[Kevin in California]

Hi Veni...it’s an HP dv5000. I was doing a virus scan which was nothing out of the norm. And, I was on AC power. I am 100% certain it’s not a battery issue.

Is there some kind of reset I can do?

Thanks

[dila813]

hmmm. Others are reporting the same to HP

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Operating-systems-and-software/System-won-t-boot-Blinking-cursor-on-black-screen/td-p/346719