2730p displays nothing but black after loading vista, is loading os slowly

zer0nix

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it was working perfectly fine just a few days ago with the latest turbo boost drivers: 8.15.10.2302 suddenly, i don't know what happened (the last thing i did was change the font dpi settings) but now, loading the os takes much longer and with those same drivers, the screen displays nothing but black even after reinstalling them in safe mode. i've resorted to using the older drivers: 7.15.10.1908 which actually work perfectly, but i'm very concerned about what may have caused this in the first place. one possible clue: when loading the os in safe mode, it actually hangs for about 20 seconds on a file that it also hung with when attempting to load the os from a hdd that then shortly died. could it be that this hdd is dying?
 

My Computer

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
ouch. i never made any restore points. actually, this whole install is about a week old; the old hdd died and i'd just finished installing all the drivers a few days before this happened. now i'm wondering if overheating may be a problem. the tablet tends to run a bit hot -like a scalding cup of coffee- although oddly enough, the cpufan tends to remain barely audible despite this. moreover, pc wizard is reporting 3 conflicting temperatures for the cpu (simultaneously): 32C, 45C and 54C respectively. if the real temp is 54C but the fan sensor is going by the low temp, perhaps that could explain the low fan activity. EDIT: also, shortly before this happened (maybe a day or 2 before) i'd just installed nod32 antivirus, so my pc should be clean. AEDIT: it took hours to update vista. actually, it took well over a day. i'd rather not have to go through that again. actually, i'm mainly curious to know what could have caused this problem. it couldn't be installer corruption because the installer is on a separate hdd and the drivers used to work fine. it's so weird that reinstalling them does not solve the problem.
 

My Computer

OK, so this is an HP Elitebook 2730p tablet PC. I found a review about it, and the reviewer says:

"I didn't notice any problems with heat on the 2730p. It disperses the heat well when the fan is on and stays at a good temperature. It was never uncomfortable to hold or set on my lap.

The 2730p didn't make much noise at all except for one thing I noticed, the CPU whines. Remember my unit is preproduction, so I am sure this isn't a problem with regular HP models. It was annoying though and I have to mention that it caught my attention. There is no optical drive and the fan noise is minimal."

What you describe doesn't match, that the thing is as hot as a scalding cup of coffee. Has it always been like this? Or did this start happening with the change of the HDD?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion dv5t
    CPU
    Intel Core Duo 2.53GHz
    Memory
    4Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVidia GeForce 9600M GT 512Mb
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800 32bit
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Momentus XT 500Gb
    Hitachi Travelstar HTS543225L9A300 250Gb
    Mouse
    Microsoft 4000

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Cyberpower
    CPU
    Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
    Motherboard
    NVIDIA 780i
    Memory
    4 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster SB Audigy
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Viewsonic VG2436
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p
    Hard Drives
    Samsung HD 105SI
    WDC WD20
    Case
    Apevia XJupiter
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech MX 3200
    Mouse
    Logitech MX 600
    Internet Speed
    30 Mbps
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