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| 858556 | 2010-02-14 23:08:00 | Compaq Presario F500 Notebook Windows Vista Home Basic Wont boot - I can hear it try to access the dvd drive several times then it just turns off. I have: tried without the battery: nc (no change) reseat the ram: nc tried without ram: nc test hard drive: slow but ok can any one give me an understanding what is happening & if there is a repair. Thank you |
NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 858557 | 2010-02-14 23:18:00 | If theres something in the dvd remove it. If windows is on it Reconfigure the BIOS, since you removed the battery. Then make sure the hdd is the bootdisk |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 858558 | 2010-02-14 23:22:00 | If theres something in the dvd remove it. If windows is on it - nothing - I tried to boot with a DVD - no luck Reconfigure the BIOS, since you removed the battery. Then make sure the hdd is the bootdisk - there are no visuals - even with external monitor |
NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 858559 | 2010-02-14 23:23:00 | Is it going by power or battery. If battery connect it to power | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 858560 | 2010-02-14 23:25:00 | done that: nc | NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 858561 | 2010-02-14 23:28:00 | Dont know then. Cant really do anything unless I saw it myself. Probably overheating if it turns off | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 858562 | 2010-02-14 23:29:00 | Many many thanks! | NZHawk (4093) | ||
| 858563 | 2010-02-15 00:00:00 | Compaq Presario F500 Notebook Windows Vista Home Basic Wont boot - I can hear it try to access the dvd drive several times then it just turns off. I have: tried without the battery: nc (no change) reseat the ram: nc tried without ram: nc test hard drive: slow but ok can any one give me an understanding what is happening & if there is a repair. Thank you I would expect panicky sounding beeps without RAM but YMMV with a lappy. I would guess mainboard poked, and hardware troubleshooting options are limited with a laptop. |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 858564 | 2010-02-15 00:29:00 | Try unplugging from power, remove battery (not CMOS) then hold the power button down for a couple of minutes. Saw this done with a Toshiba which wouldn't boot. Discharges static from M/B according to the tech who showed me. (at Harvey Normans believe it or not) I thought, that's not going to work.....but it did. Dunno if it'll work with your Compaq, but costs nothing to try it. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 858565 | 2010-02-15 01:30:00 | Thank you - tried but still no boot. | NZHawk (4093) | ||
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