I'm running Windows 7 64bit. A few weeks ago, computer started running strange... random freezes, choppy audio etc. Figure some kind of virus, despite none being found.
Anyway, after having the entire thing freeze and not being able to get it to restart without freezing, I decided to do a complete factory reset. That's when the fun started.
First time through, I was able to get to the system recovery through my desktop, but upon starting it, at about 40% it froze and wouldn't move, even after being left on all night. Regretfully, I manually restarted the computer only to be met with a black screen informing that the bootmgr couldn't be found and to restart. Restarting, of course, did nothing but bring that screen up again and again.
I played around with a few things, but nothing would let me either enter my desktop or even get to the system recovery through the load screen. I was able to make a image copy of the boot files on another computer, which would take me to an installation screen which would then inform me that it couldn't locate the drivers. Frustrated, I finally took the thing in and was informed that my OS was gone, and that I would need the recovery discs. So I contacted HP, had them overnight the discs and that's where I am now.
The first time I tried to run through the discs, when it got to the installing original software, it hit 1% and didn't move. For seven hours. Upon advice from a friend (albeit misguided), I manually turned it off and left it until today. This time when I ran through them, it got to 26% (after hanging at 25% for nearly an hour and a half) before I got an error telling me that windows had shut down and to restart the computer. Did that, open the boot menu to start from disc, only to be bounced over to another screen with the following:
Amibios (C) 2009 American Megatrend
copyright 2009 by Hewlett Packard
Bios Revision: 5.17 Bios date 7/24/2009
CPU Type: AMD Athlon(tm) II x4 620 Processor
CPU Speed: 260 GHz
Cache RAM (L2): 512kb x4
Installed Memory: 6144 MB/PC2 6400 dual channel
Memory Bank 1: Not installed.
Memory Bank 2: 2048 MB/DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Bank 3: 2048 MB/DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Bank 4: 2048 MB/DDR2 SDRAM
Initializing USB controllers ..
Done.
Press (F10) to enter setup.
Hitting F10 does nothing. Hitting anything does nothing. It doesn't even initially load on the Windows/HP screen. I have no options to load anything else. I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
(Sorry about the novel
)
Anyway, after having the entire thing freeze and not being able to get it to restart without freezing, I decided to do a complete factory reset. That's when the fun started.
First time through, I was able to get to the system recovery through my desktop, but upon starting it, at about 40% it froze and wouldn't move, even after being left on all night. Regretfully, I manually restarted the computer only to be met with a black screen informing that the bootmgr couldn't be found and to restart. Restarting, of course, did nothing but bring that screen up again and again.
I played around with a few things, but nothing would let me either enter my desktop or even get to the system recovery through the load screen. I was able to make a image copy of the boot files on another computer, which would take me to an installation screen which would then inform me that it couldn't locate the drivers. Frustrated, I finally took the thing in and was informed that my OS was gone, and that I would need the recovery discs. So I contacted HP, had them overnight the discs and that's where I am now.
The first time I tried to run through the discs, when it got to the installing original software, it hit 1% and didn't move. For seven hours. Upon advice from a friend (albeit misguided), I manually turned it off and left it until today. This time when I ran through them, it got to 26% (after hanging at 25% for nearly an hour and a half) before I got an error telling me that windows had shut down and to restart the computer. Did that, open the boot menu to start from disc, only to be bounced over to another screen with the following:
Amibios (C) 2009 American Megatrend
copyright 2009 by Hewlett Packard
Bios Revision: 5.17 Bios date 7/24/2009
CPU Type: AMD Athlon(tm) II x4 620 Processor
CPU Speed: 260 GHz
Cache RAM (L2): 512kb x4
Installed Memory: 6144 MB/PC2 6400 dual channel
Memory Bank 1: Not installed.
Memory Bank 2: 2048 MB/DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Bank 3: 2048 MB/DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Bank 4: 2048 MB/DDR2 SDRAM
Initializing USB controllers ..
Done.
Press (F10) to enter setup.
Hitting F10 does nothing. Hitting anything does nothing. It doesn't even initially load on the Windows/HP screen. I have no options to load anything else. I'm stumped. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
(Sorry about the novel
)My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium x64
