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Question posted by hlanjro on August 19th, 2013

Compaq Presario F500 Will Not Boot

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Answer #1: Posted by DreadPirateRoberts on October 11th, 2013 7:50 AM

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This will help you troubleshoot the beep codes

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c02222922

If you are not hearing post beeps, it's always worth trying a Hard Reset as follows.

Shut down the notebook, unplug the AC Adapter and then remove the battery.
Hold down the Power button for a full minute. Re-insert the battery,
plug in the AC Adapter and start the notebook.

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