The problem we had was no power except at the power cord. AWESOME! Thanks you so much for your help. Saved my son lots of headaches, term paper due. Thanks for being a great guy and sharing your knowledge!
Ahahah dude, i've repaired more then 200 hp DV6000 when i worked for HP Belgium ... and you know what? this trick is shit, it unlocks the protection on the motherboard wich prevents the computer from burning down cause of bad contacts on the graph card ... the only thing you do here is taking the risk to make your laptop burn ... and when you ll put it in sleep, when u'll start again, it won't wake up and stay frozen ... you're doomed ... please don't give stupid advices !
my lcd stopped working after windows 7 SP1 installed from windows update. This way doesnt work. I have tested abut 10 different ways to do it including swapping rams, doing some strange rotations - NOTHING works. Gues my laptop is now wothout lcd. Great work HP.
My caps lock and scroll lock is blinking... I am not sure about the code, if I assume it to be a 1 blink it means CPU. Very annoying, I will try your trick next time. After all it happens on a very very regular basis. Today I needed at least 10 tries to get it running. If I have to replace this laptop, I will never get a HP again. My old XP Toshiba dinosaur still works and start... Anyway, thanks a lot for your video! And btw: extended warranty is up to 2 years? My HP is of 2 1/2 year age.
I don't know how to fix this problem. When i turn the computer everything that suppose to light up lights up in blue but the screen is black. I don't what is the problem causing the screen to black. Sometimes when i power it on it shuts off right away. Do i need a new mother board or something?
can someone help me i done this but my laptop screen turns black but then loads up in a white blue and red lines across my screen when i nudged the screen it used to come on but now it wont load
Hola Amigo tengo una duda Yo tengo la misma laptop , solo que cuando la prendo, encienden todas las luces azules y la luz roja de abajo y se escucha el ruido de cuando enciende, el problema es que la pantalla está en negro y después de 23 segundos (Todos tomados con cronómetro ⏱️) se apaga y solita se vuelve a encender y vuelven a prender las luces azules y de igual manera la pantalla en negro y pasan nuevamente 23 segundos y se vuelve a apagar y otra vez prender y así se la pasa . Donde crees que este el problema ? Hace como 12 años que fue la última vez que la utilicé y le pasaba eso, ahora que la quise volver a encender sigue estando el mismo problema Espero puedas ayudarme o alguien de aquí si alguien sabe , me gustaría mucho que me ayudaran Por favor Ante todo saludos 👋🏻😎
Hi.. I have same problem with my DV6000 , but I have one question for you. Does your HDD light work , because mine is now working , so I think I have bios problem.
HP sucks , HP replaced your first motherboard , with another bad motherboard . So meanwhile the warranty is void , and the user stil haves shitty laptop
I don't even know if this would work for mine because we have different models, I just put in hp laptop monitor goes black and found this. I'm not a computer expert and my first assumption was overheated, I don't exactly have the bottom rested on an area where it can breathe. but if it happens again I'll try this. it did it twice while watching netflix, both cases it shut off the monitor and the audio now lagging and skipping played for a minute after.
I have a problem. After installing 13.6 beta legacy drivers from lechcat my laptop's screen is starting and everything is ok exept the screen is very dark or without any brigthness. I was able to restore the full brigthness by upluging the power cord and wait for the swicthable graphics to change and then put the power cord back in and wait for the swicthable graphics to change again but I am really pissed to make this again and again... Is there fix for this? Thanks in advance.
HP should be Ashamed of themselves selling dodgy Laptops that randomly decide to not turn on.. Mine is shiny new hardly used and it will not turn on - no led lights, no power light for the charger but, the charger works as tested with another laptop.. I have tried the drain the battery etc.. One thing yesterday I did press Control Alt Delete and it came on and I pressed " Start windows Normally" but, then nothing and since then nothing.. Help if you can Please?? most grateful for any advice.
I thought I was toast. Brand new HP G61 Notebook I got from Telus for internet service subscription. My toshiba fan died on initial laptop so I whipped this one out and set it up, then I clicked HIBERNATE and went to work. Came home, pc still on but could NOT get any display, all black. Keyboard leds all on and flashing. I thought it was my display settings as I set it up for a 55 inch samsung led monitor. Anyways, THANKS. IT WORKS. I hope it doesnt happen again. I wont be using HIBERNATE AGAIN!
Do you know why it has that problem? It's the Nvidia chip, it runs hotter then hp was aware of. To fix it the solder on the chip has to be reflowed and after that the problem will happen again unless you find away to cool the chips so the solder doesn't melt and lose contact with the motherboard. One suggestion I saw was to make copper shims for the chip which helps draw the heat away from the chip.
man you are genius. my dad dot one of these laptops and it had this problem. around the back of the laptop showed signs of a major drop and we were thinking to get it checked for ribbon, the screen or even the motherboard but i thought that we should try this method because the laptop had all the syntoms stated AND i GUESSED WHAT THE HECK NOTHING TO LOSE. IT WORKEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
1 Solution that worked for me (HP 9560eg): if it is the graphics card - you'd still see the black lighten up the "black-screen" ... fixed mine by switching it on > put in a notebook bag (while on) put a pillow above ... wait until it heats up really good like for 5-10 min (=fan noise MAX) !while doing this put the NB on the "head > upside-down" > did this worked like a charm btw. the computer should have a mechanism that makes it switch off above a certian temperature (at least i guess ..)
didnt work for me. i tested both ram slots with the ram it came with and also with known working ram. tried to output to external display and nothing. the HDD is the only thing making a sound at start up. im a computer engineer (well still in school) and this POS is about to take multiple 12 gauge rounds. I know i can tear it appart and fix it easy, but any other ideas other than baking it? im just trying to fix it to run old games cuz my new laptop has a 120 GB SSD and space is kinda tight. lol
Works for me!!! but.... Question is why does it happen? It's a pretty rare occurring issue on my laptop... but it happened twice today (Though all I did was turn it off, and it turned back on just normal afterwards) Is this something I should worry about...? I spent about 700$ on this laptop, and for that price I don't really feel this should be happening... Thank you for sharing!
@pogofx I agree...does make you wonder why this is a fix. I know that my hubby has his computer constantly working on a facebook computer game with some "bot" thing, lol. Basically it makes it like he is on there all day long playing in person. At this point and time I'm just happy it worked for us, a new computer or a repair bill wasn't in the budget :) I hope that if you figure it out you will update here!
@mcopper76 I'm glad this worked for you. I would still like to know, out of curiosity, how this could work. Maybe a better question is what is the real problem that this solution fixes. Maybe that would answer why it works. I know that the symptom is a blank screen even though the little blue lights power on. But what causes that so that this works? In most cases the cause of this problem is a poor design with cooling of the gpu which requires reflowing parts of the motherboard.
Interesting video. I tried it just for kicks, but no luck. I ended up removing my motherboard and baking it to reflow the GPU which is the main culprit for this type of problem. But what I would like to know is how this could do anything from a technical standpoint. I'm certainly no laptop expert, but I do have an electrical engineering degree and this makes absolutely no sense from that standpoint. I'm guilty of trying it, since it didn't cost anyhting; but would someone elighten me?
i had this problem and was freaking out, I WAS ABLE TO TEMPORARILY FIX MINE BY CLOSING THE LID AGAIN AND WAITING FOR WHATEVER TIME PERIOD TO GO BY FOR THE "HP" LED ON THE COVER OF THE LAPTOP (BACK OF THE SCREEN) TO TURN OFF COMPLETELY. THEN OPEN IT UP AGAIN AND IT WORKS EVERY TIME. I'VE SINCE JUST CHANGED THE SETTINGS SO THAT IT NEVER SLEEPS/HIBERNATES (1 of the 2 can't remember) and the problem is gone completely
I have like let my DV6000 repear like a million times, it just did the black screen again after a weak, so my dad flowed the video chip again but he got sick of after a 20 times to. I then send the motherboard to someone who put a new video chip in it. It worked proper for about 2 monthes. I send ik back en the guy put an whole new motherboard in it. Ik worked well for the last 4 days, dus 20 minutes ago i put it on and it did like BAM inside, en then it got like PIEEEP PIEP. what should i do?
I have this problem where I'll find my laptop has a black screen, can't do anything, so I'm forced to turn off the power. However when I turn it back on and use the internet it will only work for 5 minutes before freezing, so I have to turn it off again because I can't restart. When I try to get it to work I get a system error 13. Has anyone got this system error 13 after turning off and on this laptop?
A faulty inverter will eventually stop being intermittent and never work. It is an easy fix though - remove the bezel around the screen and then unplug the inverter and replace with a new one. Problem is, the HP inverters are very short lived - expect anywhere from 8 months to 1.5 years before a replacement is needed. Eventually, the GPU will also fail. In this case, you need to have it resoldered in place - alternatively, you can just overheat it and hope that it melts in again.
@houseref Your dv6000s will eventually have the issue again. The first sign of the manufacturing defect in these series laptops is WiFi issues. Usually, the connection will be sporadic. After, it usually stops detecting networks or refuses to connect. Eventually the device will disappear because of the northbridge/VGA issue. The next thing to go is video. It will become harder and harder to power it on until they will require a reball as a permanent solution. New boards suffer the same fate.
@Pokemart900 nVidia makes GPUs, not LCDs. The LCDs in the dv6000s are made by Samsung and LG-Phillips, and are perfectly fine. nVidia was not at fault in this case, as the manufacturing defect was in HP's heatsink design, which did not maintain proper contact with the video card/northbridge. The inadequate cooling results in habitual overheating, causing the solder under the chip to soften and break contact with the motherboard, manifesting itself as shown. You should get YOUR facts straight...
@Kabloooy The WiFi card itself is fine. The problem with the dv6000 series machines is that the video card (which also the northbridge chipset) overheats and suffers from creep of the BGA, eventually desoldering the chip from the board enough to cause those strange issues, like the WiFi device hiccups. Eventually, the PCI bridge will fail completely, which will render the WiFi device undetectable. The next to go is usually the video. This poster is lucky that the power cycle actually worked.
@Pokemart900 It's not just nvidia. It's HP's fault they make a product that is deficient. HP has been making junk for years. They put in the sub-standard cooling components into a system that is very sensitive to overheating. They know about the BGA problems. They won't even admit to the design flaws that everyone knows about now (no thanks to them). They also have problems with their WiFi cards malfunctioning. Once these systems stard overheating, all kinds of problems happen.
If it was the motherboard the laptop might never start or, just the blue lights will light up and nothing will happen with a black screen. If i was the screen, sound from windows starting would be heard, And finally if Harddrive, computer would start, try and read hard drive - fail, and than keep rebooting!!!That was my problem hopefully peoples search will stop, and you wont have to buy a new laptop. Just get a new harddrive if you have the same problem as me.
The 9400 is fine for portability? My dog was born yesterday, and has never been in IT and HE laughed for 32 minutes after I read that out loud! And when I said the guy who said that was actually IN IT, he spit out the glass of milk he was drinking through his nose! The 9400 is fine if don't game and just want a decent laptop (or even desktop) for average run of the mill tasks (i.e. e-mail, web surfing, minesweeper, forwarding nigerian bank scam e-mails, watching youtube videos...)
I got the same Model as urs. i tried doing what u wer saying nothing happens like nothing at all.. so what i did is i went to the computer shop and asked whats the problem they told me that some parts of the motherboard is dmg. i leave it ther for 2 days then it got fixed, but this time another problem every 5 mins the system got hang so i gave up! i sold the HP and buy a New Viao .
Well first of all your complete lack of punctuation makes it almost impossible to understand what you are trying to say. Also for the mobo replacement, theres no way you can replace a motherboard in this type of laptop in less than an hour, and thats if you have done it a few times before. Regarding the video, this fix works on most hp/compaq/toshiba laptops that manifest the same issues, and are around 1~4 years old. (iv seen dells do this too but its really rare mostly just the dv?000s)
It didn't work dv9000. HP extended warranty for issue from 12 to 24 months. It occured in month 22 and I contacted HP, but there is no record. I didn't learn it was a known issue until after month 24. HP refuses to repair. I asked to speak to manager. A "Case Manager" is going to call in 24-48 hours. I should *not* have to pay to fix a factory defect. Others have posted that the repair is ~$300... which is more than the laptop is currently worth.
nevermind I just managed to fix the problem without sending it to HP. Apparently out of all the times I played with the RAM cards, taking them out and putting them back in to gaze at them, I think the contacts got dirty from my fingerprints and the computer didn't recognize either card. After cleaning the chips' contacts against my shirt, it worked again and has worked ever since. PS, my computer never really suffered overheating issues, so yeah. Thanks anyways for your suggestions and help!
Third, always always clean it with an airspray. (knock on wood) I haven't experienced any black screen for the entire life of my hpdv2000 series. If you see my laptop right now, it looks brand new even if I use it every night and some days it is turned on the whole day. IF your computer just stays at home, remove the battery while operating it... it doesnt get that hot. Try it. That's my 2 cents worth.
I have a dv6913rs and have recently been having motherboard problems, but no my computer comes on but my screen stays black, sometimes it would be very dim but now its not showing anything at all. I tried re-connecting the cable from the screen into the grille thing with the power button but no luck. Any ideas?
Wow amazing you did this vid mr. I just had this problem today 1st time!! I thought it was a virus for a second but I don't download anything on this laptop of mine cuz of that reason I don't want viruses anyway so if this happens cuz of overheating it then if I buy it a fan would that never happen?? Just curious... Thanks
@3DFlyer15 Thanks. That makes sense. That's what I eventually figured was happening after a little more thought. I wish my had been this easy. Unfortunately I had to take the whole thing apart to fix. I stopped counting at 100 screws into the project. No telling how long it will last though. I'm glad this simple fix works for a lot of people.
@vippodolsky09 I went to a repair center and they repaired with a month warranty on repair and ever since has crashed down twice, my advice is to get a new one. its a pity as i really like this pc but getting tired of having the same issue, a friend told me to have the mother board replace and make sure to have an intel processor which is very exoensive.
I had the same problem with my laptop... I then visited hp's site and read many posts, but the one that caught my eye was of a guy who scanned his laptop using an online virus scanner... I tried the same and it found 3 different kinds of Trojan viruses even though My anti-virus software is up to date. The online scanning worked and I haven't had any problems since...
that is Madness !!!!!!!!!! Under the battery 3 silver screw pull them out and you can now remove the Quick Play Panel. And left you should see the screen connectors pull it out clean it and put it back in and you be good Hp Dv6000 1) Why it stop work? Dust form the Fan 2) Why what you did seen to work? Because the screen connectors is under the power bottom
dude the recall on the dv6000 and the dv9000 was because of the nvidia chipset overheating and causing mobo level damage...sony and toshiba had a recall last year because of the same issue...and what happened to yours can happen to any other laptop, not just the dv's. this should be the first thing that people should try when their laptop gives them trouble regardless of model.
Just put to note that several dv6000 series have had issues with Motherboards and so if discharging the laptop (which this is esentially what you are doing just like you would do on a desktop) does not help the unit POST also try re-seating RAM and if that doesn't work also then it could be a Motherboard defect that may need to be replaced.
To Fatal1ty007...when I called technical support for HP they told me to do this. After that didn't work they told me to take out the RAM!! I think I need a new MB. Piece of shit!! Already relaced it one and within 6 months it happened again, and guess what the damn warrenty has run out!! I HATE HP and will NEVER buy another!! I have the DV6000
I also have an HP dv2400. Try This: 1.) Turn it on unplugged 2.) Plug it in while it is turned on 3.) Turn it off while it's plugged in 4.) Turn it back on while it is still plugged in That is all I do and my laptop works perfectly! I stil hate the damn problem but atleast you can get around it. HP = SH*T
Very bad news maaaan :( that hurts a little :S in the next few days i should buy a DV6 1125ee so please guys help, someone really tell me what to do, and to be known that the Wireless lan the sound and the power button problems, HP fixes them for free ? or that muust be in the first year of free warranty, and this problems do appear after that period ?
hello, i also have an hp but mine is a dv2310us. My bro in law got the same model and has experienced the black screen while I didn't. This has been running for almost 2 years now. These computers really get hot so dont operate it flat on the table. Heat has a big effect on the motherboard. Secondly, update the bios because it updates the algorithm of the fan.
For the longest time when I would move my screen it would flicker. Thought it was doing this because it fell off my bed a few too many times. It fell off again and went blank. I tried what you suggested and it's good as new. Was it supposed to work like this? Or should I consider myself lucky?
@rosspownzu you leave it on for 15 mins or 20 mins actually then you shut it down. then you switch it on again. then the laptop shuts down by itself. then you switch on the laptop and it is working. but the problem will still happen. so dont shut it down a lot. or u have 2 do all of that again!
for me I had to make sure the RAM was seated in properly :p idk how I ram across this video, but figured I'd share since I just took one of these apart, and got freaked out then was like .... /durp RAM isn't in all the way :P didn't even have to touch it either lol
my hp has a blank black screen but its not completely black its just really low brightness and can barely make anything out. ive tried fn+f8 but that didnt work. it sometime on a rare occassion comes back to full brightness when i disconnect my external monitor. is there any way of fixing this??????
@hepek0 thanx m8, the thermal stress trick sorted it for me, I had to do it twice, second time the cut out didnt cut in but after 10 minutes I powered off and back on, and it was sorted, and the fan actually is running loads quieter now . thanx again , BTW PC world wanted £200 squid to sort it .
mine still runs good but the wireless went out along with the internal speakers and disc drive and the power button dont work i gotta mess with it then hit it by the mouse pad a couple times and it turns on its pretty fuckin retarted never again will i buy a hp
How is this helpful? I did this ten thousand times before I even saw this video. You can't say that it solves the black creen issue, it solved YOUR black screen isssue, ergo, it does not work for everyone. Maybe you have helped people, but next time, don't make the title so general.
its actually due to the backlight... if you tilt it to the side and can see thinngs that are still on the screen that are white or bright, you need to replace the bulb... very easy fix just buy it on line and then have someone put it in if you arent sure of what you are doing.
i was told the same thing but €400 which is like $550. but anyway, i did this and it worked. I took out the battery, held power button for a minute, plugged in power and waited for a half hour for it to boot. it did, i installed the F42 bios and every problem has gone!!! XD
I just did this to my DV9000 and the first try it did not work, but the second try it did! I have a feeling this is a band-aid for a bad video card or bad motherboard problem, but I'll see how long it lasts until it becomes a permanent paper weight. Ohhh thanks for nothing, HP...
BarryISU did you ever get your problem solved? I did the SAME thing! Called HP during my warranty- no record of my call of course-now my warranty has expired, and it's happened again- HP basically just said, sorry, your warranty has expired. Did you ever find a good solution?
omg i have same computer same problem... except i tryed this the screen cam on for likw 3 secconds and then went blank again.... the fans and everything is still running just the screen is black.. can you please help? i have same model laptop and same problem. im on another laptop. :) thanks
My HP Pavillion d6000 packed up after 15 months. I paid 1000 GBP for it. HP did not want to know. I will never buy another HP product. Incidently I have generally always used Dell desktops and now have a Dell laptop. 10 out of 10 for Dell. Big fat zero for HP.
I tried your method but it still didn't work. I have an Intel based dv6000 with intel graphics and every time I turn it on, I get 3 beeps that are all the same, not like 1 long beep and 2 short ones, just 3 identical beeps. The screen never turns on and the power light blinks. What should I do?
When I turn my laptop on and type in my password, it goes to a gray screen. I can see my cursor moving around on the screen but I can't click anything. If you have any suggestions or have any solutions for me please let me know. Thanks!
It could be your back light or your computer Graphics card if it is your backlight you can power it on and hold a rlly bright light to itt and see if u see the words that means it is the backlight if nothing comes up it could be your graphics card
I have a hp pavilion dv7-1245dx with same issue, caps lock and num lock light blinks slowly and other keyboard lights turn on but my screen stays black and nothing happens, the fan turns on for about 2 or 3 sec's. Any idea what may happened?
This is caused but the graphics chip over heating. Hp used one heatsink to cover both CPU and Graphics chip. If this does work I would make sure you keep the fans clean and the computer cool. I am going to try this when I get home from work today.
sorry for all the people who think this will fix your problem it may in some rare case,but in most it will not you need to look up video card reflow all the dv laptops have this problem with there on board video chip it can be fixed but not buy a bio reset
@SalsaG93 the same thing happens with me! it's really annoying! it works when i connect it to an external monitor..it also works for a while if i put the laptop on sleep mode and try again later...but it still goes on and off! >:(
my problem is a hole diffrent story. My pc turns off 3 minutes after i turn it on.... And everything goes out, no light, no sound, just BANG out... And then, after a few minutes i can turn it on again, but 3-4 minutes, out again :C Someone help me!!!!!
that is not the way to fix the problem, you have to re-solder the video card. To be shure... if your problem is (see this video: HP Pavilion 6000 - Power on Problem) See this (HP Pavilion DV6000 Blank screen fix BGA rework video problem) It worked for me.
thankyou very much i bought my hp pavilion DV6 yesterday and it worked fine then this problem occurred on the next day i used it after not shutting it down properly the night before but you helped alot and my laptop works fine again now :)
when I turn on my dv600 laptop, the light's is on, but monitor doesnt works... there is also 3 signals, 1long and 2 short! Sometimes I can hear that the laptop turns on, but the black screen doesnt change! Somebody can tell me what kind of problem I have?
Mine does the black screen once in a while, but it happens usually in the mornings when i turn it on, or after it has been off, or in sleep mode for some time. once its been on it works fine.could this be the same problem? Thanks
is this common for all HP and my laptop works but when i log on my screen is black and the only thing that pops up is the documents. i typed this comment on my laptop the same one i can use everything but my screen is the only thing that is blackedout
After Bios Update my HP DV6560 1 long and 2 short Beeps but CONTINUESLY repeat tryed everything Recover the bios with Crisis method USB or Floppy not working ! any one helph
my problem isnt the battery my screen backlight turns on but nothing is actually displayed on the screen any help? should i plug/unplug wires or what? my screen was working fine 3 days ago and all of a sudden it didnt work.
Oh I forgot to mention I'm truly grateful you made this vid I went to the hp website to see if they had any solutions and all they said was to connect the laptop to an external screen really??? But thanks to you I'm saved!!!
Brilliant, you are a wee genious....thank you soooooooo much!!! Just bought a new laptop today and was dissappionted when the screen wouldn't come on, looked at this vid and voila! it worked! great tip....thanks again!
Wow, that's all it took? Figured the laptop was toast, but still kept it. I can't believe it works now, well, HDD might be going, but I can see if there's anything I need to take off it now. Thanks so much!
I really want to know be4 i do this, when i log on to World of warcraft on 1 of my characters sometimes my screen get black then a little white and again and again..... will it work if i do like the vid told me 2? answer plz
My dad has this same exact laptop it beeps 4 times then does nothing this trick didn't work! :/ his laptop is dead! DEAD I SAY DEAD be sure you tell your friends not to buy this laptop its nothing but shit!
Also, before buying a new inverter, make sure that you are getting the right one. The DV9000's came with either a single or dual inverter.... The tare-down diagrams for the DV9000 can be found on HP's website.
@doublenickle117 I didn't buy a HP....the company I worked for did. My sister also did without consulting me first. Hp needs to be put out of business. Spread the word. Send them the way of Packard Bell and Dinosaurs.
@IsRens im not really the best with fixing laptops and im kinda worried i might fuck it up but thanx for the advice anyway. im probly gonna sell it on ebay to pay for a new one. im thinking bout getting the asus g73JH :)
I have a DV9500 and when I turn it on it works fine until after I type in my password and press enter then all I can see is the arrow and the background is all black and I can't see anything can anyone help me?
