I have an HP510 2.13GHz laptop and it keeps shutting down for no apparent reason from time to time. It is 1 year old, is nearly always on and runs XP Pro SP2.
As I have run PC Tools Registry Mechanic and CCleaner on it plus keep it regularly defragged and backed up with Ghost 10.0, I am beginning to think it may be an early sign of some kind of hardware failure. I have run system diagnostics on it online from the HP web site and it has not found anything. I have blown air through the fan vents and still it will just suddenly shutdown for no apparent reason. Sometimes it won’t even finish booting. The only solution then appears to be to disconnect all power from it, remove the battery and wait for a few minutes before reconnecting and rebooting.
I use this laptop as a DAW in the first instance and for internet access (primarily radio via RealPlayer) but also for downloading sound fx samples as and when needed.
The only other symptom is that sometimes it gets skippy when recording…
I know there is a way to diagnose where the problem is occurring but can’t remember where it is.
All help and advice much appreciated as always.
Thanks very much
Sam
