XP HP BSOD

Sure nice to be able to plug the laptop drive into a desktop SATA port! I manually copied data files over to another drive. And it's now running a Image For Windows backup of the entire drive.  That's just in case I wind up sending it in and "something" happens.

Time for a nap now. Yeah...it's early. So was two or two-thirty when I woke up. Nuts. I swear the cat knows it's a Saturday....

Ah...noticed that too...whatever that means. LOL  (Same thing I thought.)

Under USB controllers it says:

Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller

Bandwidth used (20%) (though I'd swear before testing it..it said 10%)

"Tell me if my device can perform faster" is check-marked.

Driver: Microsoft 6/21/2006 (Version 6.1.7600.16365)

Not much else than that. When I get ahold of the newer laptop again...I'll check the specs there. It sure puts this desktop to shame.)

Uh...it's shut down right now while I disconnect the laptop hard drive.

It probably was an "8" instead of six. I should have gotten closer to the monitor...not that my eyes aren't as sharp as they every were.....

Hmmm.  I might try the same test under XP...before removing the drive.  No "additional details" like under Win7...I'll just have to time it...and go by feel.

Nah...don't need to do that. I've had XP on it for years so I already have a feel.

Well....after days and days..I  finally got an answer from the eBay repair place in California.  (That specializes in laptop repair for a $150 flat rate.)

Not too encouraged.  Or maybe other folks don't know what they are talking about.  The Cali place says there is no heat issue with nVidia 7600 graphic chip....that "all" laptops have heat issues with the CPU and GPU due to confined space. 

And they say they can't tell what motherboard it would need, if it's totally fried, without physically checking it.  Does that sound reasonable?  I've found replacement mobo's online for DV8000 laptops....AMD or Intel. Mine has an AMD. 

There's quite a few laptop repair services on eBay.  I just hate to jump in too quick.  It's the "shipping and shipping to a stranger" thing that bothers me the most.

AFAIK...it does.  That seems to be what I found when I was thinking of changing it myself.  I don't think I could just change the graphic chip.  And after looking at some "how to" videos....ouch.

If I didn't have such expensive tastes...it would almost be cheaper to replace the whole thing.

To me that Cal. laptop mechanic sounds like the "shade tree" variety.  Reckon you could find a semi-local computer repair geek?  I just did a quick search and here's one in Ft. Wayne and altho an Apple specialist the site does say PC also.  A call might not hurt.  http://www.signaturemacinc.com/service.html  or someother place up there.

Ah, I figured you had already checked ... just a shot in the dark.

HP 

And me...I'm Einstein's poster boy of insanity. 

HeeHee  Forget the rest of my update...reference HP.

I bought this DV8000 from HP because there was a LOT of bang for the buck.  But all in all...I'll take Toshiba repair over HP any day.  I don't know how long I searched the HP site for an "out of warranty" repair service. Never found it. I finally called one of their tech phone numbers.

I got some gal I couldn't hardly understand, and vice versa. (India it sounded like.)  When she finally understood what I wanted....she says...you need to take it to a local computer shop to have it fixed. 

HP doesn't have an out-of-warranty repair service?, I ask.  "No" she says.

And then...drumroll..."Why don't you just buy a new laptop" says she...(for the second or third time).

"Thank you" says I, and hung up. 

If I did...it won't be an HP!!  Man...I don't mind their products. Actually...I rather like them. But their service really bytes!!

So I don't lose it...this is the place I found in Florida:
http://www.precisiondivision.com/

and one in Fort Wayne (which I haven't had a reply from yet....which may be also snowed in today). LOL

http://www.indianacpu.com/