Comments on: How to take apart HP Pavilion dv5000 laptop and remove system board

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:57:44 +0000

Sorry, been away. Tried that as well but the darn thing just will not budge. I even tried a pair of jeweler’s pliers on the edge of the drive case but that didn’t help. We decided to leave it alone until the drive totally dies, then will revisit.

Thanks again for the help.

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:48:24 +0000

Bill,

Yes, I agree, I’ve removed the screw and try pushing from the edge as indicated but it doesn’t move. It appears to be a no brainer.

I have an idea. Open the drive with a straightened paperclip. When you are pushing the drive from the back try pulling it by the tray at the same time.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:39:42 +0000

Yes, I agree, I’ve removed the screw and try pushing from the edge as indicated but it doesn’t move. It appears to be a no brainer.

I am wondering if it is simply that I am not pushing hard enough to separate the drive from the plug (it may be very snug). I thought of putting a flat blade screwdriver in there but was afraid it would break the plastic behind it. May try that tomorrow.

Thanks for the help & I’ll let you know how I do tomorrow.

Bill

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:30:07 +0000

Bill,

I did as you instructed. Page 104 lists one screw which I removed. Still the drive will not budge. Are you referring to two screws on Page 105?

Nope, I’m referring to screws 1 and 2 on the page 104.
I’m not sure why you are experiencing this problem. According to the service manual it should be very easy.
1. Remove one screw securing the drive.
2. Push the drive to disconnect it from the motherboard.
3. Pull the drive from the laptop.
I cannot tell you why your drive will not get out without looking at the laptop.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:08:55 +0000

Thanks for the really fast reply. I did as you instructed. Page 104 lists one screw which I removed. Still the drive will not budge. Are you referring to two screws on Page 105? If you are I’m not quite sure how to access them.

Bill

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:28:10 +0000

Bill,

Your guide is terrific. Ran into one problem–we cannot remove the DVD drive. All screws are removed but it will not slide out. Are we missing something?

Download this maintenance and service guide for dv5000 notebooks. Go to Removal and Replacement Procedure chapter and select Optical drive, it's page 104. On this page you'll see two screws securing the DVD drive.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:11:12 +0000

Your guide is terrific. Ran into one problem–we cannot remove the DVD drive. All screws are removed but it will not slide out. Are we missing something?

Thanks.

Bill

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:32:31 +0000

Aymen,

I tried the tutorial and everything was well until I removed the plastic covering on the motherboard, and now the laptop is dead (Not Starting at all) even if I plug the power cable…

I cannot tell what is wrong without looking at the laptop. Make sure all cables are plugged correctly.

By: Aymen

Aymen — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:31:57 +0000

Hi there,

I tried the tutorial and everything was well until I removed the plastic covering on the motherboard, and now the laptop is dead (Not Starting at all) even if I plug the power cable…

What is wrong now?
Is the motherboard dead?

Please help………………

By: hpfan

hpfan — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:00:14 +0000

is there a way to grease the fan? will this make an improvement in performance (thermal and thus functional)? or it does not worthy the fuzz?
thanks