Comments on: How to take apart Compaq Presario M2000 notebook

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:31:56 +0000

Ashwin,

Looks excellent tutorial .i will use this tutorial to open my presario m2000 laptop which is suffering from heat issue and stops suddenly while working.

Before you disassemble the laptop, try cleaning the cooling module with compressed air.
Find an air compressor (you can use canned air too) and spray air inside the intake on the bottom until all dust is gone. It might help.

By: Ashwin

Ashwin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:38:40 +0000

Looks excellent tutorial .i will use this tutorial to open my presario m2000 laptop which is suffering from heat issue and stops suddenly while working.

By: prashant

prashant — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:36:09 +0000

Hello,
Firstly Thanks for publishing excellent pictures of how to dismantle a Laptop.
I used ur pictures for repairing a cpu overheating problem of my compaq M 2010US model.
The blockage of cpu heatsink fins was compelling the Laptop to shutdown after 15 mts or so.
After clearing it my Laptop is working OK.
Thanks Once Again
Prashant

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:45:31 +0000

frenchy30097,

The usb ports (all) on the M2000 have stopped working. Techs think it is a motherboard problem. If I try to replace it myself, do I need to remove everything listed before removing the motherboard?

Yes. Just follow the guide until the old motherboard is removed. Replace it with a new one and assemble the laptop.

Could their be something else wrong to prevent the usb ports from working. sometimes they do and then they die.

Could be software related problem. Before replacing the motherboard, I would try reinstalling Windows from scratch. If no help, you’ll have to replace the motherboard.

By: frenchy30097

frenchy30097 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:40:41 +0000

The usb ports (all) on the M2000 have stopped working. Techs think it is a motherboard problem. If I try to replace it myself, do I need to remove everything listed before removing the motherboard? Could their be something else wrong to prevent the usb ports from working. sometimes they do and then they die.

By: Dominic Asprinio

Dominic Asprinio — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:41:34 +0000

I followed the directions to take off the bottom cover, but part of it is stuck. A small area near the battery will not release. My goal is to take off the bottom and locate the motherboard. Not sure what I am doing, so I wanted to check before I break the bottom plate getting it off. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

By: philominderia

philominderia — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:09:51 +0000

the perennial broken dc power connection with these models made a cinch to
fix
….was just about to order a repair disc from U.K.
Humble Thanx!

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:56:01 +0000

Some info works for V2000!

I used your instructions for replacing the LCD inverter by removing the keyboard bezel to remove the front screen bezel on a V2000 (not M2000). The two screws to be removed that hold the key bezel in the battery compartment are in a similar arrangement on a V2000 as the M2000 but closer to the rear of the laptop, about in the middle of the battery compartment. This made is much easier to remove the front screen bezel (without removing the whole screen unit from the laptop), which I was afraid of breaking at the hinges.

Thank you!

By: damla

damla — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:48:41 +0000

Thanks it is really help me to replace the mother board , apprecaited for the detail guide.

By: Josue

Josue — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:56:32 +0000

THIS IS REALLY GOOD GUIDE. IM UPGRADING MY OLD PRESARIO WITH NEW DDR, CPU FAN, WIRELESS N, AND NEW HARD DRIVE. THIS GUIDE COVERED EVERYTHING. I WILL USE IT ONE MORE TIME TO UPGRADE THE SCREEN TO THE HI-RES LCD FROM THE NORMAL 1048×768 IT COMES WITH. REALLY GREAT TO FIND SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR AN OLDER MODEL LAPTOP.

THANKS!!!!