Mattman, you gave me the hint that worked. In desperation I tried running the laptop without the battery installed. Everyhting seems to be working...
I opened up the computer and the fan and the rest of the insides are totally free of dust. It must have been cleaned by someone before my Dad...
It does not appear dirty I do not know how to remove the keyboard on this model of laptop. However, I did open all of the hatches and looked in...
I am trying to fix my father's Compaq EVO n1000v laptop and I am all out of ideas. The laptop had Windows XP Pro installed. When you booted it up...
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