A friend asked me to help with a computer issue. We upgraded Microsoft yesterday. It failed to start immediately after.
HP Pavilion dv9205us Notebook PC running Vista (not sure of the SP)
Microprocessor 1.6 GHz AMD Turion ™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-50
Microprocessor Cache 2 X 256KB L2 Cache
Memory 1024MB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (UMA)
Video Memory up to 288MB (shared)
Hard Drive 120GB 5400RPM (SATA)
Multimedia Drive LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display 17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
When I press power the control panel lights up and the fans activate. The computer stays on for about 25 or 26 seconds, powers down for 1.5 seconds and repeats.
I power cycled the laptop and tried to boot without an AC power source.
I tried booting without the battery.
I tried booting with 1 stick of RAM at a time.
I disconnected all peripherals from the mobo and started the laptop.
I tried to boot from a Windows DVD.
I tried to play a movie.
In all of the methods I described there was no change from the original activity I described. There was no beeping, and no lights flashing or changing colors (as I have been able to make happen for other dead mobos). No indication of anything.
Did I mention we installed a microsoft upgrade yesterday? haha.
Thanks
