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Warranty and Support Guide
1 Year Parts and Labor
1 Year Technical Telephone Support
24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week
Before contacting HP Total Care, it’s important to have the following
information handy.
Please take a moment to write down your product information for future
reference.
Product Name: ______________________________________________________
Model Number: _____________________________________________________
Product Number: ____________________________________________________
Serial Number: ______________________________________________________
Purchase Date: ______________________________________________________
Operating
System: ____________________________________________________________
Type and
Revision: ___________________________________________________________
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Don’t Forget to Register!
Click
“Register with HP”
on your desktop or go to:
www.register.hp.com
NOTE: You can view your PC product number, model
number, and serial number, by pressing the Ctrl, Alt, and
S keys on the keyboard at the same time.
Registration is quick, easy and offers:
• E-mail updates containing notifications about product
enhancements, the most recent support alerts, and driver
updates specific to the product(s) you own.
• The HP newsgram, our monthly online magazine packed
full of product news, support tips, project ideas, and
much more. Visit us at:
www.subscription.support.hp.com
Where to Get Help
HP offers a wide variety of service and support options,
which are available around the clock for HP customers with
products that are either in or out of warranty.
Options to use when you need help:
1 Check the setup poster and product documentation for
help with setting up and using your PC.
2 Use the support tools right on your PC.
Help & Support Center for help with
hardware and software questions. Click Start
and then click Help and Support.
PC Tune-up and Repair for tools to keep your
PC running smoothly. Click Start, All
Programs, PC Help & Tools.
SW Repair Wizard guides you through options
to resolve software issues. Click Start, All
Programs, PC Help & Tools.
3 HP Customer Care Web support. For Product
information, driver updates, troubleshooting and much
more, go to: www.hp.com/support
4 Chat online with qualified support specialists using HP
Real Time Chat. Available through the Help & Support
Center on your PC.
5 If you have not solved the problem, call HP Total Care
by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week in English,
Spanish (U.S. only) and French (CA only) at
1-(800)-474-6836 (1-800-HP invent) (U.S. & Canada)
Or
1-(905)-206-4663 (local to Mississauga)
When you call, please have your product model number,
serial number, and date of purchase available. Telephone
support is free during your limited warranty period.
Software Support
America Online
U.S.: 1-888-346-3704 — Canada: 1-888-265-4357
www.aol.com
Apple iTunes
www.apple.com
AT&T WorldNet
1-800-400-1447 — www.att.net
CompuServe 2000
1-800-944-9871 — www.compuserve.com
Corel
www3.corel.com
Detto Technologies
1-866-338-8663 — www.detto.com
Disney’s Blast Online
1-972-389-3970 — www.disney.com
EarthLink
Dial-up customer service: 1-800-890-6356
Dial-up technical support: 1-800-890-5128
DSL customer service and technical support:
1-888-829-8466
www.earthlink.net
InterVideo
510-651-0888
www.intervideo.com/home
Microsoft Network
1-800-386-5550 — www.support.msn.com
Symantec — Norton AV
www.symantec.com
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Prodigy Internet Services
1-800-213-0992 — www.prodigy.com
Quicken Basic (Intuit)
1-900-555-4688 — www.intuit.com
Veritas (only CD-RW and DVD+RW/+R models)
www.veritas.com
Yahoo! — User Support
www.yahoo.com
Troubleshooting
For help on problems you may be experiencing when you
install your PC, refer to the following pages for possible
solutions.
Symptom describes the sign or warning message for the
type of problem.
Problem identifies one or more reasons why the symptom
may have occurred.
Solution describes what you should do to try to solve the
problem.
Look up the description of the symptom or problem, and try
the solution listed. Some of the symptoms listed may not
apply to your PC. For problems relating specifically to the
monitor or printer, refer to the equipment documentation.
Display (Monitor)
NOTE: If you encounter display (monitor) problems, refer to the documentation that came with your monitor and to the
common causes and solutions listed in this table.
Symptom
Problem
Solution
Monitor power cable is not
connected to the monitor or
to the wall outlet.
Reconnect the power plug on the back of the monitor and on the
wall outlet.
Screen is blank, and monitor
power light is not lit.
Monitor is off (not
turned on).
Press the On button on the front of the monitor.
Screen saver is enabled.
Press any key or move the mouse to make the screen display visible
again.
PC is in standby mode.
Press the Standby button (select models only) or press the Esc key
on the keyboard to resume from standby mode.
PC is in hibernation mode or
is off.
Press the On button to turn on the PC.
Screen is blank.
Monitor connector cable is
not properly connected to
the back of the PC.
Inspect the monitor video connector for bent pins. If no pins are
bent, reconnect the monitor connector cable on the back of the PC.
Hard Disk Drive
Symptom
Problem
Solution
PC seems to be locked up
and not responding.
Program in use has stopped
responding to commands.
Use the Windows Task Manager to close any programs not
responding or to Restart the PC:
1 Press the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys on the keyboard at the
same time.
2 Select the program that is not responding, and click End Task.
Or
Click Shut Down, and then click Restart.
If this does not work, press the On button for 5 or more seconds to
turn off the PC. Then, press the On button.