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PunkboySL2 · 12-07-2010, 11:21 AM

Ok so last night I was chilling on my laptop when all of a sudden the screen blacks out, then the speakers start making this light popping noise, then I figure well I'll just power down and restart it. Well the power button didn't work and so my only choice was to unplug and pop ou the battery. Now it does nothing, won't startup at all, I have no clue what happened. Is my computer fried? I'm hoping for a software issue rather than a hardware issue. Laptop is an HP pavillion dv2500 running vista.

RedBowTies88 · 12-07-2010, 11:25 AM

was it an HP?

FijiBlueFG · 12-07-2010, 11:28 AM

is it posting at all? (do you hear it run for a quick second). if not then thats a pure power issue, which means somewhere bewteen the outlet (through the chord and batterty and power supply up intill the power hits your motherboard, soemthing is wrong.

PunkboySL2 · 12-07-2010, 11:32 AM

Edited OP with computer info

c0nfl1kt · 12-07-2010, 11:51 AM

That's the problem, it's an HP. I've lost quite a bit of DV series laptops to random breaks.

PunkboySL2 · 12-07-2010, 12:06 PM

Wonderful haha. I had a feeling it was going to be an hp problem. It was also randomly shutting off on me a few times recently so I figured it was a related issue.

jpalamar · 12-07-2010, 12:07 PM

Check the serial number on your battery. There was a huge recall on them from laptops right arroudn the age yours should be. My battery was on it. It was many manufactuers on the recall as well. I don't belive for 1 second that it is because its HP. There stuff isn't any better/worse then the rest of the market, except for Dell and Gatweay, their stuff just sucks royally.

If it doesn't turn on at all, its most likely something power related. Feel free to swing by my place to try and plug it into my power adapter. If that doesn't work, then atleast you know its something internal.

If you decide not to fix it, let me know, might be interested in buying it for parts.

**Big_Jim** · 12-07-2010, 12:20 PM

there have been a lot of motherboard issues with the DV series. my boss had to replace the motherboards is his and his wifes 17" HP DV something or other, and the screen bezel cracked on the laptops too.

c0nfl1kt · 12-07-2010, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpalamar

Check the serial number on your battery. There was a huge recall on them from laptops right arroudn the age yours should be. My battery was on it. It was many manufactuers on the recall as well. I don't belive for 1 second that it is because its HP. There stuff isn't any better/worse then the rest of the market, except for Dell and Gatweay, their stuff just sucks royally.

If it doesn't turn on at all, its most likely something power related. Feel free to swing by my place to try and plug it into my power adapter. If that doesn't work, then atleast you know its something internal.

If you decide not to fix it, let me know, might be interested in buying it for parts.

If he's not getting it to power up with his charger and battery out then it's not a battery issue, but something inside that can't be fixed easily.

Vr-4-Life · 12-07-2010, 01:33 PM

How hot was it running before this happened?

c0nfl1kt · 12-07-2010, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vr-4-Life

How hot was it running before this happened?

Are you thinking some ****ty thermal paste came undone under stress and the computer is not turning on to protect the components from overheating?

PunkboySL2 · 12-07-2010, 09:07 PM

I'll say the computer does run hot, but it wasn't this time. I try and use my laptop stand with the fan built in when I can.

RedBowTies88 · 12-08-2010, 10:46 AM

yep, sounds like what claimed my laptop.

basically they run so hot you lose the motherboard and the problem is that motherboard has in integrated video card and the only place you can get the whole shebang is from HP and it runs over 400 bucks so its not even worth it...

part it out and sell it

WolfsFang · 12-08-2010, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedBowTies88

yep, sounds like what claimed my laptop.

basically they run so hot you lose the motherboard and the problem is that motherboard has in integrated video card and the only place you can get the whole shebang is from HP and it runs over 400 bucks so its not even worth it...

part it out and sell it

almost every laptop comes with a inter graded video card. Iv never had a problem with my HP laptop's. I would just break them before the warranty went out to get a brand new one. I have a DV laptop and a Elite HPE - 112y pc

RedBowTies88 · 12-08-2010, 11:03 AM

mine took a poop a few weeks after it was out of warranty

lownslow95 · 12-08-2010, 11:03 AM

Happened to mine as well. Time to start looking for a new laptop.

PunkboySL2 · 12-08-2010, 11:52 AM

damnit haha. I was checking out motherboards online for 120-160 for my computer, but I don't know if they have everything I need. guess i'll throw it up for parts after I get all of my pictures and everything off of it (hopefully). I have probably 2000 pictures and a ass ton of hours of music on there that I would hate to lose.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-DV2500-Compaq...item20b59713de

looks like they're all "remanufactured" so idk...

RedBowTies88 · 12-08-2010, 11:53 AM

just buy a hard drive case and throw it in and hook it up to another computer... really easy to get all your info off....maybe even keep the drive for additional storage

PunkboySL2 · 12-08-2010, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedBowTies88

just buy a hard drive case and throw it in and hook it up to another computer... really easy to get all your info off....maybe even keep the drive for additional storage

hmm, yeh I didn't even think of that. That seems like it would be the cheap/simple solution. It's 312 gigs too so I can hold tons of extra crap (at least for me)

GeforceXtreme · 12-08-2010, 04:29 PM

Yes those DV9000, DV6000 and Compaq V6000 models had a lot of issue's. Yours may have been included in that as well if I recall. I have a few of those collected dust in my back room from clients. Just haven't had time to fix or trash them yet.

Pretty much what happens is the GPU isn't cooled correctly. There is a thermal pad between the GPU and cooling unit. Well that sucker runs hot as **** and the solider on the GPU comes loose. You can acutally fix it yourself but is it worth it anymore? People take the laptops apart and use a heat gun to fix the solder holding the GPU back on. Once people have done this it works perfectly fine again. Then instead of using a thermal pad you can buy a copper shim to greatly increase the cooling for the GPU. You can find these on ebay.

HP did extended the warranty on most of those laptops for an additional 3 years on top of your base warranty. It was called the "HP Limited Warranty Service Enhancement". However being the laptops are now 4+ years old that is long since gone and you can't send it back.

People were buying these broken laptops up like crazy on ebay and shipping them back to HP for a free repair. I bought a broken one on Ebay for 25 bucks and HP repaired it and the laptops works perfectly fine. So for 25 bucks I got myself a whole new spare laptop. However I need to address that GPU cooling issue before it breaks again.

Here is a guide on how to fix the GPU issue with the DV6000/9000 however I am not sure if this is the SAME issue you are having with your DV2500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEpnq...video_response

If you need the data off your laptop just pull it out and plug it into a PC with a Sata connector. It will mount it as a spare drive so you can pull the files off of it.

12-07-2010, 11:21 AM	#1
PunkboySL2 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pennsburg, PA Member #7050 My Ride: Saturns> 94' SW2, 94' SC2 iTrader: (1)	Laptop is dead I think Ok so last night I was chilling on my laptop when all of a sudden the screen blacks out, then the speakers start making this light popping noise, then I figure well I'll just power down and restart it. Well the power button didn't work and so my only choice was to unplug and pop ou the battery. Now it does nothing, won't startup at all, I have no clue what happened. Is my computer fried? I'm hoping for a software issue rather than a hardware issue. Laptop is an HP pavillion dv2500 running vista. __________________ 98 Saturn SL2m - New DD: custom coilovers, slow 94 Saturn SW2a>m - DD: slammed and boosted. SOLD 94 Saturn SC2m -Sleeper: all out build under way 96 Saturn SL2m - built, then wrecked [RIP] Last edited by PunkboySL2; 12-07-2010 at 11:31 AM.

12-07-2010, 11:25 AM	#2
RedBowTies88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cape May County Member #16880 My Ride: car? iTrader: (0)	was it an HP? __________________ Beech - Thats my real name ;) Nobody On This Forum Cares About Real Performance ^If you disagree prove me wrong To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-07-2010, 11:28 AM	#3
FijiBlueFG Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: State College / Douglassville Member #15206 My Ride: 2006 Civic Si iTrader: (0)	is it posting at all? (do you hear it run for a quick second). if not then thats a pure power issue, which means somewhere bewteen the outlet (through the chord and batterty and power supply up intill the power hits your motherboard, soemthing is wrong. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-07-2010, 11:32 AM	#4
PunkboySL2 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pennsburg, PA Member #7050 My Ride: Saturns> 94' SW2, 94' SC2 iTrader: (1)	Edited OP with computer info __________________ 98 Saturn SL2m - New DD: custom coilovers, slow 94 Saturn SW2a>m - DD: slammed and boosted. SOLD 94 Saturn SC2m -Sleeper: all out build under way 96 Saturn SL2m - built, then wrecked [RIP]

12-07-2010, 12:06 PM	#6
PunkboySL2 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pennsburg, PA Member #7050 My Ride: Saturns> 94' SW2, 94' SC2 iTrader: (1)	Wonderful haha. I had a feeling it was going to be an hp problem. It was also randomly shutting off on me a few times recently so I figured it was a related issue. __________________ 98 Saturn SL2m - New DD: custom coilovers, slow 94 Saturn SW2a>m - DD: slammed and boosted. SOLD 94 Saturn SC2m -Sleeper: all out build under way 96 Saturn SL2m - built, then wrecked [RIP]

12-07-2010, 11:51 AM	#5
c0nfl1kt Tri-State Dictator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Member #10332 My Ride: Family car. iTrader: (1)	That's the problem, it's an HP. I've lost quite a bit of DV series laptops to random breaks.

12-07-2010, 12:07 PM	#7
jpalamar TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orefield, PA Member #13773 My Ride: '14 Mustang GT iTrader: (3)	Check the serial number on your battery. There was a huge recall on them from laptops right arroudn the age yours should be. My battery was on it. It was many manufactuers on the recall as well. I don't belive for 1 second that it is because its HP. There stuff isn't any better/worse then the rest of the market, except for Dell and Gatweay, their stuff just sucks royally. If it doesn't turn on at all, its most likely something power related. Feel free to swing by my place to try and plug it into my power adapter. If that doesn't work, then atleast you know its something internal. If you decide not to fix it, let me know, might be interested in buying it for parts. __________________ 2014 Mustang GT performance package, M6, Brembo brakes, Torsen diff with 3.73, Steeda CAI with 101mm MAF, ST coilovers with caster/camber plates, BMR lower control arms, BMR watts link, BMW sway bars with end links, front brake cooling ducts, SR short shiffter, and custom tuned

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Vr-4-Life Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philly PA Member #1961 My Ride: BMW E60 M5 V10 6 Speed --- Ducati Monster 696 iTrader: (4)	How hot was it running before this happened?

12-07-2010, 09:07 PM	#12
PunkboySL2 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pennsburg, PA Member #7050 My Ride: Saturns> 94' SW2, 94' SC2 iTrader: (1)	I'll say the computer does run hot, but it wasn't this time. I try and use my laptop stand with the fan built in when I can. __________________ 98 Saturn SL2m - New DD: custom coilovers, slow 94 Saturn SW2a>m - DD: slammed and boosted. SOLD 94 Saturn SC2m -Sleeper: all out build under way 96 Saturn SL2m - built, then wrecked [RIP]

12-08-2010, 10:46 AM	#13
RedBowTies88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cape May County Member #16880 My Ride: car? iTrader: (0)	yep, sounds like what claimed my laptop. basically they run so hot you lose the motherboard and the problem is that motherboard has in integrated video card and the only place you can get the whole shebang is from HP and it runs over 400 bucks so its not even worth it... part it out and sell it __________________ Beech - Thats my real name ;) Nobody On This Forum Cares About Real Performance ^If you disagree prove me wrong To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-08-2010, 11:03 AM	#15
RedBowTies88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cape May County Member #16880 My Ride: car? iTrader: (0)	mine took a poop a few weeks after it was out of warranty __________________ Beech - Thats my real name ;) Nobody On This Forum Cares About Real Performance ^If you disagree prove me wrong To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-08-2010, 11:52 AM	#17
PunkboySL2 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pennsburg, PA Member #7050 My Ride: Saturns> 94' SW2, 94' SC2 iTrader: (1)	damnit haha. I was checking out motherboards online for 120-160 for my computer, but I don't know if they have everything I need. guess i'll throw it up for parts after I get all of my pictures and everything off of it (hopefully). I have probably 2000 pictures and a ass ton of hours of music on there that I would hate to lose. http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-DV2500-Compaq...item20b59713de looks like they're all "remanufactured" so idk... __________________ 98 Saturn SL2m - New DD: custom coilovers, slow 94 Saturn SW2a>m - DD: slammed and boosted. SOLD 94 Saturn SC2m -Sleeper: all out build under way 96 Saturn SL2m - built, then wrecked [RIP]

12-08-2010, 11:53 AM	#18
RedBowTies88 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cape May County Member #16880 My Ride: car? iTrader: (0)	just buy a hard drive case and throw it in and hook it up to another computer... really easy to get all your info off....maybe even keep the drive for additional storage __________________ Beech - Thats my real name ;) Nobody On This Forum Cares About Real Performance ^If you disagree prove me wrong To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-08-2010, 04:29 PM	#20
GeforceXtreme Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Holland, Pa Member #367 My Ride: 2000 Buick Regal GSE iTrader: (0)	Yes those DV9000, DV6000 and Compaq V6000 models had a lot of issue's. Yours may have been included in that as well if I recall. I have a few of those collected dust in my back room from clients. Just haven't had time to fix or trash them yet. Pretty much what happens is the GPU isn't cooled correctly. There is a thermal pad between the GPU and cooling unit. Well that sucker runs hot as **** and the solider on the GPU comes loose. You can acutally fix it yourself but is it worth it anymore? People take the laptops apart and use a heat gun to fix the solder holding the GPU back on. Once people have done this it works perfectly fine again. Then instead of using a thermal pad you can buy a copper shim to greatly increase the cooling for the GPU. You can find these on ebay. HP did extended the warranty on most of those laptops for an additional 3 years on top of your base warranty. It was called the "HP Limited Warranty Service Enhancement". However being the laptops are now 4+ years old that is long since gone and you can't send it back. People were buying these broken laptops up like crazy on ebay and shipping them back to HP for a free repair. I bought a broken one on Ebay for 25 bucks and HP repaired it and the laptops works perfectly fine. So for 25 bucks I got myself a whole new spare laptop. However I need to address that GPU cooling issue before it breaks again. Here is a guide on how to fix the GPU issue with the DV6000/9000 however I am not sure if this is the SAME issue you are having with your DV2500 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEpnq...video_response If you need the data off your laptop just pull it out and plug it into a PC with a Sata connector. It will mount it as a spare drive so you can pull the files off of it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. - "Gods Grocery Getter is powered by an L67 3800" - *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* 12.900 @ 109.91mph 2.166 60Ft (Fastest 1/4) 13.374 @ 110.01mph 2.467 60Ft (Fastest Trap)

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