Recent content by Meganne

And this is why troubleshooting the computer at 4 am is a bad idea.... the reason it was behaving differently was due to a difference in circumstances - namely the power cord coming loose from the brick, so it was effectively unplugged. So now it appears to be back to the same state that it's...

My Compaq Presario CQ57 started giving me problems a few months ago - the battery charged fine, but even with a fully charged battery, if I took it off of the AC adapter, it would crash within minutes. So, major nuisance, but I could deal with it. Within the past day, it won't run for more...