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I am co-owner of a small, local only computer repair workshop.
- PC Specs
- HP 6735s LaptopT7300 2ghz dual core CPU4gig pc2 6400 (2x 2gig sticks)160gb fujitsu sata 5400rpm hard…
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 | The HP DV series laptops are well known for graphics failure. It is down to a combination of poor design and poor manufacturing quality. If it is still under warranty then get it back to HP as a proper repair can be very very expensive. |
| | Are you at home or at work? |
| | I'd say you have no choice but to take it to a professional for diagnosis. It's most likely that an internal surface mount fuse has blown as this is quite common. Unless you are an expert on surface mount components, I doubt you will be able to find and replace … |
| | That's not classed as a black screen if you have a blinking cursor. The blinking cursor indicates that your operating system has failed rather than any of your hardware. Press F8 just after your bios screen and see if you can boot into safemode. If you are able to do … |
| | You will need to take it to a professional for diagnosis. Liquid spills can do a lot of damage to laptops. You also need to get whoever you take it to to clean the heatsink and put fresh thermal paste on the CPU and GPU as the DV series are … |
| | The first thing you need to do is test your hard drive. You will need to take it out and test it with another computer with a usb adapter and hdtune which can easily be found with google.  |
| | A faulty battery could also be the cause. Does it run ok on mains power with the battery removed?  |
| | GPU and chipset are the main fault areas. You need to open it up and get rid of all the dust too.  |
| | If you have one, try a different monitor. If you don't have a spare monitor see if you can borrow one for a day or 2. What exactly have the repair shop done to your computer?  |
| | It would help if you told us what computer it is!  |
| | If you get this happen as soon as windows boots then it's more likely to be a resolution or refresh rate problem. Press F8 just after your bios screen and before windows begins and select safe mode. In safe mode, you will be able to lower your resolution and/or refesh …  |
| | Is it a laptop or a PC? What windows version are you trying to install? Why are you trying to install? Are you trying to get a different OS on or did the previous one fail? If it failed, any idea why? We need more info in order to help. |
 | What happens if you boot from your windows installation cd? Do you get the same error or a different one? |
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 | Is your Windows 7 32bit or 64bit? Wich wireless driver did you download?  |
| | See if this helps - [url]http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm[/url] |
| | You should get a proper Toshiba charger. Those cheapo ones on eBay are a load of rubbish! |
| | Remove and reseat your ram. You will find plenty of tutorials via google.  |
| | There's a good few infections showing in your log. You should run mbam on it. https://www.malwarebytes.org/ then post it's log in this thread. |
| | The most common cause of a problem like that is the capacitors on your motherboard, check to see if any of them are domed or leaking. If any are then they need to be replaced.  |
| | SD formatter should sort it. http://download.cnet.com/SD-Formatter/3000-2094_4-75883295.html |
| | If you have the equipment, you need to take the hard drive out of your laptop, connect it to a usb adapter and test it with another computer. |
| | Emsisoft Emergency Kit might just do it. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/emsisoft-emergency-kit/ |
| | Dell's cannot be cleared via the cmos battery. You have 2 options. 1- Contact Dell and be prepared to prove ownership of your laptop. 2- Take it to a repair shop and have them replace the security chip with a blank one. This can be expensive. |
 | It is a microswitch and is available at Maplin. http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/low-cost-miniature-microswitch-with-roller-gw70m |
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| | Thats a hardware problem. If you don't feel that you are up to stripping the thing apart yourself then you will need to take it to a professional! |
| | The first thing you should do is check your hard drive for bad sectors. Hdtune is a good tool for this, get the free version. http://www.hdtune.com/download.html |
| | I very much doubt it. They are 2 completely different operating systems. |
| | I will give that a try tomorrow. I have a laptop with 7 on it in my workshop that has an admin pasword on it. It was put on by the son of the owner and the son either doesn't know the password or won't say what it is. |
| | Are you shutting it down or putting it into sleep mode? |
| | It is entirely possible for one device to have a problem and the rest connecting fine to be caused by the router, I have seen it many times. Before you play around with the router's settings, try doing a hard reset on it. You should find a recessed reset switch …  |
| | Check the dates. This thread has been dead for 2 years!  |
| | Get hdtune and test your hard drive. If it fails then you will have to replace it. |
| | Let me guess? 750gig hard drive? I work in the local coputer shop and recently we have been getting lots of windows 8 laptop's come in with faulty hard drives. Best thing to do is to remove the hard drive and connect it to another computer via a usb adapter … |
| | Re: error on boot up Sounds like you may have an over heating issue. When you first start the laptop up can you feel air being blown out of the vent? If not you will have to open the laptop up and clean out the cooling system. If you are not absolutely %100 sure you … |
| | If it is not on the bottom of your laptop then you need to contact Dell.  |
| | What windows version are you using?  |
| | Press F8 during startup and select safe mode with networking and see if you can connect to the net. If you can connect, download Mbam (google will easily find it), update it and run a full scan and get it to remove all it finds. |
| | The most common cause of your problem is infection and infections can easily infect restore points. What antivirus and antimalware software do you have and have you scanned with it recently?  |
| | That means you need a new battery! |
| | Are you getting a dos prompt? If so, type ckhdsk and let it fix any errors. |
 | Clearing Chrome's cash should solve the problem. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95582?hl=en-GB |
| | It being an HP, is it overheating? (HP's are notorious for this) When it is running, can you feel warm air exiting the vents when the fan is running? Is the fan running at full speed a majority of the time? Can you feel a heat buildup on the underside … |
| | If it was me, the very first thing I'd do is check the condition of the hard drive with hdtune which can easily be found with google. Do a full error scan with it. If it comes up with bad sectors then replace it with a new hard drive. If … |
| | Check out [url]http://www.piriform.com/recuva[/url] It's free and does a fair job! |
 | JRT from bleeping computer might help too. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/junkware-removal-tool/ |
 | Another case of microsoft software not being compatible with microsoft software. Try it with chrome or firefox, I bet you won't have the problem with them. |
 | You should also check it for infections with Mbam. Windows 8 security is terrible. |
 | You need to remove the hard drive and test it on another computer with hdtune via a usb to sata adapter. Google will easily find hdtune and sata adapters are nice and cheap these days. |
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