HomeThe following video created by Rebootit.biz explains how to fix video failure in HP Pavilion dv2000, dv6000, dv9000 series notebooks.
Video failure is a very common issue with HP Pavilion dv2000, dv6000 and dv9000 series notebooks. It happens because of poor design of the cooling module. The video chip overheats and separates from the motherboard.
VIDEO FAILURE SYMPTOMS:
1. Notebook turns on, all LED lights light up properly but nothing appears on the internal LCD screen. The notebook LCD screen is completely blank and black. Also, there is no video on the external monitor attached to the notebook.
2. Video on the notebook screen and external monitor is garbled.
HP KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM:
HP knows about this problem with dv2000, dv6000 and dv9000 notebooks. Some qualified models HP fixes at no charge by replacing the motherboard. This offer from HP is over.
Basically you have two options:
1. Replace the whole motherboard with a new one.
2. Fix the failed video chip as it shown on the video.
As an example the author is fixing an HP Pavilion dv9000 notebook but same technique can be used on HP Pavilion dv2000 and dv6000.
NOTEBOOK DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS:
HP Pavilion dv2000.
How to disassemble HP Pavilion dv2000 notebook.
HP Pavilion dv6000.
You can use these disassembly instructions.
HP Pavilion dv9000.
1. Disassembly instructions shown in the video above.
Compaq Presario v6000.
How to disassemble Compaq Presario v6000 series laptop.
For the video chip repair you’ll need aluminum foil, new thermal compound (thermal grease) and hand soldering flame torch.
I haven’t tried this fix myself but according to the video it should work pretty well. Proceed at your own risk! If you are not careful enough, you can permanently damage the motherboard..
UPDATE: here’s another way to tix the failed video chip by baking the motherboard in an conventional oven.
May 9th, 2013 at 5:53 am
Hello there, I would just like to share that I have just tried this fix on a Hp Pavilion DV6000 and it works!! I can’t thank you enough.
All the best to you!
Shaun.
April 7th, 2013 at 8:47 am
Hello, and thanks for a terrific site to fix problems with computers, especially Lap tops
as everyone knows, one can always no help from HP, or any other in the industry.
just a lot of blah. blah just got wind of SEK 500 HP, bought Recover CD to Vista, but forgot to say that I have replaced the motherboard, and then it’s not installing., so waste of money, HP just said I would have said that I have replaced the motherboard that was all damn bad
Now I fixed the graphics card to heat shipset as video shows and sure it works perfectly
thanks once again. Ben
i have old HP Pavilion dv6756eo ………………
February 11th, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Well, if you’re bold and don’t want to spend a lot of money, here’s how I fixed mine…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRbES2dcvjw
I hope this helps somebody!
February 7th, 2013 at 4:13 pm
@ Gary,
If we assume your new parts (inverter, cable, screen) are good, there is not much you can do. You’ve replaced everything related to the laptop backlight/video. I guess the motherboard video connector is defective (or there is another problem with the motherboard).
February 6th, 2013 at 11:57 pm
Hi,
I have this problem. Black screen, anything .
But there is video on the external monitor in VGA or Hdmi.
I change the inverter, the videocable and the LCD screen , and i Try to fix the failed video chip but no results!
What can i try more?
Thank you Very much.
January 17th, 2013 at 10:28 pm
I tried and reflowed the chip. and it actually worked…… for a while it lasted a month. and now I reflowed the vga chip once more but it is not working anymore I havnt applied any thermal paste in the cpu and graphics card… do you think that is the reason why it came back to the blank screen?
January 3rd, 2013 at 2:31 am
I have dv2000 Hp one. i heat the VGA chip using hot gun (200 C) 3 min. after i check laptop on with display.
Grate post …….
Thanks
December 18th, 2012 at 2:11 pm
@ BK,
Yeah, that’s what I think.
December 18th, 2012 at 11:31 am
Thanks Laptop Tech, so I am suppose to use s solder to test it out to find out how long it would take to reflow it?
December 15th, 2012 at 9:43 am
@ BK,
Check out this post on fixing failed NVIDIA chip.