Blank HDD, Blank screen, and no access to Bios

[DarkWolfie]

I had to replace my HDD in my other laptop, well I put in blank HDD, well I try to start it up and I dont get bios or post. needing to install OS and software for the laptop. I tried the Ram trick, the hard system power reset and everything I could find that people suggested for the blank screen and bios problem.

 

[mailpup]

I don't know that much about laptops but when you replaced the hard drive, how did you know it failed and how do you know something else hasn't failed?

 

[DarkWolfie]

original HDD for the laptop blue screened then restarted over and over.

 

[Leeky]

I would remove the new disk, and then re-fit it, just to double check its connections are solid.

To confirm, are you saying BIOS no longer appears at all?

I think if it was something else besides the disk, BIOS will still appear - It wouldn't start any different regardless of whether the disk had an OS or not. Least thats how I'd expect it to behave.

 

[mailpup]

That's not automatically a bad hard drive. There are other reasons for a BSOD. Anyway, with a desktop it should post even without a hard drive. I don't know if laptops are different in this respect but if not, it would seem something else has failed.

Edit: Leeky kind of beat me to it while I took my sweet time writing.

 

[DarkWolfie]

I put the original HDD back in to check with that one, with the old or new one, it is not posting period

 

[Leeky]

@mailpup
You deserve credit, not me, because I said it different to how I meant to say it. lol.

What I meant was, regardless of whether the OS is installed on a disk or not, it should still enter into BIOS. I'd expect problems identifying a disk that isn't connected properly (I'm not saying it was deliberate, it sometimes happens), but it should still enter BIOS.

I don't see how a disk would effect that from happening. I could be wrong however, but I do feel much like you, that something else isn't right.

EDIT:
@DarkWolfie
Have you had it apart other than the drive bay?
Maybe you disconnected something and haven't reconnected it?

The proceedure of removing, then refitting a disk shouldn't cause BIOS to stop - So I'd be tracing exactly what you did to see if something has come undone during your disk change.

Try resetting BIOS again.

 

[DarkWolfie]

have rechecked everything I had to remove and it is all hooked up correctly and properly. and yes to confirm no bios showing at all.

it is just weird because a few weeks ago I had tried to see if I could bypass the blue screen of death and get into Bios to just reformat the original HDD but had no luck getting passed it. now this

 

[Leeky]

I would check the CPU again - Failing that, assuming it has power, but still isn't doing anything when turning on, I'd suspect the motherboard - You've eliminated everything else by the sounds of things.

Then again, I'm no expert, so I'll let a fellow member with much more experience than me make a professional judgement.

 

[DarkWolfie]

would the cpu heatsink not being thermo glued to the cpu be a problem ?

 

[Leeky]

would the cpu heatsink not being thermo glued to the cpu be a problem ?

I would imagine it might be - It needs something between the two items (e.g. heatsink and cpu). Did you remove it?

Without an adequate seal the CPU would probably overheat extremely rapidly.

 

[DarkWolfie]

had to remove the cpu heatsink to adjust the fan that cools the heatsink. the thermo glue is still on both parts like it was when I took the heatsink off. they was not bonded together like they shoulda been but the heatsink has 3 screws that hold it down to the heatsink very securely

 

[Leeky]

had to remove the cpu heatsink to adjust the fan that cools the heatsink. the thermo glue is still on both parts like it was when I took the heatsink off. they was not bonded together like they shoulda been but the heatsink has 3 screws that hold it down to the heatsink very securely

If its removable, I would put some more paste on it, then screw it back down.

I don't think that is the issue though. Unless it worked before you removed it, and since doing so it hasnt.