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#16
Posted 15 May 2012 - 01:32 PM

Start - Control Panel - Device Manager
#17
Posted 15 May 2012 - 05:39 PM

#18
Posted 15 May 2012 - 05:41 PM

#19
Posted 15 May 2012 - 07:28 PM

#20
Posted 15 May 2012 - 08:27 PM

Hey, Sophia. Get rid of those last two screenshots you have showing your s/n and product key. Something tells me it's not a good idea to do so.
Thanks for saying this! I had a little bit of worry when I first posted it but thought if the gurus tell me...


#21
Posted 15 May 2012 - 09:06 PM

Good morning! The only difference I see (and that may be temporary, as the slight ringing that was gone for a day is back) is that when I go through ESC. from HP to Windows, the left side start window doesn't pop up all by itself. Everything else, including the clicking being disabled until I go through ctrl+alt+del is the same.
I just noticed this.
What's the ringing like? Does it do beeps sort of like a Morse code? And when does the ringing occur exactly? Or is it random?
#22
Posted 16 May 2012 - 11:15 PM

The ringing used to be deafening when I would turn the computer on. This is gone now. Now, it doesn't even happen every time, but when it does it's fairly light and does sound a little like Morse code. It happens when it goes from HP to Windows. If you want me to be even more specific - I'll reboot*** to check whether it happens before or after Microsoft status bar. Also, Ctrl+M works about 80% of the time. Right now, I am not able to start a new line or a new paragraph because of it. Also, as I was writing this post, I stopped for a second and after that, when I put the cursor by "80", the page and the cursor scrolled down maybe 50 lines. I regained control over it, only after going through PREVIEW twice.I just noticed this.
What's the ringing like? Does it do beeps sort of like a Morse code? And when does the ringing occur exactly? Or is it random?
And now, suddenly, Ctrl+M works again... How odd.

So what do we do now, guys? Or are we waiting for the new keyboard first? ===================================================================
***Just rebooted. The ringing is exactly like Morse code and begins when the word Windows comes on screen, continues when the desktop comes on and when the little circle is spinning. After the spinning circle goes away (not too fast) the ringing stops and I have no control over clicking on anything.
Edited by Sophia L, 16 May 2012 - 11:29 PM.
#23
Posted 17 May 2012 - 01:47 AM

Is there a pattern to the ringing when it occurs? Or does it vary every time?
Yeah, let that keyboard come to you and we'll see if anything positive happens.
#24
Posted 17 May 2012 - 04:37 AM

#25
Posted 17 May 2012 - 05:33 PM

I would definitely like to see how the machine behaves with an external keyboard. Failing keyboard/touchpads can cause all kinds of weird problems. Sometimes it's just the cable that connects the keyboard to the motherboard...sometimes it's the device itself.
In the meantime, please download and run WinAudit on your machine. WinAudit will be a .zip file, so you will have to extract it to run it. Save the report it generates as a PDF document and email to me as an attachment. This report will contain some personal information (product keys, ip address, etc...) so please only use your email for this...do not attach it to a post here. The report will also contain a great deal of system information that may shed some light on the odd behavior. I will PM you with my email address.
Once again, my apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
@ Amlak...nice catch on the images earlier...thanks.

#26
Posted 18 May 2012 - 02:16 AM


I will run the test tomorrow. Thanks for finding the time for me.
Last night the laptop felt unusually hot at some point. Not having a laptop fan I... (don't kill me but you're welcome to laugh at me) ...I put an ice pack under it. It seemed to work great. Crazy(moi), bad for the laptop or OK?
#27
Posted 20 May 2012 - 04:13 PM

That said, I also saw in the report that the Chrome browser is throwing a lot of application errors. Do you use the Chrome browser much? If you don't, it might be a good idea to uninstall it. If you do use Chrome, I'd suggest uninstalling it, rebooting, and reinstalling.
Let's see if the external keyboard brings any joy to the situation...
#28
Posted 21 May 2012 - 09:50 PM



Edited by Sophia L, 21 May 2012 - 10:19 PM.
#29
Posted 21 May 2012 - 11:15 PM

GPU 62C
HDO 51C
TEMP1 58C
CORE 0 56C (this one and the one below were 54 and went up 2 degrees while I was writing this and are now 54 again)
CORE 1 56c
Edited by Sophia L, 21 May 2012 - 11:16 PM.
#30
Posted 22 May 2012 - 06:28 PM



What can cause that?
Once my keyboard gets here, I will ask the friend who's been dragged into helping me to clean the fan as well. Anything else that could be done while we have it dissected? Right now, after sitting unused for about 16 hours, the temps are, with Chrome on and after about ten minutes of use:56, 45, 53, 52, 52.
Edited by Sophia L, 22 May 2012 - 06:30 PM.
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