Tony
Fargo,#2Consumer Comment
Fri, June 01, 2012
Call Compaq and find out if your GPU is still covered under the recall from Nvidia. Several thousand laptops have a faulty GPU which overheats and disconnects from the board. If you call around to computer shops, some places do repair them for under 100 dollars, but Compaq may offer you a motherboard free of charge.
Ashley
springfield,#3Consumer Comment
Fri, June 01, 2012
There really isnt much you can do at this point. Its either fix it or get a new computer. 4 years is a long time for a laptop to function anymore. You are well outside the expected and warrantied lifespan of that computer. Its not defective if it took 4 years for the problem to manifest, thats why there's no recall. Most computer manufacturers warranty their computers for 1 year, so any breakdowns over a year is normal.
No ripoff here unfortunately, just an old computer.