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HP dv 7 caps lock and num lock lights constantly blinking
I just bougt this laptop and it has the 64-bit vista, one of the two problems i am having is that the caps lock and num lock lights are blinking constantly. Even if i press the button to turn them on they keep blinking. WTF? Also, when i am viewing videos online and try to maximize the video the screen goes blank and only shows the cursor, hitting the Esc key takes it back to the small version. Once again, WTF? This computer has the intel processor and graphics card. I know there have been issues with the amd processors but haven't heard anything about intel.
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Inappropriate?just had a very similar problem. bought the dv7 1125 before xmas but only turned it on twice to make recovery disks, setup my profile etc. went to turn it on today, to use it properly for the first time, and had no display, just get the caps lock + num lock (whilte) lights flashing 4 times and the mains light on static. i could hear the fans and also get the power, volume and wifi lights acoss the top but no display. called HP and there sending a courier to collect it tomorrow. The helpdesk guy said its possibly a (9600GT) gfx chip problem. My advice to anyone else having problems would be to call HP and get it replaced. PS: just found this guide to HP LED error codes...Hope this helps... http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/do...
I’m confident
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Inappropriate?Yeah, I saw the error codes page too while I was trying to research the problem.
My number of blinks indicated a "Graphics controller not functional" error, which made NO sense because I could still see my screen (a second reason I was confused, why was I getting blank screen LED error codes when my screen wasn't blank?), there was nothing apparently wrong except that it wouldn't stop blinking the error codes.
So I shut down my computer (I was in a class when this happened) and decided to give HP a ring when I got back to my apartment. Well, low and behold, when I turned my computer back on, my lights were no longer blinking.
I'm holding off on calling HP unless it happens again.
The only thing I could think caused it on /my/ computer (I don't know about anyone else's) is that I had a second monitor plugged in when I shut down and it might have not disconnected properly before shut down.
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Inappropriate?My caps lock and scroll lock lights kept on flashing, so I shut down the computer, removed the battery and power supply and pressed the power button for 10 seconds to remove any residual power.
Seems to have solved the problem.
I’m happy
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Wow, worked right away. THANK YOU!!! -
Inappropriate?I had a similar problem with the num lock and caps lock flashing, but it was a consistent flashing, over and over again. I tried Jason's tip (above) and It worked! I held the power button for 20 seconds though, just to be sure! ;o) It's only been a couple of minutes, but so far I'm satisfied. I was also having trouble with my battery not charging. It was stuck at 83% and it said "plugged in, not charging) and this tip has fixed it!! YAY!
I’m content!
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Inappropriate?Our dv4-1220 just did this. Black screen, caps/num lights blinking 4 times. It's still in warranty. HP support had us remove and swap the memory sticks, and it started working again.
