The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Compaq R4012US Problems

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dmbfan04, Dec 10, 2006.

  1. dmbfan04

    dmbfan04 Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    82
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Hello all.

    I am currently having trouble with my laptop. Today, the system was running very slow and would not boot properly. I tried shutting down unneccesary programs as it booted to the main screeen, but with no luck. I saw that the CPU was running at 100% and figured it was something wrong with the AMD Athlon driver I had installed. Since my internet was not working, I resorted to format my computer completely and use the OS disc and driver disc that came with the laptop.

    So far I have tried installing windows xp but its stuck on the "Installing Windows" screen and its been saying 34 minutes remaining. Its been stuck on this screen for an hour and the CD is not running. I know the OS disc is fine because I've used it in the past succesfully on other formats. I've also recently had it repaired as my hard drive pooped out. Does anyone have any experiences with this kind of problem?
     
    dmbfan04, Dec 10, 2006
    #1
  2. Gator

    Gator Go Gators!

    Reputations:
    890
    Messages:
    1,889
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Sounds like a hardware issue. Check your RAM, there is a program called MemTest86 that you can burn to a CD so you can test your memory on bootup before you enter your OS. Course you'll have to burn it at your friend's house or something.

    Also, could just be your hard drive dying again. Is it making any clicking noises, or noises otherwise not normal during operation?
     
    Gator, Dec 10, 2006
    #2