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| Thread ID: 85733 | 2007-12-20 03:54:00 | Laptop won't post | dirtbag (6060) | Press F1 |
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| 623043 | 2007-12-20 03:54:00 | I have an HP NC-4000 that won't post anymore, giving it power and turning on is met with fans going, but screen does not turn on, can't hear any seeking from the hard drive. I would guess the motherboard/cpu is dead, anything I could try to see if I can get it working? Any help much appreciated |
dirtbag (6060) | ||
| 623044 | 2007-12-20 04:36:00 | Maybe the screen is faulty - is there an external vga port you could try connecting a monitor to? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 623045 | 2007-12-20 04:41:00 | I have an HP NC-4000 that won't post anymore, giving it power and turning on is met with fans going, but screen does not turn on, can't hear any seeking from the hard drive. I would guess the motherboard/cpu is dead, anything I could try to see if I can get it working? Any help much appreciated My acer travelmate 230 also has this problem took it to a computer technician and was told it was a faulty/broke motherboard, and that it was a $600-700 fix. So yeah, its going up on Trademe, But check by plugging an external moniter on it. |
cl_metal_snake (10242) | ||
| 623046 | 2007-12-20 05:15:00 | I've had a similar problem previously ended up one of the ram sticks had come out slightly as was never properly clicked in when assembled. | stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 623047 | 2007-12-22 00:00:00 | Checked with external VGA etc, reseated memory, hard drive. Still fails to post, i have kinda confirmed what I thought, dead motherboard, its unusual though because 1/20 times it boots to bios then dies again. | dirtbag (6060) | ||
| 623048 | 2007-12-22 00:02:00 | Change the BIOS battery | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 623049 | 2007-12-22 00:07:00 | Yes, dead BIOS battery can often do that, even though it's supposed to work and just say "CMOS Battery failed" small chance it may also be CPU. I had very similar things happen on a desktop with a faulty CPU. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 623050 | 2007-12-22 00:10:00 | Well, it can't be completely dead, if the BIOS info comes up. And if its going into the BIOS (without you pressing whatever key), as soon as u turn it on, its telling you something. It may mean its lost its settings ( as in flat battery). |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 623051 | 2007-12-22 00:11:00 | where abouts would that be? I can't spot it anywhere i66.photobucket.com |
dirtbag (6060) | ||
| 623052 | 2007-12-22 00:12:00 | Well, it can be completely dead, if the BIOS info comes up. And if its going into the BIOS (without you pressing whatever key), as soon as u turn it on, its telling you something. Doesn't go straight into bios, its just me spamming f10 to see if it will get anywhere :badpc: |
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