Windows XP Freezes on first screen

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Hi Group: I hope someone can help me out with my Computer problem.

My System: HP Desktop computer model: m7357c, Running Windows XP, SP2.
This computer is about 4 years old.

My Problem: When I first start up the computer I get the HP Blue company screen, Photos enclose.
Then everything stops. I press the F8, F10, Esc. all at separate startup times while its trying to start, No good.
Keyboard plugged into computer lites up but does nothing.
I get some text on the lower left of screen when I press F1. But nothing happens.
Then I put the recovery disc in while starting up but no good. It spins but nothing happens.

I took the hard drive out and tested it. It works great. Then I changed the small battery I think in the Bios.
Still nothing happens. I’m stuck on that first screen. From what my sister told me is that the computer was
taking longer to startup, until I went to her house to check it out and now it won’t even startup.

Any help will be appreciated..

Thanks..

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She’s gone to god I’m afraid.
You may be able to resurrect her for a little while by removing and re-installing everything that has a connector – power, memory, drives etc. This will clean the contacts and may give you some respite.

cheers, Paul

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She’s gone to god I’m afraid.
You may be able to resurrect her for a little while by removing and re-installing everything that has a connector – power, memory, drives etc. This will clean the contacts and may give you some respite.

cheers, Paul

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She’s gone to god I’m afraid.
You may be able to resurrect her for a little while by removing and re-installing everything that has a connector – power, memory, drives etc. This will clean the contacts and may give you some respite.

cheers, Paul

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She’s gone to god I’m afraid.
You may be able to resurrect her for a little while by removing and re-installing everything that has a connector – power, memory, drives etc. This will clean the contacts and may give you some respite.

cheers, Paul

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She’s gone to god I’m afraid.
You may be able to resurrect her for a little while by removing and re-installing everything that has a connector – power, memory, drives etc. This will clean the contacts and may give you some respite.

cheers, Paul

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She’s gone to god I’m afraid.
You may be able to resurrect her for a little while by removing and re-installing everything that has a connector – power, memory, drives etc. This will clean the contacts and may give you some respite.

cheers, Paul

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She’s gone to god I’m afraid.
You may be able to resurrect her for a little while by removing and re-installing everything that has a connector – power, memory, drives etc. This will clean the contacts and may give you some respite.

cheers, Paul

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She’s gone to god I’m afraid.
You may be able to resurrect her for a little while by removing and re-installing everything that has a connector – power, memory, drives etc. This will clean the contacts and may give you some respite.

cheers, Paul

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Have you tried to press the F10 key ( for example ) more than once at startup, that is, repeatedly pressing the key, not just one time. The key depression has to be at an exact time, so pressing only once, may not be catching it at the right time.

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Have you tried to press the F10 key ( for example ) more than once at startup, that is, repeatedly pressing the key, not just one time. The key depression has to be at an exact time, so pressing only once, may not be catching it at the right time.

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Have you tried to press the F10 key ( for example ) more than once at startup, that is, repeatedly pressing the key, not just one time. The key depression has to be at an exact time, so pressing only once, may not be catching it at the right time.

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Have you tried to press the F10 key ( for example ) more than once at startup, that is, repeatedly pressing the key, not just one time. The key depression has to be at an exact time, so pressing only once, may not be catching it at the right time.

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Have you tried to press the F10 key ( for example ) more than once at startup, that is, repeatedly pressing the key, not just one time. The key depression has to be at an exact time, so pressing only once, may not be catching it at the right time.

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Have you tried to press the F10 key ( for example ) more than once at startup, that is, repeatedly pressing the key, not just one time. The key depression has to be at an exact time, so pressing only once, may not be catching it at the right time.

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Have you tried to press the F10 key ( for example ) more than once at startup, that is, repeatedly pressing the key, not just one time. The key depression has to be at an exact time, so pressing only once, may not be catching it at the right time.

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Have you tried to press the F10 key ( for example ) more than once at startup, that is, repeatedly pressing the key, not just one time. The key depression has to be at an exact time, so pressing only once, may not be catching it at the right time.

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Hi Bill,

Just a few things to note. Did you make any hardware or driver changes just before the problem presented itself?

Have you tried to press F1 immediately after pressing the power button? If you are able to get into the bios you might find a setting to disable the HP splash screen so you can see the POST (Power On Self Test) and view the system startup on your screen, including any error messages generated. If you are able to get in you should be able to change the boot priority to boot from your optical drive before it tries the hard drive.

Also do you hear any audible beeps when your PC is powered on? If so, note the duration of each beep (short or long) and the pattern. The codes and their meaning are sometimes in the manual that came with the PC or could be found in this case at HP’s web site.

If none of the above helps to narrow things down, you can disconnect and reconnect all the connections on the motherboard and the other components as P T suggested as well as removing and reseating your memory sticks.

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Hi Bill,

Just a few things to note. Did you make any hardware or driver changes just before the problem presented itself?

Have you tried to press F1 immediately after pressing the power button? If you are able to get into the bios you might find a setting to disable the HP splash screen so you can see the POST (Power On Self Test) and view the system startup on your screen, including any error messages generated. If you are able to get in you should be able to change the boot priority to boot from your optical drive before it tries the hard drive.

Also do you hear any audible beeps when your PC is powered on? If so, note the duration of each beep (short or long) and the pattern. The codes and their meaning are sometimes in the manual that came with the PC or could be found in this case at HP’s web site.

If none of the above helps to narrow things down, you can disconnect and reconnect all the connections on the motherboard and the other components as P T suggested as well as removing and reseating your memory sticks.

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Hi Bill,

Just a few things to note. Did you make any hardware or driver changes just before the problem presented itself?

Have you tried to press F1 immediately after pressing the power button? If you are able to get into the bios you might find a setting to disable the HP splash screen so you can see the POST (Power On Self Test) and view the system startup on your screen, including any error messages generated. If you are able to get in you should be able to change the boot priority to boot from your optical drive before it tries the hard drive.

Also do you hear any audible beeps when your PC is powered on? If so, note the duration of each beep (short or long) and the pattern. The codes and their meaning are sometimes in the manual that came with the PC or could be found in this case at HP’s web site.

If none of the above helps to narrow things down, you can disconnect and reconnect all the connections on the motherboard and the other components as P T suggested as well as removing and reseating your memory sticks.

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Hi Bill,

Just a few things to note. Did you make any hardware or driver changes just before the problem presented itself?

Have you tried to press F1 immediately after pressing the power button? If you are able to get into the bios you might find a setting to disable the HP splash screen so you can see the POST (Power On Self Test) and view the system startup on your screen, including any error messages generated. If you are able to get in you should be able to change the boot priority to boot from your optical drive before it tries the hard drive.

Also do you hear any audible beeps when your PC is powered on? If so, note the duration of each beep (short or long) and the pattern. The codes and their meaning are sometimes in the manual that came with the PC or could be found in this case at HP’s web site.

If none of the above helps to narrow things down, you can disconnect and reconnect all the connections on the motherboard and the other components as P T suggested as well as removing and reseating your memory sticks.

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Hi Bill,

Just a few things to note. Did you make any hardware or driver changes just before the problem presented itself?

Have you tried to press F1 immediately after pressing the power button? If you are able to get into the bios you might find a setting to disable the HP splash screen so you can see the POST (Power On Self Test) and view the system startup on your screen, including any error messages generated. If you are able to get in you should be able to change the boot priority to boot from your optical drive before it tries the hard drive.

Also do you hear any audible beeps when your PC is powered on? If so, note the duration of each beep (short or long) and the pattern. The codes and their meaning are sometimes in the manual that came with the PC or could be found in this case at HP’s web site.

If none of the above helps to narrow things down, you can disconnect and reconnect all the connections on the motherboard and the other components as P T suggested as well as removing and reseating your memory sticks.

Reply | Quote

Hi Bill,

Just a few things to note. Did you make any hardware or driver changes just before the problem presented itself?

Have you tried to press F1 immediately after pressing the power button? If you are able to get into the bios you might find a setting to disable the HP splash screen so you can see the POST (Power On Self Test) and view the system startup on your screen, including any error messages generated. If you are able to get in you should be able to change the boot priority to boot from your optical drive before it tries the hard drive.

Also do you hear any audible beeps when your PC is powered on? If so, note the duration of each beep (short or long) and the pattern. The codes and their meaning are sometimes in the manual that came with the PC or could be found in this case at HP’s web site.

If none of the above helps to narrow things down, you can disconnect and reconnect all the connections on the motherboard and the other components as P T suggested as well as removing and reseating your memory sticks.

Reply | Quote

Hi Bill,

Just a few things to note. Did you make any hardware or driver changes just before the problem presented itself?

Have you tried to press F1 immediately after pressing the power button? If you are able to get into the bios you might find a setting to disable the HP splash screen so you can see the POST (Power On Self Test) and view the system startup on your screen, including any error messages generated. If you are able to get in you should be able to change the boot priority to boot from your optical drive before it tries the hard drive.

Also do you hear any audible beeps when your PC is powered on? If so, note the duration of each beep (short or long) and the pattern. The codes and their meaning are sometimes in the manual that came with the PC or could be found in this case at HP’s web site.

If none of the above helps to narrow things down, you can disconnect and reconnect all the connections on the motherboard and the other components as P T suggested as well as removing and reseating your memory sticks.

Reply | Quote

Hi Bill,

Just a few things to note. Did you make any hardware or driver changes just before the problem presented itself?

Have you tried to press F1 immediately after pressing the power button? If you are able to get into the bios you might find a setting to disable the HP splash screen so you can see the POST (Power On Self Test) and view the system startup on your screen, including any error messages generated. If you are able to get in you should be able to change the boot priority to boot from your optical drive before it tries the hard drive.

Also do you hear any audible beeps when your PC is powered on? If so, note the duration of each beep (short or long) and the pattern. The codes and their meaning are sometimes in the manual that came with the PC or could be found in this case at HP’s web site.

If none of the above helps to narrow things down, you can disconnect and reconnect all the connections on the motherboard and the other components as P T suggested as well as removing and reseating your memory sticks.

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OK, I’m going to add my two cents because at this point it doesn’t look like you have anything to lose.

Did you change the boot order at any time in the past? and do you have more than one HDD in the computer. If, and when, your motherboard battery goes bad, your BIOS will revert to the default settings. You stated that you changed out the battery. The normal boot order will normally be all the IEEE drives and then the SATA drives in numerical order.

If you can get into the BIOS setup screen by pressing the correct F-key. (It seems every manufacturer is different. Mine is F9) Change the boot order back to what it should be…the HDD that has your startup instructions. If by chance your current boot order has it going to a HDD that contains nothing but data files (from backups) you will get the screens that you currently have.

Good Luck Young Jedi Knight

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OK, I’m going to add my two cents because at this point it doesn’t look like you have anything to lose.

Did you change the boot order at any time in the past? and do you have more than one HDD in the computer. If, and when, your motherboard battery goes bad, your BIOS will revert to the default settings. You stated that you changed out the battery. The normal boot order will normally be all the IEEE drives and then the SATA drives in numerical order.

If you can get into the BIOS setup screen by pressing the correct F-key. (It seems every manufacturer is different. Mine is F9) Change the boot order back to what it should be…the HDD that has your startup instructions. If by chance your current boot order has it going to a HDD that contains nothing but data files (from backups) you will get the screens that you currently have.

Good Luck Young Jedi Knight

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OK, I’m going to add my two cents because at this point it doesn’t look like you have anything to lose.

Did you change the boot order at any time in the past? and do you have more than one HDD in the computer. If, and when, your motherboard battery goes bad, your BIOS will revert to the default settings. You stated that you changed out the battery. The normal boot order will normally be all the IEEE drives and then the SATA drives in numerical order.

If you can get into the BIOS setup screen by pressing the correct F-key. (It seems every manufacturer is different. Mine is F9) Change the boot order back to what it should be…the HDD that has your startup instructions. If by chance your current boot order has it going to a HDD that contains nothing but data files (from backups) you will get the screens that you currently have.

Good Luck Young Jedi Knight

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OK, I’m going to add my two cents because at this point it doesn’t look like you have anything to lose.

Did you change the boot order at any time in the past? and do you have more than one HDD in the computer. If, and when, your motherboard battery goes bad, your BIOS will revert to the default settings. You stated that you changed out the battery. The normal boot order will normally be all the IEEE drives and then the SATA drives in numerical order.

If you can get into the BIOS setup screen by pressing the correct F-key. (It seems every manufacturer is different. Mine is F9) Change the boot order back to what it should be…the HDD that has your startup instructions. If by chance your current boot order has it going to a HDD that contains nothing but data files (from backups) you will get the screens that you currently have.

Good Luck Young Jedi Knight

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OK, I’m going to add my two cents because at this point it doesn’t look like you have anything to lose.

Did you change the boot order at any time in the past? and do you have more than one HDD in the computer. If, and when, your motherboard battery goes bad, your BIOS will revert to the default settings. You stated that you changed out the battery. The normal boot order will normally be all the IEEE drives and then the SATA drives in numerical order.

If you can get into the BIOS setup screen by pressing the correct F-key. (It seems every manufacturer is different. Mine is F9) Change the boot order back to what it should be…the HDD that has your startup instructions. If by chance your current boot order has it going to a HDD that contains nothing but data files (from backups) you will get the screens that you currently have.

Good Luck Young Jedi Knight

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OK, I’m going to add my two cents because at this point it doesn’t look like you have anything to lose.

Did you change the boot order at any time in the past? and do you have more than one HDD in the computer. If, and when, your motherboard battery goes bad, your BIOS will revert to the default settings. You stated that you changed out the battery. The normal boot order will normally be all the IEEE drives and then the SATA drives in numerical order.

If you can get into the BIOS setup screen by pressing the correct F-key. (It seems every manufacturer is different. Mine is F9) Change the boot order back to what it should be…the HDD that has your startup instructions. If by chance your current boot order has it going to a HDD that contains nothing but data files (from backups) you will get the screens that you currently have.

Good Luck Young Jedi Knight

Reply | Quote

OK, I’m going to add my two cents because at this point it doesn’t look like you have anything to lose.

Did you change the boot order at any time in the past? and do you have more than one HDD in the computer. If, and when, your motherboard battery goes bad, your BIOS will revert to the default settings. You stated that you changed out the battery. The normal boot order will normally be all the IEEE drives and then the SATA drives in numerical order.

If you can get into the BIOS setup screen by pressing the correct F-key. (It seems every manufacturer is different. Mine is F9) Change the boot order back to what it should be…the HDD that has your startup instructions. If by chance your current boot order has it going to a HDD that contains nothing but data files (from backups) you will get the screens that you currently have.

Good Luck Young Jedi Knight

Reply | Quote

OK, I’m going to add my two cents because at this point it doesn’t look like you have anything to lose.

Did you change the boot order at any time in the past? and do you have more than one HDD in the computer. If, and when, your motherboard battery goes bad, your BIOS will revert to the default settings. You stated that you changed out the battery. The normal boot order will normally be all the IEEE drives and then the SATA drives in numerical order.

If you can get into the BIOS setup screen by pressing the correct F-key. (It seems every manufacturer is different. Mine is F9) Change the boot order back to what it should be…the HDD that has your startup instructions. If by chance your current boot order has it going to a HDD that contains nothing but data files (from backups) you will get the screens that you currently have.

Good Luck Young Jedi Knight

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

Strange how it is often something simple. Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for posting back.

Joe

--Joe

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

Strange how it is often something simple. Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for posting back.

Joe

--Joe

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

Strange how it is often something simple. Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for posting back.

Joe

--Joe

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

Strange how it is often something simple. Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for posting back.

Joe

--Joe

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

Strange how it is often something simple. Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for posting back.

Joe

--Joe

Reply | Quote

Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

Strange how it is often something simple. Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for posting back.

Joe

--Joe

Reply | Quote

Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

Strange how it is often something simple. Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for posting back.

Joe

--Joe

Reply | Quote

Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

Strange how it is often something simple. Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for posting back.

Joe

--Joe

Reply | Quote

Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

Reply | Quote

Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

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Hi Everybody: Thanks for all the tips. I found the problem.. The Buttom battery in the cmos was not set right. The first thing I checked was the battery. The battery slipped out way too easy. I went to radio shack and got another one. ( I figure after four years their no harm in replacing it. ) I installed it the same way HP did when they built the unit.

Thats where the problem was. That battery holder has clip to hold the battery in tight. You would need two hands and a needle nose pliers to take it out. In my computer I took it out with one hand.

Well this morning I double check the insides and press on everything hard to make sure all connectors where tight. When I came to the battery it “Click” then I knew that had to be it.

Now everything is working fine. I hope this will help someone else out their with the same problems that I had.

Thanks for all the replies. Your a great bunch of friends.

Bill

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