Continued Labtop Issues

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I continually have the same issues with my craptop and thought I would see if I can get any more insight on it. Basically it just doesn't want to present any image on the screen 99% of the time when I boot it up. Once I get the startup screen, I'm good to go, but whenever I power up, it doesn't ever powerup the screen with anything.

When I went to Geeksquad they didn't look at a thing and just told me its a motherboard issue and the craptop is fried. I personally didn't buy that and openned it up since it does work occassionally and made sure nothing was loose by reseating everything, but I still have the same issue.

I use good antivirus software as well as antispyware to make sure that is not an issue. I know it's not due to overheating (it is the HP labtop with dual-centrino processors which can cook like an oven) as I keep it circulated best I can.


I thought it might have something to do with the graphics card and maybe the BIOS or the Device Manager isn't recognizing the graphics card? I do have some other minor issues with the craptop like my shift keys don't work and the internal network card doesn't work, but I can make due without those. I might of posted this before, and if I have I do apologize for the repetition of it, but I just don't have the money right now to get a new labtop or PC due to litigations and family issues... FFXI is my only escape from RL atm lol.
 
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I continually have the same issues with my craptop and thought I would see if I can get any more insight on it. Basically it just doesn't want to present any image on the screen 99% of the time when I boot it up. Once I get the startup screen, I'm good to go, but whenever I power up, it doesn't ever powerup the screen with anything.
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No POST (power-on self-test)?

Check Power -> memory -> processor -> mobo


When I went to Geeksquad
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Your first mistake.

they didn't look at a thing and just told me its a motherboard issue and the craptop is fried.
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sounds like what they would say.

I personally didn't buy that and openned it up since it does work occassionally and made sure nothing was loose by reseating everything, but I still have the same issue.
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if the computer is still under a warranty, good job! you just voided it. :p

I use good antivirus software as well as antispyware to make sure that is not an issue. I know it's not due to overheating (it is the HP labtop with dual-centrino processors which can cook like an oven) as I keep it circulated best I can.
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that's a best practice: also, don't leave it on (plugged-in or not) for prolonged periods of time. Power management is an illusion when it comes to heat, and heat will destroy components. Hibernate when you aren't using the laptop.

I thought it might have something to do with the graphics card and maybe the BIOS or the Device Manager isn't recognizing the graphics card? I do have some other minor issues with the craptop like my shift keys don't work and the internal network card doesn't work, but I can make due without those. I might of posted this before, and if I have I do apologize for the repetition of it, but I just don't have the money right now to get a new labtop or PC due to litigations and family issues... FFXI is my only escape from RL atm lol.
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It does sound like a BIOS problem, but there are other steps you can try.

- If you have any bootable external media (Linux CDs or a Windows 98 CD comes directly to mind), try to boot using those.
- Look at the HP website to see if you can find a BIOS update for your particular model. You can normally flash them onto a USB drive or a CD and boot the system with it to upgrade your BIOS.
- Otherwise, you may need to get HP support involved.



Likewise, wouldn't this fit better in General Discussion instead of FFXI Gen Discussion?
 
Ya know, I use the FFXI section of this forum so much, I didn't realize there was a regualr General Discussion.... wow. It's over a year past warranty so I didn't do any reseating until I verified that. I don't have a boot disk for Windows 98 or Linux atm, but I will surf their site for a possible BIOS update and possibly call HP later today if I can't find one. Thanks for the help!

And any Mod that reads this can move it to the Regualr Gneral Discussion for correctness please :D
 
That actually does sound like it might be a motherboard issue, ironically... lol
 
I am resisting the urge to abuse my powers to change the title of this topic to "Laptop." I will however move it to Reality Sinks In.

This does seem to be 1 of 2 problems: Motherboard on the fritz or loose connector to the LCD.
 
Due to not having my craptop to burn a CD of a boot for me to try and update BIOS, I'm going to see maybe if it is a loose LCD connection... only reason I might not think so is when I do get the screen working, it never just drops the connection unless it reboots. But hey...anything is worth a shot. I might just have to take a very extended break from FFXI until I actually get a new laptop or PC (no way am I getting this for PS2 and I don't have the money for a 360 atm either ;^^; )
 
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