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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 witch includes the cooling fan and heat sink.
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 witch 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.
Static electricity can kill your laptop. I recommend wearing an anti-static wrist strap while working with internal parts of your laptop.
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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.