RESOLVED HP wont boot after repair

**scottydont2841** · 02-21-2007, 07:25 AM

Hi,

Basically I have just repaired my HP ze5700, because the HD was shot and it needed a new heatsink and fan, now that is repaired (except DVD RW, i need to buy that later and install it), but because DVD RW doesnt work, i put it in my other laptop and installed XP then switched it back, now it wont boot past the startup screen (BIOS type) and hangs on the little white _ in the corner like its reading an ISO or something.

Any ideas?

Cheers

Scott.

**TheMatt** · 02-21-2007, 09:13 AM

Can you get into the BIOS? You should try disabling a feature called fast boot or quiet boot. Then, see where during the POST it gets stuck. Also, if you can get into the BIOS, try moving the CD/DVD drive to the bottom of the boot order.

**scottydont2841** · 02-21-2007, 09:22 AM

Tried the boot order, ill go and try the quick boot.

**scottydont2841** · 02-21-2007, 10:23 AM

Hi Matt,

I have no fast or quietboot option in my BIOS.

Any other ideas?

jro · 02-21-2007, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottydont2841

Hi Matt,

I have no fast or quietboot option in my BIOS.

Any other ideas?

I am not sure if this applies or not but when I was having problems with booting my laptop up after installing a new harddrive, I had to go into the BIOS and turn off the hyperthreading and speedstep. It seems that these get in the way of boot up on a fresh install. Once everything was running I went back in and powered both back up and machine has run great.

Hope this is helpful.

**TheMatt** · 02-21-2007, 02:54 PM

Try reseting the CMOS. Unplug the laptop, and remove the battery for at least 30 mins. See if that fixes it.

**hwm54112** · 02-21-2007, 09:48 PM

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i put it in my other laptop and installed XP then switched it back

If this means you put the hdd in another laptop, then installed xp and swapped the hdd back to the original laptop, it won't work unless the laptops are almost identical. You would have to perform a repair install when the drive is in the computer it will be used in or use sysprep to prepare the drive for use before removing it from the compter you are using for the install

**scottydont2841** · 02-21-2007, 11:48 PM

Hey guys.

The trouble is that the DVD RW is broke, how would i do the sysprep, never heard of it before?

Thanks.

**scottydont2841** · 02-22-2007, 02:11 AM

Also thinking about it, the DVD RW works but it wont read things, when i put a disc in the, light flashes like its reading but nothing happens, no setup menu etc comes up, even by changing the boot priority.

**hwm54112** · 02-22-2007, 06:55 AM

The lazer is probably burnt out or dirty. You could try using a cdrom lens cleaner, a special disk that you would put a cleaning fluid on.

Is it possible to swap the working dvdrom drive into the other computer temporarily until you get windows installed.

sysprep should be on your install cd. it removes all the chipset drivers from the OS so that the drive can be installed in any other computer

**scottydont2841** · 02-22-2007, 08:03 AM

Ill try to take my DVD rw outta this laptop and whack it in the other for now.

**scottydont2841** · 02-28-2007, 09:11 AM

Seems it worked, cheers fellas, now to buy a DVD RW.

Thread can be closed mods.

02-21-2007, 07:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
scottydont2841 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bristol, England, UK. Posts: 1,224 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	RESOLVED HP wont boot after repair Hi, Basically I have just repaired my HP ze5700, because the HD was shot and it needed a new heatsink and fan, now that is repaired (except DVD RW, i need to buy that later and install it), but because DVD RW doesnt work, i put it in my other laptop and installed XP then switched it back, now it wont boot past the startup screen (BIOS type) and hangs on the little white _ in the corner like its reading an ISO or something. Any ideas? Cheers Scott.

02-21-2007, 09:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,702 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Can you get into the BIOS? You should try disabling a feature called fast boot or quiet boot. Then, see where during the POST it gets stuck. Also, if you can get into the BIOS, try moving the CD/DVD drive to the bottom of the boot order. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

02-21-2007, 02:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,702 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Try reseting the CMOS. Unplug the laptop, and remove the battery for at least 30 mins. See if that fixes it. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

02-21-2007, 09:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
scottydont2841 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bristol, England, UK. Posts: 1,224 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Tried the boot order, ill go and try the quick boot.

02-21-2007, 10:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
scottydont2841 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bristol, England, UK. Posts: 1,224 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Hi Matt, I have no fast or quietboot option in my BIOS. Any other ideas?

02-21-2007, 11:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
scottydont2841 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bristol, England, UK. Posts: 1,224 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Hey guys. The trouble is that the DVD RW is broke, how would i do the sysprep, never heard of it before? Thanks.

02-22-2007, 02:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
scottydont2841 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bristol, England, UK. Posts: 1,224 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Also thinking about it, the DVD RW works but it wont read things, when i put a disc in the, light flashes like its reading but nothing happens, no setup menu etc comes up, even by changing the boot priority.

02-22-2007, 06:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	The lazer is probably burnt out or dirty. You could try using a cdrom lens cleaner, a special disk that you would put a cleaning fluid on. Is it possible to swap the working dvdrom drive into the other computer temporarily until you get windows installed. sysprep should be on your install cd. it removes all the chipset drivers from the OS so that the drive can be installed in any other computer

02-22-2007, 08:03 AM	#11 (permalink)
scottydont2841 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bristol, England, UK. Posts: 1,224 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Ill try to take my DVD rw outta this laptop and whack it in the other for now.

02-28-2007, 09:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
scottydont2841 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bristol, England, UK. Posts: 1,224 OS: Vista Home Premium My System	Seems it worked, cheers fellas, now to buy a DVD RW. Thread can be closed mods.