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09-12-2019 10:12 AM
Hi
First:- Turn off the computer, press and hold the PWR button for 4 seconds.
Then - Leave only keyboard and mouse connected, disconnect all externally connected
devices such as Docking Station, USB storage devices, displays, and printers.
Unplug the AC adapter from the computer.
Next - Press and Hold the Power button for 15 seconds to Hard Reset.
Rinse and Repeat
AND/OR - Power on your PC, press Esc (repeatedly), then F2 at the prompt.
Choose System Tests (Fast Test does a 4 minute hardware check).
AND/OR
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09-12-2019 10:46 AM - edited 09-12-2019 10:54 AM
I unplugged it at the computer back, held the start button for 4 seconds, turned it on, held the start button for 15 seconds, then repeatedly pressed ESC for a full minute. Just black screen. The power button light blinks 7 times, pause, 7 blinks, etc.
09-12-2019 10:54 AM
Hi
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/bph07107
Power button LED blinks 7 times with 7 beeps | Motherboard/ Main-Board failure | Contact support for possible Main-Board replacement. |
09-12-2019 01:26 PM
Prego.
Caps/Num lock lights = 7 blinks - Sure Start unable to find valid BIOS Boot Block image.
I cannot tell you to write it off, different BIOS makers have different codes, but it may be BER.
Beyond Economic Repair.
09-12-2019 05:24 PM
Thank you for your help.
Do you know... I have an older HP Model 20-b323w with a cracked screen. Slow as molasses in January.
Do you know if the mother board / system board is interchangeable with the HP 24-x026?
09-13-2019 01:23 AM
Hi
Unfortunately I do not.
All I know about All-in-Ones could be typed on the back of a postage stamp.
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