Compaq won't boot

Engeljunge · 12-01-2006, 01:04 AM

So about a month or so ago I replaced the fan in my laptop because it stopped working and I was tired of having to prop it up. I took it apart fine, I had done this a few times before sucessfully. I think I might have accidentally hit the motherboard with the screwdriver when I was replacing a screw. I put it all back together however when I booted it up, the power light came on, the fan spun as well as the cd-rom drive.

The only thing is that's all it does now. I thought maybe it was just the screen, but I checked the connection and it's fine. I also tried hooking it up to a monitor, and that didn't work either. I tried taking it into the geek squad at bestbuy, but they wouldn't touch it and said I'd have to send it back to the manufacturer, which I'd rather not do. All I want to know is if I have to replace my motherboar or not.

**laboye** · 12-02-2006, 01:35 PM

Welcome to TSF. If you are confident in you disassembly skills, try taking it apart once more and carefully assembling it, making sure you got every single connection. If it doesn't work, you may need to replace that motherboard.

-Eddie

12-01-2006, 01:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
Engeljunge Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 46 OS: WinXP	Compaq won't boot So about a month or so ago I replaced the fan in my laptop because it stopped working and I was tired of having to prop it up. I took it apart fine, I had done this a few times before sucessfully. I think I might have accidentally hit the motherboard with the screwdriver when I was replacing a screw. I put it all back together however when I booted it up, the power light came on, the fan spun as well as the cd-rom drive. The only thing is that's all it does now. I thought maybe it was just the screen, but I checked the connection and it's fine. I also tried hooking it up to a monitor, and that didn't work either. I tried taking it into the geek squad at bestbuy, but they wouldn't touch it and said I'd have to send it back to the manufacturer, which I'd rather not do. All I want to know is if I have to replace my motherboar or not.

12-02-2006, 01:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	Welcome to TSF. If you are confident in you disassembly skills, try taking it apart once more and carefully assembling it, making sure you got every single connection. If it doesn't work, you may need to replace that motherboard. -Eddie __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler