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If the screen on your HP Pavilion zv5000 laptop suddenly went dark, most likely this problem is related to the inverter board. This guide explains how to get inside the display panel and and replace the failed inverter board with a new one. You will not find these instructions in the official service manual.
The screen inverter replacement will take about 20-30 minutes. You can find a new inverter board for your Pavilion zv5000 laptop here for less then $15.
Here are some of the most common inverter failure symptoms:
1. The laptop starts fine but you barely can see any image on the laptop screen. If you connect an external monitor, it works fine.
2. You turn on the laptop and the screen works fine for a while but then it goes dark. If you restart the laptop the screen starts fine and goes dart again.
3. When the screen is dark you can light it up for a moment by tapping on the lid close switch.
It is possible that your inverter board is OK and there is a problem with the backlight lamp inside the screen, but this failure is less common.
Other posts related to HP Pavilion zv5000 laptop repair:
1. Removing LCD screen and replacing backlight lamp.
2. Removing keyboard and upgrading memory.
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June 18th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
G finish repairing the laptop after one yaer , the problem wasn’t the screen, was the cpu, probly I didn’t ground corectly and discharged my electric statyc energy in to it, or didn’t close him corectly, may be the soket didn’t have any problem. I’m glad that I spend 0$ in reparing it
)))))). Good luck to others.
May 7th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Hello.
Thank you for your information. I tried to do as you suggested and ordered a (supposedly) compatible LCD inverter replacement part for my HP Pavilion zv5000 laptop computer. I ordered the part before I took the computer screen apart, however. Following your instructions, I was able to install the part with no problems, and I can now see my screen graphics again. Unfortunately, the lower 1/3 of the screen is now blocked by what looks to be a color bar. Have you ever heard of this happening? Do you think the part might be defective or incompatible? I have contacted the company (Suntek, located in Hong Kong) by email to express my dissatisfaction, but I am wondering if I might have done something wrong. (And, yes, I will give a donation to your site. Your information was very helpful.)
April 2nd, 2010 at 7:50 am
Hy I have the problem with blackscreen on a zv5000 , but I don’t think it’s from the screen. I think I didn’t close corectly the procesor soket, and tryed to many times. First if somoane can send me a picture with how the procesor look close on dj_yry@yahoo.com. I used the manual but I remember that the screw wasent like in the manual. And is any way to verify if the soket is dameged. And do I must replace all the moatherboard or only the soket if I go to a service.
December 24th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
That was just too easy! I had a plastic tool that I had used to replace LCD screens on cell phones (most of the places on E-bay send them for free when you order a new screen). I bought the new inverter board for $2 + $7 shipping. For under $10, this thing works GREAT now!
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Looking for some advice. Replaced inverter on HP Pavilion zv5000. Had normal symptoms of inverter failure, some flickering upon POST, then black screen. When hooked up to external monitor image is crystal clear. Reading other post seems like the back light? And it appears this is difficult to do, so opt for the LCD replacement? Just wondering if it worth it since you can get newer laptops a a good price. New LCD and inverter about 1/3 of the cost of some of the deals that are out there for a brand new one. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks