PC Start up Issue

4TY3 · 03-25-2009

Hey there i am very frustrated with my PC. I have an issue with start up. When I push the power button, i need to press a key on my keyboard (anykey) in order for the PC to start booting. Otherwise it does not do anything, does not even send a signal to the monitor, it stays black. This happes before POST and everything. At first i thought the hard Drive was failing so i put in a brand new 250GB drive and a clean install on Win XP. But the same thing happens. I've tried updating the Bios, still no luck. This just started happening one day a few months ago, and I cant figure it out. Please Help Me.

The PC specs:

4yr old HP Pavillion a730n

3.00 Ghz Pentium4 with H/T. NEW CPU Cooler
3.00 GB of PC3200 RAM
NEW 250GB SATA Seagate Drive
ATI Radeon HD2600XT video card.
TrendNet Wireless Card

Please Help Me.

Sir Trews · 03-25-2009

Originally Posted by 4TY3

I've tried updating the Bios, still no luck. This just started happening one day a few months ago, and I cant figure it out. Please Help Me.

The PC specs:

4yr old HP Pavillion a730n
3.00 Ghz Pentium4 with H/T. NEW CPU Cooler

3.00 GB of PC3200 RAM

NEW 250GB SATA Seagate Drive

ATI Radeon HD2600XT video card.

TrendNet Wireless Card

Please Help Me.

Welcome 4TY3!! Good year to be

A curious problem indeed.....

A question on the BIOS update.. you tried updating the BIOS. For one... did it update successfully?

Which version did you try? sp26760 was the latest I could find, but perhaps there was something else? There are other changes made.

Which RAM did you install? 3x1G or some other combination? You have 4 slots.. be sure that where you installed is from #1. If so, take all the sticks out and try one at a time.

I'll let the clever ones know to come and take a look in marking this as open.

Thanks for your patience

elpmek · 03-25-2009

I think first try another keyboard!

4TY3 · 03-26-2009

Thanks for the Reply.
Yes the BIOS Update was seccessful, and sp26760 was the driver that i installed.
The RAM. I have 2 sticks of 1GB each and 2 sticks of 512 each total of 3GB.
Ill try playing with that and the keyboard.
I'll be sure to post my results.
Thanks again.

03-25-2009	#2
Sir Trews Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Coast.. you pick... Posts: 2,618 PC Experience: Back on the West side	Re: PC Start up Issue Originally Posted by 4TY3 I've tried updating the Bios, still no luck. This just started happening one day a few months ago, and I cant figure it out. Please Help Me. The PC specs: *4yr old HP Pavillion a730n* 3.00 Ghz Pentium4 with H/T. NEW CPU Cooler 3.00 GB of PC3200 RAM NEW 250GB SATA Seagate Drive ATI Radeon HD2600XT video card. TrendNet Wireless Card Please Help Me. Welcome 4TY3!! Good year to be A curious problem indeed..... A question on the BIOS update.. you tried updating the BIOS. For one... did it update successfully? Which version did you try? sp26760 was the latest I could find, but perhaps there was something else? There are other changes made. Which RAM did you install? 3x1G or some other combination? You have 4 slots.. be sure that where you installed is from #1. If so, take all the sticks out and try one at a time. I'll let the clever ones know to come and take a look in marking this as open. Thanks for your patience __________________ Saesa omentien lle (Pleasure meeting you) ◊*Prework* ◊ *PC Specs ◊* *Da Rulez◊Donation!* ≈Toshiba≈GRC≈CCleaner≈WCG≈Memtest≈Speedfan≈**

03-25-2009	#3
elpmek Tech Support Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 2,893 PC Experience: Experienced	Re: PC Start up Issue I think first try another keyboard! __________________ elpmek *PreWork* *PCHF Rules*

03-26-2009	#4
4TY3 New Poster Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 PC Experience: Very Experienced	Re: PC Start up Issue Thanks for the Reply. Yes the BIOS Update was seccessful, and sp26760 was the driver that i installed. The RAM. I have 2 sticks of 1GB each and 2 sticks of 512 each total of 3GB. Ill try playing with that and the keyboard. I'll be sure to post my results. Thanks again.

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4TY3 New Poster Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 PC Experience: Very Experienced	PC Start up Issue Hey there i am very frustrated with my PC. I have an issue with start up. When I push the power button, i need to press a key on my keyboard (anykey) in order for the PC to start booting. Otherwise it does not do anything, does not even send a signal to the monitor, it stays black. This happes before POST and everything. At first i thought the hard Drive was failing so i put in a brand new 250GB drive and a clean install on Win XP. But the same thing happens. I've tried updating the Bios, still no luck. This just started happening one day a few months ago, and I cant figure it out. Please Help Me. The PC specs: *4yr old HP Pavillion a730n* 3.00 Ghz Pentium4 with H/T. NEW CPU Cooler 3.00 GB of PC3200 RAM NEW 250GB SATA Seagate Drive ATI Radeon HD2600XT video card. TrendNet Wireless Card Please Help Me.