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    DV1000 power up problem.

    Discussion in 'HP' started by inlvnv, Apr 22, 2008.

  1. inlvnv

    inlvnv Notebook Guru

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    Battery or AC, lights come on and stays lit but will not boot and nothing displays or beeps to indicate any problem. Battery seems to be charging ok, so I'm hoping it may be the cooling fan or cmos battery. Fan does come on for a second or two then stops and took the thing apart to see if any liquid damage but none seen (kids laptop). Any help is appreciated.
     
    inlvnv, Apr 22, 2008
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    take out the battery pack and AC power

    hold the power button for 30 seconds or more

    Now ONLY plug in the AC power and try turning it on again..
     
    flipfire, Apr 22, 2008
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    inlvnv Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for the reply.

    Gave it a try few times but didn't work. Was that a reset procedure?
     
    inlvnv, Apr 22, 2008
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    Yes it resets the cmos, it fixes some booting issues

    Try replacing the cmos battery.
     
    flipfire, Apr 22, 2008
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    I'll do that. Thanks.
     
    inlvnv, Apr 23, 2008
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