Compaq V3000 Blank Screen and Blue Lights After Reboot Revisited...

markjnj · 12-23-2008, 06:36 AM

Hey all sorry about this, but I just recently started having this problem. Out of no where. I powered my laptop off then went to go power it back on and only the blue lights came on. After taking the battery out and disconnecting the power cord for a bit I was able to get it to bootup. After searching the web and seeing multiple people having the same issue, I have tried the following reseat the Memory and HDD, completed bios update to f39, and it still gets stuck at the blank screen after a reboot, or power down. Has anyone figured out what is causing this issue? I'm hoping it's def. not a System Board issue as my laptop is out of warranty.

**TriggerFinger** · 12-24-2008, 10:10 AM

Try a reset. Remove battery and unplug AC adapter. Press and HOLD power ON button for at least 30 secs. Put back battery and plug back AC adapter. Power On as normal.

markjnj · 12-25-2008, 12:09 AM

Thanks triggerfinger, the Reset works, but when I shutdown and try to turn it back on same thing, the only way I get it to boot up correctly is to reset it again...any idea what could be causing this?

**TriggerFinger** · 12-26-2008, 09:38 AM

That is quite strange unless of course there is a problem with the motherboard or the BIOS. Refer to the document link below and see if your laptop is included in the list of affected models.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...77&lc=en&cc=us

markjnj · 12-30-2008, 07:21 AM

Yeah I found this but since my laptop was purchased overseas, I'd have to call from where I bought it and have it sent over there......so it sucks for me. Was hoping someone may know of a fix. Oddly enough today I shutdown a bunch of times and it didn't happen. so I guess now it's deciding it wants to work...hopefully it'll work right for atleast this spring semester of programming....Thanks...

12-23-2008, 06:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
markjnj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Compaq V3000 Blank Screen and Blue Lights After Reboot Revisited... Hey all sorry about this, but I just recently started having this problem. Out of no where. I powered my laptop off then went to go power it back on and only the blue lights came on. After taking the battery out and disconnecting the power cord for a bit I was able to get it to bootup. After searching the web and seeing multiple people having the same issue, I have tried the following reseat the Memory and HDD, completed bios update to f39, and it still gets stuck at the blank screen after a reboot, or power down. Has anyone figured out what is causing this issue? I'm hoping it's def. not a System Board issue as my laptop is out of warranty.

12-24-2008, 10:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,802 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Compaq V3000 Blank Screen and Blue Lights After Reboot Revisited... Try a reset. Remove battery and unplug AC adapter. Press and HOLD power ON button for at least 30 secs. Put back battery and plug back AC adapter. Power On as normal. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

12-25-2008, 12:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
markjnj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: Compaq V3000 Blank Screen and Blue Lights After Reboot Revisited... Thanks triggerfinger, the Reset works, but when I shutdown and try to turn it back on same thing, the only way I get it to boot up correctly is to reset it again...any idea what could be causing this?

12-26-2008, 09:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,802 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Compaq V3000 Blank Screen and Blue Lights After Reboot Revisited... That is quite strange unless of course there is a problem with the motherboard or the BIOS. Refer to the document link below and see if your laptop is included in the list of affected models. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...77&lc=en&cc=us __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

12-30-2008, 07:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
markjnj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: Compaq V3000 Blank Screen and Blue Lights After Reboot Revisited... Yeah I found this but since my laptop was purchased overseas, I'd have to call from where I bought it and have it sent over there......so it sucks for me. Was hoping someone may know of a fix. Oddly enough today I shutdown a bunch of times and it didn't happen. so I guess now it's deciding it wants to work...hopefully it'll work right for atleast this spring semester of programming....Thanks...