HP TX2 Touchsmart

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Lazarus (the HP touchsmart TX2) returns

This entry was posted in Gadgets Hardware Tips and tagged Flashing indicators HP TX2 Touchsmart Windows 7 on October 26, 2012 by HAL

In a strange twist – I lifted the HP Touchsmart Tx2 tablet to see if I could arrange a repair to the motherboard to banish the flashing indicators issue mentioned here. In that article you can see that the issues that the unit has experienced and the fixes have been unusual to say the least. […]

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Tx2/8 = ok

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged HP TX2 Touchsmart Windows 8 on April 6, 2012 by HAL

A further investigation into getting Windows 8 Preview on to a HP Touchsmart TX2 (Lazarus) involved putting a blank hard disk in and re-running the install to rule out previous failure was to do with Windows 7 being on the machine already. In this particular model of tablet there is an adapter for the sata […]

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TX2 + WIN 8 = 0

This entry was posted in Software Tips and tagged HP TX2 Touchsmart TX2 Windows 8 on April 3, 2012 by HAL

Tried an in place upgrade of Windows 7 to Windows 8 preview on the Touchsmart TX2 that we have christened Lazarus as we keep bringing it back to life. A recent repeat of the heating with a power hairdryer has given the unit a new lease of life and so far (touch wood) its working […]

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How to fix your Touchsmart TX2 with just three letters?

This entry was posted in Hardware Tips and tagged HP TX2 Touchsmart on February 13, 2012 by HAL

Reviewing the options that I have open to get a permanent repair of the TX2 which developed an issue with booting. A couple of options short of reflowing the solder on the BGA  had been tried but each only seemed to last a short time. The next stage was scheduling the disassembly of the unit […]

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For my next trick – I’ll need a tablet PC and a towel

This entry was posted in Tips and tagged HP TX2 Touchsmart Overheating on November 15, 2011 by HAL

A strange tale this time. On turning on a HP Touchsmart TX2 I was greeted by a blank screen with two small flashing white indicators on above the num lock key – the other to the left of the caps lock key. The power indicators were all on but no output on screen. Removing the […]

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