HP G60-230US does not boot (disk indicator does not come on)
My HP G60-230US does not boot up. Here's the behavior:
- Power button is pressed and comes on, wi-fi button lit orange
- Power LED near the power cord stays lit solid
- On the front-left side, the power indicator LED stays lit solid, battery LED off, disk LED never comes on and is not blinking (indicating disk is not spinning);
- During the process the caps lock indicator on the left side neither comes on nor blinks
Tried following and problem remains:
- Power off by press and hold power button for few seconds, then power back on as above
- Reset. Battery and power cord out, press & hold power button over 20 secs, then power back on.
- Tried removing battery and power the laptop with power cord alone, still no luck.
It seems that this happened after I opened memory compartment on the back panel, and removed battery once to check its model information. One thing: I did that when the laptop was in sleep mode.
Another fact: battery has become non-rechargeable in past few months and I have been using the laptop with power cord plugged in.
Please help!
Richard
Having same problems with my Pavilion Slimline s3340.uk. Bad motherboard! Mine is a Foxconn. Looking for a suggested replacement part for mine as i cant find a direct replacement unit anywhere.
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