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Well, if you are hitting the power button and it's not putting it to sleep, then it is just turning it off. You can change that by going into the power options. 1. type power and sleep settings in the search bar and select it. 2. click on additional power settings 3. click on "choose what the...

Check out the solution to this thread: http://www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-2978853/keyboard-keys-detachable.html

I guess I am confused about the issue. Can't you just hit the power button again? I'm assuming you put it to sleep.

Try taking it apart again and checking all the connections. It's easy to forget to plug a ribbon back in on laptops.

Yeah, so that model uses Nvidia's Optimus which is supposed to automatically switch between the discrete and integrated gpu based on the task. You will have to configure the settings in the Nvidia control panel. Try these steps first...

Did you have to restart it to get it working? It sounds to me like you may have an driver conflict of some sort. We can try to troubleshoot it, but it is usually not worth the effort on a new laptop. It should work right out of the box, especially just playing music. I would return it for one...

All the AC adapter replacements for the HP slimline 450 that I can find have a center positive polarity, so you should be good on that too.

Yes, here are the specs for yours: Total wattage: 65 W Output voltage: 19.5 V Output amps: 3.3 As long as the charger has the same output voltage and an equal or higher amperage (which the one you linked does) then you are good to go.

You will probably have to buy a new mobo to upgrade. If you look at your manual, they list some parts as switchable/upgradable and the cpu is not one of them. Additionally, if you look at the component replacement list, the models with the Intel core processors have completely different heat...

It could just be a failing hard drive. I'd download crystaldiskinfo or hwinfo64 to check its health. When it is in the reboot cycle, how far into startup does it make it? Can you get it to boot into the bios?

What he thinks you should or shouldn't do based on the limited information you gave him is relevant because you asked for his opinion by making a forum post. He also gave you a solution - unplug the keyboard ribbon.

I think physically detaching the keyboard ribbon is the best bet. Like Lutfij said, messing with old drivers can cause a lot of issues down the line.

It won't damage anything, but it will charge slower. It also might shut down randomly and/or throttle certain processes.

Here is the mobo manual. It does not look to be soldered. Look at page 93. http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01689926