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    Presario X1000 Fried

    Discussion in 'HP' started by lumberbunny, Aug 16, 2006.

  1. lumberbunny

    lumberbunny Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a Compaq Presario X1000 that is several years old, and while watching a movie one day, the screen began to show wicked artifacts and then the system just shutdown: permanently, it would seem. Now, all that happens when the power button is pressed is that the power and wireless lights turn on, the hard drive light flickers a couple of times, and then nothing.

    I have this gut feeling that it's the video card, but have no justification for that conclusion. Is that a problem whose symptoms would be those that I described? If not that, then what else should I try?

    Thanks
     
    lumberbunny, Aug 16, 2006
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  2. admlam

    admlam Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    I remember that many people had the same problem with the presario x1000 a few years back. The issue is hardware related. In all these situations, the notebook needed to be serviced by the warranty.

    Unfortunately, this seems to be a message to upgrade...
     
    admlam, Aug 16, 2006
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    lumberbunny Notebook Evangelist

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    I've already got an upgrade. The point is that it's still an okay laptop, and if I can fix it with a cheap part off eBay then why not? It's perfectly usable (or would be if it weren't broken). Here's a link to what seems to be the same problem:

    http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=80420

    It would appear that they agree with you, admlam, that it is a problem with the "hardware"...
     
    lumberbunny, Aug 16, 2006
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