hp compaq nc6000 problems

[ITguru]

All you have to do is remove the keyboard, battery, remove the red/black lead from the Mobo like has been said before in this thread, and wait a few minutes (I waited 2 minutes) - and put it all back together - the cmos password is gone -all the other rigamarole is pointless don't waste your time...

[marti85cr]

i don't have the password problem, i have the same booting problem jc_cienfuegos has. so, if anyone can help me troubleshooting it'll be great, thanks

[ITguru]

Could be power issue. We have had power supply issues that have caused this, I am not sure if the 6000 has the PS on the MoBo or if you can replace it separately. Try what HP has had me do in the past...unplug the AC power, pull the battery, hold down the power button (I am sure someone said to do this but did not explain it well) for 30 seconds...what this does is resets the system internally. Not for sure if it is clearing the RAM and the CPU cache or if it is just a MoBo reset, but it has worked for me before on earlier HP / Compaqs - A Bad AC adapter could give you problems as well as not charge your battery properly; if you know someone who has a compatable AC adapter you could try that...My first instinct is a power issue of some sort.

[miamivice87]

Hello, and thanks in advance for replying,

I'm currently having a problem with my nc6220 , i don't have an optical drive so i'm working with an external usb 2.0 dvd rom , i'm trying to install windows xp but after the stup restarts the laptop , it won't continue the setup. I have 2 boot choices, boot from internal harddisk and boot from dvd rom, when i choose notebook hdd it just stops with an flickering - . when i choose dvd rom it starts the xp installation.. so it's not continueing the first setup.. Does anybody have an solution for me ?

thanks

[ITguru]

you should be booting to the HDD...at that point in the setup...
Try this: boot the the XP CD, delete and recreate the boot partition, do a full format instead of a quick, and have it go through the setup again, when it reboots make sure you go to the HDD. make sure you clean the Xp CD real good to eliminate any issues there. If this doesn't work, get the manufacturer HDD diagnostics and test the HDD fully to be sure it is not defective. When it reboots you could try to pull the XP CD out of the drive just long enough to make sure it does boot to the HDD and then put it back in...hmmm try that and let me know how that goes.

[kellydude]

I too have this problem, did you get yours resolve? Please E-mail if you did.

[ljb77]

Hello. I wanted to take a sec to say THANK YOU for the information you posted. I'm a 29 year old single mom with little extra cash so taking my notebook in for repair again just simply wasn't an option. When I came across this thread, I sat and read every little thing, then yours. Step by step instructions. Didn't plan on it working due to my lack of knowledge with computers. Lets just say I about died when power came back on. (after 2 weeks with little hope) So thank you for making this simple enough for just about anyone to do. You Rock!


Linda B

[ljb77]

I SWEAR TO YOU THIS WORKS, SO EASY. GOT THIS FROM ANOTHER POST AND HAD LITTLE FAITH IT WOULD WORK. IT TOOK 10 MINUTES.


Remove the keyboard, Harddrive, Battery
- find the connecter to the RTC battery that pluggs into the motherboard (which is a Red and black wire, the only ones), this is located right in front of the touchpad.
- Remove this connector using a needle nose plyers and if you can sneak the needle nose under the casing and pull the RTC battery out (i did that just to be safe, i am 90% sure though that you can just unplug it from the motherboard).
- wait 5 minutes
- Reconnect the RTC battery to the Motherboard
- Screw in the keyboard and harddrive (i am not sure if the harddrive gets grounded by the screw but just do it too be safe)
- Plug the laptop into the ac adapter
- MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT PUT THE BATTERY PACK IN
- Turn the laptop on and access the bios by using F10

I did the same procedure for the NC6000 except i also removed the CD-rom

- I know my instructions are lengthy but after 3 months of thinking (and being in the IT field) i feel that i might as well post the exact procedure too make sure it works.

[ljb77]

TRY THIS. I HAD SAME PROB AND IT WORKED FOR ME IN TEN MIN.


NC4010/NC6000
- Remove the keyboard, Harddrive, Battery
- find the connecter to the RTC battery that pluggs into the motherboard (which is a Red and black wire, the only ones), this is located right in front of the touchpad.
- Remove this connector using a needle nose plyers and if you can sneak the needle nose under the casing and pull the RTC battery out (i did that just to be safe, i am 90% sure though that you can just unplug it from the motherboard).
- wait 5 minutes
- Reconnect the RTC battery to the Motherboard
- Screw in the keyboard and harddrive (i am not sure if the harddrive gets grounded by the screw but just do it too be safe)
- Plug the laptop into the ac adapter
- MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT PUT THE BATTERY PACK IN
- Turn the laptop on and access the bios by using F10

I did the same procedure for the NC6000 except i also removed the CD-rom

- I know my instructions are lengthy but after 3 months of thinking (and being in the IT field) i feel that i might as well post the exact procedure too make sure it works.

[kellydude]

Thank you,

I will try it.