Computer Starts but doesn't BOOT!!

bobafc3sbobafc3s
edited December 2006 in Hardware
I have a HP Pavillion a265c. And it froze on me today, so i turned it off and turned it back on. But when i turned it back on the computer would start but it would not boot, nothing came up on the screen, it was completely blank with no signal. I tried unplugging the power and waiting for a minute or so but it still does the same. Can someone help me here!?

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  • zero-counterzero-counter Linux Lubber San Antonio Member
    edited December 2006
    Ensure that all cables and cards are seated properly.
    Try clearing CMOS by either resetting the jumper or removing the battery.
    Remove all add in cards/ systems drives one by one, process of elimination, to see if one of them is causing the problem.
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    Are you sure that your monitor works?
    If so then clear the BIOS and try again.
    If you get no boot signal it could be either the graphics or the mobo chipset, or,
    Are you sure that everything powers up? Checking the power supply would be a good step about now.
  • bobafc3sbobafc3s
    edited December 2006
    edcentric wrote:
    Are you sure that your monitor works?
    If so then clear the BIOS and try again.
    If you get no boot signal it could be either the graphics or the mobo chipset, or,
    Are you sure that everything powers up? Checking the power supply would be a good step about now.


    yeah monitor and power suppy are both working. i plugged in my old computer and it starts n boots up normally.
    how would i clear the BIOS? sorry im a computer noob.
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited December 2006
    unplug it from the power.
    open the case
    look for the flat 'watch type' battery on the mobo
    somewhere in that area there will be a set of pin, they may be marked Bios, or Clear
    there will be a jumper across a pair of pins
    pull the jumper off and move it to the other pair of pins
    hum a short song to yourself
    mover the jumper back
    pulg it back in and try to boot.
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