HP DV9700 not booting. Shuts down seconds after pushing power button.

My  HP Pavilion DV9700, which runs Vista,  stopped working yesterday.  I never makes it to the Windows Startup screen.  Posts messages to screen about which Function Key to press for Setup, Startup Check, etc..   then shuts down.  
This started a day ago . I do not believe that windows is the issue. 
I tried doing the hard restart..  blew compressed air in the power supply area..  not change.
Not sure what to try next.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Steve
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Hey,
You can try restoring the BIOS. The "magical key's" are in the document.
Also, just checking (as not mentioned) that you were able to test with a different AC adapter (without battery).
I worked on behalf of HP.

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