my laptop was working fine yesterday mrorning, but in the evening, it started to malfuction. in the evening, when i tried to turn it on, the power would be on, the com would be "alive" but there is no display, so i cannot tell if it is something wrong with my display card or virus or whatever. i tried turning it on a few more times and didn't work. so i just tried 1 more time and left it there. after an hour, i came back and found that it was wokring. i used it for about half an hour before shutting it down. when i returned to turn it on, the com turned on perfectly.

but today, when i tried to turn it on since 10.30am(GMT +8.00) and it has been hours. i've tried LEAVING it there and perhaps it would turn on sooner or later. no luck. i DUN surf the net much and spend my time on the com playing RO and chatting on MSN. so i hope it ain't a virus...but it sure looks like it. whats worse, my com has just been reformatted about a month ago. thnx in advance for your help and advice.Problems similar to yours can be caused by several things including bad or INTERMITTENT battery, display, motherboard, power management settings, memory, bios, etc. etc. One of the most COMMON causes is hibernation without proper power (not plugged in).

You need to check all of the above and more to troubleshoot your laptop. If you tell us what your using (PC, OS, etc.), recent changes you've made, and any additional hardware you have, we can help you with the troubleshooting. Otherwise it's guesswork.

Dellthe laptop which is having problem is a hewlett packard dv1005ap. i am not exactly IT saavy so i have not made any extra changes to the computer. mostly just games. and about the hibernation thing, i doubt so. the laptop is plugged in to the powerpoint...shouldn't be a hibernation problem. in fact, i cannot even cause the laptop to hibernate. the little button that all laptops come with, you know the one below the screen? well, i tried using it...doesn't work.... help?

but thnx for your help dell

My recommendation is to follow HP's procedure for troubleshooting startup problems for this laptop:

Perform the following actions to PREPARE the computer for troubleshooting a startup problem.

1. Remove the battery and AC adapter from the notebook.
2. Remove any optical disks (CD or DVD), and disconnect any external devices or peripherals such as USB devices, printers, docking stations etc.
3. Plug the AC adapter directly into a functioning wall socket.
4. Press the Power button to turn on the computer.

Depending on what happens next, you can follow the procedures here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?dlc=en&lc=en&product=437845&lang=en&cc=us&docname=c00372703

If you need help with any of the steps, let us know.

Dell