HP laptop: Caps lock blinks 5 long red, 2 short white
The embedded controller (keyboard controller) cannot find valid firmware.
Applies to: HP notebook PCs (HP’s article names no model list). HP says the codes identify a variety of issues on HP notebook PCs and does not list models, so check your model with HP Customer Support if the code is not on this page.
What HP says to do
- HP says to reset the embedded controller: disconnect the AC power from the computer.
- HP says to press and hold the power button for more than 12 seconds, then release it.
- HP says to wait for the computer to turn on and start normally, then reconnect the AC power.
No repair advice of our own: semiatic gives no repair instructions of its own; beyond HP’s steps, ask HP Customer Support. What that means.
Counting the code and which HP models this table covers: reading HP blinks.
Source
HP’s own support page, read on the date shown.
- HP Customer Support: HP Notebook PCs - Computer beeps or a light blinks during startup — HP notebook PCs (HP’s article names no model list). support.hp.com Checked 2026-09-29.
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