Thanks to fellow blogger Deelip Menezes, I got my hp tx1000-series convertible notebook computer working again.
He had the same problem on his tx2000, which has the same design flaw as the tx1000 -- something goes wrong and the computer no longer boots. However, he spent more time researching for a solution than I did, and he came across this one:
1. Press the palm of your hand hard on the J-K-L keys on the keyboard.
2. While pressing down, turn on the power.
And, oh my goodness, it worked for me. Well, not right away. Since I thought this computer was a goner, I had pulled the 200GB hard drive and stuck it into an external drive enclosure that cost me $30. (I had also pulled one of the 2GB RAM modules, putting it into my son's notebook computer.)
So, to actually boot the computer, I quickly plugged in a USB key that had Linux Mint 8 on it.
Why does the JKL-plam trick work? No one knows for sure, but it is thought that the force pushes a component on the motherboard, enabling the computer to start properly. I am glad I didn't pay HP $446 for the second repair.
Now if only HP would get social, and read up on how to fix its own computers.
He had the same problem on his tx2000, which has the same design flaw as the tx1000 -- something goes wrong and the computer no longer boots. However, he spent more time researching for a solution than I did, and he came across this one:
1. Press the palm of your hand hard on the J-K-L keys on the keyboard.
2. While pressing down, turn on the power.
And, oh my goodness, it worked for me. Well, not right away. Since I thought this computer was a goner, I had pulled the 200GB hard drive and stuck it into an external drive enclosure that cost me $30. (I had also pulled one of the 2GB RAM modules, putting it into my son's notebook computer.)
So, to actually boot the computer, I quickly plugged in a USB key that had Linux Mint 8 on it.
Why does the JKL-plam trick work? No one knows for sure, but it is thought that the force pushes a component on the motherboard, enabling the computer to start properly. I am glad I didn't pay HP $446 for the second repair.
Now if only HP would get social, and read up on how to fix its own computers.
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