Compaq Presario 6604AU-BIOS and other startup problems

My laptop Compaq Presario 6604 to THE beginning to give a lot of problems in recent times. Every day, I spend a lot time on their fixation; no resolution anyway.

Problem 1: BIOS hangs at startup

Problem 2: If the MESSAGE is finished, Windows crashes at startup (Vista blocking at the mobile bar)

Problem 3: for the last three days, CD/DVD-ROM does not.

System configuration: CPU AMD Athlon X 2, 2 GB DDR 2 RAM (2 x 1 GB module). nForce Chipset MoBo, GoMobile GeForce 7150 Graphics Card 160 GB HDD. Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit)

Problem 1:

BIOS hangs at the initial screen for 3-5 minutes. After 3-5 minutes, it goes to the next screen. Pressing only works key "ESC". I tried the BIOS flashed with the latest firmware (PRICE Phoenix F 32). Problem persists.

What I tried:

1 memory module checked. Tried different RAM module.

2 checked hard drive for errors - Self Test passed.

3 flashed the BIOS with the latest Firmware.

Problem 2:

Vista hangs at the initial screen (screen bar trip)

What I tried:

1. Startup Repair

2. removed PCMCIA, 1394 driver files.

3. system restore

4 re-installled Vista.

It's really frustrating to see the screen hanging even after reinstalling Vista. The Startup Repair tool produces the following result:

Signature of the problem:
Problem event name: StartupRepairV2
Signature of the problem 01: AutoFailover
Signature of the problem 02: 6.0.6000.16386.6.0.6000.16386
Signature problem 03:2
Signature of the 04:65537 problem
Signature of the problem 05: unknown
Signature of the 06 problem: NoRootCause
Signature of the problem 07:0
Signature problem 08:2
Signature of the problem 09: WrpRepair
Issue 10:2 signature
OS version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033

Problem 3:

If CD/DVD disc problem is related to the two above, we can discuss it further. Otherwise, I'll look it up in other sections of the forum.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance

Solved!

The problem was with supply management power to the motherboard. I took it to a service person and he said it's a common problem with Compaq V6000 laptop /V3000 of the series... He solved the problem in 30 mins by replacing the chips... Too bad I spent several weeks on troubleshooting the problem myself.

I hope that this post will help someone...

Thank you!

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