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| Thread ID: 53520 | 2005-01-20 00:25:00 | Laptop Problem Solved | Winston001 (3612) | Press F1 |
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| 315946 | 2005-01-20 00:25:00 | I have an HP NX9005 with XP Pro SP2. For some time I've been having a problem with the processor running at 100% and the fan blowing as fast as it can. Windows would'nt close down so I had to force it. I posted on this a few months ago. Initially HP replaced the hard drive under warranty. But after about 5 weeks the problem returned. I scanned for viruses, killed spyware with abandon (nothing there anyway) ran diagnostics. I also searched this forum and the net for clues. Ultimately I took it to my IT guys who reinstalled Windows. Fine. I then installed programs very slowly, allowing a week between each to see if a conflict occurred. But 5 weeks or so later same problem reoccurred. This time the IT guy updated the BIOS and bingo - problem solved. Well, I hope so anyway. Anyway the point is simply to relate the problems I had which seemed unsolvable. It might help someone else. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 315947 | 2005-01-20 00:39:00 | At last . Someone has loaded an updated BIOS and it fixed a problem . More usually, we see the unhappiness of someone who has "flashed the BIOS", and something has gone wrong . I shudder when someone blithely recommends this -- especially when there is no possible reason to believe that the BIOS has anything to do with a problem . It's not something you do just to be sure you have the "latest" version . New versions are released if a problem is known to occur . They should only be installed if the actual problem fixed actually occurs on the particular machine . Bad Things Happen . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 315948 | 2005-01-20 01:00:00 | Good to hear it's all ok now :D | ~sy~ (95) | ||
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