User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Setting Up Your HP Firebird
- Turning On Your HP Firebird for the First Time
- Finding More Information
- Turning On the HP Firebird
- Turning Off the HP Firebird
- Restarting the HP Firebird
- Using Lock
- Using Sleep Mode
- Connecting to the Internet
- Using the HP Firebird with Safety and Comfort
- Setting Up User Accounts
- Protecting the HP Firebird
- Guidelines for Installing Software and Hardware Devices
- Transferring Files and Settings from an Old Computer to Your HP Firebird
- Using the Norton Internet Security Antivirus Software
- Using DVD Media Drives
- Caring for Your HP Firebird
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting Computer Problems
- Updating Drivers
- System Recovery
- Index
56 HP Firebird Desktop Essentials (Features may vary by model)
Miscellaneous
Symptom Possible solution
Computer overheats. If your computer is liquid-cooled and you replaced the power
supply, check that you have reconnected all the cables.
A buildup of dust also causes overheating. See “Keeping the HP
Firebird Free of Dust and Dirt.”
Error message:
Insufficient memory.
Close all open programs, and then try the
desired task again, or restart your computer
(click the Windows Vista start button,
click the Arrow button next to the Lock button, and then click
Restart). If the message displays again, consider purchasing and
installing additional memory.
System starts, but blue
screens appear randomly
in Windows and system
reboots.
This can be caused by a bad memory module. Run a memory test
using System Recovery. Try to get an error code from the blue
screen by disabling automatic restart:
Reboot your PC.
Press F8 after the memory count, but before Windows loads.
Select Safe Mode, and then press Enter.
On the desktop, right
-click on My Computer and click
Properties.
In Vista, click Advanced System Settings. In XP, click the
Advanced tab.
Then click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
Uncheck Automatically restart and click OK, then click
OK again, and then restart normally.
Back in Windows again, wait until you get another blue screen and
record the error code along with any files mentioned. Customer
Care will ask for this information.