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Computer hangs at BIOS screen. Cannot enter setup

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Mar 15, 202647003 views
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I have an HP Pavilion a6500f (it's a year out of warranty) and it's hanging on the blue HP BIOS screen. If I mash F10 while it's starting up, it will say "Entering Setup..." but I will see no results. It will hang there and not do anything. If I actually wait until I can see the screen and then hit…

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After the edit, it sounds like a device enumeration issue, something wrong with the hard drive probably. If you try swapping it out for another hard drive you know functions well elsewhere does it again stall? Original reply: If it hangs at POST it …

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