Hi, my PC does not start, it displays a screen with lines and then turns black and that of it, can you help me?

Hi, I have a Compaq Presario C700 no problems so far. It will not start when I turn it on the screen with criss cross lines and then a vertical black line, it turns black and then that's all. ? If I turn on and off for a couple of hours it starts? Can you please help.

Hello

Looks like a hardware problem. Contact the seller and the Compaq Support. As Compaq OEM
is responsible for the functioning Windows and hardware.

Compaq - support, drivers and documentation online
http://www.Compaq.com/country/cpq_support.html

Compaq (HP) - Forums
http://h30434.www3.HP.com/PSG/|

I hope this helps.

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