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a line of consumer laptops and desktops produced by HP

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HP laptop F1-12 keys inverted with Fn

I recently bought an HP laptop. I'm pleased with it, save for one thing. All the F1-12 keys are inverted. I mean the following: All the F-keys have a symbol on it. Normally you would press Fn + your to use it. On this laptop, it's reversed. The…
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How can I set the fan speed to 100% on a laptop?

I recently purchased a HP Pavilion dv7-4031. When it's cool, it works smoothly and efficiently. However when CPU and GPU temperatures reach 60c and above, the PC starts freezing up and stuttering. I can hear that the fan speeds steadily increase all…
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In Windows 10 how can we change the name of this folder under C:\Users?

I'm using Windows 10 on my personal computer (HP Pavilion Laptop) and you can see in the Screen Shot under C:\Users there are two folders. The name of the first folder is C:\Users\SINGHA, however, the correct spelling of my last name is SINHA. I…
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Why does my (HP Pavilion) notebook have an accelerometer?

I have an HP Pavilion DM3 notebook, running Debian Squeeze GNU/Linux (although I doubt that's relevant to my question). Browsing through the device manager listing, I found an entry for an "ST LIS3LV02DL Accelerometer." What is this actually for?…
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Windows 10, HP laptop battery "plugged in, not charging"

After installing Windows 10 on my HP Pavilion g6-2197sa laptop, I have had problems charging the battery. The battery icon reports something like "79% available (plugged in, not charging)." I can, sometimes, temporarily fix this problem by following…
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Battery stops charging at 84% and gets very hot

My laptop battery always charges to about 84% to 87%. Once it reaches a charge level in that range, it stops charging, but Windows says it is "plugged in and charging". Because it has not reached 100%, it keeps trying to charge the battery, but…
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How to boot into Pavilion G series' BIOS

I have a brand new HP Pavillion G series laptop, which is running Windows 7. I need to boot into the BIOS, to change the boot order, so I can boot the laptop with a recently installed Norton Ghost recovery CD. I've tried pressing Esc and F1, but the…
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CPU Speed stuck at 0.78 GHz, How do I increase it to its base speed of 2.30 GHz?

My 1yr old laptop, HP Pavilion 15 has it's CPU, Intel i5-8300H stuck at 0.78 GHz whenever it's plugged and charging, and the moment I remove the charger plug or switch it off, it increases suddenly and keep fluctuating freely, with good utilisation…
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HP Laptop stuck in reboot cycle (won't clear POST) after BIOS upgrade

I've almost finished rebuilding an HP dv9702ea. The windows/software part went fine. However after that I thought I would update the BIOS with the latest as found on HP's website. It appeared to work fine, saw the program saying blocks being…
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What could be the name of this rare type of HP Pavilion power connectors?

It is a HP Pavilion G6 laptop, and I am trying to identify its uncommon power plug. Looking around on the net, I see only the more standard, center pin power plugs, but not this. I think, maybe most HP pavilion G6 might have the common center-pin…
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Where to find "sleep mode" drivers for debian distro?

I have HP pavillion g6 dualbooted, running windows 7 and crunchbanng 11, 64 bit, based on debian wheezy. My crunchbang won't wake from sleep mode, I had similar problem on windows 7, solved the issue by downloading drivers from HP site (downloaded…
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How to type French accents on an English keyboard by using "ALT"

My current laptop is an HP pavilion g6, windows 7 64 bit. I had many Pcs before, I used the English keyboard on all of them. If i want to type é for example, I would type ALT-130. On my current laptop the ALT functionality doesn't exist, i tried…
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Why does the monitor fade on my HP Pavilion dv6?

When I turn on my HP Pavilion DV6 it starts normally. Windows (win7) is loaded and a few seconds after that the screen fades. It doesn't go completely black, it fades to 99% black. External monitor plugged in works normally. What I have done so far…
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Keyboard acting wierdly : Virus or Hardware issue?

I'm using HP Pavilion laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate running on it. Problem is: Enter key on the keyboard doesn't seem to work This problem is strange, It may sound wierd but let me see how to put in a better way. Keys on my keypad can be…
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Notebook overheating problem

I have got HP notebook, specifically HP pavilion dv7-3190ec, for about a year or so and I am at the moment having some (serious I think) problems with overheating. Both CPU and GPU temperature is reported about 73°C when browsing the Internet and…
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