20 Most Recent HP Pavilion m8020n PC Desktop Questions & Answers

2008 PC, shows it has modem too, a dial up. so 3 ways internet. \there are 2 ways on to the internet (Ethernet and wifi) aka, wired and wireless, respectively. sure wifi router works,too, and is more difficult to setup. (im not going there) try a new cable try another router port yet, try cycling power only to the router? sounds like your vista drivers are messed up , if another PC works , with ETHERNET cable to router there.then the router is working, test 1, passes. that means this PC is failing the PC has a control panel and device manager see that and the network part? (not wifi , the wired network chip)] vista 32b or vista 64bit? your PC came with intel old

• Interface: Integrated into motherboard
• Technology: Intel 82562V
• Data transfer speeds: up to 10/100Mb/s
• Transmission standards:10-Base-T Ethernet

the driver is? Intel 82562V to make that chip work, intel has it. 6 th down this list, Vista https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/76951/Intel-82562-Fast-Ethernet-Controller load this driver. fixed. (from a working PC on the net) then move it to dead pc and load it. you are plugged in to X here. right. or is there a card plugged in on the right, with RJ45 ethernet jack. yes, you sure can add a new Ethernet card if the X jack blows out. my DM ethernet port, im tying through it now... mines a w10 gigalan port. so... is not intel like yours. ignore Realtek name pretend it says, Intel 82562V

Code 31 seems to be a driver issue. If you don't have a CD you can download the drivers for you PC from Dell using the link below. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?cc=us&lc=en&product=3377259

A couple things to check first, make sure there's no floppy disc/cd in the drives, and if you are comfortable with computers, you can enter the boot setup of your BIOS, and check to see that your hard drive is listed as the primary boot device. Restart your computer during the boot process you will see on the screen a certain key to press usually the Delete or F2 to enter setup this will vary depending on your computers bios Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS using the arrow keys navigate to advanced bios features press ENTER to check if its set to boot from your hard drive if for any reason you have changed a setting in bios and you are unsure of it you can load failsafe defaults or load optimized defaults press escape then press f10 to save to cmos to restart .

WARNING: Before you start troubleshooting remember that you are dealing with electricity that can KILL.

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Or there is a connection problem such as a bad cable

Test all power and data leads that attach to your hard drive IDE,SATA

the leads from your MOTHERBOARD TO THE HARD DRIVE make sure they have a

secure dust free connections and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty if its a flat 40pin ide

this will be the first to fail

make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure connections and are not faulty

or just replace them they could be faulty a computer needs power and data to travel through every working device and continue its cycle and have an end so any faulty leads will end up with a computer error

hope this helps

The hardware that you are trying to access is damaged or failing.

The device drivers for the hardware are faulty or incompatible.

There is a connection problem such as a bad cable

for internal hard drives

Test all power and data leads that attach to your hard drive IDE,SATA

the leads from your MOTHERBOARD TO THE HARD DRIVE make sure they have a

secure dust free connections and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty if its a flat 40pin ide

this will be the first to fail

make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd 3 1/2 inch floppy have secure connections and are not faulty

or just replace them they could be faulty a computer needs power and data to travel through every working device and continue its cycle and have an end so any faulty leads will end up with a computer error hope this helps

Try setting the AHCI to SATA in the BIOS.

it look like a trojan you need to check for virus and malware

Okay, well check your graphics properties to make sure you aren't saving your desktop profile and reloading it every time windows starts. It shouldn't be automatically turned on, but if it is, it will have taken a snapshot of your system at some point, and it will reload the snapshot of how your desktop is supposed to be each time you restart windows. It can also load your settings such as auto-arrange on.
That should fix any problems you have about the computer resetting itself. As for where that's located, I can't give a general idea, it depends on your card and drivers, but I have Windows Vista Home Premium as well and I know the option should be there

delete and reinstall your email software.

It depends what program you used to add it in the first place. Open the software and look for settings, or just uninstall it.

desktop or laptop. ? external Keyboard or internal

no pc told, Pavilion means zerothat name is is used on desktops and laptops for agesthe HP has diagnostics so run those. HP.com tells how.not told desktop or laptops. just 1 word."Screen"first Pavilion was 1995

HP.COM << go there. And ask a real question ,you did not.

learn to google mate. this is no secret,gee millions sold. A6Y530A the partsurfer shows true model, and fails this is the only post here ever asking for reverse code lookups on models fake, and is not easy in vast cases I guess you have no such PC, (look like) so why ask this>? what prompted this quest>? not told why not ask seller for photos of it if this is a pre sales question , is it>? google and bing and HP all show that model # is BOGUS so go back to your sell and ask the we can not guess PCs ever. HP product ID# is best on the service tag for SURE. where did you see this number, not told. or that number is some 20+ year old COMPAQ PC ,lost in the sands of time, and no google hits. you posted to HP forum, (not real) Hp.com is real

what does not working mean (KBD) dead, or 1 key bad or row. what? symptoms matter most, for sure in a LAPTOP IS IT the word Pavilion is on laptops and desktop, dig? G mean zero , the service tag does not just say "G" sorry. easy peasy lemon squeezy HP.com complex URL no? go there tell them your model # or better the service tag code ! . then magically HP puts you on YOUR service support page and all manuals and all driver before your eyes. amazing no? NO told at all or of a laptop or desktop or what./? you posted ANON so I can't just read other posts by you to learn what PC this is , no I can not. there are over 100 PC called G series, and vast years. some PCs by them G1 to 7 are generations, like HP Pavilion g6-1029tx Notebook. if you can find the service tag the product ID # is what matters most this code includes (real model, version , options and country sold) see this, older PCs by them had this. see that , all matters but do not post SN/ or service codes in public. mine: procuct code (nnnnnnABA#) https://www.pcdied.com/TAG-jive/tag-elite8540w.JPG I will guess it is 17" laptop, here is the mess just that 1 sized once you see this you know that G series means not MUCH> https://search.brave.com/images?q=hp+G+series++pavilion++17%22+G&source=web

old PCs do that, for many reasons. but no PC told at all just HP. 40 years of PCs ,10000 + models nobody can guess ever. but I do have the answer, in pure generic form. did you buy the PC like that used and bad Wifi. ?

1. the wifi card is missing, as was super common 10+ years ago.
2. someone put in the wrong card, not from HP list
3. HP blacklists (bios blocks) none HP cards (wifi)
4. the card needs a driver to work if not it is dead or 1/2 dead.
5. the PC needs 1 more driver to make the wifi buttons all work , all buttons related, if not they are dead or act odd.
6. The OS is infected, no OS told at all, not one clue nor if upgraded the OS, and not vast drivers are wrong or missing, (classic)

Im sure this this is not the free w10 upgrade, if it was that too kills drivers dead, for sure HP told you this unstated PC will not run W10 and has zero support from HP, on w10 AS YOUR SUPPORT PAGE WILL DISCLOSE TO YOU AT HP.COM

today there are many PDF , Viewers not juts Adobe ! google finds them like this. https://www.google.com/search?q=pdf%20viewers

bad news now your bricked it just like miillions did google bios update bricked my PC and cry. why are you here and not at HP.com only they can recover bios. they changed the rules now 10 time. so only they know this, and are pain to deal with. UEFI is the enemy here, new rule and regressive as can be. in fact all new PCs can not be regressed, and some old now they even delete the 20 version of bios there, to force that. not saying they did that to your PC, but keep that in your head on all HP PC. the last bios upgrade stated, no going back. the Cntrl_+B might work , the flashback bios trick\ in your manual if you read it.

nobody can we erase all and reload the OS fresh. did not say you can not try but that 99 out 100 will fail.