Oh, safee mode eh... Hmm, don't think you can stress the video card in safe mode as the card drivers aren't there to go into 3d mode.

Is it possible to boot into windows and try?

Originally Posted by Patonb

Oh, safee mode eh... Hmm, don't think you can stress the video card in safe mode as the card drivers aren't there to go into 3d mode.

Is it possible to boot into windows and try?

Not possible. I just get the bsod i always get. System restore also crashes.

Originally Posted by wither 3

I apologize for giving you the wrong name for HWMonitor.


Did you look both inside and outside of your case to check the things I mentioned?

Yeah but im stupid and cant locate the gpu. The heat sink is kind of stopping me from taking things out. Ill get pictures for you later of the inside. Also how do i clean the inside without compressed air?

Edit:
Outside the computer：
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...roduct=3351220

Inside the computer：

You won't find it, so don't worry, you're not stupid. Wither doesn't realize Your gpu is intergrated into the motherboard, and is sitting under the longest copper line. The cpu is the shorter one.

I can't find a repair manual to take out the, but basically, like mot laptops, you need to remove the fan (bout 3 screws), then undo the screws holding each heat pipe. It then shimmys out.

But its not heat related.. Lets eliminate the os and hard drive, d/l a copy of ubuntu, put it on a dvd, your systems to old for usb boot, and see if you can run that.

Of coarse theres a video card cooler and fan, and it is a video card btw, it's just not as compact as a add in card.

The card should run hot in safe mode too. I'd expect 60C and above idle.