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    S-Video TV, Laptop Freezes?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Aero, Mar 18, 2005.

  1. Aero

    Aero PC/Mac...Whatever works! NBR Reviewer

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    Whenever I connect my laptop to my TV, it all comes on just fine color TV screen fully loaded all proper

    Then i begin to watch a DVD and my laptop freezes and it starts to get really HOT.

    The only way is to hold down the power button and shut it off.
    Why does this happen?
    Usually on normal word work its at 35-37 degrees celcius (the hard drive) and it goes to about 42-45 during the TV

    The area that gets hot is the area below my fans

    Whats up with this? ANY help would be nice[8D]

    thanks


    HP ZV5000
    Pentium 4 HT - 2.8 GHz
    512 MB DDR Ram
    15.4' BrightVew (1280x800)
    40 Gig 4200Rpm
    ATI Mobility Radeon - 128MB
    24x CD/DVD Combo Drive
    802.11b/g, Bluetooth
     
    Aero, Mar 18, 2005
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  2. Venombite

    Venombite Notebook Virtuoso

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    What happens when you watch DVD's on the notebook and not have it outputting to the TV, does it still get hot and freeze? If the problem doesn't happen when not watching it through the TV, then it could be something on the systemboard that's overloading/heating. The TV out portion uses addition connectors/chips and anyone of these could be the cause.

    -Vb-
     
    Venombite, Mar 24, 2005
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