Retired Pavilion tx2000 Black Screen

[Sung75]

Hi

I have a very old Pavilion tx2000 with Win7 Home Premium 64bit OS

I realize that this is a retired product but I wanted to make some use out of this old laptop.

It has been sitting in storage for a while... better part of 6 years and it powers on with the led lights on but screen remains black. I hear the fan running. I have tried the reset, ram reseat, monitor check and no luck. It had a BIOS F.06 and I was able to winflash it to a F.08 but still no luck. I am able to get it working 3 out 10 tries. I did realize that when it does not work, the speaker mute light is orange. When trying the windows icon + B + power, I get 1 long beep and 2 short beeps. Then it repeats and no BIOS page no matter how long I wait. If I hold down them too long, the laptop powers off. Any help for a 2nd life on this old comp?

[TEJ1602]

@Sung75, Welcome to HP Support Community!

If you have already performed the steps from the document HP Notebook PCs - Computer Does Not Start (Windows 7, Vista, XP) and the issue persists, it could be a hardware failure.

Please reach out to the HP Support in your region regarding the service options for your printer or you can also contact any local PC service center.

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[Sung75]

@tej1602

Yes, I have tried the hard reset and tested the ram and hard drive on another known working laptop to verify that they are fine.

Can a bad CMOS battery cause this issue?

Also, the battery is marked as rechargeable Maxell ML1220. Can this be replaced with a regular non rechargeable battery?

[TEJ1602]

@Sung75

Replacing the battery may not help. Te best option here would be to take the help of the local service center or the HP Support in your region.

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