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Quote from: alden on November 19, 2009, 06:10:56 PM
same thing.  Just upgraded to Centrino 2.0Ghz.  Hard drive stops working as soon as starts load Windows.
F10 button works at the beginning.  Access to BIOS ok, checking the hard drive and it can not access.
H Drive was working OK before the upgrade.

I've had almost a week to figure out the problem.
It is HP's ACPI system which screws customers up.
Like anything else HP does.
If the problem occurs, say goodbye to your files on a hard drive unless those were backed.  Insert Windows operating system CD and press F7 when the system asks you if you want to press F6.
The system interrupts you with blue screen showing various ACPI codes.  You have repeat it few times. Until the installation starts.
Even when installation starts it may interrupt with ACPI errors again.  Keep reinstalling it. You will finally reinstall operating system.
Never ever buy anything of HP again.
Poor BIOS, lousy service, cheap products.

the follow-up:

if I can access to my BIOS (no further than that) and it shows all specs of the Computer, CPU, the RAM amount, Video memory, etc will it show the non-working CPU?

I hope that someone is still alive on a forum and is still using X1000's.
I've upgraded 1.7ghz CPU to 2.0ghz processor and the computer wont restart.  BIOS is accessible, HD is no responsive.  Starts to load Windows and the system is locking up before picture W-XP shows up.
The same thing about re-installation of the operating system.  Just locks up.  HD stops working.
BIOS I was running is F.34.
I've tried to put back my 1.7Ghz CPU but it did the same thing.
Is there a problem with the voltage?

same thing.  Just upgraded to Centrino 2.0Ghz.  Hard drive stops working as soon as starts load Windows.
F10 button works at the beginning.  Access to BIOS ok, checking the hard drive and it can not access.
H Drive was working OK before the upgrade.

hey Hayaku,
check your memory modules out.  Just pull those one by one leaving either in and press the power button.

Sepandee

for an example please see eBay item #8830887758

good luck.

you have to buy new inverter
cost $35-45 on eBay

hey, Earsjr

if you haven't sell it, I can repair your video card so you HAVE to neither buy a new card nor to try all those useless inserts/underclockings.
Your card will work fine again for ages.
Let me know. 

Alexander

run4motion

have you repair your card yet?
De-Luxe is right, don't put any wedges.  Some of the guys are very enthusiastic about that but this is a mistake.
If you haven't done anything yet, I will repair it.  It will cost you much less than you'll buy a new card from ebay.
Don't buy from HP.  They are ripping customers off asking $200 for the card.
Let me know. I'm in Vancouver, BC.

if you have another two ZT3000 in your family running smoothly, try to change wifi card.  It might be a  reason.
It takes a minute to take the card out.

flip the card over and you will see a small chip about 10x10 mm.  If you have only one chip sided close to the edge of the card it is 32mb, if you have another similar one sided on the middle, so you have 64mb (2x32mb).

Hey people,

I've tested two WiFi mini PCI cards: Intel 2200G and Broadcom G.  Intel sucks.  It just slows down.  Do not buy it if you want to upgrade it from B to G.  Broadcom is much better.

thank you Deluxe.  The small difference doesn't worth it iindeed.  Someone just offered me a CPU for $40 but I guess I pass on it.

downgraded it from F55 to F34.  The latest Intel software works well.  Thank you everyone.
The HP/Compaq "specialists" confused me over the chatline.  Three of them (!) were telling me that it is not possible to downgrade BIOS and they never heard of such a thing before.  I can't believe these kind of "specialists" are working for such a big company.  Eh, well!

so, a couple of days ago I've got on the hp.com chatline talking with an "specialist".  My question was if I can flash the new BIOS with my upgraded mini PCI card Intel 2200G (the old one Intel 2100B).  The "specialist" said it would be OK and never mentioned that BIOS version F.55 has an OEM Lock for Intel firmware.  So I screwed up.
The question is:  has anyone used a roll back BIOS, is it possible to do so on X1000?  I've heard that someone done it on Dell but not too sure.