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The recall was announced Friday by the Consumer Product Safety. Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has begun a voluntary recall of 54,000 lithium-ion batteries used in notebook computers that "can overheat ...
For a third time, Hewlett-Packard Co. expanded a recall of its laptop batteries for HP and Compaq notebook computers -- this time, 162,600 batteries are affected -- after continuing to receive ...
As it was common in many laptops designed by HP during this timeframe, these laptops are notorious for having overheating problems. This is caused by the cooling fan having no filter and sucking up dust, debris and hair from dirty environments, clogging up the heat sinks and exhaust ports, accidentally blocking the fan intake vents until the ...
One year after issuing a recall of tens of thousands of computer batteries, Hewlett Packard has expanded the recall to include another 54,000 batteries used in Compaq and HP notebooks, the U.S ...
These included webcam, audio, speaker, BIOS, power management, overheating, booting, and wireless adapter problems. Some were addressed in a timely manner with driver updates, but other users were still forced to turn the notebook on and off repeatedly until it booted up, while others were left with a non-working "bricked" unit. HP released an ...
Many laptop and notebook owners experienced hardware failure in various Pavilion models during the late 2000s due to overheating. Symptoms of an overheating system include missing Wi-Fi, to the failure of the graphics card chipsets and booting problems.
Targus Universal Wall Power Adapters for laptops are the subject of a recall after more than 500 reports of the connector tips heating, including eight that burned consumers, the U.S. Consumer ...
An active laptop cooler. A laptop/notebook cooler, cooling pad, cooler pad or chill mat is an accessory for laptop computers intended to reduce their operating temperature when the laptop is unable to sufficiently cool itself. Laptop coolers are intended to protect both the laptop from overheating and the user from suffering heat related ...