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bobstheboy · 03-26-2009, 08:00 AM

My laptop suddenly decided to slow down and eventually powered off. Before this, items on the desktop (shortcuts) were being offered up to the Recycle Bin without any prompting !

When connected to the internet the screen was flickering and the search panels could not be typed in. I tried a System restore but the same happened so I went for a factory reinstall of Vista Home Premium. This took a few attempts before the computer allowed this to happen. On some occasions the machine would stop and made loud beeps. I eventually bypassed this by pressing the ESC button immediately after reboot.

All the above happened whilst it was connected to mains power. I then decided to try it on battery only and I haven't had a problem since (5 hours) It is now on mains and appears ok ! Could it be that the onboard power unit is on the way out or could it be that the power lead is faulty? I should add I unplugged all the mains connections and tried again and all is good. Could it have been a very slight loose connection that has now been corrected ?

Not a "techie" so any suggestions are welcome.

03-26-2009, 08:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
bobstheboy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Vista SP1	[SOLVED] HP Pavillion Dv9565 Power Problem My laptop suddenly decided to slow down and eventually powered off. Before this, items on the desktop (shortcuts) were being offered up to the Recycle Bin without any prompting ! When connected to the internet the screen was flickering and the search panels could not be typed in. I tried a System restore but the same happened so I went for a factory reinstall of Vista Home Premium. This took a few attempts before the computer allowed this to happen. On some occasions the machine would stop and made loud beeps. I eventually bypassed this by pressing the ESC button immediately after reboot. All the above happened whilst it was connected to mains power. I then decided to try it on battery only and I haven't had a problem since (5 hours) It is now on mains and appears ok ! Could it be that the onboard power unit is on the way out or could it be that the power lead is faulty? I should add I unplugged all the mains connections and tried again and all is good. Could it have been a very slight loose connection that has now been corrected ? Not a "techie" so any suggestions are welcome.