On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 9:44 AM Richard Shaw <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 7:18 AM Mike Wohlgemuth via users <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I have a new HP Omen 16L (SKU #A9UM5AV in case that matters).
>
>
It does: <https://linux-hardware.org> has only one probe for that model, so
your "current issue" may
be specific to your hardware or may be some change that triggers the
"underlying hardware
issue".

It was
>> originally a Christmas gift for my son, but it was a lemon from the
>> start. Windows started crashing and any updates we tried to apply made
>> the situation worse. Eventually Windows repair wouldn't even start.
>> Windows repair USB also failed. The HP tool to reset to factory default
>> would fail. All the hardware diagnostics passed. Eventually I got a
>> different machine for my son, and tried to return it. The vendor
>> refunded me, but didn't want it back. So I took it in to an HP warranty
>> center and they reset it to factory defaults and it seemed to work fine
>> (not sure what magic they had for that because the publicly available
>> tool did not work at all). This is all just background since I would
>> not be surprised if there was some sort of subtle underlying hardware
>> issue.
>>
>
> The first thing I would do is put Memtest86+ on a USB stick and let it run
> for 24 hours to check the memory.
>
> Same here, and try to put it in a warm location.


> I haven't checked the latest version but you will likely have to disable
> secure boot temporarily to do it.
>

Sometimes you need to run Memtest86+ overnight for multiple nights to
capture misbehaviour.  If the system has
2 memory modules, try running with just one module.
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