before you go waisting your time and money.....check to see if there is a lidswitch that is not depressing....if i remember correctly the lidswitch is under a hing on that model....if ne help is required email me..glad to help
I hate to be the one to tell you but as i've repaired countless notebooks of this model, the actual RAID controller is what is failing, if you can find a bad board with a good controller you can replace it and you should be ok..email me...
Well from what you say it is a heat problem, typically on the older machines with desktop micros, they tend to generate much more heat than todays mobile micros.....Check the stand-offs that are holding down the FHS....every once in a...
As HP does not have them posted on their support site. You're going to want to go to the manufacturer websites to get correct drivers.....You can use the vista drivers as a guidline to search each driver....
There is a setting in the BIOS that allows you to boot, LCD, CRT, or LCD+CRT pick one you want to use save settings and wammo....external monitor on boot...
