Next I started noticing a decline in screen brightness after every freeze & stutter, and the charching light went on & off. Yes, the Lap batery is aged & lasts 15 minutes at the most after unpluging. Might this be something going burned in the mother board? First I made shure that screen intensity was at the same level when connected or when charging. No more screen flicker after that. For two years now, if the BiOS checks the Hard Disc it reports that I have to change it. That is no little affair because it includes the HP RECOVERY PARTiTiON (D:) & Local Disc (C:). That is the ViSTA original from Microsoft, so first I will have to make that Recovery into 3 CD's, like instructed by Microsoft themselves. But when Windows Scans the hard disc, there are no faults. Only when the BiOS takes over. And I clean fans & Lap interior regularly, no liquid or solid food spills, & blast all cat hairs from the area, daily.
Next thing I tried was take the battery off & work the Lap connected. After 5 minutes, it just went off with no warning. When I touched the HP battery charger, it was burning hot!! Having a Universal battery charger that I borrow to friends, when they visit me forgeting their Lap charger (hapens to EVERYBODY it seems) I connected it, & VOiLÁ!!
My flying FS 2004 days are back!! And the Universal Battery Charger is ONE THENTH the price of an original HP charger
(& not in HP stock, any more!! 
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