HP (Hewlett-Packard) POWERBOOK G3 user manual

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HP Notebook Hard Drive
Measures of care, diagnosis and maintenance

Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2
HP Notebook LidSwitch Policy............................................................................................................... 3
Notebook F10 Setup Hard Drive Self-Test ...........................................................................................

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Introduction HP has a passion to continuously improve upon the customer experience. This white paper explains the measures that HP is providing to its customers to reduce the risk of hard drive failure. These measures include a new power management policy, an enhanced hard drive self-test, and recommendations for maintaining software integrity. The hard drive in the notebook is in some respects a very fragile device. In each new generation of hard drives, the manufacturers have made sig

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HP Notebook LidSwitch Policy The opportunity for operational shock is at its greatest when an end user is mobile with his or her notebook. Therefore HP has released a utility, the HP Notebook LidSwitch Policy, that works in conjunction with the Microsoft Windows API for power management. This enhancement allows the notebook to go into Standby mode when the display lid is closed while the notebook is operating from the internal battery pack, e.g., on DC power, away from a docking device o

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Minimum System BIOS Required Notebook Platform BIOS Version BIOS Date HP Compaq Business nc8000 F.0A 12 Dec 03 HP Compaq Business nw8000 F.0A 12 Dec 03 HP Compaq Business nc6000 F.09 09 Feb 04 HP Compaq Business nc4000 Series F.25 06 Feb 04 HP Compaq Business nx9000 Series KG.M1.15 19 Dec 03 HP Compaq Business nx5000 F.05 04 Feb 04 Compaq Evo N620c F.0E 21 Nov 03 Compaq Evo N610c/v F.18 09 Dec 03 Compaq Evo N600c 686DF 31 Dec 03 Compaq Evo N800c F.14 08 Mar 04 Compaq Evo N410c F.1

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HP Recommendations for Notebook Users • Install HP Notebook LidSwitch Policy, or as an alternative, place the notebook into Standby mode before transporting it from one location to another. • Upgrade to the latest system BIOS, as given in the “F10 Setup Hard Drive Self-Test” section. • Whenever possible, adjust power management settings (power schemes) in Control Panel to permit the hard drive to be turned off when it will be unused for an extended period of time, e.g., when you are work

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Hard Drive Troubleshooting Flowchart 6

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© Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. 7 5982-4726ENUC, 05/2004