My Hp Media Center computer will not boot up. It will not go into setup,recover or reboot from the recovery discs. It just freezes up at the start screen. Does this mean my hard drive has died or I have another problem. I have considered getting another hard drive to see if replacing it will get me going but if thats not it Im still down and out the money for a hard drive I might not need. Any help or feedback on my problem will be appreciated. Thanks.
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Jump to PostIt's probably not the HD. Have you tried Safe Mode?
If Safe Mode works, try System Restore.
Jump to PostWas there any physical event preceding this? A power outage, lightning strike or maybe an honest politician discovered?
This seems like a motherboard problem. Try removing the CMOS battery for a few minutes, then reboooting.
Jump to Postremove all ram sticks and boot computer ,what happens ,if ram is the problem it should not shut down but stay on and make beeping sound !
Sound like CPU or Power supply could be over heating ,make sure all fans are free of dust !,
Jump to Postno, you need to change the jumpers, read the manual, look it up in the internet depending on the model, pin 1 and 2 is normal, pin 2 and 3 is or reset. that is resetting the cmos most of the time is j1. By the way the way to …
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