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Troubleshooting resources and their descriptions (continued)
HP Resource Tool
Description
Link
Subscribers Choice
Allows you to sign up for HP product updates.
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/subscribe/
HP Support Forums
Provide discussions about HP products and issues.
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/
Service Access Workbench (SAW)
(available for technicians and
Business Partners only)
Provides navigable content intended for use by
internal and outsourced call center staff and can
be a resource for support and product division
professionals.
http://sawpro.atlanta.hp.com/km/saw/
Vendors’ web sites
Provide additional information for associated
components such as Intel (processor, WLAN),
Microsoft (Windows 7, 8, 10), AMD®/NVIDIA® (GPU),
and so on.
content/www/us/en/homepage.html
General troubleshooting steps
This section helps you become familiar with troubleshooting methodology and efficiently resolve problems.
Proceed through the steps in the following table until the issue is resolved, and then move on to the next step
that is relevant to the issue. For example, if you resolve a memory issue using the HP PC Diagnostics (UEFI)
tool in step 6, you can then move on to step 10 to reseat the memory into its memory slot.
NOTE:
You can ignore troubleshooting steps that do not apply to your issue.
Table 7-2
Troubleshooting methodology and general troubleshooting steps
Identify issue
Analyze issue
Resolve issue
Verify solution
3. Perform a visual inspection
5. Remove or uninstall recently
6. HP Hardware Diagnostics and
7. Status lights, blinking light
codes, troubleshooting lights, and
9. Soft reset (Default Settings) on page 79
10. Reseat cables and connections on page
11. Test with minimum configuration on
12. Test with verified working configuration
(hardware or operating system) on page
13. Replace the system board on page 82
Identify the issue
Use these guidelines to correctly determine the problem.
1. Understand the issue
It is important to understand the issue that occurred, including related symptoms. It helps to understand the
basic computer boot-up sequence as well as the failure itself.
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