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HP PAVILION ZD8000 Display Problem |
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Written by MR13
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Oct 02, 2007 at 05:42 PM |
I had similar problems with My zd8000,
The unexpected shut downs, battery overheated, Shutdown occured more frequently and within 30 seconds of going into game that uses graphics.
Went to the BBB to file a complaint.
Also the HP forum that had many of the same issues described got removed.
I believe the problem to be a Design Flaw.
To keep the laptop from overheating I have it on top of a grill so that air circulates around it. All my fans work and I vacuum the vens frequently.
It is getting progressively worse.
See also:http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/Laptops4.htm
According to information on the web, the HP Pavilion zd8000 and zd7000 series have problems with overheating. This is because they use an Intel Pentium 4 desktop processor that is not designed for use in a notebook. Special mobile notebook processors are designed to use less power (to save batery life), and run much cooler than desktop processors. Both the Pentium 4 processor and the graphics chips produce heat that the internal case fan probabably cannot remove quickly enough to prevent the computer from overheating.
According to information on the web, some owners of the Pavilion zd7000 series have had the motherboards of their computers replaced many times during the 12-month warranty period. In fact, because of the high number of failures with this series of notebooks, HP has agreed to replace motherboards with failed graphics processors free of charge - even if the computer is out of warranty. This policy doesn't appear to apply to the zd8000 series, but, if the graphics processor has failed, you will probably be able to have it applied in your case, because the design of that series isn't markedly differen from the zd7000 series.
To prevent a netebook computer from getting hotter than it should, always use it on a hard surface, never on a bed or couch, because it needs air to circulate under it. Stands are also available that raise a notebook above the surface so that the more air can circulate under it, and you can purchase a cooling pad that has fans inside it that the notebook is placed on. Such a cooling pad reduces a notebook's temperature by a few degrees, which might be enough to cure the problem.
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