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  1. June 30th, 2005, 09:38 AM #1
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    PC won't boot, stuck at "HP Invent" screen

     
    Hello,

    Yesterday there was a bad storm in my area, and my wife didn't think to turn the PC off. Now when I try to boot up, it gets stuck at the "HP Invent" screen and won't go any further. I'm not able to get into the BIOS or HP's system restore utility.

    I have an Athlon 64 3400+ processor, and am running Windows XP.

    I'm afraid that it's the motherboard or processor...

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks,

    John
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  2. June 30th, 2005, 09:41 AM #2
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    Get a divorce! If that woman doesn't think of your poor computer during storms...




    Try clearing your cmos first...look for a 'clear cmos' jumper on your motherboard or remove the battery for a while with the ATX power supply disconnected from your board.
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  3. July 1st, 2005, 11:06 AM #3
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    Worked like a charm. Thanks a lot!

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  4. July 1st, 2005, 11:11 AM #4
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    It did???


    *cough*

    Oh, um...I mean...yeah, of course it did.


    Glad to help!
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  5. July 1st, 2005, 11:22 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Martoch
    It did???


    *cough*

    Oh, um...I mean...yeah, of course it did.


    Glad to help!


    The man is a genius!!

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  6. July 1st, 2005, 11:30 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Martoch
    It did???


    *cough*

    Oh, um...I mean...yeah, of course it did.


    Glad to help!
    You're starting to resemble me.



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  7. July 1st, 2005, 12:46 PM #7
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    I don't know what the heck Martoch is talking about.
    Last edited by Underclocked; July 1st, 2005 at 12:54 PM.
    WHUT?
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  8. July 1st, 2005, 12:52 PM #8
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    Thanks for the speedy and original response, Mister Man!


    Didn't you see the part where he said "worked like a charm"?


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  9. July 1st, 2005, 12:55 PM #9
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    Mister Man - kiss my grits Martoch. I thought he was talking about the divorce.
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  10. July 1st, 2005, 12:59 PM #10
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    Good one!

    I hate grits!

    Wonder if he'll stick around...so many people get their answers and never post again. Maybe he'll send me a Christmas card or something.
    [shrug]

    Keeping on topic, I've read that sometimes the cmos battery needs to be removed for hours on end before it is cleared.
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  11. July 1st, 2005, 01:03 PM #11
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    Just think of my first response as a backup.
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  12. February 11th, 2008, 04:15 PM #12
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    Thumbs up thanks

    awesome advice, just wish i had found this thread 4 hours ago. thanks alot
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  13. February 11th, 2008, 04:26 PM #13
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    Lol old thread, I stayed, after you guys helped me out, I'm sure you are all fond of that mistake.
    I'm PL, I've come to suck all the intelligence out of this thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Prince Lalijama View Post
    Lol old thread, I stayed, after you guys helped me out, I'm sure you are all fond of that mistake.
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  15. February 1st, 2010, 01:21 PM #15
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    Thumbs up thank you

    thank you i'm trying that now in my computer.
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    Hi, and WELCOME TO TECHIMO - from the Folding@Home Team [#111]...!


    Let us know how you get on...
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  17. December 4th, 2010, 10:26 PM #17
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    This didn't help...any other suggestions? Computer was fine up until I accidently unplugged the power cable while it was on. Now all I get is the blue HP INVENT screen. It won't let me do anything else. Please help!
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  18. May 18th, 2011, 03:15 AM #18
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    infamous hp invent screen

    HP pavillion media edition a6000 PC..initially the problem started after removing my harddrive in order to replace temporarily with another HD to back up...none the less i otped to not put the other drive in my computer and put the original HD back in the way it was. after attempting to reboot i get no startup. ive let the computer sit for about 6 months due to having several other capable machines....I have recently attempted a trouble shoot including unplugging every USB supply from MB, reseting CMOS via JUMPER as well as replacing the battery (leaving it out for entire night.) removing video card and additional ram restoring factory hardware set. added a pci card for fresh USB 2 ports and nothing, moved on to attempting to use serial keyboard and mouse but with no results from any of the above. im usually very adept with troubleshooting and cannot come up with anything whatsoever here.
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