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Pavilion XT5377QV bios
Name: musty Date: March 12, 2005 at 15:41:39 Pacific OS: Winxp CPU/Ram: P4-512
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I tried to upgrade my bios from HP site. I started and then my laptop died. Since that time I couln't achieve to start my computer. I found bios startup floopy and tried to boot up with this but I couldn't. Computer didn't start with floopy. What can I do?
Name: Derek Date: March 12, 2005 at 17:05:12 Pacific
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Usually this is because it was the wrong update. It's a risky business and best avoided unless essential. The chip has now been flashed and this could mean replacing the mobo.
Maybe you can get some help by going back to the HP website on another machine. They might provide an undo utility I suppose. See what others say on here.
Derek.W
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Response Number 2
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: March 12, 2005 at 21:26:08 Pacific
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Does anything at all show up on the screen when you start it up?
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Response Number 3
Name: musty Date: March 13, 2005 at 13:34:48 Pacific
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No action when I powered up on FDD. Just checked CD drive then freeze.
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Response Number 4
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: March 13, 2005 at 14:09:53 Pacific
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If nothing shows up on the screen you'll probably need to take it to the shop.
If something does show up on the screen--the HP splash screen or posting screen--you may be able to fix it.
Determining which of the above is true must precede any attempts to fix problems booting up with an OS disk.
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Response Number 5
Name: musty Date: March 13, 2005 at 14:59:30 Pacific
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I brought laptop to workshop but they didn't do anything.I have to fix it by myself.
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Response Number 6
Name: michael2 Date: March 13, 2005 at 16:23:46 Pacific
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Sounds like you have messed up the BIOS chip. I read on the net that these chips can be re-programmed. I guess that means taking it out of it's slot & posting off.
If it can't be reprogrammed, you may be able to re-set it to it's default set up. Flashing (correctly or incorrectly) changes the default setting to the flashed state (in this case, a faulty state).
I'm not much help here.......
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Response Number 7
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: March 13, 2005 at 16:35:16 Pacific
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OK, I'll try one last time. Turn the laptop on. Look at the screen. Do you see anything there or does the screen remain blank?
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Response Number 8
Name: musty Date: March 13, 2005 at 16:39:45 Pacific
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After power on, it checked CD than goes to idle. Screen is black.
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Response Number 9
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: March 13, 2005 at 16:46:09 Pacific
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If nothing ever shows on the screen then your bios is dead. You need to take it to an HP authorized repair shop. If it's still under warranty the repair may be covered.
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Response Number 10
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: March 13, 2005 at 17:50:40 Pacific
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If it is under warranty, you may need to tell the shop that 'you turned it on one day and it didn't work'. A bad bios upgrade may not be covered by the warranty.
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Response Number 11
Name: musty Date: March 13, 2005 at 19:08:04 Pacific
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Do you have any idea about the price of a notebook motherboard -xt5377qv-?
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Response Number 12
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: March 13, 2005 at 20:21:20 Pacific
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No, I wouldn't have any idea. If it's not under warranty you'd need to contact HP to see if that part would be available.
But if it's only the bios, then the motherboard is still good. If the bios chip is removable it's possible you could order a pre-programmed one. Most likely though it's soldered to the motherboard and you'd need to take or send the laptop to the HP repair shop.
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