Window's won't start, not even from boot disk

stygian7 · 05-14-2004, 05:28 AM

I have an old Compaq Presario 7000 (7AP140). It used to work just fine, but
now, if I turn it on, it just goes to a screen that says Compaq...nothing else. I thought maybe Windows needed to be reinstalled, so I tried a Window's 98 floppy boot disk...still nothing. I also tried a Window's 2000 and XP cd-rom. I have no idea what's going on as this computer never showed any signs of problems.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance,
-Kevin

**[tab]** · 05-14-2004, 11:35 AM

Sounds like your HDD may have failed... when the computer starts follow the directions to enter your CMOS setup and change the boot drive to your floppy or CD drive.

stygian7 · 05-14-2004, 07:46 PM

Thats the thing, I don't even get a screen where I can enter the CMOS setup

. It powers up directly to the "compaq" screen; is there any hope for this computer?
Thanks for the help,
Kevin

**[tab]** · 05-15-2004, 08:57 AM

Try hitting F2, F10, or Del... if none of them work, I'd suggest a search of Google Groups.

stygian7 · 05-16-2004, 02:39 AM

Search of Google Groups for what?
Thanks for all the help so far,
Kevin

Death_Shadow · 05-18-2004, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by stygian7

Search of Google Groups for what?
Thanks for all the help so far,
Kevin

Erm... usually this is a problem with your processor or motherboard malfunctioning. Usually it's the motherboard, they may be a short in it somewhere or it may have just blown, not a clue, have you tried looking inside or possiby replacing hte motherboard?

nomav6 · 06-17-2004, 05:26 PM

had a friend that had the same problem with his Compaq, so I went to one of the local computer shops and got a small HDD really cheap just to test it and that was the problem, but before spending the $5-10 on a old HDD I would check to make sure none of the cables have came loose. Hope this helps

UrbanDragon · 06-18-2004, 05:10 PM

Try doing this. Unplug the power from the back of your computer. hold power button in for 30sec to 1 min.
disconnect all third party devices.. printer,scanner,webcam.etc..... then reconnect your power cable then try. what you are seeing is the Compaq bios splash screen.

Try this before dropping money into a possible hdd failure when you aren't even getting past the BIOS POST test.

Jimbob1989 · 06-23-2004, 09:28 AM

It may be something different. I once installed a second virus scanner with Norton. The 2 programs used simular proccesses and trying to login was impossible. I tried to do system recovery and it said a certain file was corrupted. I checked and it was used by both virus scanners.

Jimbob

05-14-2004, 05:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
stygian7 New Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4	Window's won't start, not even from boot disk I have an old Compaq Presario 7000 (7AP140). It used to work just fine, but now, if I turn it on, it just goes to a screen that says Compaq...nothing else. I thought maybe Windows needed to be reinstalled, so I tried a Window's 98 floppy boot disk...still nothing. I also tried a Window's 2000 and XP cd-rom. I have no idea what's going on as this computer never showed any signs of problems. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, -Kevin

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05-14-2004, 07:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
stygian7 New Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4	Thats the thing, I don't even get a screen where I can enter the CMOS setup . It powers up directly to the "compaq" screen; is there any hope for this computer? Thanks for the help, Kevin

05-16-2004, 02:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
stygian7 New Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4	Search of Google Groups for what? Thanks for all the help so far, Kevin

06-17-2004, 05:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
nomav6 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 316	had a friend that had the same problem with his Compaq, so I went to one of the local computer shops and got a small HDD really cheap just to test it and that was the problem, but before spending the $5-10 on a old HDD I would check to make sure none of the cables have came loose. Hope this helps

06-18-2004, 05:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
UrbanDragon New Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 20	Try doing this. Unplug the power from the back of your computer. hold power button in for 30sec to 1 min. disconnect all third party devices.. printer,scanner,webcam.etc..... then reconnect your power cable then try. what you are seeing is the Compaq bios splash screen. Try this before dropping money into a possible hdd failure when you aren't even getting past the BIOS POST test.

06-23-2004, 09:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jimbob1989 banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sheffield, England, uk, Europe Age: 19 Posts: 263	It may be something different. I once installed a second virus scanner with Norton. The 2 programs used simular proccesses and trying to login was impossible. I tried to do system recovery and it said a certain file was corrupted. I checked and it was used by both virus scanners. Jimbob