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Green Screen crash
New HP 8510p laptop with ATI Radeon Mobility HD 2600. Vista Business. Got it
last week. Twice a day for last 3 days laptop has unceremoniously crashed as I am working in it (IE 7 and Outlook 2007 open). But instead of getting BSOD I get a green screen (with "sort of" light black vertical lines). No text on it (e.g. no error message like BSOD provides), just ugly green screen. The physical On/Off switch still green, but laptop unresponsive. Have to turn off / turn back on. Boots ok/normal, though gives F8 boot menu noting Vista did not shut down normally. No errors in Event Log other than previous shutdown unexpected. Did BIOS memory test, memory tested ok. Uninstalled ATI driver, driver software, Catalyst Center completely, then reinstalled with latest drivers downloaded from HP (which due to newness of laptop was the drivers I was already using anyway, I think). Has anyone seen this green screen crash before? Sounds like a hardware issue? I'm guessing physical memory or video but just wondering if anyone has experienced same green screen crash and what it turned out to be. Thanks, jremmc |
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Chat with HP Support:
http://h50203.www5.hp.com/hpisweb/cu...&cc=us&lang=en -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User --------------------------------------------------------------- "jremmc" wrote in message ... New HP 8510p laptop with ATI Radeon Mobility HD 2600. Vista Business. Got it last week. Twice a day for last 3 days laptop has unceremoniously crashed as I am working in it (IE 7 and Outlook 2007 open). But instead of getting BSOD I get a green screen (with "sort of" light black vertical lines). No text on it (e.g. no error message like BSOD provides), just ugly green screen. The physical On/Off switch still green, but laptop unresponsive. Have to turn off / turn back on. Boots ok/normal, though gives F8 boot menu noting Vista did not shut down normally. No errors in Event Log other than previous shutdown unexpected. Did BIOS memory test, memory tested ok. Uninstalled ATI driver, driver software, Catalyst Center completely, then reinstalled with latest drivers downloaded from HP (which due to newness of laptop was the drivers I was already using anyway, I think). Has anyone seen this green screen crash before? Sounds like a hardware issue? I'm guessing physical memory or video but just wondering if anyone has experienced same green screen crash and what it turned out to be. Thanks, jremmc |
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oh, I did that before I posted. HP will do usual; simply reformat and
reinstall OS, test and then return to me. Even tech I spoke with said that, and also said there's no guarantee they will find or fix issue since it happens randomly and it might not happen when at HP. I have to go thru that process and get laptop back and have it happen again, and return for new memory, and then/or new motherboard, before HP will replace entirely. What I would like to know is, has anyone here seen the green screen crash and if so, what was cause? Thanks, jremmc "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote: Chat with HP Support: http://h50203.www5.hp.com/hpisweb/cu...&cc=us&lang=en -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User --------------------------------------------------------------- "jremmc" wrote in message ... New HP 8510p laptop with ATI Radeon Mobility HD 2600. Vista Business. Got it last week. Twice a day for last 3 days laptop has unceremoniously crashed as I am working in it (IE 7 and Outlook 2007 open). But instead of getting BSOD I get a green screen (with "sort of" light black vertical lines). No text on it (e.g. no error message like BSOD provides), just ugly green screen. The physical On/Off switch still green, but laptop unresponsive. Have to turn off / turn back on. Boots ok/normal, though gives F8 boot menu noting Vista did not shut down normally. No errors in Event Log other than previous shutdown unexpected. Did BIOS memory test, memory tested ok. Uninstalled ATI driver, driver software, Catalyst Center completely, then reinstalled with latest drivers downloaded from HP (which due to newness of laptop was the drivers I was already using anyway, I think). Has anyone seen this green screen crash before? Sounds like a hardware issue? I'm guessing physical memory or video but just wondering if anyone has experienced same green screen crash and what it turned out to be. Thanks, jremmc |
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jremmc wrote:
oh, I did that before I posted. HP will do usual; simply reformat and reinstall OS, test and then return to me. Even tech I spoke with said that, and also said there's no guarantee they will find or fix issue since it happens randomly and it might not happen when at HP. I have to go thru that process and get laptop back and have it happen again, and return for new memory, and then/or new motherboard, before HP will replace entirely. What I would like to know is, has anyone here seen the green screen crash and if so, what was cause? "jremmc" wrote in message ... New HP 8510p laptop with ATI Radeon Mobility HD 2600. Vista Business. Got it last week. Twice a day for last 3 days laptop has unceremoniously crashed as I am working in it (IE 7 and Outlook 2007 open). But instead of getting BSOD I get a green screen (with "sort of" light black vertical lines). No text on it (e.g. no error message like BSOD provides), just ugly green screen. The physical On/Off switch still green, but laptop unresponsive. Have to turn off / turn back on. Boots ok/normal, though gives F8 boot menu noting Vista did not shut down normally. No errors in Event Log other than previous shutdown unexpected. Did BIOS memory test, memory tested ok. Uninstalled ATI driver, driver software, Catalyst Center completely, then reinstalled with latest drivers downloaded from HP (which due to newness of laptop was the drivers I was already using anyway, I think). Has anyone seen this green screen crash before? Sounds like a hardware issue? I'm guessing physical memory or video but just wondering if anyone has experienced same green screen crash and what it turned out to be. That's a very good description of hardware failure. It could be your laptop is overheating in general, the video chip is bad, and/or the monitor is bad. In any case, you should return this machine for repair/replacement since it is new. Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User |
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What Malke said.
No new machine should behave that way, it's most likely a hardware failure. This is not uncommon, as new components sometimes will fail immediately, and sometimes last for years before there is an issue. Use the warranty and return it or exchange it for a different system. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "jremmc" wrote in message ... New HP 8510p laptop with ATI Radeon Mobility HD 2600. Vista Business. Got it last week. Twice a day for last 3 days laptop has unceremoniously crashed as I am working in it (IE 7 and Outlook 2007 open). But instead of getting BSOD I get a green screen (with "sort of" light black vertical lines). No text on it (e.g. no error message like BSOD provides), just ugly green screen. The physical On/Off switch still green, but laptop unresponsive. Have to turn off / turn back on. Boots ok/normal, though gives F8 boot menu noting Vista did not shut down normally. No errors in Event Log other than previous shutdown unexpected. Did BIOS memory test, memory tested ok. Uninstalled ATI driver, driver software, Catalyst Center completely, then reinstalled with latest drivers downloaded from HP (which due to newness of laptop was the drivers I was already using anyway, I think). Has anyone seen this green screen crash before? Sounds like a hardware issue? I'm guessing physical memory or video but just wondering if anyone has experienced same green screen crash and what it turned out to be. Thanks, jremmc |
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Most major retailers have a "no lemon" policy to replace your system if it's
a "lemon' (although their rules for replacing it vary). I would suggest contacting the retailer to see what their conditions are. - John "Rick Rogers" wrote: What Malke said. No new machine should behave that way, it's most likely a hardware failure. This is not uncommon, as new components sometimes will fail immediately, and sometimes last for years before there is an issue. Use the warranty and return it or exchange it for a different system. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "jremmc" wrote in message ... New HP 8510p laptop with ATI Radeon Mobility HD 2600. Vista Business. Got it last week. Twice a day for last 3 days laptop has unceremoniously crashed as I am working in it (IE 7 and Outlook 2007 open). But instead of getting BSOD I get a green screen (with "sort of" light black vertical lines). No text on it (e.g. no error message like BSOD provides), just ugly green screen. The physical On/Off switch still green, but laptop unresponsive. Have to turn off / turn back on. Boots ok/normal, though gives F8 boot menu noting Vista did not shut down normally. No errors in Event Log other than previous shutdown unexpected. Did BIOS memory test, memory tested ok. Uninstalled ATI driver, driver software, Catalyst Center completely, then reinstalled with latest drivers downloaded from HP (which due to newness of laptop was the drivers I was already using anyway, I think). Has anyone seen this green screen crash before? Sounds like a hardware issue? I'm guessing physical memory or video but just wondering if anyone has experienced same green screen crash and what it turned out to be. Thanks, jremmc |
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Hello,
Thank you for using newsgroup! From your post, I think this issue should be cause by failure hardware device. Please contact HP hardware support to see if they have any information. Thanks & Regards, Ken Zhao Microsoft Online Support Microsoft Global Technical Support Center Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security http://www.microsoft.com/security ================================================== == When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ================================================== == This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. |
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