Solve : HP Pavillion Wont Start.....Help Please!?

1.	Solve : HP Pavillion Wont Start.....Help Please!?
Answer» I have a HP Pavilion 8665c Desktop. It was bought a few years back. I moved about six months ago and left it it storage until the other day. I plugged everything in and all that happens is......An orange light comes on under the power button, the fan comes on, a CD drive light comes on. The monitor shows nothing. I have tried a couple of monitors, with multiple cables. It is not the monitors, or the cables. There has been no physical damage to this unit. I have checked connections to everything. I recently read something about a battery for the power button? Could this be it? Because the power button will not do anything. I can hold it down forever and it will not turn back off. I have to remove the plug from the wall to turn it off. The power button does nothing. Anyone familiar with this? I would appreciate the help! By the WAY It has XP on itQuote I recently read something about a battery for the power button? i think you misread that. there is a battery for the motherboard, not the power button. i dont BELIEVE a dead BIOS battery would be responsible for this, HOWEVER, you might as well give it a shot (the batteries are cheap). you may also wish to check the RAM, make sure that they are securely attached to the motherboard. has this machine been bumped around a bit? no it was well TAKEN care of. I am sure it wasnt bumped around. I will check the ram though.

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I have a HP Pavilion 8665c Desktop. It was bought a few years back. I moved about six months ago and left it it storage until the other day. I plugged everything in and all that happens is......An orange light comes on under the power button, the fan comes on, a CD drive light comes on. The monitor shows nothing. I have tried a couple of monitors, with multiple cables. It is not the monitors, or the cables. There has been no physical damage to this unit. I have checked connections to everything.
I recently read something about a battery for the power button? Could this be it? Because the power button will not do anything. I can hold it down forever and it will not turn back off. I have to remove the plug from the wall to turn it off. The power button does nothing.
Anyone familiar with this? I would appreciate the help! By the WAY It has XP on itQuote

I recently read something about a battery for the power button?

i think you misread that. there is a battery for the motherboard, not the power button. i dont BELIEVE a dead BIOS battery would be responsible for this, HOWEVER, you might as well give it a shot (the batteries are cheap). you may also wish to check the RAM, make sure that they are securely attached to the motherboard.

has this machine been bumped around a bit?

no it was well TAKEN care of. I am sure it wasnt bumped around. I will check the ram though.

Solve : HP Pavillion Wont Start.....Help Please!?

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