hp elitebook laptop freezing up
i have an hp elitebook 8540p that just started freezing up on me.  it has been happening more frequently, to where i really can't get much done with it.
i have done a chkdsk, and sfc, with no results to speak of.
the configuration hasn't changed (yes i know, no one ever admits that, but....)
ideas?

thanks,
pat dougherty
it manager, catholic cemeteries of the archdiocese of omaha
pat, sorry to read about your notebook issue.  be assured that i have been monitoring this post and see that you have received very helpful input.  if you're not able to duplicate the memtest86 hit, you may want to scan for "infections" as andre s. recommends.  however, along with malwarebytes, i would also run tdsskiller and combofix.   after doing this and the laptop still freezes, you may want to contact hp's excellent elite premier support team at 866 625-1175, especially if this model is still under warranty.  you also may want to pm me with the product number, serial number so i can get a case started for you or so we can discuss some hp options if out of warranty.
> Hello. I have an HP Pavilion 4500 laptop and it won't turn on. I've tried everything to get it to turn back on. There are no flashes or beeps or anything when I hit the power button. Also, before all this came up, my charger wasn't charging correctly. It would turn on then turn off repeatedly. Then one day, my laptop shut off and didn't come back on anymore. I haven't been on my laptop in about 4-5 months now. Could someone please tell me what might be wrong with my laptop?
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you havent used it in almost half a year!!!! get yourself a correct charging unit for it that works properly and charge it. leave it out in a warm spot for a day before hand though. it sounds like its gotten very cold internally and also all the battery power has seeped away to nothing. this happens with rechargable batteries after a while. of course you wont get anything when you've got a dead battery. sounds like the charger you have already may be defective or your current battery is defective at least.  

At the other end of the scale though it could be that you laptops power supply unit has become defective and maybe that has blown.  

Rule out the simplest options first of it being the charger or battery. if theres no joy take it down to a local computer engineer and get them to have a look. be prepared to spend a little dosh on it.



btw what r your laptop specs?? might help us.:D have added psu to above post. (i added specs because i knew someone would ask. however i think it's a software issue.)

unlikely that it's the psu.

the current psu is a hx750i, and the previous psu was a hx650i. swapped over a year ago at least. this is a recent issue.


good, a lot of times this is the psu. but with an excellent unit, that's far less likely.

were you monitoring temperatures at the time? was there something specific you were doing similar in both times? really intermittent things can be hard to nail down. Hi,
  

  
Try to use HDD Regenerator, it is free for the first bad sector, sometimes that happen due to hard drive failure in the PCB (board) or due to excessive heat inside the laptop and it damage the disk, I had a lot of clients with this problem and unfortunately the most of the times, we can not recover nothing because the surface of the hard disk is really damaged, I expect you can solve your problem. 
  

  
Andro Jesus.
  
<https://www.mileniumcomputers.com/> first try testing your RAM (goldmemory or memtest)
  

  
if the memory pass the tests try reparing your xp, if repair doesn't pass from any reason, pull your HD take it to your friend, back up the data, and reinstall OS thanks for the support! <3 you guys are really great, so many offers of help these last few days!

unfortunately we aren’t quite there yet. :frowning: this issue is a root problem with the trifecta of the processor, engine and windows. we have fixed the issue with the game freezing during the cabin… Hello ramavtar..  

  

 i have a acer aspire 4710z. This laptop can not open the display but the system unit is working normally. i can not see the display but i can join the external monitor i will see it process. Pls let me know how can i repair it.Pls reply to this email thanks. [[email protected]](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a4a435f534955545f0b0302027a5d575b535614595557) there is no update from you for a period, assuming this is not an issue any more.

hence we are closing this topic. if need further support, please open a new one.

thanks

what’s the frame rate? have you try boost the system to performance mode to try? Are you using drivers released by and/or approved by you laptop vendor? Or are you using later generic drivers from the Intel and Nvidia sites? If the latter, well, that's likely your problem. Go back and test again with drivers from your laptop vendor.  
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[View solution in original post](/t5/Graphics/Problem-with-Intel-UHD-Graphics-630/m-p/1227288#M91445) have you tried entering safe mode? Let us know if it is the same.



It could be corrupt files and not startup programs. the softest way to power down the system is using the gui or:

systemctl poweroff

the second one is:

shutdown --halt now

and then pressing the power button lightly.

for more ways of shutting down your computer, see this excellent cough, cough article:

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[how to reboot / t…](https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/t/how-to-turn-off-your-frozen-computer-reisub/124762/1)