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Notice Preface Product

Description Troubleshooting Illustrated

Parts Catalog Removal &

Replacement Procedures

Specifications Connector Pin

Assignments Battery Pack

Operations

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Maintenance and Service Guide

Compaq Presario 1200 Series Portable Computers

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Preface

This Maintenance and Service Guide is a troubleshooting guide that can be used for reference when servicing the Compaq Presario 1200 Series Portable Computers.

Compaq Computer Corporation reserves the right to make changes to the Compaq Presario 1200 Series Portable Computers without notice.

Symbols

The following words and symbols mark special messages throughout this guide.

WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the warning could result in bodily harm or loss of life.

CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of data.

IMPORTANT:

Text set off in this manner presents clarifying information or specific instructions.

NOTE:

Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of information.

Technician Notes

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WARNING: Only authorized technicians trained by Compaq should repair this equipment. All troubleshooting and repair procedures are detailed to allow only subassembly/module level repair. Because of the complexity of the individual boards and subassemblies, the user should not attempt to make repairs at the component level or to make modifications to any printed circuit board. Improper repairs can create a safety hazard. Any indications of component replacement or printed circuit board modifications may void any warranty

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:

● Compaq Presario 1200 Series Portable Computer documentation set

● Introducing Windows 95 Guide

● Service Training Guides

● Compaq Service Advisories and Bulletins

● Compaq QuickFind

● Compaq Service Quick Reference Guide

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Product Description

Models and Features

Controls and Lights

Left Side Components

Right Side Components

Bottom of Unit

Rear Connectors

Power Management for Windows 98

Power Management for Windows 95

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Troubleshooting

Preliminary Steps Clearing the Power-On

Password Power-On Self Test

(POST) Compaq Diagnostics Diagnostic Error Codes Troubleshooting

Without Diagnostics Solving Minor

Problems Contacting Compaq

Support

This section covers troubleshooting information for the Compaq Presario 1200 Series Portable Computers. The basic steps in troubleshooting include:

1. Follow the Preliminary Steps.

2. Run the Power-On Self-Test (POST).

3. Follow the recommended actions described in the diagnostic tables, if you are unable to run POST or if POST displays an error message.

When following the recommended actions in the Sections on POST and

Diagnostic Error Codes perform them

in the order listed. Rerun POST after each recommended action until the problem is solved and no error message occurs. Once the problem is solved, do not complete the remaining recommended actions.

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NOTE:

If the problem is intermittent, check the computer several times to verify that the problem is solved.

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Illustrated Parts Catalog

System Unit Boards Display

Assembly Mass Storage

Devices Miscellaneous

Cable Kit Cables Miscellaneous

Hardware and Plastics Kit

Miscellaneous Parts

Documentation and Software

This section provides an breakdown and identifies the spare parts ordering number associated with each item(s) for the Compaq Presario 1200 Series Portable Computers.

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Removal and Replacement Procedures

This section explains the removal and replacement procedures for the computer.

Serial Number Location

Disassembly Sequence

Electrostatic Discharge

Service Considerations

Cables and Connectors

Preparing the Computer for Disassembly

Battery Pack Palmrest

Cover with Touch Pad

Heatspreader Keyboard Processor

Report the computer serial number to Compaq when requesting information or ordering spare parts.

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Charger Board Modem Display Panel

Assembly Upper CPU

Cover Speaker

Assembly Diskette Drive Fan Assembly System Board Memory

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Specifications

This chapter covers the following specifications of Compaq Presario 1200 Series Portable Computers:

● Computer models

● Physical and environmental

● System Interrupts

● System DMA

● System I/O Address

● System Memory Catalog

● Display

● Memory expansion

● Diskette drive

● Hard drive

● CD drive

● Battery pack

Physical and Environmental

Computer Specifications

U.S. Metric

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Dimensions

Height Depth Width

1.97 in

12.20 in

10.08 in

4.95 cm

31.00 cm

25.40 cm

Weight

Model 1230 Model 1232

7.326 Ib

3.33 kg

Stand-Alone (Battery Pack) Power Requirements

Nominal Operating Maximum Average Peak Operating

NiMH

W @ 9.6 V W @ 9.6 V W @ 9.6 V

Li-ion

W @ 14.4 V W @ 14.4 V W @ 14.4 V

AC Power Requirements

Operating Voltage Operating Current Operating Frequency

Maximum Transient

100-240 V

0.8/0.4 A RMS 47-63 Hz Meets IEC 801-4 and IEC801-5 1kV for 50 ns

Temperature

Operating 50° to 95 °F 10° to 35 °C Nonoperating -4° to 140 °F -20° to 60 °C

Relative Humidity (noncondensing)

Operating 10 to 90% 35°C to 90% Nonoperating (tw = 38.7°C max) 5 to 95% 60°C to 95%

Altitude

Operating 0 to 10,000 ft 0 to 3.15 km Nonoperating 0 to 30,000 ft 0 to 9.14 km

Shock

Operating 10 G, 11 ms, half sine Non operating 240 G, 2 ms, half sine

Vibration

Operating 0.5 G Nonoperating 1.5 G NOTE: Applicable product safety standards specify thermal limits for plastic surfaces. Compaq Presario 1200

Series Portable Computers operate well within this range of temperatures.

System Interrupts

Hardware IRQ System Function

IRQ0 Timer Interrupt IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt Controller Cascade IRQ3 Internal Modem

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IRQ4 Serial Port (COM1) IRQ5 Audio Controller IRQ6 Diskette Drive IRQ7 Parallel Port (LPT 1) (default) IRQ8 System CMOS/Real-Time Clock IRQ9 Video Controller IRQ9 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ10 PCI-1221 CardBus Controller IRQ10 PCI-1221 CardBus Controller IRQ10 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ11 Compaq PCI to USB Open Host Controller IRQ11 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ12 PS/2 TouchPad/Mouse IRQ13 Numeric processor IRQ14 Primary IDE Controller IRQ15 Secondary IDE Controller

System DMA

Hardware DMA System Function

DMA 1 Audio Controller DMA 2 Diskette Drive DMA 4 DMA Controller DMA 5 Audio Controller

System I/O Address

I/O Address (Hex) System Function (Shipping Configuration)

0000h-000Fh DMA Controller # 1 0020h-0021h Interrupt Controller # 1 0022h-0023h Motherboard resources 0040h-0043h System timer 0060h-0060h Keyboard Controller 0061h-0061h System speaker 0064h-0064h Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard 0070h-0071h System CMOS/real time clock 0081h-008Fh DMA Controller 0092h-0092h Motherboard resources 00A0h-00A1h Programmable interrupt controller

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00C0h-00DFh DMA Controller 00ECh-00EFh Motherboard resources 00F0h-00FFh Numeric data processor 0170h-0177h Secondary IDE controller 01F0h-01F7h Primary IDE controller 0376h-0376h Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller 0378h-037Fh Printer Port (LPT1) 0388h-038Bh AUDIO(TM) 16-bit Sound 0398h-0399h Motherboard resources 03B0h-03BBh Graphics Controller 03C0h-03DFh Graphics Controller 03F0h-03F5h Standard Floppy Disk Controller 03F6h-03F6h Standard IDE/ESDI Hard Disk Controller 03F7h-03F7h Standard Floppy Disk Controller 03F8h-03FFh Communications Port (COM1) 0480h-048Fh Motherboard resources

04D0h-04D1h Motherboard resources 0CF8h-0CFFh PCI bus 3000h-307Fh Cyrix Cx5520 PCI to ISA bridge 4000h-401Fh Cyrix Cx5520 PCI to ISA bridge 5000h-500Fh Cyrix Cx5520 PCI to ISA bridge

System Memory Catalog

Memory Address System Function

00000000h-0009FFFFh System board extension for PnP BIOS 000A0000h-000AFFFFh Graphics Controller 000B0000h-000BFFFFh Graphics Controller 000C0000h-000C7FFFh Graphics Controller 000C8000h-000C8FFFh PCI-1221 CardBus Controller 000C9000h-000C9FFFh PCI-1221 CardBus Controller 000CC000h-000CFFFFh Motherboard resources 000E0000h-000FFFFFh System board extension for PnP BIOS 00100000h-01FFFFFFh System board extension for PnP BIOS 40008000h-4000FFFFh Motherboard resources 40010000h-40010FFFh Cyrix Cx5520 PCI to ISA bridge 40018000h-41017FFFh Motherboard resources FD000000h-FDFFFFFFh Graphics Controller FEA00000h-FEBFFFFFh Graphics Controller FEC00000h-FECFFFFFh Graphics Controller

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FEDFE000h-FEDFEFFFh Compaq PCI to USB Open Host Controller FFFC0000h-FFFFFFFFh Motherboard resources

Display (Information not available)

12.1" (Diagonal) HPA Display U.S. Metric

Dimensions

Height Width

Information not available

Display Dimensions

Width Height Depth

Information not available

Weight

Information not available

Contrast Ratio

Information not available

Brightness

Information not available

Total Power Consumption

Information not available

Memory Expansion

System Memory Expansion Board Memory Total Memory

32-MB 16-MB 48-MB 32-MB 32-MB 64-MB 32-MB 64-MB 96-MB

Diskette Drive (Information not available)

Diskette Drive

Capacity per Diskette (High/Low)

Information not available

Diskette Size

Information not available

Number of LED Indicators (Read/Write)

Information not available

Number of Drives Supported

Information not available

Drive Rotation (rpm)

Information not available

Transfer Rate (Kbps)

Information not available

Bytes per Sector

Information not available

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Sectors per Track (High/Low)

Information not available

Tracks per Side (High/Low)

Information not available

Access Times

Track-to-Track (ms) Average (ms) Setting Time (ms) Latency Average (ms)

Information not available

Cylinders (High/Low)

Information not available

Number of Read/Write Heads

Information not available

Hard Drive (Information not available)

Hard Drives

3.2-GB 2.1-GB

Capacity Per Drive

Information not available Information not available

Drive Type

Information not available Information not available

Logical Configuration

Cylinders Heads Sectors per track Bytes per sector

Information not available Information not available

Seek Times (Typical, Including settling in ms) Single track Average Full stroke

Information not available Information not available

Transfer Rate

At interface

Information not available Information not available

CD Drive (Information not available)

CD Drive

24× CD Drive

Dimensions

Information not available

Weight

Information not available

Rotational Speed

Information not available

Typical Transfer Rate

Sustained Data Transfer Rate

Information not available

Access Time

Average Random Access Time

Information not available

Spin Up time

Information not available

Data Buffer Capacity

Information not available

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Battery Pack

Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) Lithium Ion (Li ion) *

Dimensions

Height Length Width

0.8 in (20.3 mm)

5.7 in (145 mm)

3.1 in (78.7 mm)

0.8 in (20.3 mm)

5.7 in (145 mm)

3.1 in (78.7 mm)

Weight

1.01 Ib (458.1 g) 0.90 Ib (408.2 g)

Battery Pack Operating Time

2:30 hr 3:00 hr

Energy

Nominal Open Circuit Voltage Capacity Power

9.6 V 3200mAH 40 W

14.4 V 2500mAH 40 W

Environmental Requirements

Operating Temperature Non-operating Temperature Charging Temperature

32° F (0-50° C)

-20° C -60° C 5° C-45° C

32° F (0-50° C)

-20° C -60° C 5° C-45° C

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Connector Pin Assignments

This appendix provides connector pin assignment tables for Compaq Presario 1200 Series Portable Computers. For more information on connectors, refer to the section on Rear Connectors.

NOTE: The signals in all tables of this appendix are considered active high unless otherwise indicated by an asterisk (*).

Parallel Connector

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 Strobe* 10 Acknowledge* 2 Data Bit 0 11 Busy 3 Data Bit 1 12 Paper Out 4 Data Bit 2 13 Select 5 Data Bit 3 14 Auto Linefeed* 6 Data Bit 4 15 Error* 7 Data Bit 5 16 Initialize Printer* 8 Data Bit 6 17 Select In* 9 Data Bit 7 18-25 Signal Ground * = Active low

Serial Connector

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Connector Pin Signal

Carrier Detect

Receive Data

Transmit Data

Data Terminal Ready

Signal Ground

Data Set Ready

Ready to Send

Clear to Send

Ring Indicator

Keyboard/Mouse

Connector Pin Signal

Data

Not defined

Ground

+5 VDC

Clock

Not defined

External VGA Monitor

Connector Pin Signal

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Red Analog

Green Analog

Blue Analog

Not connected

Ground

Ground Analog

Not connected

Ground

Monitor Detect

DDC2B Data

Horizontal Sync

Vertical Sync

DDC2B Clock

Universal Serial Bus

Connector Pin Signal

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Connector Pin Signal

Unused

Tip

Ring

Unused

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Battery Pack Operating Time

This appendix covers the following information concerning battery pack operating time:

● Increase battery pack operating time

● Conditioning a battery pack

● Disposal of a used battery pack

Increasing Battery Pack Operating Time

Battery pack operating time differs depending on several variables. To avoid unnecessary replacement, consider the following variables when determining how long a charged battery pack should last:

● Power management settings

● Hardware configuration

● Software applications

● Installed options

● Display brightness

● Hard drive usage

● Changes in operating temperature

● Type and number of installed PC Cards

NOTE:

The power consumption requirements for PC Cards vary widely. Some cards drain the battery pack very rapidly.

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.

Minimizing the Energy Required

To minimize the energy required by the computer, follow these steps:

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● Set the power conservation levels in the Power Management utility to Maximum.

● Customize the timeout value to work more efficiently with the applications. The amount of battery

life depends on the values selected.

Maximizing the Energy Stored

To maximize the energy stored in the battery pack, follow these guidelines:

● Condition the battery pack at least every 30 days to improve overall battery performance.

● Keep a battery pack in the computer when using it with AC power to supply the battery pack with a

constant trickle charge.

● Store the battery pack in a cool, dry place when not in use.

Conditioning a Battery Pack

CAUTION: To avoid a loss of data, ensure that all data is saved before discharging a battery pack.

To condition a battery pack, complete the following steps:

1. Plug in the AC adapter and allow the battery to charge until the fast charge arrow on the display disappears. Your battery gauge may read 100 percent for a period of time before the arrow disappears. Do not unplug the AC adapter until the arrow disappears.

2. Unplug the AC adapter and allow the battery to drain until the computer reaches hibernation and turns itself off. Do not plug in the AC adapter during this process or you will need to restart with Step No. 1. You may use the computer while the battery is draining.

3. Your battery is re- conditioned.

4. Plug in the AC adapter and begin using the computer.

The table below shows battery pack charge times by model.

Battery Charge Time

Computer On Line Off Line

Model 1/NiMH Battery Pack 4.0 hours premature termination 2:00 hr

Model 2/Li ion Battery Pack 4.5 hours premature termination 2:50 hr

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Disposal of a Used Battery Pack

In the interest of safeguarding our environment. Compaq Computer Corporation recommends that nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li ion) battery packs be recycled. Battery packs should be handled in accordance with country, state, province, or local regulations.

CAUTION: Never attempt to open or service a battery pack. Opening a battery pack not only damages the pack and makes it unusable, but also expose potentially harmful battery components.

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"Compaq.com - Compaq Presario 1200 Series Maintenance and Service Guide - Models: 1230 and 1232

United States June 27, 2004

COMPAQ

Maintenance & Service Guide

Presario 1200 Series

Models: 1230 and 1232

Illustrated Parts Catalog | Removal & Replacement Procedures | Specifications

Pin Assignments | Battery Pack Operations

Models and Features

Controls and Lights

Left Side Components

Right Side Components

Bottom of Unit

Rear Connectors

Power Management

Compaq Presario 1200

Series Portable Computer Models

Model 1230

Model 1232

Display

12. 1" HPA 12. 1" HPA

Processor

233 MGX 233 MGX

Hard Drive

3.2-GB or 2.1-GB 3.2-GB

CD Drive

24× MAX 24× MAX

Modem

M+56.0 Kbps or K-56.0 Kbps with ITU V.90

K-56.0 Kbps with ITU V.90

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