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‎03-22-2017 08:23 AM

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Product: Compaq 6720s
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)
The fan is driving me BONKERS! Tried to live with it, but can't and it just ruins music listening. Imagine a jazz song with NASA in the background. Now really.

HP have told me they won't help because my laptop's too old. I just hate to buy a new one when I can salvage. I know the technology's there... somewhere.

Please help.

I need to reboot either the original Vista or maybe even Windows 7(I THINK the bios allows for this) to install the HP bios patch. I don't have any OS discs and F11 is not working. The partition manager says the backup part is active, but I have no idea if it will be Vista, Windows 7 or 10 or what. Any suggestions?

I just want to get the sorted once and for all. I don't want to buy an extended warrentee because the laptop is so old and the bios may not even work well.

Please please please.

I am just learning about computers.

I quite like the laptop, but will have to get a new one else.

Thank you.
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‎03-22-2017 08:29 AM

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An easy way to fix this is to flash the BIOS using a USB flash Drive.

 

You can also try and install it on the current OS by downloading the BIOS from the below links.

version F.0DN

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?sp4ts.oid=3442838&swItemId=ob_66972_1&swEnvOid=2096...

 

F.20

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=ob_102422_1

 

 

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‎03-22-2017 08:37 AM

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I was told that the bios updates are OS specific!? Furthermore, that I could make the laptop catatonic if attempting a bios update on the wrong OS!

Also, of the links you gave, do you know which has the fan fix?

Thank you.
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‎03-22-2017 11:24 AM

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Yeah, those bios updates are for XP at the most.
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