Thanks Peter. I did not get the extended warranty. I was considering a replacement laptop, but was waiting for the first SP of Vista.
Jeff Intrepid TV Repair Ph: 717-939-7708; Fax: 717-754-0174 www.hdtvrepair.tv www.intrepid-video.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Kaulback Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: PCWorks: Laptop, HP keeps shutting off, fans run fast. Jeff, it sounds like the hard drive is failing. A relative with a similar model had the hard drive fail and experienced these things beforehand. Is it still under warranty with HP? Peter Kaulback Jeff Dougherty wrote: > I have a ZV5000 pavilion. > Every once in a while, the unit will just shut off, the programs never > close. When I turn it on, it takes a very long boot time. I never wait long > enough, I just do a hard power down, then restart after it cools. The next > time it starts fine. > > I've noticed lately the fans seem to run a lot faster at times which makes > me think this is a heat related issue, but maybe not. It never used to be > like this. It's a big pain as the programs never close so my work is not > saved. > This laptop is about 2 years old. > Does anyeone have any ideas? > Thank you > Jeff ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
