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  • Jul 11, 2007, 06:59 AM
    suddenImpact
    Laptop Power
    I've been having a lot of problems with my laptop lately, I kept getting the well known "blue screen of death" as many call it. Finally I decided to format, and re-install windows. I got everything re-installed, started doing the auto updates, and once again... the blue screen, this time, it did it every time I booted up. After trying to re-install 2 more times, I gave up and put Fedora Core 6 on there. I had it on there for about 6 months with no problems. I don't know too much about linux yet, so my laptop was pretty much useless with it on there. Finally the other day, I decided to try windows one last time. I installed it, did all the updates, and it started locking up.
    When the last update finished, I picked up my laptop, set it on my lap, and was going to start installing other software, that's when it started locking up. I turned it off and back on, and it appeared to be fine. After working for a while, it came up saying my battery was low, I glanced over, and realized that the power cord had come unplugged from the back. I plugged it back in, and the laptop froze instantly. Anyway, after a long story :) It is locking up anytime I plug in, or unplug the power.

    Anyone know what might cause this?

    Thanks for your help!
  • Jul 11, 2007, 08:37 AM
    benn11
    Update your drivers and make sure that they compliant with the hardware, Try driver guide >> or do an automatic update!
  • Jul 11, 2007, 09:37 AM
    suddenImpact
    Update the drivers for what exactly? The problem is when I either plug in, or unplug my laptop with it on. I have done all the automatic updates on the computer.
  • Jul 31, 2007, 01:17 PM
    suddenImpact
    Just thought I'd give an update to this, after formatting again, I discovered I only have problems AFTER installing SP2 for WinXP Home. I found a BIOS update, and decided to give it a shot, and it worked! All of the weird errors I was getting are now gone!

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