Trouble with PC: I have a refurbished HP/Compaq store demonstration model desktop PC running Windows 7. Ever so often I have trouble turning the machine on or waking it up from sleep...

justkillingtime

I have a refurbished HP/Compaq store demonstration model desktop PC running Windows 7. Ever so often I have trouble turning the machine on or waking it up from sleep mode because it tries to boot from something other than the hard drive. It does this even when I have nothing in the CD drive and nothing plugged into the USB ports. And no matter how many times I do F9 and tell it to boot from the hard drive the machine eventually overrides my settings and gives me an input not supported error message. Does anybody know what this thing is doing and how I can fix it permanently?

viet vet

justk*****gtime wrote:

I have a refurbished HP/Compaq store demonstration... (show quote)

The plug from the hard drive may be a little loose (but that would be to simple) the other is a soft ware glitch or problem with mother board --with the soft ware you could do a reload , but it is best to take it o a technician and have it checked out

justkillingtime

I was a afraid of that.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

viet vet wrote:

The plug from the hard drive may be a little loose (but that would be to simple) the other is a soft ware glitch or problem with mother board --with the soft ware you could do a reload , but it is best to take it o a technician and have it checked out

I don't know how good you are with computer technology, but you are the man I will come to...if needed.

USMC, 1967-1969 Glad you made it home, brother!

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

viet vet wrote:

The plug from the hard drive may be a little loose (but that would be to simple) the other is a soft ware glitch or problem with mother board --with the soft ware you could do a reload , but it is best to take it o a technician and have it checked out

I don't know how good you are with computer technology, but you are the man I will come to...if needed.

USMC, 1967-1969 Glad you made it home, brother!

viet vet

slatten49 wrote:

I don't know how good you are with computer technology, but you are the man I will come to...if needed.

USMC, 1967-1969 Glad you made it home, brother!

I am not as good as I would like to be but I have a good wife(thankgod) that is more persistent than I am and is quite knowledgeable (again thank god) , I am captain of my ship I just happen to married to an Admiral

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

viet vet wrote:

I am not as good as I would like to be but I have a good wife(thankgod) that is more persistent than I am and is quite knowledgeable (again thank god) , I am captain of my ship I just happen to married to an Admiral

Well now, your story parallels mine. However, my Admiral
is dealing with a "seaman, 3rd class"...at least, when it comes to computers.

viet vet

slatten49 wrote:

Well now, your story parallels mine. However, my Admiral
is dealing with a "seaman, 3rd class"...at least, when it comes to computers.

finally found somebody who realizes how the world really is

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

viet vet wrote:

finally found somebody who realizes how the world really is

Yeah, but she's the lucky one. Marines are taught to follow "orders". Makes her job easy.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

viet vet wrote:

finally found somebody who realizes how the world really is

Yeah, but she's the lucky one. Marines are taught to follow "orders". Makes her job easy.

viet vet

slatten49 wrote:

Yeah, but she's the lucky one. Marines are taught to follow "orders". Makes her job easy.

Yes same here , just Navy Special forces , one gravel grinder to another

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

viet vet wrote:

I am not as good as I would like to be but I have a good wife(thankgod) that is more persistent than I am and is quite knowledgeable (again thank god) , I am captain of my ship I just happen to married to an Admiral

Absolutely unbelievably amusing as to the Admiral line. :thumbup: :thumbup: :D

AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State

slatten49 wrote:

Yeah, but she's the lucky one. Marines are taught to follow "orders". Makes her job easy.

Do not stop to salute, just follow the order. :-) :lol:

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

AuntiE wrote:

Do not stop to salute, just follow the order. :-) :lol:

Damn, another Admiral. I should have stayed in the Corps.
My wife would've made a good Sgt Major!

viet vet

slatten49 wrote:

Damn, another Admiral. I should have stayed in the Corps.
My wife would've made a good Sgt Major!

Many years ago I made the mistake of telling my wife I could weld and do carpentry and I am working harder now that I am retired than when I was working us guys have to not brag so much especially to our wives