My Laptop doesnt go past the Compaq Screen!

press F8 while starting up if you get screen select safe mode then if the computer starts; go to Start->All Programs->Accessories->system tools->System restore.
If works good, if not then call tech support. Also call tech support if computer not starting up in safe mode

Hit escape as you turn on the pc. Continue hitting the button until the startup screen shows. Also Try Hitting Contol alt delete all at once and hold down until startup screen shows. Be sure you have absolutley no usb ports being used during startup

Hi there,
do you still see the compaq logo and does it show you the windows boot up screen before it goes blank?
OR
do you see anything on the screen at all after pressing the power button?
Check if the laptop is receiving power. If it has power and you can't see anything on the screen it could mean that the LCD assembly or the Video card of your laptop is bad.
If it goes to the compaq screen and then to windows logo before going out, try booting into safe mode and once there uninstall the video driver from the device manager because that means the resolution was set to something higher than the display could handle.
If it restarts after showing the compaq screen try reseating the memory, hard drive and wireless card of your computer put them one by one and try turning the compter on after each part you put back to check which component is point of failure.
Otherwise you have a bad motherboard and it may have to be replaced.
Hope this helps!

Hi.

Remove the AC power (charger) and then take the battery out. Plug in just the AC power supply and turn the laptop on, see if it boots up and shows a display on-screen. If it boots let it boot up and then shut it down as normal. Reinsert the battery and try as normal.
If you still get a blank screen can you then tell me if you get any post (splash) information like the Compaq Presario logo before it goes blank.


Good luck.

upon turning the computer on keep hitting the F8 key and see if a repair screen appears. If not the hard drive is gone or the disply is at fault

Did it display any video at all with boot options or HP logo? Any POST test or beeps after you started the laptop?
Try removing the power ac adapter and battery. then only boot it up with just the AC adapter (no battery).
Good Luck, JAJ

1. try reloading ur OS (Windows)

2. check ur RAM

just tell bios to blank the screen on start up then go into windows and see if in the display section you can stop the compag logo from going on, and also have a blank screen for your screen saver.

try starting your laptop in safe mode by presssing f8 during the booting process, then check whether its boot or not

Sounds like you're not getting out of the Post....when starting up try getting in to the post screen. To do so is different with most mfgs but it's usually one of the 'F' keys (F8,F2,F9, etc)

Some times the start screen will even show you what options are available. Either way you'll need to see where the system is hanging.