C600 hangs at bootup

Question

I was wondering if anyone have an idea why, my C600/winXP pro hangs at booting after I see the XP logo and the progress indication bar.   my laptop condition is like this: PIII 700MHz 256MB 40GB HD; battery does not hold charge, always have AC adaptor plugged; pass all diagnostics extended tests (including memory, harddrive) except primary fan, says error at high RPM test because only 5400 rpm is detected; it can boot to BIOS and XP safe-mode with networking and run a whole day without problem; It freezes when boot to normal XP, after the progress indication bar goes couple rounds.   any help or info is highly appreciated.

Flooby · Answer

@freemanhuang wrote:

It freezes when boot to normal XP, after the progress indication bar goes couple rounds.

That's usually a good indication that a device driver isn't loading properly. Is the BIOS up to date? (version A23 is the most recent one available) Have you tried a System Restore to a point prior to when the problem first occurred?

Also, if the Diags are reporting a problem with the fan, you're probably going to want to have that addressed as soon as possible, as those things don't run very well when the guts melt.

freemanhuang · Answer

no, BIOS is A16. the BIOS upgrade process fails, asking the battery be installed. that's because my battery does not hold charge.   sigh... seems it is too old.

Flooby · Answer

Um...why don't you just get a new battery?  Perhaps you could borrow one from someone with a similar system, long enough to flash the BIOS.  You're still going to want to get that fan problem corrected, though.

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