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.
November 20th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Mark in Helsinki,
Check out this link: http://www.nvidiasettlement.com/index.html
Search for your laptop in the Affected Models in the left sidebar.
Hope it helps.
November 20th, 2010 at 3:29 am
I have a dv-6xxx (forget the actual model number) and am simultaneously mad and relieved that at the very least I am not alone. I too have a dead-screen pavillion. It’s nearly two and a half years old now.
We were watching a streaming video and then the screen went all scrambled (like when a video card overheated in a desktop I had once) then black and would not turn on again. (However the blue lights all light up and the fan starts).
Actually the problem began to happen intermittently a year ago, the laptop would attempt to start up but then stalled out — over and over again. I became so frustrated at one point that I started giving it love taps (as I had read that the startup problem was a question of loose connection between the video and MOB)… and that actually helped!
For a while.
There was a lot of talk about a class action lawsuit concerning the overheating issue, but have had a hard time finding it onling (HP is unsurprisingly censoring all mention of the issue and suit on their forum).
Does anyone have info about the class action suit?
I am hesitant to bust open the laptop because I don’t have any experience doing that sort of thing and because I have giant, clumsy hands.
November 7th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Video problems are not always hardware problems. Sometime when the wrong device drivers are loaded or if the driver software gets corrupted. Sometimes when the memory is too low because of software overload or virus resides in the memory. If it is a hardware in fact then one is checka memory failure first, most laptops get their video memory form the main memory. Then it could be the video card(built in) , or the LCD light, or the high voltage light supply (inverter) or the lcd itself which is more often the least case.
November 1st, 2010 at 4:31 pm
JayBee,
HP Pavilion dv2000 has a lid close switch hidden under the right hinge. If the switch gets stuck, the laptop will turn on but without backlight. I’ve seen it happening before and first time it took me forever to figure out what was wrong.
Maybe your laptop also has a switch under the right hinge. Check it out. Make sure the switch moves freely.
November 1st, 2010 at 11:22 am
I have a v2000 (v2508wm). Laptop screen is black. No images when I shine a flashlight on it. Hooked it up externally and it shows up. Replaced LCD (with new one) and inverter board (new one). Still nothing on laptop screen. Could it be the LCD cable? LCD screen defective? I am running out of ideas..
October 19th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
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October 6th, 2010 at 7:18 am
Thanks for the info – I’ve been looking for other videos myself. If you find anything decent, please let me know.
October 5th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
bbush,
Sorry man, I think I should find another video and replace this one.
It was working fine for a few month, but after that the owner disabled the video for some reason. :/
Why would he upload it on YouTube and later make it private??? I have no idea.
October 5th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Got the garbled video and trying to view the video, but says its private. Someone please point me in the right direction.
September 11th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
yes ofc and also i did a reflow .. but i feel tht im facing a problem concerning my CPU and my GPU.. do u recommend any program 2 diagnose my hardeware failure? thx