Need help with laptop... cant figure it out

Fr3@k3r · Jul 7, 2011

ive got a laptop about 5 years old. listed in my sig..

the screen come on for mobo post screen only than either goes dark (no backlight at all) or freezes with artifacts. It wont stay on for more than 5 or so seconds.

I need to figure this out. cant tell if its the video card, screen, ram or something else.

Hitting the screen doesnt do anything, cant plug in a external monitor as the port IIRC is disabled and cant get into bios/windows long enough to enable.

what do you guys recommend?

hafa · Jul 7, 2011

If the backlight comes on at all, than it's probably OK. The fact that it freezes with artifacts is a very strong indicator that the fault lies with the video card.

Given the current value of the notebook and cost and availability of replacement parts, I would not recommend that you put any money into it, but rather invest in a newer replacement notebook.

Fr3@k3r · Jul 7, 2011

hafa said:
If the backlight comes on at all, than it's probably OK. The fact that it freezes with artifacts is a very strong indicator that the fault lies with the video card.

Given the current value of the notebook and cost and availability of replacement parts, I would not recommend that you put any money into it, but rather invest in a newer replacement notebook.

does it require a new motherboard as a whole or just the graphics chip?

EDIT**

Guy offering to try and repair it for $70, no repair no cost.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Pavilion-DV6...741345741?pt=Motherboards&hash=item1c1cbeb9cd

good reviews..

Stratus_ss · Jul 8, 2011

Fr3@k3r said:
does it require a new motherboard as a whole or just the graphics chip?

EDIT**

Guy offering to try and repair it for $70, no repair no cost.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Pavilion-DV6...741345741?pt=Motherboards&hash=item1c1cbeb9cd

good reviews..

The 6150 GO series IIRC is an integrated chipset.

corruption · Jul 8, 2011

I know that the DV6000 series had issues with wireless. The wireless card would cease to function, but the card was not broken. The actual slot that the card interfaced with had a faulty controller. HP had a silent extension of the warranty to address this issue. My fiancee's laptop had to be sent in for warranty work and they replaced the whole motherboard.

Due to the series having an issue with faulty motherboards, you might have an issue that can only be remedied with a motherboard swap/replacement. It may be time to throw in the towel.

Stratus_ss · Jul 8, 2011

corruption said:
I know that the DV6000 series had issues with wireless. The wireless card would cease to function, but the card was not broken. The actual slot that the card interfaced with had a faulty controller. HP had a silent extension of the warranty to address this issue. My fiancee's laptop had to be sent in for warranty work and they replaced the whole motherboard.

Due to the series having an issue with faulty motherboards, you might have an issue that can only be remedied with a motherboard swap/replacement. It may be time to throw in the towel.

Yes come to think of it, my wife also had this series laptop and the wireless had issues. What a pain that laptop was

Super Nade · Jul 9, 2011

Before you send it off, see if a live linux distro works with it. You can quickly rule out hardware issues.

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