Comments on: How to remove motherboard from Compaq Presario CQ50, CQ60 or CQ70 laptop

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:07:04 +0000

Hello, a friend warned me about the power port cable thats connected to the motherboard, he says its loose, but we don’t understand why its moving up and down

I have Compaq Presario CQ60 and I’m really worried about accidentally blowing my motherboard

Please help

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:44:50 +0000

valachus,

used it to great effect to take a CQ60 apart for cleaning the fan, however I think I must have connected incorrectly a cable since the front side LEDs no longer light up (at all) and I’m getting a “battery present, not charging” permanent message. I think it’s a internal connection problem since on AC power it runs smooth but the LEDs (AC / BATT / HDD) are out completely. Any ideas?

It’s possible some kind of connection related problem. Check all internal connections. I cannot help you without looking at the laptop.

By: valachus

valachus — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:33:07 +0000

Great walkthrough, used it to great effect to take a CQ60 apart for cleaning the fan, however I think I must have connected incorrectly a cable since the front side LEDs no longer light up (at all) and I’m getting a “battery present, not charging” permanent message. I think it’s a internal connection problem since on AC power it runs smooth but the LEDs (AC / BATT / HDD) are out completely. Any ideas?

By: Jon B

Jon B — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:05:14 +0000

Thanks for posting this, I’m putting it back together with a new MB and I cant figure out where the wifi cables reconnect?

By: orcun

orcun — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:03:54 +0000

hi
in the open cable connector picture ( the 10 Th one from the top )you can see the black plastic bit that pinches the cable which is coming from POWER BUTTON BOARD.
so if you break this black bit of plastic which means you wont be able to connect this cable to mother board.
please tell me what i am gonna do now as i have broken this and can not power up anymore
thanks alot

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:34:05 +0000

What is the cpu socket type I want to add an intel core dual 2.3 proc

By: E Nigma

E Nigma — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:15:15 +0000

I posted this same question earlier but it seems I received no response, so I thought I would try again:

I have a Persario CQ50 and I made a small boo-boo. The connector to lock down the power button cable connector snapped. Is there anything that can be done to get a new one, or do I have to scrap the motherboard?

By: Jetsam

Jetsam — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:42:53 +0000

Thanks for this guide. I suspect an overheating problem with the CQ50 and just want to access the heatsink/fan to remount and clean. Do I have to disassemble the keyboard as well or just the bottom cover? Thanks

By: Wyatt

Wyatt — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:18:23 +0000

I have a presario cq50. When i turn on the computer the computer itself turns on but the screen remains off or doesnt turn on. I have tried hooking it up to an external monitor and that didnt work. I have tried a hard reboot, that didnt work either. IDK what the problem is, so any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.

By: Kel

Kel — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:00:36 +0000

My Compaq CQ60 gets really hot on the bottom. I’m afraid the fan isn’t working but I am not sure how to tell. I don’t feel a lot of air coming from there. I did use compressed air and I could see it spinning when I blew the air in (while it was turned off).
Should the fan run constantly? Or just sometimes?
The wireless keeps losing the connection suddenly and it’s slow -I’m afraid its frying! I don’t know if I should replace the fan or if it’s just going to die on me after less than a year.