Recent content by MartinS_UK

A follow up. As I stated above, HP's utilities have indicated that the battery is fine and the HDD is failing. Last night I ran the Windows chkdsk and battery report, and these indicated the exact opposite - ie that the battery was losing capacity, and that the HDD was fine. Who am I supposed...

My 3 year old HP 250 G4 laptop has started shutting down with no warning when on battery power. After consulting a few online help places, it seems as if it could be the battery or the HDD. HP's help utilities tell me that the battery is fine, and that the HDD is failing. Whilst I am happy to...