Comments on: How to disassemble Compaq Presario CQ50 CQ60 CQ70

By: jack h

jack h — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 23:09:49 +0000

In reply to brian. you are missing the button driver. connect ethernet cable and update patiently. it will stay on blue once you have received the pci driver. suggust you get avg driver updater.

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:53:47 +0000

In reply to Yevhen. Yevhen, did you replace memory at the same time? I would try reseating memory modules just in case. Maybe one of the memory modules is defective. Try removing them one by one and test the laptop with only one module installed. Try different slots.

By: Yevhen

Yevhen — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 04:38:09 +0000

Hello,

Thanks for great tutorial. Got memory & HDD changed. When changed CPU, I have a GL 40 chipset on CQ 50 my screen just black even when all noise of working notebook is there. I re-assembled it back, it began to work. I updated BIOS to last F.65, tested it work fin on notebook than tried to switch CPU same problem (CPU Core2DUO T8300), return back – same problem. Even on all old hardware parts.

What can cause such behavior?

Thanks.

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 05:47:46 +0000

Thanks to your guide I’ve managed keep my old, beaten up but still faithful CQ60 running. Without you I would have struggled and broken something. I’ve now upgraded my laptops processor and cleaned out all the dust from inside. Great guide.

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:16:03 +0000

I have a compaq presario CQ60-210US and the latch to release the battery is stuck and will not release the battery. How do I now remove the battery so I can replace it? THanks

By: Euhill

Euhill — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:26:13 +0000

I had trouble with the web cam connector like some other people who made comments here and ended up breaking it as well. The plastic white connector that is used to connect the webcam to the motherboard is called a molex connector. Sometimes they just plain don’t want to disconnect. I’ve seen some break before in laptops. Most likely it is due to the heat generated by the laptop that the molex connector degrades and possibly melts into place. I could not even get the rest of the molex connector out. I ended up using a very small flat head jewelers set screw driver and a finger nail to reseat the wires back into the molex connector until they were flush with the connector.

By: deca321

deca321 — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 02:20:52 +0000

Power isn’t going through my CQ71 from the power cable. Seems l need to replace the dc power jack. What l want to know is does anybody know if it needs to soldered onto the motherboard on the CQ71? or just simply plugged in?

By: iemke

iemke — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:50:02 +0000

Quite helpful to dismantle my CP71. Absolutely cleaner and less noisy fan after this exercise.
Did not measure temp differences yet.
Thx for sharing!

By: jay

jay — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 16:39:26 +0000

Just for future info i have just upgraded my neighbours Amd cq60 with a turion zm 86 2.4 Ghz cpu with no change in bios from 2009.
Benchmarks on cpu are very good about 20% better than the old athlon ql 62 and temps are lower with new thermal grease and copper shim mod on gpu.The 1mb extra l2 cache has made a difference.
Next upgrade ssd.

By: Gianluca

Gianluca — Mon, 04 May 2015 21:14:10 +0000

Excuse a question , I have to replace the speaker has enough left to get to step 16 to make the replacement ?