I am interested in a couple things you write.

I made sure to by HP because i assumed it would garuntee quality, but i see now that i could have taken my chances with any brand and my laptop probably would have lasted longer.įirst understand that this is a user to user forum, and I do not speak for HP. This simply isnt good enough from what i considered to be a highly respectable electronics company. So i am still stuck with a laptop that wont doing anything when it boots up, and have been told by 3 independent sources that its most likely the motherboard or the processor, or the motherboard being damaged due to overheating of the processor. I thought about this as i was being told and remembered how much my laptop would over heat and shut down for no reason, yet i never had this problem with past laptops. When i arrived home after buying my new laptop (making sure it wasnt HP nor AMD this time) i discovered that my HP laptop has an AMD processor. I spoke to PC World whilst buying my new laptop and they said that motherboard faults are an extremely common occurance in HP laptops, especially if they have an AMD processor because the processor overheats a lot due to there not being competent voltage control. I have taken the laptop to 2 computer repair stores so i assume they have tried these tests too. I have tried the troubleshooting options and still no success. If the motherboard does prove to be the fault then is there a warranty in place for this? I feel that a 2 year lifespan for a motherboard is unacceptable, especially considering i could be looking at the possibilty of buying a new laptop after 2 years use all because of a manufactoring problem or a poor selection in components. I am test engineer at a PCB company so if needed i will take the laptop apart and fault find the motherboard myself. I would like to hear some other peoples opinions on this matter, hopefully a representative of HP and what a possible course of action could be. The shop owners told me that after looking round on the internet the most common and likely fault is a faulty motherboard, the motherboards for this model, or in fact most HP devices have been known to simply 'work one day and then stop the next'. They tested the hard drive and said it was fine, i have since used the hard drive so i can confirm this. After a couple of days they contacted me to say that they think it is a motherboard issue and is therefore not repairable. After a few attempts i prompty took it to the local computer shop to ask them to look at it and give their advice. The cooling fan started up, the power light came on, the wireless light came on but the screen remained blank with no activity. Ok so ive had my HP G62 laptop for 2 to 3 years now, everything had been working ok until 2 weeks ago when i tried turning on the laptop.

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