Laptop Took Some Damage

[GabrielT]

Ok so my girlfriend frustrated with her laptop (a HP Pavillion dv6000) slapped it and it shut off, permanently. When the button is pressed it makes no attempted to turn on, no lights, no fans, no other signs of life. I took it apart for her and made sure the RAM had not been jostled lose and took it out to inspect it and nothing is visually is wrong with them.

 

I made sure the HDD was properly installed and gave it a look over. I can't figure out how to get the rest of it apart but I don't even know where to start for fixing this. Please help me.

 

Update: Sometimes if I smack it and then hit the on switch it the keyboard lights will turn on and the fan with wind up and turn off. This happens 3 times then it gives up. And it will make an odd noise from where the HDD is but it is not a grinding more like like a a medium high pitched bloop.

Edited December 3, 2009 by gabrieltessin

[MJCRO]

Yeah, well love hurts, don't it, lol

 

Alright well is the Laptop still under warranty? Because truly the only way

to get it repaired without spending fortune is that way. I've had some bad

experiences w/ HP before when I purchased a TX1000 tablet from them,

tsk tsk , never again <_< . If it's not under warranty, then I would suggest

opening her up and making sure not circuits have been visually damaged,

because HP will either tell you to fork out $300 for under year, or take a hike

in my past case . But give those a try, and even calling up there

technical support might lend some good advice, but it will be tough though

talking to a person working in an outsourced office at least 7,000 miles away

totally struggling to speak to you in english .

[GabrielT]

Oh it is WAY out of the warranty it never came with. I'm going to give it another once over to see what I come up with.

[flareback]

sounds like an expensive fit of frustration.

[Timmy94]

The same thing happened with my brother. He whacked the thing because 'it was running too slow' and the thing conked out. It turns on [the lights on the front] but no response from anything. Twas' out of warranty but was covered under accidental damage from the insurance company.

[hardnrg]

only real solution: slap your gf

[Fatedmeeting]

HP laptops just aren't reliable imo.

You should take it apart and see if you can find anything wrong. Might as well considering the warranty already expired, eh?

The manuals are available from the hp site, if you don't have them.

[slick2500]

Hey I have had the same HP laptop for 10 years. Only thing wrong with it is the battery doesn't hold a charge even with a brand new battery in it.

[ReelFiles]

I was a Diagnostic technician for Solectron/Flextronics who were THE electronics manufacturing company for HP/Compaq while I was there. Sounds to me like the power connector/USB board might have a lose connection, especially if it was plugged in when she 'smacked' it. If there isn't a warranty I would open it up and inspect it's connections to the motherboard or replace it if that doesn't fix it. You can find cheap replacement parts on ebay.

 

Connector board 90W Model #431446-001 / 65W Model #431445-001

 

Before you start pulling all the screws out of the back be sure to remove all the back covers and components like memory, HDD, ODD and disconnect the antenna from the wireless adapter. Also don't forget to pull anything in the ExpressCard (PCMCIA) slot, or you won't be able to get the cover off.

 

When working on these laptops I find that it's easiest to sort your screws in three sections; The ones from the cover, then the ones from the bottom inside (hold the keyboard and trim on) and last the screws that hold in the components. When building the machine back up replace all your fat short screws first, then the skinny short ones and the longer ones last. That way you don't accidentally put a long screw through the trim. Trust me I've seen it happen to experienced installers plenty of times before.

 

You have to be careful when you disconnect the ribbons from the ZIF connectors, that little plastic clip (most likely white or blue) that slides in and out is pretty flimsy and may break or pull out too far if you aren't careful enough. I use a pointy plastic stick to pull the clip back. Don't pull it out all the way you should feel it click slightly when it's pulled out enough. I think the back of a small kids paint brush would work good. i wouldn't recommend using a screw driver since it's easy to slip ip and break the connector or scratch the PCB. Also take note of where all wires are routed. If they don't go back in the right spot and are secured with tape they might get pinched by screws during build up.

 

Here is the service manual which includes the complete disassembly sequence.

 

http://static.tigerdirect.com/pdf/HP_Pavil..._dv6000_MnS.pdf

[GabrielT]

Thanks Reelfiles, I will give that a try.

[GabrielT]

I fricken fixed it!! WOOOO! When she slapped it she bent a small peice of metal on the inside of the case, the peice of metal was making contact with the motherboard shorting it out. The solution was to stick a piece of paper where the motherboard seemed to be touching and POOF! IT WORKS!

 

I am soo smert ^_^

[Fatedmeeting]

I fricken fixed it!! WOOOO! When she slapped it she bent a small peice of metal on the inside of the case, the peice of metal was making contact with the motherboard shorting it out. The solution was to stick a piece of paper where the motherboard seemed to be touching and POOF! IT WORKS!

 

I am soo smert ^_^

 

A piece of paper? What? I dun even. If it works, guess it's good enough.

She must have hit the laptop pretty hard then, to bend the metal shielding under the keyboard.

 

PS: Might want to try insulating it with something else..

Edited December 5, 2009 by Fatedmeeting