My laptop died after a virus infection deleted the wininet.dll file and I couldn't start Windows. I was restarting from the command prompt safe mode in WinXP and the laptop locked up at the "F2 Bios Setup" Prompt at startup. It wouldn't respond to any keys and the Press/Hold power switch wouldn't work either. I pressed the Reset switch on the bottom of the laptop and...
Now the unit will only power up so that ALL the status LED's are on, the hard drive spins up, but the screen stays dark and silent.
Right after I reset the laptop, it would barely even power up. The lights came on for a couple seconds and then the laptop would immediately power off again. I contacted HP customer support and they had me remove the battery pack, unplug the AC and hold the power switch in for a minute to discharge the capacitors. After that it would at least stay on, but still doesn't proceed beyond turning on all the status LED's. There are no beeps or screen display.
Any suggestions before I have to pack this off to the service guys?
Thanks!