Netbook won't boot -- HDD is GOOD -- what to do or test next...??

Question

HP Netbook: mini 110-1026NR
Running Windows 7
No error message per se.....just WILL NOT boot past black screen/blue HP logo-in-circle with only other onscreen writing being this:
<F9>   =   Change Boot Device Order
<F10> =  BIOS Setup Options
That's it. And none of the function keys do anything, F9 and F10 included. Nothing does anything. It powers up, and goes straight to the HP log/<F9>  <F10> message. And just sits there like that. The caps lock LED light in the upper left corner blinks once...no beeping or other sounds I notice.
The computer was dropped once, and this problem began afterwards, although not IMMEDIATELY afterwards....sometime afterwards, it would not boot up all the way every time, as usual. Sometimes, it would stick at a spot (the blue logo/F9 F10 screen, I think?) but I soon discovered that if I closed the lid and reopened it, it would then finish booting right away. Sometimes it would take a long time though. Eventually, though, even this process became less predicatable, and I had a feeling one day it wasn't going to boot no matter what I did or how long I waited, so I removed the HDD and got the data off. All I want to do now is save the computer from the trashcan: I'd like to do a factory out-of-the-box restoration.....put it back to how it was when it was brand new in the box.
Here's what I've tried: I've tried doing a hard reset, and it didn't appear to do anything. I don't have a power "button" exactly, it's really a slidable power switch....so in doing the hard reset, I slide it over as far as it goes and just hold it from sliding back into position as it normally would when powering the machine on. Not sure if that matters or not...
I believe the HDD is fine because I was able to get all my files off with no problems at all. While it was hooked up to another computer as a slave, I ran numerous tests and diagnostics on it (including chkdsk /r), and it passes them all 100%. No bad sectors, no issues at all are detected. Since I'm fairly certain that it's not the HDD that is the issue, I removed it and tried to boot the netbook --- I get the same exact screen I do when the HDD is installed. What does this mean -- anything? Is this proof that the problem is the motherboard <gulp!>.....I checked the HP LED/beep code chart, and I think it said something about the CPU, which I know is mounted ON the motherboard....not sure if it can be removed, though, or any ways to test it. Does anyone? I'm just not sure how to test the hardware in the computer if the F2 key doesn't do anything for me? 
Could this have something instead to do with my BIOS? Isn't there a battery associated with the BIOS, too? 
I've scoured this forum for answers, but don't see people with my problem exactly. And most people seem to have computers with disk drives, unlike me....so even if I did have HP rescue disks, I wouldn't be able to use them. How, exactly does HP expect customers to rescue their HP netbooks, anyway? You can't rely on a partition if you can't even get past the screen I'm stuck on....
Please help, if you can....thanks!

Answer 1

Hello ginbelt,
You’re not able to boot the computer.
If you have already checked the blink code that your computer is giving and it shows that it is with the CPU, there is no test that you can run.
You'll need to take the system so where local and have the look at the computer.
You can also call HP and see what options they have for you to repair the laptop.
Here is a link to the phone number
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Let me know how everything goes.
Have a good day.