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HP G42-475DX Blinking Caps Lock

‎08-19-2012 07:00 PM

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I currently have an HP G42-475dx which was purchased about a year and a half ago. This laptop has known to run fairly hot (around 80 degrees celcius). 

 

I was using the laptop to play music, while the screen went blank. I took off the laptop.

 
1st - Upon putting on the laptop, the caps lock LED blinked twice (Indicates corrupted bios). I then went to power off, and leave it off for 10 minutes. 

 

2nd - Upon leaving off for a while, the caps lock is now blinking 5 times upon powering on (General system board failure). I then proceeded to open up the laptop and remove the CMOS battery. 

 

Upon removing the battery, and leaving the laptop off overnight.. The caps lock is now blinking once, (which indicates CPU not functional.)

 

I am unsure whether the motherboard has gone bad, or if its just the CPU itself. I need to get this laptop back and running for when i start school..

 

Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks!

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Re: HP G42-475DX Blinking Caps Lock

‎08-19-2012 07:25 PM

SOMEGUY1771 wrote:

Good Day

 

I currently have an HP G42-475dx which was purchased about a year and a half ago. This laptop has known to run fairly hot (around 80 degrees celcius). 

 

I was using the laptop to play music, while the screen went blank. I took off the laptop.

 
1st - Upon putting on the laptop, the caps lock LED blinked twice (Indicates corrupted bios). I then went to power off, and leave it off for 10 minutes. 

 

2nd - Upon leaving off for a while, the caps lock is now blinking 5 times upon powering on (General system board failure). I then proceeded to open up the laptop and remove the CMOS battery. 

 

Upon removing the battery, and leaving the laptop off overnight.. The caps lock is now blinking once, (which indicates CPU not functional.)

 

I am unsure whether the motherboard has gone bad, or if its just the CPU itself. I need to get this laptop back and running for when i start school..

 

Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks!

It's most likely the motherboard or a corrupt BIOS.  CPUs rarely fail.

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Re: HP G42-475DX Blinking Caps Lock

‎08-20-2012 07:21 AM

Couldn't it be the CPU although, because of the high temperatures the laptop would usually run at?

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Re: HP G42-475DX Blinking Caps Lock

‎08-20-2012 03:52 PM

It could, but like I said - they rarely fail. I would put more faith in it being the motherboard.
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