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HP Pavilion dv9000: Best way to reflow?

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 07:40:43 -0700

I am looking into the heatgun, blocking the vents(wow, that will do MORE damage then good), reballing, replacing the board if I get the right donor

I have asked about the best way to implement data removal separately and actually made it understandable

How I deal with these laptops is very simple, clean the heatsink, get Artic Silver 5, replace the thermal pads on these ticking death clocks to keep them around longer(I get it, I CHOOSE to take these)

I will do this on ANY NVIDIA plagued laptop I need to fix to keep them from dying again as quick(I have worked on a friend's with a reflow, it lasted 2 years before it died, better then a year and then it died before)

⟐ Answer edited Kasım 13, 2015 at 7:40 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv1000: Add memory to HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook PC

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 06:57:26 -0700

How do you add RAM memory? I have 512 mb.

⟐ Answer accepted Şubat 23, 2014 at 6:57 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv9000: Unit powers up ,but no video

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:10:56 -0700

I have a HP Pavillion dv9000 . The unit powers up and I can hear the fan running but I cant get any video. Do you think it needs a new motherboard?

⟐ Edited Ekim 08, 2013 at 17:10 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv9000: Diagnosis of a frozen splash screen?

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:18:50 -0700

So, last night my computer decided it didn't want to boot past the HP splash screen.

Usually there are several option commands at the bottom (press F2 for this, press F10 for that, etc) but in this case there were none. I turned the computer off and restarted, only to be greeted with the same thing. I unplugged my external hard drive, and all other peripherals that were plugged into the computer, with a similar result, only this time the function options were present at the bottom of the screen, however the computer was frozen. I restarted the computer again, and the options were available. I ran a quick scan of the hard disk, and everything passed and the computer booted as normal.

My question is: What could cause this, and how can i avoid it in the future? Could my computer be teetering on the brink of its final boot?

NOTE: The battery had completely depleted, I am guessing while the computer was still running. I ran out of the house and turned off my power strip, but forgot to shut down the computer.

⟐ Answered Şubat 05, 2012 at 15:18 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv7: What is the latest processor that I can install?

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 08:08:47 -0700

I have a HP pavilion dv7 1273cl. It comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo T6400. I am trying to find out, what is the latest or best processor that I can upgrade to? Thank you..

I purchased an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 2.26GHz Quad-Core

⟐ Commented Mart 04, 2023 at 8:08 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv6-nr: (HP Pavilion dv6-2030SA When booting, I get nothing, just fan & lights

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 04:44:37 -0700

I have a HP Pavilion DV6-2030SA (the Pavilion dv6-nr was the closest model i believe) where when i power up the laptop, i get just the fan spinning and no beep codes or anything, i did get the caps lock and num lock before i started getting nothing, i have had the blinking caps and num lock key issue before but i was able to solve it be removing the CMOS battery and reseating it. I have tried removing all unnecessary devices like hard drive, wireless card, bluetooth module and have tried different DDR2 RAM. I have asked on the HP forums but they said they cant help because i use linux on the machine (what does not affect a potential BIOS issue) and the fact that it is an old model.

⟐ Answer edited Temmuz 26, 2021 at 4:44 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv6: How do I replace the fan

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 11:59:18 -0700

What are the procedures for replacing the fan?

⟐ Answered Ocak 23, 2021 at 11:59 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv9000: Operating System Not found

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 18:24:57 -0700

I get the Operating System not found when I try to boot up. Everyonce in a while it works fine. Prior to getting this error (the last time it worked) I rcvd a DVD not found error.

Any ideas? Could it be just replacing the DVD player?

⟐ Commented Nisan 13, 2019 at 18:24 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv6000: Battery is stuck in laptop.

Tue, 15 May 2018 07:50:11 -0700

How can I remove the battery to check if it has been recalled.

⟐ Commented Mayıs 15, 2018 at 7:50 GMT-7

Hp Pavilion dv6-2155dx: intermittent black screen at startup

Sat, 14 Apr 2018 08:27:16 -0700

Occasionally, when I start my laptop I will get a black screen although I will hear the OS in the background. If I quickly press the power button and let it flash 3 times and then press it again, I will get the startup screen and I can log in and proceed as usual. This work around helps but I would really rather fix the problem as this is becoming rather repetitive. Can you help?

Thanks

⟐ Commented Nisan 14, 2018 at 8:27 GMT-7

HP dv5-1125nr: Serial number not found

Mon, 01 May 2017 16:29:33 -0700

Hello

I'm Bojan and I have HP DV5 and it doesn't start up.

For some time, on boot up my laptop, I've received message Serial Number Not Found and Press Enter to continue, after that Windows boot up. But few days ago I've got black screen and message Serial Number Not Found and that's it.

I cannot enter BIOS or anything.

I tested HDD and it's OK.

I tested RAM and it's OK.

When I disconnect HDD I managed to access BIOS and in Info section Serial number missing, CPID are zeros and some other data are missing or zeros.

It seems that I need to enter eeprom and try to fill missing data. I have all necessary data except CPID. It should be sticker somewhere on laptop but I cannot find it!

Do you have any suggestion or advice?

Best regards

⟐ Answered Mayıs 01, 2017 at 16:29 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv6-2155dx: Laptop cooling fan Replacement

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 08:27:16 -0700

Where can I buy a genuine or better brand of the CPU Cooling fan?

⟐ Answered Kasım 07, 2016 at 8:27 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv4-2045dx: Why is my screen stuck in a rotated position?

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 08:33:42 -0700

Instead of being upright, my screen is rotated to the side. How do I return it to normal?

⟐ Answered Ekim 08, 2015 at 8:33 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv6000: Why does my computer show blue lights and then shuts down?

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 07:57:37 -0700

I turn on computer and the blue lights flash, the screen is blank and then it shuts down.

⟐ Commented Haziran 21, 2015 at 7:57 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv6000: Not Turning on , No Power

Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:35:08 -0700

My laptop is not turning on. I dont see any power light or any activity when i try to turn on.

Pls help me if you can....

⟐ Commented Mart 13, 2015 at 11:35 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv6-nr: What is the 3v lithium battery for

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:52:34 -0700

whats the 6 cell 3v lithium battery for in my hp labtop my mouse isnt working could it be cause i need a new battery

⟐ Answered Nisan 28, 2026 at 23:52 GMT-7

HP dv4-2040us: My laptop screen will not work and machine will be working

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:27:02 -0700

Give me solutions

⟐ Answered Haziran 27, 2024 at 15:27 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv6-6180us: Where can I purchase a new screen for my Pavilion, my dad dropped it.

Wed, 22 May 2024 12:37:39 -0700

I have this HP pavilion dv6. Its decked out with a i7-2670QM and no dedicated graphics and 8gb ram. My dad got it from America and finding a replacement screen down here at the Balkans is almost impossible. I also did a thermal paste replacement, and because the fan was making very concerning rumbling sounds i re lubricated it. It works like a charm now (besides the screen). Now my only use for it is to keep it as a server pc but i want to be ready for when ill have to return my main laptop to my job. So i really want to get this bad boy up and running so i can be prepared for the future. In case you lost track: Where screen pls

⟐ Commented Mayıs 22, 2024 at 12:37 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv6-6180us: Why is my laptop overheating?

Tue, 21 May 2024 10:20:18 -0700

My laptop is getting really hot . I restart it, but within five minutes it is hot again. Is there a way to fix this?

⟐ Commented Mayıs 21, 2024 at 10:20 GMT-7

HP Pavilion dv6000: The Laptop keeps restarting

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:28:52 -0700

my laptop dv6000 keeps restarting , some time restart

while i'm using it , and some times restart while it booting , i tried to use 1 ram of the 2 rams and it's keep restart , i tried to install an another windows while it installing it restart aslo . sorry for my bad language .

⟐ Answered Kasım 23, 2023 at 14:28 GMT-7