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Battery Pack Maintenance & Service Guide. This online guide is designed to serve the needs of those whose job it is to repair Compaq products. Many of the components of the hardcopy MSG are contained in this online guide. The Notice, contains the copyright and trademark information.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Compaq Presario 1600 Series Portable Computers First Edition (October 1997) Spare Part Number 298499-001 Documentation Part Number 330976-001 Compaq Computer Corporation Home 1.800.AT.COMPAQ privacy and legal statement file:///C|/SERVICE%20MANUALS/COMPAQ%20_%20chec...SERIES%201624%201625%201635%201636/notice.html (2 of 2)6/27/2004 2:49:20 AM...
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This Maintenance and Service Guide is a troubleshooting guide that can be used for reference when servicing the Compaq Presario 1625/1635 Series Portable Computers. Compaq Computer Corporation reserves the right to make changes to the Compaq Presario Series Portable Computers without notice.
Serial Number When requesting information or ordering spare parts, the computer serial number should be provided to Compaq. The serial number is located on the bottom of the computer. Locating Additional Information The following documentation is available to support this product:...
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Illustrated Parts Catalog Removal & Replacement Procedures Specifications Connector Pin Assignments Battery Pack Specifications This section covers the following specifications of Compaq Presario 1600 Series Portable Computers: Physical and Environmental/Specifications System Interrupts System DMA System I/O Address System Memory Map...
Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Weight Model 1625 7.326Ib 3.33 kg Model 1635 7.326Ib 3.33 kg Model 1640 7.326Ib 3.33 kg Stand-Alone (Battery NiMH Li-ion Pack) Power Requirements W @ 9.6 V W @ 14.4 V W @ 9.6 V...
Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Applicable product safety standards specify thermal limits for NOTE: plastic surfaces. Compaq Presario 1600 Series Portable Computers operate well within this range of temperatures. Back to top System Interrupts...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series DMA 1 ES1869 Plug and Play AudioDrive DMA 2 Diskette Drive DMA 4 Direct Memory Access Controller Back to top System I/O Address I/O Address (Hex) System Function (Shipping...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series 0376h-0376h Opti Dual PCI IDE Controller 0378h-037Fh Printer Port (LPT1) 0388h-038Bh ES1869 Plug and Play AudioDrive 03B0h-03BBh MagicGraph128XD 03C0h-03DFh MagicGraph128XD 03F0h-03F5h Diskette Drive Controller 03F6h-03F6h Primary IDE controller (dual FIFO)
Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series FD000000h-FDFFFFFFh MagicGraph128XD FEA00000h-FEBFFFFFh MagicGraph128XD FED00000h-FEDFFFFFh MagicGraph128XD FFFC0000h-FFFFFFFFh Motherboard resources Back to top Memory Expansion Expansion Board System Memory Total Memory Memory 8-MB 16-MB 24-MB 8-MB 32-MB 40-MB 8-MB 64-MB...
Specifications Connector Pin Assignments Battery Pack Connector Pin Assignments This section provides connector pin assignment tables for Compaq Presario 1600 Series Portable Computers and the Compaq Port Replicator for selected models. For more information on connectors, refer to Rear Connectors...
Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Data Bit 2 Select Data Bit 3 Auto Linefeed* Data Bit 4 Error* Data Bit 5 Initialize Printer* Data Bit 6 Select In* Data Bit 7 18-25 Signal Ground...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Data Not defined Ground +5 VDC Clock Not defined Back to top External VGA Monitor Connector Signal Red Analog Green Analog Blue Analog Not connected Ground Ground Analog Ground Analog...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Vertical Sync DDC2B Clock Back to top Phone Line to Wall Jack Connector Signal Unused Unused Ring Unused Unused Back to top Port Replicator Signal Signal Signal Signal N.C.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Joystick Data Reserved Ground Lp Select In Reserved H. Sync Lp Paper End Reserved N.C. Ground Lp Initialize Adapter In N.C. Blue Lp Busy Adapter In N.C. Ground Lp Error Adapter In N.C.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Battery pack operating time can be increased by as much as 50 percent by controlling the energy required by the computer and the energy stored in the battery pack.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series 4. Plug in the AC adapter and begin using the computer. This table shows battery pack charge times by model. Battery Charge Time By Model Computer On Line Off Line Model 1/NiMH Battery 4.0 hours premature...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series External AC adapter PC Card slots capable of handling one of the following card combinations: Two Type I or Type II PC cards One Type III PC card Battery power management features include the following:...
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Illustrated Parts Catalog Removal & Replacement Procedures Specifications Connector Pin Assignments Battery Pack Port Replicator Models and This section is an overview of the Compaq Presario Series Portable Computer Port Replicator and covers the following topics: Features Rear System Overview Connectors Features...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series There are four categories of power management settings: Maximum Power Saving, Maximum Performance, Customized, and Disabled. The default setting for each feature is listed in Table 1-9. Power Management Mode...
Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Sleep mode is indicated by the Sleep (moon shaped) icon on the Status Panel. The computer may be manually put in Sleep mode by pressing the Fn + F4 keys.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Changes in operating temperature Type and number of installed PC Cards Refer to Appendix B for information on increasing battery pack operating time, conditioning the battery pack, and disposing of a used battery pack.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series an external AC power source. When the preliminary steps are completed, you are ready to run POST. Clearing the Power-On Password Clearing the power-on password requires removing all Setup attributes that are programmed in the CMOS.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series 162-System Options Not Set Configuration incorrect Run Computer Setup. CMOS reflects that an invalid Run Computer Setup. configuration has been set. 1. Replace the memory modules. RAM failure 2. Replace the system board.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Verify that cables are connected properly to the suspected defective parts. Run Computer Setup after connecting external devices. Verify that all required device drivers are installed. Verify that all required changes have been made to the CONFIG.SYS file.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series 2458 through 2480 3206 Audio Test 8601 through 8602 Touch Pad Pointing Device Test 3301 through 6623 CD Test Processor Test Error Codes Error Description Recommended Action Code 101-xx CPU test failed Replace the processor and retest.
Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series and retest. 211-xx Random pattern test failed 214-xx Noise test failed 215-xx Random address test failed Keyboard Test Error Codes 300-xx Failed ID Test 1. Check the keyboard connection. If disconnected, turn...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Diskette drive speed not 698-xx within limits Diskette drive/media ID error 1. Replace media. 699-xx 2. Run the Configuration and Diagnostics Utilities. Serial Test Error Codes Serial port test failed 1.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Video Test Error Codes 501-xx Video controller test failed The following apply to error codes 501-xx through 516-xx: 502-xx Video memory test failed 503-xx Video attribute test failed 1. Disconnect external monitor...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series 2412-xx Video gray scale test failed 2414-xx Video white screen test failed 2416-xx Video noise pattern test failed 2418-xx ECG/VGC memory test failed 2419-xx ECG/VGC ROM checksum 1. Run the Configuration and test failed Diagnostics Utilities.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series 2480-xx Advanced VGA LineDraw test Audio Test Error Codes 3206-xx Audio System Internal Error Replace the system board and retest. TouchPad/Pointing Device Interface Test Error Codes 8601-xx Mouse test failed 1.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series 7.System 330982- Board, w/o Processor 8.System Memory, (SODIMM) 332208- 64-MB 32-MB 293727- 16-MB 293726- 293156- Interface (TFT) Connector* 332232- Interface (DSTN) Connector* Processor, 330980- K/233 MHz MMX* *Not Shown Back to 1.800.AT.COMPAQ...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Canada 137256- Japan 137256- Latin 137256- America United 137256- States United 304398- Kingdom w/ adapter France w/ 304398- adapter Netherlands 304398- w/adapter AC Power Cords (Not Shown) Description Spare...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series 5. Hinge (Clutch) Cover, Right 1 ea. 6. Rubber Foot 10 ea. 7. Stand Foot (plastic) 10 ea. 8. 3.2-GB/4.0-GB Hard Drive 1 ea. Brackets (Left/Right) 9. Stiffener Reinforce Frame 1 ea.
Connector Pin Assignments Battery Pack Electrostatic Discharge This chapter provides general service information for the Compaq Presario Series of portable computers. Adherence to the procedures and precautions described in this chapter is essential for proper service. The topics covered include...
Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Relative Humidity Event Walking across carpet 35,000 V 15,000 V 7,500 V Walking across vinyl floor 12,000 V 5,000 V 3,000 V Motions of bench worker 6,000 V 800 V...
Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Store drive in the original shipping containers. Avoid dropping drive from any height onto any surface. Handle drive on surfaces that have at least one inch of shock-proof foam.
Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Use the following equipment to prevent static electricity damage to the equipment: Wrist-straps are flexible straps with a minimum of 1 megohm +/- 10% resistance to the ground cords. To provide proper ground, a strap must be worn snug against the skin. On grounded mats without banana-plug connectors, connect a wrist strap with alligator clips.
The screws used in the computer are not interchangeable. If an incorrect screw is used during the reassembly process, it can damage the unit. Compaq strongly recommends that all screws removed during disassembly be kept with the part that was removed, then returned to their proper locations.
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ZIF Connectors Compaq uses a zero insertion force (ZIF) connector for the keyboard cable to the system board. To remove a cable from a ZIF connector, lift both corners of the ZIF connector and slide simultaneously with constant light force. Then remove the cable as shown below.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Removing a Cable from a ZIF Connector Position the ribbon cable for the 3.2-GB or 4.0-GB hard drive as shown below. 3.2-GB or 4.0-GB Hard Drive Data Cable Installation...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series CD Drive Data Cable Installation Position the ribbon cable for the diskette drive as shown below. Diskette Drive Data Cable Installation file:///C|/SERVICE%20MANUALS/COMPAQ%20_%20chec...ERIES%201624%201625%201635%201636/cables1.html (4 of 5)6/27/2004 2:49:40 AM...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Position the cable for the speaker assembly as shown below. Speaker Ass embly Cab le Installation 1.800.AT.COMPAQ privacy and legal statement file:///C|/SERVICE%20MANUALS/COMPAQ%20_%20chec...ERIES%201624%201625%201635%201636/cables1.html (5 of 5)6/27/2004 2:49:40 AM...
Battery Pack Preparing The Computer For Disassembly Disassembly The Compaq 1600 Series computer is a complex tool that must be disassembled in a pre-defined order. Failure to adhere to the order can Sequence cause damage to the unit. Start with this screen and work through the Chart screens until the task is complete.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series CD Drive Cable CAUTION: Do not crush, puncture, or incinerate the battery pack. Do not open a battery pack, as this damages the pack, Speaker makes it unusable, and exposes potentially harmful battery Assembly components.
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Capacity Per Drive 3.2-GB 4.0-GB Form Factor 100.2*69.85*9.5 mm Drive Type ATA-3 Sector Interleave Logical Configuration 4200 Cylinders Heads Sectors per track 512K Bytes per sector Seek Times (Typical, Including settling...
Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series Nickel Metal Hydride Lithium Ion (Li ion) * (NiMH) Dimensions 0.8 in (20.3 mm) 0.8 in (20.3 mm) Height 5.7 in (145 mm) 5.7 in (145 mm) Length 3.1 in (78.7 mm) 3.1 in (78.7 mm)
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series CPU Core Voltage Setting Core Voltage S1-1 S1-2 S1-3 1.2V (Set as Default) 2.2V 2.45V Power OK Voltage Setting Core Voltage S2-1 S2-2 S2-3 1.2V (Set as Default) 2.2V 2.45V...
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Compaq.com - Compaq Presario Maintenance and Service Guide - 1600 Series 4.0X (266MHZ) 4.5X (300MHZ) Back to Preparing the Computer for Disassembly Back to Specifications 1.800.AT.COMPAQ privacy and legal statement file:///C|/SERVICE%20MANUALS/COMPAQ%20_%20che...20SERIES%201624%201625%201635%201636/dip.html (3 of 3)6/27/2004 2:49:43 AM...