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Offline GoGeTa006

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« on: September 05, 2009, 08:29:53 PM »
So I came across this laptop which is sitting right besides me. . .I turned it on 2 weeks ago and it didnt go past boot screen, i went into the bios and used the hp "disk check up" and fixed it.

Yesterday it doesnt turn on the monitor anymore. . .it turns on all the little lights inside, the fans and everything but no image whatsoever, i tried hooking it to an external monitor and nothing either! If i leave it on it eventually shuts down and restarts (like after a minute)
I think it may be the video card, but apparently its not the first time this happened, it happened for a couple of months and then I touched it and it booted up with that HD error, but the video stuff was good and working, but now again this thing happened.

Anyone got any idea with this ?
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Re: HP
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2009, 08:45:15 PM »
The thing is fucked. My godsis' did the same thing. First it was HDD, swapped it for fun, and then it died in a week. It was something else. I have no confirmation, but I think the mobo went haywire and started frying random components. (Heat issue due to bad air circulation of the way that the laptop is built)
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Re: HP
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2009, 08:48:58 PM »
Quote from: fohfoh on September 05, 2009, 08:45:15 PM
The thing is fucked. My godsis' did the same thing. First it was HDD, swapped it for fun, and then it died in a week. It was something else. I have no confirmation, but I think the mobo went haywire and started frying random components. (Heat issue due to bad air circulation of the way that the laptop is built)

I was thinking about poping it open! anyways its outside manufacturers warranty already,. . .
lets see what i find
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Re: HP
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2009, 09:42:11 PM »
Yeah, shred the thing, you never know what kind of goodies you can salvage. My dad's gone through so many laptops and desktops I have a small cupboard full of components. Made a couple of small robots with them.
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Re: HP
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2009, 10:12:18 PM »
HP laptops tend to fail a lot.
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Re: HP
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2009, 12:19:15 AM »
Quote from: vuzedome on September 05, 2009, 10:12:18 PM
HP laptops tend to fail a lot.

Not if you get a well designed model with heat vents on the side  ;D
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Re: HP
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2009, 04:28:21 AM »
The only problem I've had with my HP laptop was due to the nVidia GPU. Your problem seems different from what I had, though. My laptop started to display some weird colours once or twice, forcing me to restart, and eventually it would not boot at all. The screen was then black and slowly turned to white in a weird manner. It could stay on for ages without rebooting due to heat.

I demanded a replacement due to faulty hardware and got one, even though I had to whine for over a month due to my warranty having run out. (I hadn't voided the seals for a good reason).

To me, it looks like you have an overheated/short circuited GPU (might not be an internal defect). Of course, this is just a guess since the screen is not responding at all and it eventually reboots, while it seems to run 'fine' otherwise. When it reboots I'd that something is sort of working, probably the motherboard reacting to heat from the GPU.
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Re: HP
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2009, 10:52:07 AM »
Here's my experience:
One day, turn on power, black screen. HDD not turning, no blinking of other lights, just the power indicator. 5 seconds later, automatically off.
Send in for maintenance, tech dude says its faulty hardware, short circuited the GPU .
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Re: HP
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2009, 02:52:00 PM »
I had a HP laptop that did the samething. Its the on board video card that fried. To fix it you need to replace the mobo. I had my laptop for 3 years and it died 2 weeks after the warranty ended
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Re: HP
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2009, 09:09:56 PM »
Quote from: NaRu on September 06, 2009, 02:52:00 PM
I had a HP laptop that did the samething. Its the on board video card that fried. To fix it you need to replace the mobo. I had my laptop for 3 years and it died 2 weeks after the warranty ended

they prolly have those things that cars also have. . .
that "break down right after the 100 000 miles warranty wears off"
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Re: HP
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2009, 10:13:29 PM »
Yes and no. NVidia had a bit of issues with laptop cards last generation.
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Re: HP
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2009, 01:24:04 AM »
Quote from: fohfoh on September 06, 2009, 10:13:29 PM
Yes and no. NVidia had a bit of issues with laptop cards last generation.
Oh wow, I wonder where you read that? Oo
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Re: HP
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2009, 04:06:37 AM »
Quote from: DaggerLite on September 07, 2009, 01:24:04 AM
Quote from: fohfoh on September 06, 2009, 10:13:29 PM
Yes and no. NVidia had a bit of issues with laptop cards last generation.
Oh wow, I wonder where you read that? Oo

It was all over at those tech blogs and tech forums' discussions, nVidia even admitted it themselves that there was a serious problem.
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Re: HP
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2009, 04:15:43 AM »
I was showing sarcasm to the comment.
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Re: HP
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2009, 04:28:04 AM »
Quote from: DaggerLite on September 07, 2009, 04:15:43 AM
I was showing sarcasm to the comment.
::)

Uhh... sure....


But technically with the affected cards, it was both Dell and HP that had the most issues.
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Re: HP
« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2009, 04:59:25 AM »
Quote from: fohfoh on September 07, 2009, 04:28:04 AM
Uhh... sure....


But technically with the affected cards, it was both Dell and HP that had the most issues.

Because HP and Dell don't have heat vents on the side of their laptops ;)
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Re: HP
« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2009, 05:37:42 AM »
Quote from: rl9009 on September 07, 2009, 04:59:25 AM
Quote from: fohfoh on September 07, 2009, 04:28:04 AM
Uhh... sure....


But technically with the affected cards, it was both Dell and HP that had the most issues.

Because HP and Dell don't have heat vents on the side of their laptops ;)

Yes sah. Perfectly stated sah.
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Re: HP
« Reply #17 on: September 07, 2009, 07:14:24 AM »
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