This model is well known for such behavior. Type DV6000 RECALL at google to learn more.
Bob
Hey everyone,
I have an HP Pavilion Entertainment PC which is probably over two years old now. Its specs include Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1, AMD Turion 64 x2 Mobile Technology TL-60, with 4.0 GB of RAM, and NVIDIA MCP67M.
Over the past two months or so, my HP has been randomly shutting down and not switching back on. Once I turn my laptop back on, which may often take several attempts (the laptop will either shut off again or it will remain on one of the start-up screens where it is seemingly frozen), I either get a Start Windows Normally black screen (I'm paraphrasing) or a Launch Start-up Repair black screen.
I always leave my laptop on for 24 hours or more, which is obviously not a great idea. However, in the past, keeping my laptop on for long durations of time did not cause random shutdowns due to overheating. That said, I believe overheating is a culprit here but I also think it goes beyond this (due to the Launch Start-up repair black screen I mentioned above). The start-up/boot process is not consistent in that I may be able to load Vista on my first attempt or it may take multiple attempts.
If anyone has any thoughts, comments, or suggestions, I'd truly appreciate hearing them. If I've been too vague in the description of my problem please ask me to elaborate with specific questions.
Thanks a lot!

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