Comments on: How to take apart HP Pavilion dv2000 notebook PC

By: Logan S Johnson

Logan S Johnson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:38:01 +0000

First Motherboard replacement and this guide worked great!!! Thanks sooooo much for posting this worked like a charm.

-Logan

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:56:14 +0000

Ferrell,

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.

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/

By: Ferrell

Ferrell — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:31:30 +0000

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.

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:02:14 +0000

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.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:00:31 +0000

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

By: pinkgeisha

pinkgeisha — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:21:55 +0000

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?

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:51:17 +0000

Gan,

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.

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.

By: Gan

Gan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:46:56 +0000

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.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:56:19 +0000

Hello,

My hp dv2025 has the same issues with the screen not coming on..yet all other lights are on. This is the weird part. I put the whole laptop(minus battery) into the freezer for about 15 minutes. I then plugged it in..and pressed the start button. The computer boots fine and runs fine. I can leave it on for days and days. I can also go to menu and restart the computer fine. BUT…if I shut down the machine..turn it totally off…it will not start up again…Until I refreeze the machine. I DONT recommend this to anyone..but since the machine is basically a paper weight..I thought I would try it. I was able to recover all files..and the machine works fine..but I just cant restart the machine after a complete shut down. OH…extended warranty ended 5 months ago for me.

By: mimrah

mimrah — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:38:23 +0000

i am having problems with my laptop! it happened when i was playing counter strike, i got bsod, only different thing is i got 8 bluescreens on my display! i laughed at it showing the screen to everyone! then when i shut it down and booted it up, i had 8 screens tiled up on my monitor! i restarted but same thing! left it for a while and it is working noe ( for the moment ), but i fear the problem will come back! can you please help! i have a dv2127tx laptop! is it the graphics card or something else? can i replace graphics card without motherboard replacement? i have no warranty!