HELP! Computer Won't Boot

This is also a prebuilt from HP.
I have tried taking out the battery and clearing the cmos. I don't think it is posting as it is getting stuck at a screen similar to this http://www.sevenforums.com/attachmen...-c01413989.jpg

When i press f10 it says entering set up... and is stuck
I have no clue what jumpers are I'm a total noob

Edit: When i try to enter bios/setup it says entering set up... and is stuck

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Im afraid that I dont have spare hdd

Edit: I do have an external hard drive enclosure
Should i try putting my hard drive in it and plugging it in to another computer?

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Really?

Thanks for the help you guys are giving me so far +rep to you guys

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Why? He hasnt tested his HDD yet. HDD is a highly likely culprit. I'd try that in another system using your enclosure if at all possible. Also, contact HP, since it's a prebuilt it should be under warranty for 2 years after purchase.

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Other culprits could include but are not limited to:

SATA controller (so, in short, Mobo),
CMOS cache could be corrupt, (have you tried taking the battery out for about 10minutes and then popping it back in, clearing cmos, and restarting again?)
you might have a peripheral plugged in that is locking the system. Remove all external HDDs, USB keys, etc. Have only the bare essentials, ie. Monitor, keyboard, mouse. Not even speakers, cuz if you're using onboard sound and the sound cache is corrupt it could cause a lockup.

That's all I've got for now. Gotta get to work.

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I will now try it in my enclosure. About the warranty... If you open up a prebuilt it voids the warranty, which already have done.

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I have tried taking out the battery, i did remove all peripherals. But i will try it again

Good lcuk with trying it in enclosure, and ty for the rep+
Btw.. HP's warranty policies s*ck

How long did you take the battery out for?

Also, just 'opening the case' doesn't cause a void of warranty last I checked. You can swap out parts ie. HDD, you jsut can't change CPU or Mobo. You cannot change the OS either. That's the way it works for Dell and Acer prebuilds, and I'm sure HP isn't different...?

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You don't need a HDD to access the bios, tis true, but if it is reading a corrupt data sector on the HDD it can lock the system preventing the access of the HDD. The way to test this is to check the bios when the HDD is pulled from the system.

It could also be RAM, that would be a nice and cheap fix. But all 4 sticks are not likely to be dead, so if he tried booting with each stick and only one stick, then at least one combination should have it load bios.

I thought I read that he did that, but looking back he did not. Must have been the other thread I read. So try that out too OP.

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going to work now, if you're in a pickle just email me I can check my emails periodically at work. Good luck!!