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    DV5 Doesn't boot!

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Braian, Mar 8, 2010.

  1. Braian

    Braian Newbie

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    Hi, I'm Brazilian and my English is not so good... but I try :D
    If you don't understand please ask me and I try rewrite!

    So... I have a HP Pavilion DV5-1235dx(model) that I bought 1 year ago.
    And 1 week ago its got out of order! Broked! Don't BOOT! I don't know why, but I tryed a lot of ways to do it! But doesn't work!

    I have a medium knowlege of computers, but other people said me that can be the Motherboard! Really??? :eek: I think that maybe the problem is other...

    I'll explain what I did to try fix it.
    ° I'd took out the HD, and tryed turn it on in SATA/USB adapter. But my Desktop doesn't Recognized the Removable Disk! (The adapter is working I tested with other HD) ​
    ºI'd tryed boot without HD. ​
    ºI'd tryed to put other HD with Ubuntu that I have working.​
    ºI'd tryed boot with WinCD (XP/VISTA/7). Didn't work either.​
    My BIOS lists the CD-ROM Drive but didn't anyone of HDs that I installed then. :(

    The START is ever the same. Doesn't matter what I do, the "HP Start BOOT Screen" load, enter in a black screen and doesn't load the OS.

    What happen? Please need so much help!
    If the post was repeated so sorry! :confused: But I need really help. :err:
    Thanks!
     
    Braian, Mar 8, 2010
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  2. ronnieb

    ronnieb Representing the Canucks

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    Does it get to the Windows loading screen, or does it crash before that
     
    ronnieb, Mar 8, 2010
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  3. Braian

    Braian Newbie

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    No, Does not get the Win Load Screen! Crash before!
     
    Braian, Mar 8, 2010
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  4. beige

    beige Notebook Deity

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    don't put another hard with ubuntu , remove all hard disks , put ubuntu cd , and choose try ubuntu , if it works then its a problem with ur harddisk , if it does not work then maybe its a problem with ur motherboard
     
    beige, Mar 9, 2010
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  5. Braian

    Braian Newbie

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    Any CD boots! I'd tryed lastnight use Ubuntu CD and doesn't work! F...k motherboard! I don't believe!
     
    Braian, Mar 9, 2010
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  6. beige

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    i can't think now of anything other than the motherboard :S
     
    beige, Mar 9, 2010
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  7. SDreamer

    SDreamer Notebook Consultant

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    Try to boot off a flash drive, and not an external hard drive and see if that makes a difference. Also you can try to reflash your BIOS using this method (this can potentially kill your computer, so proceed with caution if you do choose to try it; I take no responsibility in what you do with that information). That might fix it.
     
    SDreamer, Mar 9, 2010
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  8. Braian

    Braian Newbie

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    Maybe, I'll try this...
    Thanks... after I post the result.
     
    Braian, Mar 15, 2010
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