I suggest testing if the hardware works with a recent live linux distro,
either USB or optical disc based.
It it's not a hardware problem then perhaps try HP-specific forums (and
include operating system in your question).
Good luck.
--
Shaun.
"Humans will have advanced a long, long, way when religious belief has a
cozy little classification in the DSM."
David Melville (in r.a.s.f1)