is windows installed on that laptop?
go into the device manager (control panel->system->device manager) and write down all yr hardware, also reboot, go into yr BIOS and write down any hardware info from there you already have, making sure to change anything that windows detected incorrectly, and once you have done that, you should be set to use google to search for any potential problems that might arise.
if you see a problem looming, keep searching, i bet there are a few solutions to it, and good luck....!