Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Posted ImageWelcome to the all new Geo Metro Forum. We hope you enjoy your visit.

You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are features you can't use and images you can't see. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Join our community!




Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Laptop Whoas; Hoping someone can help
Topic Started: Nov 29 2012, 09:06 PM (1,437 Views)
94RHDRollerskate
Member Avatar
Forum Stud Muffin

.
Two separate incidents... both using Vista Home Premium:

First laptop (Acer Aspire 5100-3357) - developed an issue where all USB ports became inop except for being able to run my cooling fan.

Replacement laptop (HP Pavillion TX-1000) - slipped on dog 'spit-up' and it landed on the same tile floor my hip did, cracking the screen and breaking off the front right corner. It still worked afterwards, but after being shutdown over night, it will now not reboot. Safe Mode and System Repair Mode both have no effect.

Help!


.
Edited by 94RHDRollerskate, Nov 29 2012, 09:55 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
rmcelwee
Member Avatar


94RHDRollerskate
Nov 29 2012, 09:06 PM
.
Two separate incidents... both using Vista Home Premium:

First laptop (Acer Aspire 5100-3357) - developed an issue where all USB ports became inop except for being able to run my cooling fan.

Replacement laptop (HP Pavillion TX-1000) - slipped on dog 'spit-up' and it landed on the same tile floor my hip did, cracking the screen and breaking off the front right corner. It still worked afterwards, but after being shutdown over night, it will now not reboot. Safe Mode and System Repair Mode both have to effect.

Help!


.
1) Try to remove/reinstall the MB drivers

2) Not sure what "Safe Mode and System Repair Mode both have to effect". Explain and maybe I can help.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
94RHDRollerskate
Member Avatar
Forum Stud Muffin

rmcelwee
Nov 29 2012, 09:51 PM
94RHDRollerskate
Nov 29 2012, 09:06 PM
.
Two separate incidents... both using Vista Home Premium:

First laptop (Acer Aspire 5100-3357) - developed an issue where all USB ports became inop except for being able to run my cooling fan.

Replacement laptop (HP Pavillion TX-1000) - slipped on dog 'spit-up' and it landed on the same tile floor my hip did, cracking the screen and breaking off the front right corner. It still worked afterwards, but after being shutdown over night, it will now not reboot. Safe Mode and System Repair Mode both have to effect.

Help!


.
1) Try to remove/reinstall the MB drivers

2) Not sure what "Safe Mode and System Repair Mode both have to effect". Explain and maybe I can help.
.
Sorry... should have read: both have NO effect. They start to do their thing, and then it shuts down and restarts.

Need step-by step of where to find MB the drivers.


.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
mattmac_69
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  * ]
1) if what rmcelwee doesn't work, I also found this kb article. Be careful if you get to, and decide to run the regedit, you could end up reloading windows.

2)might have to open some compartments on the bottom of the laptop and remove and reinstall things like the memory and hard drive.
Edited by mattmac_69, Nov 29 2012, 10:06 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
94RHDRollerskate
Member Avatar
Forum Stud Muffin

.
I have tried removing the battery and running just off of the cord. Then the other way around, to no avail.

.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Johnny Mullet
Member Avatar
Fear the Mullet

Dropped laptop = paper weight
Online Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
aaronvincent
Member Avatar
Mr Mojo Risin'

Modern laptops (modern computers in general) are absolute trash and have a 2-3 year lifespan at best. That lifespan deecreases when dropped, time for a new one!
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Horn


my laptop is from 2006 iirc (toshiba satellite a105)

Its not too bad. Updated to microsoft 7. office 2007 and increased RAM

Now it is starting to crash every once in a while though.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
mattmac_69
Member Avatar
Member
[ *  *  * ]
Not necessarily, I saved the laptop I'm using now from a liquid spill. It wouldn't stay powered up, took it apart and cleaned it, working good. Granted, a drop could be worse...
Try this
then this
usually I try to remove any components(hard drive, memory, cd-rom, battery, wireless adapter) from the bottom and reseat them, there just may be a loose connection somewhere.

**couple of warnings tho: those components do not like static electricity. Use to be the fcc didn't like people removing the wireless adapter for what ever reason...
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
mauurgp
Member Avatar
absolutely fresh fish

first laptop; as other poster stated, uninstall/install drivers (or attempt to update). dont know vista too well, so dont know how to navigate for you, in xp, you would go start ->control panel->system properties->hardware tab->then device manager button. if you can figure out how to do the same in vista, then you just need to double click on the usb driver to get the uninstall/rollback driver options.

second laptop is probably toast, but just to clarify; you said it will not reboot - do you mean that it will not boot at all?
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
94RHDRollerskate
Member Avatar
Forum Stud Muffin

.
Multiple suggestions to remove and re-install components... will try that next. Thanks guys.

.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Stiffchezze
Member Avatar
Sir Metrologist

aaronvincent
Nov 29 2012, 10:14 PM
Modern laptops (modern computers in general) are absolute trash and have a 2-3 year lifespan at best. That lifespan deecreases when dropped, time for a new one!
Not all of them! :P
Time to get one of these! :D

Link--->Toughbook 31 vs. ATV
I LOVE mine! :wub:
---
Keep us updated! :popcorn
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Coche Blanco
Member Avatar
Troll Certified

Backup all your data. Installed windows 7 or XP. Thank me later.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Stiffchezze
Member Avatar
Sir Metrologist

Yep, Vista ranks right up there with Fram filters. :shake
:hmm Come to think of it, Vista might filter oil a little better! :lol
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Cobrajet25
Member Avatar


94RHDRollerskate
Nov 29 2012, 09:06 PM
.
both using Vista Home Premium:

.
Vista was shit to begin with. Time to upgrade.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · The Geo Metro Lounge · Next Topic »
Add Reply