Laptop restarting at boot

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Shummol Posts 3 Registration date Friday January 30, 2015 Status Member Last seen February 1, 2015 - Jan 30, 2015 at 06:09 AM
BrianGreen Posts 1005 Registration date Saturday January 17, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen September 30, 2021 - Feb 2, 2015 at 03:59 AM
Hi
I have an HP Pavilion dvc6000 laptop with windows 7 ultimate installed. I was watching a movie and suddenly my laptop screen went off but i could still hear the sound of the movie. Then after a while the laptop went off. I tried to restart again but couldn't. So i plugged my charger and tried to start again. This time it started upto boot and went off. And again automatically restarted and the cycle kept going. I tried pressing f11 for system restore but nothing happens. Windows doesn't even start. Please help.
Thanks in advance.
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
Jan 30, 2015 at 04:16 PM
It's probably a hardware fault. These HP laptops have a long history of failure of the video chip. A fix requires replacement of the motherboard. Which costs more than a NEW laptop.

Good Luck
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Shummol Posts 3 Registration date Friday January 30, 2015 Status Member Last seen February 1, 2015
Feb 1, 2015 at 09:34 AM
Thats not helpful at all.
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826 > Shummol Posts 3 Registration date Friday January 30, 2015 Status Member Last seen February 1, 2015
Feb 1, 2015 at 03:31 PM
But, it's the truth.
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BrianGreen Posts 1005 Registration date Saturday January 17, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen September 30, 2021 150
Jan 30, 2015 at 08:41 PM
Does it work in safe mode? try repeatedly pressing the [F8] key just after you power it on. If the menu comes up select "Safe Mode" with the arrow keys and press enter.

let me know how you get on.
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Shummol Posts 3 Registration date Friday January 30, 2015 Status Member Last seen February 1, 2015
Feb 1, 2015 at 09:34 AM
Nothing happens when I press f8
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BrianGreen Posts 1005 Registration date Saturday January 17, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen September 30, 2021 150
Feb 2, 2015 at 03:59 AM
Sorry, but it looks like xpcman is right - time for a new PC.
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