I'm having the same problem, the local computer guy says its the motherboard problem, and that I should get a new laptop.
Sucks.. I just added a 1gig stick of ram a month ago
So what is that chip? Would matter that I get this part myself and try to put it in myself? Or just send it into HP to repair it? Or a local guy?
I have the same power problem on my l2000, thanks for the help so far!