clear the administrator
password, which protects BIOS Setup settings The password
can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z), and cannot
include special or accented characters
Enter
Password Required
to Boot
Sets whether a user password is required when the computer
boots Requires the administrator password for changes
Disabled
Boot Menu Description Default
Hard Disk
Removable Device
CD/DVD
Built-in LAN
Shows the order of boot devices Move the entries to change
the order Built-in LAN provides diskless boot from a network
server
1. Hard Disk
2. Removable
Device
3. CD/DVD
4. Built-in LAN
Exit Menu Description
Save Changes and Exit
Saves Setup changes, and then exits and reboots
Discard Changes
and Exit
Discards any Setup changes made since last save, and then
exits
and reboots Does not affect password, date, or time changes
Get Default Values
Restores default settings, and remains in Setup Does not
affect password, date, or time changes
Updating the Notebook’s BIOS
Hewlett-Packard might from time to time provide updates to the notebook’s BIOS Use e-DiagTools
for Windows to download and install these BIOS updates as needed (page 2-61).