Guest jman3-8 Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 ok, my compaq presario wont boot up. the power will go on but once i press the power button the power is the only thing that turns on. can you please help me????
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Re: not booting up "jman3-8" <u37363@uwe> wrote in message news:7813899153e34@uwe... > ok, my compaq presario wont boot up. the power will go on but once i > press > the power button the power is the only thing that turns on. can you > please > help me???? > Sounds like a hardware, not a Windows problem. Ask your friendly dealer for assistance.
Guest Clark Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Re: not booting up jman3-8 wrote: > ok, my compaq presario wont boot up. the power will go on but once i > press the power button the power is the only thing that turns on. > can you please help me???? almost always RAM, Video, Power supply, or the Motherboard, but could be a modem or sound card, but if those are built on board your in rough shape Clark
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 Re: not booting up On Sep 11, 4:54 pm, "jman3-8" <u37363@uwe> wrote: > ok, my compaq presario wont boot up. the power will go on but once i press > the power button the power is the only thing that turns on. can you please > help me???? No. Some piece of hardware in your computer has died. Take it to a technician for an autopsy.
Guest Tim Slattery Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: not booting up "jman3-8" <u37363@uwe> wrote: >ok, my compaq presario wont boot up. the power will go on but once i press >the power button the power is the only thing that turns on. can you please >help me???? Interesting. I own a Compaq Presario and have been having similar problems. For months now it doesn't always come on. Like you, I press the "Power" button, and the green "power on" LED comes on. There's a sound in there SOMEWHERE, but nothing appears on the screen. I can turn it off by pushing and holding the Power button. The green LED turns off and I hear something spinning down. Then I try again. Once it comes up, it's absolutely rock solid. A couple of months ago I got fed up with going through this ritual for as much as 20 minutes before the machine started up. I took it to the local computer place. They first tried to tell me it was RAM. I had added a 512MB RAM board several months ago. I took that out and there was no change. I tried running with only the new board: no change. So I took it back to the shop, and left it. When I finally got it back, they told me that the tech had tried swapping in known working RAM, disk...I forget all what they said. Nothing worked. So they tell me there must be something wrong with the motherboard, and they can't replace the motherboard. (They didn't charge me.) I dunno...I was wondering if there was a problem with the power switch someplace. Although pushing and holding always turns it off, and pushing and releasing it while the machine is on always causes it to hibernate. I have no better explanation than theirs, but I dunno..... Perversely enough, since I brought it home, it behaves much better. It almost always comes up on the first push, and only a few times have I had to try it a second time. I haven't had to go beyond two, yet. So maybe they tightened up some connection in all the hardware swapping. Or maybe it will refuse to boot tonight. It is very interesting to me to learn that somebody else's Presario is acting the same way. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest Unknown Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: not booting up Laptop or Desktop? CRT or LCD monitor. Could it be that only the monitor is not working? "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message news:hdofe315hst31c63jseuoa0set0og2h7dt@4ax.com... > "jman3-8" <u37363@uwe> wrote: > >>ok, my compaq presario wont boot up. the power will go on but once i >>press >>the power button the power is the only thing that turns on. can you >>please >>help me???? > > Interesting. I own a Compaq Presario and have been having similar > problems. For months now it doesn't always come on. Like you, I press > the "Power" button, and the green "power on" LED comes on. There's a > sound in there SOMEWHERE, but nothing appears on the screen. I can > turn it off by pushing and holding the Power button. The green LED > turns off and I hear something spinning down. Then I try again. Once > it comes up, it's absolutely rock solid. > > A couple of months ago I got fed up with going through this ritual for > as much as 20 minutes before the machine started up. I took it to the > local computer place. They first tried to tell me it was RAM. I had > added a 512MB RAM board several months ago. I took that out and there > was no change. I tried running with only the new board: no change. > > So I took it back to the shop, and left it. When I finally got it > back, they told me that the tech had tried swapping in known working > RAM, disk...I forget all what they said. Nothing worked. So they tell > me there must be something wrong with the motherboard, and they can't > replace the motherboard. (They didn't charge me.) > > I dunno...I was wondering if there was a problem with the power switch > someplace. Although pushing and holding always turns it off, and > pushing and releasing it while the machine is on always causes it to > hibernate. I have no better explanation than theirs, but I dunno..... > > Perversely enough, since I brought it home, it behaves much better. It > almost always comes up on the first push, and only a few times have I > had to try it a second time. I haven't had to go beyond two, yet. > > So maybe they tightened up some connection in all the hardware > swapping. Or maybe it will refuse to boot tonight. > > It is very interesting to me to learn that somebody else's Presario is > acting the same way. > > -- > Tim Slattery > MS MVP(DTS) > Slattery_T@bls.gov > http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest jman3-8 via WindowsKB.com Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: not booting up Tim Slattery wrote: >>ok, my compaq presario wont boot up. the power will go on but once i press >>the power button the power is the only thing that turns on. can you please >>help me???? > >Interesting. I own a Compaq Presario and have been having similar >problems. For months now it doesn't always come on. Like you, I press >the "Power" button, and the green "power on" LED comes on. There's a >sound in there SOMEWHERE, but nothing appears on the screen. I can >turn it off by pushing and holding the Power button. The green LED >turns off and I hear something spinning down. Then I try again. Once >it comes up, it's absolutely rock solid. > >A couple of months ago I got fed up with going through this ritual for >as much as 20 minutes before the machine started up. I took it to the >local computer place. They first tried to tell me it was RAM. I had >added a 512MB RAM board several months ago. I took that out and there >was no change. I tried running with only the new board: no change. > >So I took it back to the shop, and left it. When I finally got it >back, they told me that the tech had tried swapping in known working >RAM, disk...I forget all what they said. Nothing worked. So they tell >me there must be something wrong with the motherboard, and they can't >replace the motherboard. (They didn't charge me.) > >I dunno...I was wondering if there was a problem with the power switch >someplace. Although pushing and holding always turns it off, and >pushing and releasing it while the machine is on always causes it to >hibernate. I have no better explanation than theirs, but I dunno..... > >Perversely enough, since I brought it home, it behaves much better. It >almost always comes up on the first push, and only a few times have I >had to try it a second time. I haven't had to go beyond two, yet. > >So maybe they tightened up some connection in all the hardware >swapping. Or maybe it will refuse to boot tonight. > >It is very interesting to me to learn that somebody else's Presario is >acting the same way. > mine doesnt come up at all. i think something on the motherboard could be done. Ehh, the wosrt thing that i am gonna have to do is buy a new tower. i just dont wanna switch from Window XP to Window Vista. -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windowsxp/200709/1
Guest jman3-8 via WindowsKB.com Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: not booting up the monitor works perfectly fine Unknown wrote: >Laptop or Desktop? CRT or LCD monitor. Could it be that only the monitor is >not working? > >>>ok, my compaq presario wont boot up. the power will go on but once i >>>press > >> It is very interesting to me to learn that somebody else's Presario is >> acting the same way. -- Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com
Guest Unknown Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: not booting up What I was trying to determine is how far in the boot up process does it get. If you have a floppy, does it try to read the floppy? I.E. Does BIOS start? CMOS battery? Etc.etc. "jman3-8 via WindowsKB.com" <u37363@uwe> wrote in message news:781de15a0da4a@uwe... > the monitor works perfectly fine > > Unknown wrote: >>Laptop or Desktop? CRT or LCD monitor. Could it be that only the monitor >>is >>not working? >> >>>>ok, my compaq presario wont boot up. the power will go on but once i >>>>press >> >>> It is very interesting to me to learn that somebody else's Presario is >>> acting the same way. > > -- > Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com >
Guest Tim Slattery Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: not booting up "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote: >Laptop or Desktop? CRT or LCD monitor. Could it be that only the monitor is >not working? Laptop, therefore a CRT monitor. The trouble with that theory is that once the machine comes up, it's flawless. If it were a monitor problem, something would happen from time to time while the machine was running. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest Tim Slattery Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: not booting up "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote: >What I was trying to determine is how far in the boot up process does it >get. If you have a floppy, does it try to read the floppy? I.E. Does BIOS >start? CMOS battery? Etc.etc. If you're talking to me, I have no way of telling how far it gets since the screen stays blank. I hear something whirring, and when I push and hold the button to turn the power off I hear it spin down. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest Unknown Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: not booting up Laptops do not use CRT's "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message news:4ihge3d8bpk8b9jgmbdftpb6cbhlae5u0j@4ax.com... > "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote: > >>Laptop or Desktop? CRT or LCD monitor. Could it be that only the monitor >>is >>not working? > > Laptop, therefore a CRT monitor. The trouble with that theory is that > once the machine comes up, it's flawless. If it were a monitor > problem, something would happen from time to time while the machine > was running. > > -- > Tim Slattery > MS MVP(DTS) > Slattery_T@bls.gov > http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
Guest Clark Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: not booting up jman3-8 via WindowsKB.com wrote: > Tim Slattery wrote: >>> ok, my compaq presario wont boot up. the power will go on but once >>> i press the power button the power is the only thing that turns on. >>> can you please help me???? >> >> Interesting. I own a Compaq Presario and have been having similar >> problems. For months now it doesn't always come on. Like you, I press >> the "Power" button, and the green "power on" LED comes on. There's a >> sound in there SOMEWHERE, but nothing appears on the screen. I can >> turn it off by pushing and holding the Power button. The green LED >> turns off and I hear something spinning down. Then I try again. Once >> it comes up, it's absolutely rock solid. >> >> A couple of months ago I got fed up with going through this ritual >> for as much as 20 minutes before the machine started up. I took it >> to the local computer place. They first tried to tell me it was RAM. >> I had added a 512MB RAM board several months ago. I took that out >> and there was no change. I tried running with only the new board: no >> change. >> >> So I took it back to the shop, and left it. When I finally got it >> back, they told me that the tech had tried swapping in known working >> RAM, disk...I forget all what they said. Nothing worked. So they tell >> me there must be something wrong with the motherboard, and they can't >> replace the motherboard. (They didn't charge me.) >> >> I dunno...I was wondering if there was a problem with the power >> switch someplace. Although pushing and holding always turns it off, >> and pushing and releasing it while the machine is on always causes >> it to hibernate. I have no better explanation than theirs, but I >> dunno..... >> >> Perversely enough, since I brought it home, it behaves much better. >> It almost always comes up on the first push, and only a few times >> have I had to try it a second time. I haven't had to go beyond two, >> yet. >> >> So maybe they tightened up some connection in all the hardware >> swapping. Or maybe it will refuse to boot tonight. >> >> It is very interesting to me to learn that somebody else's Presario >> is acting the same way. >> > > > > mine doesnt come up at all. i think something on the motherboard > could be done. Ehh, the wosrt thing that i am gonna have to do is > buy a new tower. i just dont wanna switch from Window XP to Window > Vista. i just dont wanna switch from Window XP to Window > Vista. Don't have to, buy a new PC from somewhere like Tigerdirect.com, buy a referb and wipe the drive install XP with your old product ID when it tries to activate it will ask you to call Microsoft, you just tell them the old motherboard has died and it is under warranty (you are the repair guy fixing it) trust me Clark
Guest Tim Slattery Posted September 13, 2007 Posted September 13, 2007 Re: not booting up "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote: >Laptops do not use CRT's Of course, I got it backwards. Should have been "laptop, therefore an LCD monitor". -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(DTS) Slattery_T@bls.gov http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
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