Satellite P500 neither booting nor installing OS

Hello & Hearfelt Greetings to all Forum Friends,
Please, could anyone kindly look into this problem for me.
My laptop, a Toshiba Satellite P500 is faulty. It will boot past post and as soon as it reaches the "Windows Starting" logo splash (WIN 7), it will freeze and it will stay like that for hours. I changed the hard disk, the memory modules, I tried to re-install the OS, I tried to boot off a Linux Live CD and Live USB and USB DVD Drive, but all to no avail. I changed the configuration on the BIOS, then reset it to default, again to no avail.
Do you think it is a MB fault or CPU or GPU?
And does anyone have a suggested possible repair method?
I thank you all in advance and will be more than pleased to assist anyone !
Thanks Again!

Hi
You have already replaced the common parts like HDD and memory.
This was my first idea the memory or HDD could be affected but if you are sure that new parts are ok, then the issue could be related to motherboard.
Usually if the CPU would be affected, then the POST could not be passed properly.
So it seems that you motherboard might malfunction which means that the fix would be really expensive since new motherboard is one of the expensive notebook parts

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    the manufacturers of other models of computers. most of the drivers and the best have to download Lenovo and Dell.
    Personally I used to run the sound in my P500 drivers Downloaded from the Dell web site
    most important in the downloaded drivers, then you want to install is to edit .INF file which can be found in the folder
    with drivers. This file is a text file so edit it in notepad.
    edition .INF file is trailing in the path identifying our equipment.
    hardware ID can be found for example in the device manager tab in sound, video and games controllers.
    for most newer toshiba laptop hardware id is :
    %HdAudioFunctionDriver.Pebble5071.DeviceDesc% = HdAudModel,HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_14F1&DEV_5069&SUBSY S_1179FFD4
    but it may vary so please check it in your computer !!!
    Those who managed to run the sound will certainly have to contend with another problem,
    after restarting the computer has no sound and the computer loses the drivers and settings
    and next to the watch does not appear on the speaker icon.This problem is also solved by me below.
    Now to work ..
    I assume that you have already installed XP x32 or x64, but not yet run a sound.
    to run the sound, install the driver from the chipset, then the patch kb888111.
    If all goes well,
    in the device manager tab system devices you should found 2 entries "Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio"
    where are those 2 entries, click on each of them, right-click and select "update driver"
    then you select "instal from a list or specific location" and then point the location where you saved the
    files that you downloaded from the link No. 1
    REMEMBER not to confuse and do not try to update the x32 system using file system designed for X64 and vice versa
    when we make updates to the system should automatically detect the sound card in Device Manager should be about
    5 yellow question marks, four belong to the Nvidia high-definition audio and one for the Conexant High Definition Audio.
    Now install the driver from the Nvidia graphics card which contains the sound driver. after installation reboot
    after restarting the computer. enter the device manager and there is no longer 5 yellow question marks,
    is the only one this one belongs to the Conexant sound card, Right-click on this one yellow entry and
    select "update driver" then you select "instal from a list or specific location"
    and then point the location where you saved the files that you downloaded from the link No.2
    pointing hand and forces the driver installation. after installation, you enjoy the sound.
    REMEMBER not to confuse and do not try to update the x32 system using file system designed for X64 and vice versa
    link No. 2, includes drivers which I have edited and which I myself use
    in my Toshiba Satellite P500-1CG. these are the drivers for XP x32 and x64 sp2/sp3
    link no. 1 http://www.speedyshare.com/files/23583256/UAA_BUS_DRIVER_update.rar
    link no. 2 http://www.speedyshare.com/files/23583437/xp_pebble_drivers_for_toshiba.rar

    believe that this solution will also work with other models of Toshiba computers that have built-in sound card Conexant. Ultimately, it will be only a matter of editing a text file. INF driver sound in which you will need to add before installation, your hardware id. and all that. enjoy

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