On Sunday 20 May 2007 15:35, Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote:

> Well, now I have this problem too :-( HP Pavilion zv5260 2.5 years old -
> warranty long gone. Everything else works fine. So it'll be a waste to
> get rid of it just because of this problem.

I am also running into very similar problems.  I researched a bit and it turns 
out that the heat sink on these laptops eventually leaks coolent.  

http://hedleyrobertson.com/?p=33

> Does anybody manage to solve this problem? And how?

Using linux (There may be similar things you can do under windows) and a 
utility called ncpufreqd I am able to continue using the machine by speed 
stepping it down when it reaches 65C and speedng back up when it cools down 
to 50.  It jumps back and forth between 1800 and 800 mhz all day long, which 
is less then optimal but lets me continue to use the machine without lockups 
or melting my memory.

> P.S. In general after these years, are you people satisfied with this
> line of laptops?

I'll never buy another HP laptop, this is my second 'lemon' laptop from them. 

Cheers

- Hedley Robertson
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