Computer Won't Boot At All

About 2-3 weeks ago, my computer wouldn't boot. I tried everything and found that the hard drive was too far gone to save any info/reboot it. So in the mean time, while looking for and ordering a new hard drive, i was using unbuntu to make the computer usable (as in go on the internet, type stuff up, watch videos) and all of a sudden my computer won't even boot up from CD'S anymore. My hard drive is set to come soon but for the mean time i need ubuntu to run, any one know how i can get the cd to boot . My screen stays stuck at the HP sign with the F10, ESC = BOOT MENU, F12 = BOOT FROM LAN, F11 = SYSTEM RECOVERY, F9 = DIAGNOSTICS Screen. The CD won't boot and even if i try to click f10, f12, it doesnt do anything.

P.S - No CD will load, not just the Ubuntu one, my Parmagicfix thing won't either.

When you start the computer up dose the CD drive light come on?

nckfrtg28 said:

When you start the computer up dose the CD drive light come on?

Yes, my windows 7 reinstallation CD seems to work and the CD drive was just fine two days ago. I redownloaded Ubuntu onto another CD but it still wont boot, I looked this up and alot of people say it has something to do with the BIOS, which i haven't changed, i was using ubuntu on CD one day and then the next, it just wouldn't load.

Ztruker said:

Sounds like the CD drive is bad, you need to replace it.

Either that or put Ubuntu on a flash drive and boot from there. Lots of tutorials on how to do that available via Google.

I put Ubuntu on a flash drive but it still wont get past the splash screen.
(The guide i read told me to change my BIOS to get the flash drive'd ubuntu to start up but i can't acess my BIOS because my computer stays at the splash screen,i hit the Boot menu button and it says loading Boot Menu but nothing happens).

WindowsAider said:

About 2-3 weeks ago, my computer wouldn't boot. I tried everything and found that the hard drive was too far gone to save any info/reboot it. So in the mean time, while looking for and ordering a new hard drive, i was using unbuntu to make the computer usable (as in go on the internet, type stuff up, watch videos) and all of a sudden my computer won't even boot up from CD'S anymore. My hard drive is set to come soon but for the mean time i need ubuntu to run, any one know how i can get the cd to boot . My screen stays stuck at the HP sign with the F10, ESC = BOOT MENU, F12 = BOOT FROM LAN, F11 = SYSTEM RECOVERY, F9 = DIAGNOSTICS Screen. The CD won't boot and even if i try to click f10, f12, it doesnt do anything.

P.S - No CD will load, not just the Ubuntu one, my Parmagicfix thing won't either.

It may be the problem of the bad sector in the hard disk. Try to repair them...

Try removing the hard drive and optical drive, then see if the Ubuntu flash drive will boot.

Bumpkin said:

Try removing the hard drive and optical drive, then see if the Ubuntu flash drive will boot.

Don`t remove them, just unhook their power cables.

Have you ever hit F11 from the boot screen ?