SOURCE: presario v4000 will not boot up
hey guys,
i got something that might work but for you guys, i had a similer problem.
what you do is do a full format and load windows xp, pref sp2, then
connect your laptop to the internet via an ethernet cable (larger
lookking phone cable) and go onto hp's website and select your model
and ONLY download the drivers for every piece of hardware that is
relivent to you and once you've done that install the drivers you
downloaded one by one and restart where applicable.
When restarting go into the bios via the F10 key as the system starts
up and change your boot order to 1: cd rom 2: hdd 3: doesn't really
matter here onwards.
after installing all your drivers and and configuring your bios restart
one final time and everything should be fine. But i have experienced on
problem that happens upon start up for me, it won't boot off the hdd.
solution - have a windows operating system cd in your drive when
booting (only tested with xp and vista discs) it will say press any key
to boot from cd, don't press anything and once it goes away it won't
boot from the cd and will then continue to boot of th hdd. go figure.
review:
reformat and install xp (vista will work but complicates things with some drivers)
download drivers and install one by one while restarting where applicable
change bios boot order via F10 key to 1:cd rom 2:hdd
if any problems load a windows os disc (xp or vista) and where it says 'press any key to boot from cd' or something like that DO NOT PRESS ANYTHING. afterwards it will boot into windows
:-)
good luck all
SOURCE: Screen stays black
You could have a defective screen - a defective inverter or a CCFL lamp.
To determine if you have a LCD screen or video card problem, read this and follow the instructions.
Defective CCFL backlight, it may have the following symptom:
All these symptoms indicate that the LCD backlight lamp (CCFL Lamp) has reached the end of the life and all you need to do is replacing the CCFL lamp
Connect an external monitor to your laptop and power it up, if you see the normal Windows images then the video card and laptop is OK and the problem is definitely the backlight.
Dim image and/or dark display on the laptop's LCD screen indicates a faulty LCD backlight and it could be the inverter that supplies high voltage to the CCFL lamp or it is the CCLF lamp is nearly burnt out or burnt out, most likely this is the case.
The inverter can be replaced easily but the CCLF lamp is more time consuming and requires soldering skills.
Check out www.lcdparts.net for parts, repair service and DIY info.
SOURCE: MY COMPAQ PRESARIO NOTEBOOK CQ50 100EM - DOES NOT
The issue might be with the hard drive.
I recommend you to test the hard drive.
If the hard drive test fails, then it is confirmed that the issue is with the hard drive of your notebook.
Click on Testing a hard disk in HP notebooks in the below link to test your hard disk:
http://notebook-solutions.blogspot.com/2009/06/all-about-hard-disks-in-laptops.html
You may also try the steps in the below links:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documentSubCategory?rule=23287&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3752686
http://notebook-solutions.blogspot.com/2009/05/notebook-solutions-notebook-solutions.html
Follow the steps from No Boot or no Power in laptops
SOURCE: I have a compaq presarion v4000 series laptop
yes it can be repaired it will cost between 40 and 150 depending on where you take it
SOURCE: My HP Compaq Presario V4000 does not boot!
I'm taking a guess that there is a flashing blue screen right before it restarts. If so then try running the check disc utility.
If that doesn't resovle it then take out any devices you have plugged into the machine and try again.
If that doesn't work then back up your data and reformat.
The way you can do this is boot in safe mode like the above comment. If you can't do that then you can get either a SATA or PATA to USB connector and remove your hard drive and transfer the files.
Any more details would be appreciated.
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