Recent content by aliston2021

with or without CMOS cell no POST, no fan, no fun

you are correct, thank you, The HDD was removed. I do not want to boot a OS, I just wanted to be able to identify the black screen issue and eventually access BIOS setting. Can the CMOS battery be dead and/or removed and have POST? Because most likely the CMOS battery is dead, it would make...

I am wondering if it is a way to keep the power on always? I can short the switch but even the led turn on for a second the laptop does not start. Conversely if I use the damaged switch sometimes does initiate boot and stays on who knows how long.

I think you are south of the border :) actually I power on with all connectors off, HDD/CD/mem

thank you mrmike16. You mean rip-off shop :)? This old laptop has no market value, open a door in a rip-off shop cost $100. Talking 2 mins to a 'tech" another $100; what a wonderful decaying world

why there are no beeps? could be the display? how can the MB be tested?

I tried all the above except GPU - no success

I have an older notebook Compaq Presario and first I thought the HDD adaptor was damaged when one pin was bend, but then I remove the HDD and still not been able to pass the POST test, no BIOS menu, just the black screen, NO beeping. The laptop just trying 5 times, I hear the fan (corrected) for...

The switch button was not in the best shape and I am using the notebook like this for more than 5 years, trying to not physically touch the button, using shutdown/restart/standby commands but anytime I was force to use the power switch it works fine. Suddenly the notebook started to shutdown by...