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Here’s how you can take apart a HP Pavilion dv2000 notebook PC. This guide will help you to remove the motherboard, so you can access and clean the cooling module which includes the cooling fan and heat sink.
Update: for some reason pictures are not available anymore. The guide is still there, but no pics. For step by step laptop disassembly instructions you can use the official service manual for Pavilion dv2000 notebook.
If your laptop runs hot and shuts down on its own in the middle of doing something, most likely it’s heat related problem. Take a closer look at the heat sink. If the heat sink gets clogged with dust, the processor overheats and the laptop shuts down. You’ll have to clean the cooling module.
Cleaning tips: You can use virtually anything to clean it, except liquids… liquids may has erosion on the fans motor or the heat sink itself. Recommended: toothbrush(an old one you aren’t planning on using again…), compressed air, lint brush, etc…
This disassembly guide will be a very helpful addition to the official maintenance and service guide for HP Pavilion dv2000 Notebook PCs which you can download here (8.18MB pdf file). The official service guide also has step-by-step laptop disassembly instructions.
Pavilion DV2000 common replacement parts (US models):
Keyboard – part number 441317-001.
Hard drive – 5400RPM Serial ATA drive. You can speed up your laptop with a 7200RPM drive.
Memory – PC2-5300 (667-MHz). You can install up to 1GB memory stick into each slot.
Optical driver – DVD+-RW/R double-layer combo drive. Part number 417062-001.
RTC battery – part number 417076-001.
Need spare parts for your Pavilion dv2000 laptop? Find them here.
Your HP Pavilion dv2000 notebook might be eligible for a free repair.
UPDATE: I just published a new disassembly guide for HP Pavilion dv2000 notebook which explains how to remove and replaced a damaged LCD screen.
Do you have a problem with video? Check out this video failure fix for HP Pavilion dv2000 notebooks.
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August 14th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
ahamed,
What? Do you mean the laptop turns on intermittently? Firs of all, I would check memory modules.
August 10th, 2010 at 12:57 am
i have problem ,at the time of starting my laptop some time open some time not open ,i askng in servce center,there $200 ,pls reply me hw to clear that problem,,(starting problem)
July 14th, 2010 at 11:42 am
My problem with the 2225 is that the wireless card no longer works. I am having to put the connector from my wireless router directly into the notebook to get a signal. My boyfriend is taking my notebook apart now as we speak, perhaps the wireless card is no longer working? I am looking on ebay right now to buy a new wireless card for only $3.00
I also wanted to indicate my lap gets hot also after about an hour but I bought a laptop cooler and it seems to help. I’ve had my notebook for almost 5 years now & it’s going strong ( accept for the wireless card) – I use my notebook for writing and for various search engines only …I will upgrade soon though, but so far it’s been an awesome notebook! Thanks for all the tips!
June 2nd, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Not sure if it helps any, but this capacitor gets extremely hot the second I plug in the power. It’s just under the touch pad for reference, thanks. http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/6066/20100602162755897.jpg
June 2nd, 2010 at 12:54 pm
I took apart my DV2000 to work on the heating problem, re-pasted the processor *it had NONE left* so I put it all back together, and now it does NOTHING when I press the power button…any ideas what I may have done? I didn’t break anything inside of it when I was taking it apart.
April 8th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Sorry im new to Upgrading rams
Does anyone know if you can upgrade the ram on these bad boys?
April 5th, 2010 at 4:33 am
Haha! i posted a comment in july 9 2009! Now i am happy with a new DELL laptop
March 31st, 2010 at 10:51 am
Michael,
You’ll have to disassemble the laptop and take a closer look inside. It’s possible that you have a broken display hinge.
March 30th, 2010 at 11:32 am
I have a very different problem… One side of my screen kind of popped out. (wow) You can actually see the bar that is holding the left side of my screen. Anyone have an idea on how to fix that?
March 3rd, 2010 at 7:33 am
The issue with the DV2000, DV6000, DV9000, and TX1000 laptops happens to be both your fan, video memory, and video card.
If you update your BIOS that will help with the overheating, and update your video card drivers directly from Nvidia for the GO6150 series.
If you do not update these files, you will need to have a BGA reflow service to fix your chipsets to restore your wireless and video. What will happen is you will get no video, all blue lights, and the system will cycle on and off every 1 to 2 minutes.
February 28th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
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January 15th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Pictures can be retrieved if you highlight the guide and copy/paste it into MS Word. I have Word 2007.
I felt like many of you when I realized the pics were gone. A picture is worth a 1000 words, particularly when trying to take a laptop apart.
I thought I would at least copy the guide and print it out so I would have it along with the HP disassembly guide. When I pasted it into Word 2007, I got a pleasant surprise. The picture were there and I was able to print it all out. It was a huge help. The pictures make a huge difference.
Somehow, Word refreshes the links to the pics. I did it again before posting this to make sure it still works and it does.
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Ben,
For some reason all pictures are gone.
You can find laptop disassembly instructions in the official service manual. I just updated my post and posted links to the service manual.
Get the manual and follow step-by-step instructions for the motherboard removal and replacement.
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Hi everyone,
just new in this forum.
I need help replacing my motherboard for dv2000.
I have read through ur contributions and they are very encouraging
but unfurtunately the pictures are no longer there. Please is there
any way i can get the pictures on installing the motherboard. Thanks
December 27th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Thanks Guys,
I was told by HP that the motherboard was stuffed (they wanted $800 for replacement) but dismantled my unit & tried the re-solder trick with heat gun & it worked!
While i was there I scraped off the blue gunk & inserted a small copper coin (was perferct size) between the GPU & heat sink.
Computer seems a lot cooler when running now.
Cheers,
Scotty
December 21st, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Dave,
Looks like all pics are gone. Not sure if they are coming back.
Here’s another guide for removing the LCD screen. http://www.insidemylaptop.com/replaced-damaged-lcd-screen-in-hp-pavilion-dv2000-notebook/
That’s all I got at this point.
Alternatively, you can use instructions in the service manual for HP Pavilion dv2000 notebooks.
December 14th, 2009 at 6:42 am
It appears the pictures to your guide are no longer available. Is there something we can work out to get those pics back up?
December 3rd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
This really helped me to replace my lcd screen.
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:38 am
First Motherboard replacement and this guide worked great!!! Thanks sooooo much for posting this worked like a charm.
-Logan
September 19th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Ferrell,
I think same designers were used to create some Toshiba laptops.
LOL
Try replacing the optical drive on a Satellite A505 laptop. I’ll publish a new guide soon on http://www.irisvista.com/tech/
September 13th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I just used this guide to complete the cleaning and I have discovered just how maintenance unfriendly this computer is. The designers need to be immolated.
September 5th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I have a DV2000 that overheats, has a blank screen but blue lights @ keyboard, 3 weeks out of warranty. It was my sons college present but never really worked. He chucked it in his closet a year ago and built a desktop. So I have it now and want to fix it. HP replaced the disk drive twice but that wasn’t the problem. I guess I need to change the motherboard. Is the video card on the motherboard? How do I know or where is the part # for the motherboard? I see alot of p/n’s out there and don’t know what to order. Any advice would help.
September 5th, 2009 at 7:00 am
I had the overheated video card problem as well, I had it replaced the first time well it was still under original warranty, It happened again, but I didn’t call in right away because I figured there was no rush, it turned out that the extended warranty is exactly that, but I didn’t recall seeing a limit timewise on it. the extended warranty for this problem is only one year, but I called 7 days after it had expired. so they refused to fix it for free, but offered to fix it for $299, wich is higway robbery so I didn’t take him up on it and am hoping to replace the motherboard on my own
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Hi!
I had this problem about half a year ago.
The issue is that all the hp laptops produced at around the same time as the dv2000 was cranked out had issues with the video card. It’s faulty and needs to be replaced.
Hp will do it for free and it only takes about 2 weeks for them to get it back (for me at least). But you need to call hp support right away to make sure that they’re still offering this free repair. They may not offer it anymore as I got mine fixed half a year ago.
My problem is, how do you make the computer work faster? It lags so much all the time it makes me want to pull my hair out. Someone suggested upgrading the ram, is that possible on this laptop?
August 5th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Gan,
Read about HP Limited Warranty Service Enhancement program.
There are problems with some dv2000/dv6000 and dv9000 notebooks and HP fixes them at no charge even out-of-warranty notebooks. I hope your dv2000 qualifies for that repair and you can get it at no charge.
August 5th, 2009 at 10:46 am
I seem to be having the same problem a lot of others here have had… the computer turns on as indicated by the lights coming on and the sound of the fan running, but the screen shows nothing. Has anyone been able to resolve this problem? This started happening right after the wireless stopped working too. It seems like the slide button on the front became dislodged or something because if I switch it back and forth, the light no longer changes from orange to blue.