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Another option if all else fails, is to add a sound card in your computer. Here is just 1 example.
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Blast...ard+windows+10
The red cross looks like this:
I will do the linux later.
I tried press ESC, DELETE, and from F1 to F12:
ESC:
F1 has no effect.
F2:
F3 to F8 has no effect.
F9 is select boot device:
F10 is the Hewlett Packard setup thing:
F11 is recovery (no image).
F12 is another select boot device:
Delete has no effect.
Thanks! I will have it as a last resort.
Actually, will this type of USB sound card work and give me sound? (I just surfed Amazon)
Source: http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Aluminum-External-Adapter-AU-EMAC/dp/B00OJ5AV8I/ref=pd_sim_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=41arqGyesRL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0G0MATWV3M4 R1P9HGEY5
That usb device is mainly for head phones and microphones .....that would not be the one I would use. But that's your choice.
If your computer's sound can not be fixed, and their is nothing else wrong with your computer, then install a sound CARD into one of your PCI slots.
The F9 key is for booting to a bootable USB Flash drive, if you were going to install Linux on a usb stick. That was mentioned earlier in your thread.
Ah yes, the red cross means you have no sound! You knew that!
Interesting: in the screen shot for pressing the ESC key: Startup Menu, there is an item for "System Information".
It would be interesting to highlight that and hit ENTER to see if it shows the sound device there.
What if you try to install the audio driver for Windows 8?
I checked the HP support site for your model and Windows 8 is the only OS that has the Audio Driver listed.
I think it's worth a shot considering how much trouble you've had with this issue!
Cheerio, Boris :)