i think it is a hardware failure

[lui]

i have a compaq presario v2000, xp.  i am currently experience the following issue:  at bootup i hear two beeps followed by Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup and cannot choose either option because the keyboard doesn't respond,  i don't think it is a keyboard issue.  can anyone tell me what could be the problem.  i have googled compay error codes but nothing pops up.

[Adamtech]

This sounds like either a bad motherboard or bad memory.

[GreenAlchemist]

Check the website for your the enhancement warranty issues, there is some symptoms that are related to the mother board, its a known fact that HP has some products with faulty mother boards and 1,000's of customers are having the same issues you are with the same symptoms, I just don't think it's a error msg or code, it's a faulty mother board that is breaking down after certain amount of use, I bought mine brand new and I had the mother board fixed about 3 months later, and in feb of 09' best buy replaced the mother board again and now in JUNE of 09' my mother board is out again for the same issues and symptoms that are listed on the website, so if you do have the issues then get yourself a case manager and dispute the repair, it's a known issue and the agent you speak with will admit to the mother board if you are under the list, and I know there is some customers that are not under the list but have the same issues, this is a nightmare and a GREAT MICHEAL MOORE story.

Message Edited by GreenAlchemist on 08-22-2009 03:13 PM

[Gangles]

If you can get past POST then no service enhancement will apply. This could be a ram failier as a poster stated.Try to reseat the ram?

[GreenAlchemist]

Gangles might be right, but I would check the symptoms and also make sure your not under the list that HP provided to their customer by mule or smoke signal delivery. All of customers are having the issue you are, there is to many for me to know for sure, but I know it's a positive for my laptop.

[Gangles]

I believe the V2000 series does not have a service enhancement applied to it.

http://search.hp.com/query.html?cc=us&lang=en&charset=utf-8&qt=service+enhancement&la=en

This seems like just normal use failier

[GreenAlchemist]

Cool, thanks for the info Gangle, it's just important that the customers should have more than one source of information.

[lui]

first off, thanks to each one of you that replied to my issue.  i guess this would be normal wear and tear after so many years of use for this system.  like one you poster said hp is least favorite of my cpu manufacturers, i have had other issues with hp laptops where the video card went out after 1 year of use, another where system was just very unstable.  hp needs to address these issues in order to keep consumers interested in their products.  i prefer dell over any other manufacturer because their systems are so part upgrade friendly and dependable(not bashing hp).  well thanks for all your help and i guess the hp is going for recycling. can someone change this to solution given and close this post.

[GreenAlchemist · Accepted solution]

You have to close the post if you opened it, just click on the post that you think was the best solution for your issue.