Hello guys, I have a quite old HP Pavilion dv6 laptop (bought on 2010).
Specs:
Intel i5 M430 (iirc)
GeForce 230M
500GB HDD
Rarely turned it on since I got a PC. I was going to use it again but then problems show up.
Since the battery was already in a poor condition at the time I was using it, I bought a 3rd party replacement with more capacity. The old battery is virtually unusable now, it doesn't charge when it's plugged in. At around the same time, it frequently shuts down by itself when it's doing heavy HDD work.
EDIT: This all happens when a battery is attached (old and new). When the battery was removed the laptop runs normally without sudden shutdowns.
How do I know which component is failing? It's really hard to do a HDD health check since it always turns itself off abruptly mid-check.
Thanks.
Specs:
Intel i5 M430 (iirc)
GeForce 230M
500GB HDD
Rarely turned it on since I got a PC. I was going to use it again but then problems show up.
Since the battery was already in a poor condition at the time I was using it, I bought a 3rd party replacement with more capacity. The old battery is virtually unusable now, it doesn't charge when it's plugged in. At around the same time, it frequently shuts down by itself when it's doing heavy HDD work.
EDIT: This all happens when a battery is attached (old and new). When the battery was removed the laptop runs normally without sudden shutdowns.
How do I know which component is failing? It's really hard to do a HDD health check since it always turns itself off abruptly mid-check.
Thanks.