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Compaq Presario 900 Video Problem

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by romejohn1

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The laptop has an intermittant video problem.
After it is on for a short time, the video seems to short and crashes the system. When I try to restart, the video shows repeats of the text messages on the screen and the system will not boot beyond the CMOS startup. Sometimes after the system is left alone for a few days, it will boot normally and run for a short time. The error message says to restore the video from the Restore CD, but I know that that is not the problem. Is there a replacement for the Video or LCD invertor or what? Thanks for any suggestions.

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by tintoman

but in your post you don't say why or how you know that.
Why do you think its a video issue anyway?
Is it not possible that the machine is overheating? perhaps the power adapter is not functioning properly?

by oh smeg

They had several NB's that had a Design Failure and they have a fix that they provide free to these systems.

Some HP made NB's have replaceable Video Cards that need to be replaced because of an Overheating Issue causing the system to shut down.

However if it's not one of the affected models the most likely answer is that you need a new M'Board for this NB.

But just top be sure download the Service & Maintenance Manual from here

http://tinyurl.com/2gg3sq

And check what HP suggest for their product.

Col

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