Possible bios recovery problem?

[SailingAlex]

I got a similar joshua MB on Amazon.. it was easy to move everything over had a minor issue getting Windows to work because it was a different SN.....but managed  the recover cd did not work.....but got my old hd to work.... Before that i could not do anything.. just black screen and a fan.. tried everything with the cmos and even the PC Tech guys in my home town tried and could not get anything to work...

[Edwardlon]

Cheers for that.

What replacement motherboard did you get?  Was there any issues with any of the connectors and whatnot?

[Jaye1313]

I am also experiencing the same problem. I uninstalled an Intel driver update and a few other programs-all was good.I was attempting to wipe the hard drive through the built in utility and got a wdf violation, so it didn't change anything. Then the  Computer restarted, then did Wndows update and now have blank screen and the same as everyone else. Both fans come on and sounds like hdd spins, then nothing else. No screen, keyboard or mouse response. I've done all the HP troubleshooting, removed CMOS bayyery, jumped the CMOS (got the blue power light to come back on), but nothing else. Computer originally had Wim 8.0 and got the 'free' Win 10 upgrade.  It's Slimline s5-1554. Motherboard is Joshua-H61-uATX.

If I replace the motherboard will I have the option to NOT upgrade to Win 10 again? Seems like Win 10 is the issue with it wanting to modify stuff that can't handle it.  Where's the best and cheepest place to get a motherboard? I have already purchased the recovery disks from HP because I thought that was the problem. The hard drive won't even read the disks as nothing, and I mean nothing comes up.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. I've spend 3 days with this and really need a path forward. Don't know if the local shop can do anything or if I should go motherboard route or just get a new computer. I have a 1 TB hard drive and I'm sure all my info is still on it.

Thanks!

[yobackman]

Ran into the same problem with p7-1380t upgrading to Win 10. Had issues with USB ports and resarted. IT worked fine at first. Then ran windows updates and now it's dead. Would love to hear if anyone has a fix for this.

[legby]

Il mio computer http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?DocLang=it&docId=emr_na-c03564232&docLocale=it_IT con questa scheda madre http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=null&docId=emr_na-c03135925

Ho ereditato da mio figlio il PC con installato Windows 10 ho cercato di formattarlo e installare Windows 7 e sono poi tornato a Windows 8 usando i dischi di ripristino. Dopo aver spento il Pc non si è più riacceso. Dopo vari tentativi di accensione andati a vuoto ho tolto la pila, ho tolto il cavo della corrente, ho tenuto il tasto di accensione premuto e ho spostato per 20 secondi da 1-2 a 2-3 il ponticello per il clear del CMOS riportandolo poi alla sua posizione originale 1-2. Ho iniziato a tenere premuto il tasto di accensione e a riavviare il pc in continuazione senza la pila per tutta la mattinata (anche togliendo i cavi sata dell'HD e del DVD e la scheda video) fin quando si è accesa per un attimo la luce della tastiera. Allora ho reinserito i cavi sata e la scheda video e ho continuato a “maltrattare” il tasto di accensione quando finalmente il pc si è acceso (sempre senza la pila da 3v). Senza spegnere il Pc sono andato in questa pagina http://support.hp.com/it-it/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-p6-2300-Desktop-PC-series/5295969/model/... e utilizzando l’Assistente download e installazione HP (non direttamente) ho scaricato il bios versione 8.20 Rev.A 3.7 MB 30 apr 2016 a 64 bit che corrisponde a sp70376.exe

Aggiornato il bios da quel momento il Pc si accende e spegne con regolarità e ho anche reinstallato Windows 10 che funziona bene. Penso che la scheda madre H-Joshua-H61-uATX necessiti anche su altri pc del bios versione 8.20 Rev.A 3.7 MB 30 apr 2016 scaricabile come detto da http://support.hp.com/it-it/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-p6-2300-Desktop-PC-series/5295969/model/... Se avete la fortuna di fare riaccendere il Pc (provate più volte senza la pila e azzerando il CMOS con il ponticello) non lo spegnete e aggiornate il bios.

[danny-r]

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[legby]

My computer http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?DocLang=it&docId=emr_na-c03564232&docLocale=it_IT with this motherboard http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=null&docId=emr_na-c03135925

I inherited from my son the Windows 10 PC with installed I tried to format it and install Windows 7 and then back to Windows 8 using the recovery discs. After turning off the PC is not turned on again. After several attempts to power fruitless I removed the battery, I removed the power cord, I held the power button down for 20 seconds and moved from 1-2 to 2-3 jumper to clear the CMOS then bringing it back to its original position 1-2. I started to hold down the power button and restart your PC over and over without the battery throughout the morning (even removing the SATA cable and the HD DVD and video card) until you are on for a moment the light of keyboard. I then reinserted the SATA cables and the video card and I continued to "mistreat" the power button when finally the PC is turned on (always without the battery from 3v). Without turning off the PC went on this page http://support.hp.com/it-it/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-p6-2300-Desktop-PC-series/5295969/model/... and using the HP Assistant download and installation (not directly) I downloaded the bios version 8.20 Rev.A 3.7 MB 30 April 2016 to 64 bits which corresponds to sp70376.exe

Updated the bios from that hour the PC switches on and off regularly and I even reinstalled Windows 10 works well. I think the mother-Joshua H-H61-uATX board also needs of other pc bios version 8.20 Rev.A 3.7 MB April 30, 2016 download as mentioned by http://support.hp.com/it-it/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-p6-2300-Desktop-PC-series/5295969/model/... If you are lucky enough to make the turn Pc (try several times without the battery and resetting the CMOS with the jumper) does not turn off and updated the bios.

[legby]

My computer http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?DocLang=it&docId=emr_na-c03564232&docLocale=it_IT with this motherboard http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=null&docId=emr_na-c03135925

I inherited from my son the Windows 10 PC with installed I tried to format it and install Windows 7 and then back to Windows 8 using the recovery discs. After turning off the PC is not turned on again. After several attempts to power fruitless I removed the battery, I removed the power cord, I held the power button down for 20 seconds and moved from 1-2 to 2-3 jumper to clear the CMOS then bringing it back to its original position 1-2. I started to hold down the power button and restart your PC over and over without the battery throughout the morning (even removing the SATA cable and the HD DVD and video card) until you are on for a moment the light of keyboard. I then reinserted the SATA cables and the video card and I continued to "mistreat" the power button when finally the PC is turned on (always without the battery from 3v). Without turning off the PC went on this page  http://support.hp.com/it-it/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-p6-2300-Desktop-PC-series/5295969/model/...  and using the HP Assistant download and installation (not directly) I downloaded the bios version 8.20 Rev.A 3.7 MB 30 April 2016 to 64 bits which corresponds to sp70376.exe

Updated the bios from that hour the PC switches on and off regularly and I even reinstalled Windows 10 works well. I think the mother-Joshua H-H61-uATX board also needs of other pc bios version 8.20 Rev.A 3.7 MB April 30, 2016 download as mentioned by http://support.hp.com/it-it/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-p6-2300-Desktop-PC-series/5295969/model/... If you are lucky enough to make the turn Pc (try several times without the battery and resetting the CMOS with the jumper) does not turn off and updated the bios.

[Sammy_ALB]

Has anyone found the solution to this problem that it seems everyone that owns a HP and upgraded to WIN 10 is suffering from.

I have a Pavilion 500 PC and upgraded from 8 to 10 and not even a day of joy when it decided to die and I've been trying to resurected ever since. 

The CLEAR-CMOS and CLEAR PASS pins are wrongly depicted on the description of the mother board from the HP site the jumpers appear to be connecting pins 1 and 2 for CLR-CMOS and 3 and 4 for CLR-PASS and in reality on the motherboard are 1 and 3 for CLR-CMOS and 2 and 4 for CLR-PASS, now there is another sets of pins of which I cannot find any indications what so ever and it seem they may hold a clue of how to solve this problem, the pins are label BIOS-RECOVERY, thats is a header of 8 pins with one of them removed and a jumper shorting the last pair close to the edge of the PCB.

Please help us with this, I need to get this running ASAP for my children schooling and Uni.

Thanks to all

Sam

[Edwardlon]

Sadly I was in the same position as you.  I was trying to remedy the same problem for a friend of mine.

Like you I also found that there the pin configuration data is incorrect or simply missing.  The manufacturer of the MB (some place in the Far East, I forget now) was not able to help.  And anyway it is not sure that this is the area of fault we are experiencing, but may be.

HP support were next to useless. HP US asked HP UK to help, initially I thought I would get some real help, but only to discover that HP UK wanted me sign up to their expensive support options before even looking at this.  Their costs would far outweigh a new MB etc.

There are too many cases of people having failed Joshua MBs when upgrading to Windows 10.  I can only speculate as to the motives of HP not wanting to address this as THEIR issue.

I recovered all my friend’s data, luckily she had a note book she could use in the meantime.

Her HP remains dead, now waiting for me to get a new MB and do a transplant.

Sorry I do not give any positive news.