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‎08-17-2017 11:48 PM - edited ‎08-17-2017 11:50 PM

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Product: HP Compaq Pro 6305 SFF
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I'm trying to boot up this older computer we had in storage so I can reset it. When I go to start it up, it beeps once and goes straight to a black screen that has only the text "No option to boot to." First thing I thought was "ok, the hard drive is either bad or not connected." Tried a different drive, SATA cable, and SATA port on the motherboard with the same results. Even tried a bootable USB drive to see if it could boot from that. Next step was trying to get to the BIOS settings. Tried pushing the keys ESC, F2, F9, F10 on different startups, same results. Doesn't get to any sort of boot or BIOS screen, just straight to the black screen with the error message. Even tried holding the power button to drain power after unplugging it, reseated the clock battery, and cleared CMOS. I've tried everything I could find from searching the error message, and not sure where to go next.

 

Edit 1: should probably also mention there is no POST code on the front light, it's just solid green.

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