After three years

Hello, I am a user of a precarious Compaq CQ50 104NR (P/N: FE875UA) that I bought about 3 years ago. This laptop has been a boon to them for the past three years, especially in the first years of 1 and half of its use. However, I am now extremely upset by this product, because after only 3 years, it is no longer functional and all my attempts to get its software functions have been blocked by the problems compounding materials. Given the number of questions coming from my laptop, one might think that I took very poor care of her. Nothing could be further from the truth. Here is a list of the problems that have arisen in nearly a sequential i order that it took place.

(1) the cord needed replacement because it Frays at the crossroads where he met the box (I don't know his exact name). This has happened despite meticulously wrapping so that this never folded junction.

(2) the laptop heated at a rapid pace, allowing it to start cutting at the drop of a hat. I was told by a reputable sales and repair service who acted with the fan so I asked that to be fixed.

(3) the screen would quickly up and down as if jumping or flicker. I don't know the cause of this and the research online, I came to the conclusion that it was with a cord or other losses coming.

(4) the screen would spontaneously less bright and then clear up to its original luster. When this happens, the laptop would stall. I just thought it was simply because of the need to change the battery. However, a software problem later which lead me needs to recover my system son me the my last question.

(5) when I tried to recover my laptop after having known one another 'blue screen of death"that left my laptop unable to exceed the faze of loading the boot sequence, I received a message telling me that he needed to be plugged in to AC power for this type of operation. This confuses me, because it was already plugged in to AC power. So find that strange, I took special note of the LED with the bolt of electricity above and I noticed that it was not light despite being connected.

What I want to know is, what I do now, because this is obviously beyond the scope of all the repair of your free software based. I am very disappointed and upset this series of failures that happened in quick succession on the other. Can I change it? Can I get some kind of useful advice and long-term and/or support because as a student at the University, my life is very busy and hectic, and with the new semester on start in a few weeks, I need my laptop because it is an integral part of this hectic and busy lifestyle. I don't know if they are already gone, but I think I've lost a number of important documents and copy files such as notes and soft manuals. This is nto start talking about personal things like my email and music.

So I'm practically begging here, please help, because it has left a bad taste in my mouth to what I thought, it was a very reliable brand.

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Screen dimming is probably due to the inverter (less than $20 eBay).  The question of burden is probably the power supply.  The socket is shorted, broken pin or cold welding (even eBay probably less than $20).  The overheating problem will require new thermal paste of very good quality on the processor and the video chip. The problem is that you will probably have someone do it for you.  The price of labor could vary from a work time of three hours depending on the store.  Labour rate of $ 50 to $ 150 depending on the store area.  I guess that some countries that the United States may be much cheaper.  If you know people in the computer science program at the school, it can cost you nothing but a few large glasses of... Ah... glazed iced tea, the Yes!  Today, computers become faster and better very fast pace.  I will start to think twice before you approached $ 400 to repair and consider upgrade to a new machine.  Of course, it must be able to come up with the rest of the money.

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