My HP dv1049 is Possessed

pkrbrad · 04-01-2008, 07:09 PM

I have a weird issue with my laptop. Whenever I am in the US it works fine, No problems. About once or twice a year I go to Asia. While in the Philippines, for no reason it will shutdown when I am not using it and be stone dead. I can push the power button no lights. I have taken the battery out, then plugged directly into with the power supply, still dead. When I came back to the US.. it worked fine. So I take another trip there, the same thing happens. The only thing I could think of was the humidity there. So I used a hair dryer on it for a while and it would start back up.
So I assume it has something to do with the high humidity there.
Does anyone know of a solution for my problem without throwing it away??
Thank you in advance

al616 · 04-02-2008, 08:37 AM

If it makes you feel any better you are not the first & certainly not the last person this happens to.

Other than buying a carrying case , which is what I have for those humid times , that specializes in controlling humidity you will need that hair dryer.

04-01-2008, 07:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
pkrbrad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	My HP dv1049 is Possessed I have a weird issue with my laptop. Whenever I am in the US it works fine, No problems. About once or twice a year I go to Asia. While in the Philippines, for no reason it will shutdown when I am not using it and be stone dead. I can push the power button no lights. I have taken the battery out, then plugged directly into with the power supply, still dead. When I came back to the US.. it worked fine. So I take another trip there, the same thing happens. The only thing I could think of was the humidity there. So I used a hair dryer on it for a while and it would start back up. So I assume it has something to do with the high humidity there. Does anyone know of a solution for my problem without throwing it away?? Thank you in advance

04-02-2008, 08:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
al616 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: wash dc , usa Posts: 80 OS: XP-Pro sp2 & Vista sp1	Re: My HP dv1049 is Possessed If it makes you feel any better you are not the first & certainly not the last person this happens to. Other than buying a carrying case , which is what I have for those humid times , that specializes in controlling humidity you will need that hair dryer.