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cmelliott1   03-16-2009 at 05:46:03 PM

I'm looking for some expert advise.
I'm working on a laptop for someone else and it takes 2-3 times of trying to turn it on before it starts up.
It is an older hp compaq laptop and when you press the power button fans and lights come on but the bios info and motherboard splash screen don't come on. The screen just stays black (with the screen lights on behind it)
The kicker of it is, this only happens after it has been off for an extended period of time. I can only get it to do it in the morning when I first get in the shop. Otherwise it starts up perfect once it has been started for the day.

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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   03-16-2009 at 07:26:15 PM

It's almost like it needs a precharge. Check the motherboard to see if all the caps are in good condition.

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cmelliott1   03-23-2009 at 03:32:41 PM

frozenlead wrote :

It's almost like it needs a precharge. Check the motherboard to see if all the caps are in good condition.




everything on the motherboard looks fine. Anyone run into a problem like this before? It seems like a hardware problem but once it has started for the day it works great.

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Anonymous   03-23-2009 at 07:04:21 PM

i have a laptop Averatec 3200-H model about 4 years old.

it started doing the same as you mention, but it still works fine after i re-press the power button to shut it down and re-press it to start it all over again.

it doesn't loose any data, but i'm afraid it might be a motherboard issue in the long run.

but it's been mine since day 1 and i paid barely $1200 for it brand new.

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ofrepose   10-29-2009 at 01:42:09 AM

cmelliott1 wrote :

everything on the motherboard looks fine. Anyone run into a problem like this before? It seems like a hardware problem but once it has started for the day it works great.




I am currently having a similar issue. I have a HP dv1000, I have found a correlation between it starting up and the position of my monitor. (30` degrees seems to be the best) Did you ever find a solution or cause to your problem?

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cmelliott1   10-29-2009 at 05:04:42 PM

ofrepose wrote :

I am currently having a similar issue. I have a HP dv1000, I have found a correlation between it starting up and the position of my monitor. (30` degrees seems to be the best) Did you ever find a solution or cause to your problem?




I never found a solution.

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ofrepose   10-29-2009 at 05:26:55 PM

cmelliott1 wrote :

I never found a solution.



If you still have the laptop try this:
Remove the battery and unplug the ac adaptor. Push and hold the power button for 40-60 seconds
Plug the ac adaptor in without the battery. Restart the computer.
Let me know if it worked for you.

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