#HP #laptop won’t turn on except for BIOS Update

I am having some issues with an HP 250 G8 laptop (4K803EA). The pc, when turned on, has the LED on but stays on a black screen. I opened the computer, and noticed that the fan spins for a few seconds after pressing the power button but then stops. I tried swapping ram with a working one taken from another laptop but nothing happens.

The only thing that seems working is the HP Bios Update utility, that I can open turning on the pc while pressing Windows + B keys, as described on HP website. It seems to complete flashing the bios with no errors, but then still no boot. I tried putting the bios files on a USB drive as well.

Any clue on how to solve this? Thanks.

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  • f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    Try booting with the HDD disconnected. Try disconnecting the battery and BIOS battery (where is it on this model?!) for a few minutes.

    You would still need good RAM to get into the BIOS update…

    GPU failure, since a text-mode boots but not much else?