I have a prob with a puter that is actually my mom's and I've been tryin to fix it for her if it would ever boot up without problems.The puter is only 3-1/2yrs old now but started after 2yrs.(OS is XP) It started going straight into the power save mode when booted,unless the puter would sit around for a cpl weeks to maybe even a month,and then would boot right up no prob but then would all of the sudden freeze after maybe 20mins of being used.So I took it in my hands and told her that maybe there was too much activity going on in the background making it freeze,or even some spyware or virus'. I was able to disable some programs that were starting immed.at start up like messenger services,etc...unimportant things such as but then it froze again. So I have not been able to get back onto it long enough to run any tests because it freezes too quickly now.The prob has been persistent for over a yr now and getting worse and worse each time it is booted and I tend to wonder if any of it has to do with the fact that it has to be shut down manually all the time :?: Most of the time though it goes directly to the black screen...power save mode :sad: as stated... you have to wait a cpl weeks to a month for it to beable to boot up again normally but then it freezes. I have tried several optional tests that hp has suggested but nothing helped. Is there anyone at all who may have a clue on this one?? Any info would be greatly appreciated ;) thank you - Jody
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Jump to PostI think it could be a hardware fault. Moreover I think something inside your computer is overheating. I would check for that by opening up the case and switching the computer on.
Check for the following.1. That all the fans are spinning normally
2. without touching the components …
Jump to PostAt what point does it freeze? I you tried creating a bootlog... unless it freezes before it gets to that point? does it? Windows XP also has a recovery console on the original XP disk that might be able to restore the boot record.
Jump to Postsorry I just read about the f1 part. So it goes into power save mode on Post. Have you got another ATX PSU you could try on it?
When resetting your CMOS have you try the jumper switch on the motherboard to clear the CMOS? what model of mboard,CPU have …
Jump to PostIf the heatsink has an air gap of even the smallest amount then the CPU will overheat. I don't know if you have had a look already but it might be too late to recover the CPU if this is the case. If you can get into the BIOS or …
Jump to PostThis sure sounds like a heating problem...
You need to check the cpu to heatsink contact...Your computer has a huge duct from the cpu to a fan mounted on the back of the case...
Is that fan spinning up...You need to go to HP and get …
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