Laptop restarting at boot

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Shummol Posts 3 Registration date Friday 30 January 2015 Status Member Last seen 1 February 2015 - 30 Jan 2015 à 06:09
BrianGreen Posts 1005 Registration date Saturday 17 January 2015 Status Contributor Last seen 30 September 2021 - 2 Feb 2015 à 03:59
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 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 1,824
30 Jan 2015 à 16:16
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
Shummol Posts 3 Registration date Friday 30 January 2015 Status Member Last seen 1 February 2015
1 Feb 2015 à 09:34
Thats not helpful at all.
xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 1,824 > Shummol Posts 3 Registration date Friday 30 January 2015 Status Member Last seen 1 February 2015
1 Feb 2015 à 15:31
But, it's the truth.
BrianGreen Posts 1005 Registration date Saturday 17 January 2015 Status Contributor Last seen 30 September 2021 149
30 Jan 2015 à 20:41
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.
Shummol Posts 3 Registration date Friday 30 January 2015 Status Member Last seen 1 February 2015
1 Feb 2015 à 09:34
Nothing happens when I press f8
BrianGreen Posts 1005 Registration date Saturday 17 January 2015 Status Contributor Last seen 30 September 2021 149
2 Feb 2015 à 03:59
Sorry, but it looks like xpcman is right - time for a new PC.