My HP Pavilion Desktop freezes at the HP Invent Logo screen and does not load up BIOS

Hi,
This is the first time this has ever happened to me. What I mean is that I could not open the set up (F10) to change my boot order in the BIOS screen. When I turn on my desktop it stays on the blue HP Invent logo screen and when I try pressing esc, F9, F10, or F11, it says entering that specific mode but hangs there and nothing happens. I have searched the internet and forums and could not find a positive solution to try to at least having my computer to get into BIOS or even load into windows.
I have a HP Pavilion a6642p Desktop.
Windows 7
Bought it in 2010 and was working fine when I last used it.
I have tried cleaning my computer, Unplugging my cords and replugging after a set amount of time, removing my battery for 30 seconds, draining my power, unplugging my hard drive and turning it on like that lets me run from CD because there isn't a hard drive, but I can't do anything else even if I put in a Windows 7 CD to try and reset my computer, but I can't because there isn't a partition to be located. I have no idea what to do and have been trying for the past 5 days non-stop. :[
If there's any other information you need please let me know.
I can also show some photos if what I mean when it freezes on Logo screen and BIOS doesn't load.

It sounds like the hard drive has failed. A bad hdd can prevent a boot up or ability to enter BIOS.Since you are able to boot from a cd with hdd unplugged that seems to implicate the hdd even more.And the fact that Windows 7 dvd doesn't see a partition to install on. Replace the hdd with a new one of comparable size, boot with your Recovery Disks to reinstall back to factory.
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