can you remove the drive and try again?
does the power even come on?
where does it end when you watch the screen during startup?
what, how, and how many beeps does the comp make at startup? different beeps mean different problems
1. the hard drive or the usb drive? tried usb, nothing
2. yes
3. it shows the compaq logo
4. when I turn it on, it gets to the Compaq screen then beeps rapidly, then it turns into one long beep., not being able to advance