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.
March 5th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Hi there,
I just watched your video which is very well done by the way. One thing I don’t understand : you put aluminium foil all around the graphic chipset then you heat it with the torch, all right but after that where do the 2 pieces of copper come from, did you cut it yourself?
See I don’t see the connection between heating all around the graphic chip then taking all the alumninium away to put thermal paste then the copper.
Thanks for the explanation.
Mark
March 4th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Bob,
If the video is garbled on both, the internal LCD and external monitor, this is the graphics card related failure.
But I’m not sure if the above mentioned fix will work in your case. Be careful, you can destroy the motherboard, so do it only as a last resort.
There are many different shops/technicians out there fixing dv2000/dv6000/dv9000 motherboards for about $100. I just added a link to all these offers on eBay in the post.
March 4th, 2010 at 9:39 am
A friend of mine has an HP Pavillion dv9700 and his video is garbled as well. I was wondering if his laptop is effected by this problem as well? If it is, I think we will try and fix it ourselves. I’m fairly comfortable around tech and just recently swapped out a busted display in an HP G70. With that in mind, I was wondering what the size and thickness of the copper shim are? That is if the laptop is effected by this problem. Thanks for the video.
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:09 am
Terone Hartfield,
If this problem appears only on the laptop screen and the external video works fine (without flickering), most likely this is not the video chip failure.
How it blinks?
Do you lose just the light and the data stays on the screen? Or both the backlight and data disappear?
If the screen light flickers but the data remains on the screen all the time, it’s possible you have a faulty inverter board – a power supply for the LCD screen.
Here’s how to access and replace the inverter board in an HP Pavilion dv6000 notebook:
http://www.insidemylaptop.com/remove-replace-lcd-screen-inverter-hp-pavilion-dv6000-laptop/
This is just a guess. It’s very hard to be accurate 100% without even touching the laptop.
March 3rd, 2010 at 12:39 am
When I connect to an external monitor it works just fine. I am able to use my laptop it just blinks literally like 15-20 times a second.
March 1st, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Let’s say you have one of the above mentioned laptop with blank screen.
When you press on the power button, all power LEDs work but there is no image on the screen.’
Before you jump to a conclusion that this problem is related to the video chip failure, try playing with memory modules.
Try reseating memory modules, try removing them one by one and test the laptop with each memory module separately. It’s possible that one of the modules is bad.
March 1st, 2010 at 11:31 am
Terone Hartfield,
How it’s flickering? Is it loosing just the backlight and the data (image) still present on the LCD screen?
It’s possible that your problem is not related to the video chip failure. If the backlight flickers but the image remains on the screen, most likely your problem is related to the inverter board failure.
Did you have a chance to test your laptop with an external monitor. Can you tell if the external video flickers too?
March 1st, 2010 at 11:23 am
I have the HP Pavilion DV6000. I am having similar problems with my LCD screen. Instead, my screen is “flickering” on and off. What can I do to repair it myself.
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