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| - | This is usually a bad GPU |
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| + | This is usually a bad GPU with the 2007 DV series and this is usually the common failure point that tells all. However, it can also be a bad LCD but this is rare. To verify, plug it into a monitor and see if it locks up or does the same thing — if it does the GPU is bad, if not bad screen. |
| * When the GPU’s fail, you tend to have POST problems. Try the RAM if you want, but if it persists the GPU has failed. | |
| - | * The GPU failure is usually indicated by a solid black screen. This may be a backlight or LCD problem, but it’s very unlikely. If the external is bad, the GPU is dead. |
| - | * These systems have a tendency to lock up when the high level driver kicks in. However, garbage on the LCD is also common for partial failures. Both of these indicate a bad GPU and that |
| - | When this happens, the laptop is toast. Get your data off and scrap it or give it to someone to strip for parts. The problem is caused by poor cooling and the problem still occurs, even with the upgraded heatsink which requires the revised motherboard to install since the GPU placement changed as a part of the “fix”. HP only acknowledged fault when they were sued and only covered one of the 2 bad machines |
| + | * The GPU failure is usually indicated by a solid black screen. This may be a backlight or LCD problem, but it’s very unlikely. If the external is bad, the GPU is absolutely going to be dead. |
| + | * These systems also have a tendency to lock up when the high level driver kicks in. However, garbage on the LCD is also common for partial failures. Both of these indicate a bad GPU and that any further attempts are probably a waste of time. |
| + | When this happens, the laptop is toast. Get your data off and scrap it or give it to someone to strip for parts. The problem is caused by poor cooling and the problem still occurs, even with the upgraded heatsink which requires the revised motherboard to install since the GPU placement changed as a part of the “fix”. HP only acknowledged fault when they were sued and only covered one of the 2 bad machines. Their “fix” was a hack to shut the lawyers up and it did absolutely nothing to stop new failures outside of absolve them of new liability. |
| - | * In some cases, it may be possible to pull the data in safe mode but only if the GPU is partially dead. You will need to press F8 to do this. |
| + | * In some cases, it may be possible to pull the data in safe mode but only if the GPU is partially dead. You will need to press F8 to do this. ***If your GPU is totally dead, you will need to remove the hard drive(s).*** |
| * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. This is disabled in Vista by default, so you will need to enable it or use your account. | |
| * Save the data to a USB flash drive or DVD. I use DVD’s for clients because it’s cheap and I don’t need to worry about liability; once I’ve given them the data I’m free and clear. | |
| If the GPU is so bad the machine is beyond Safe Mode recovery, the hard drive(s) need to be removed. You can save these as your backup, but I’d really recommend copying the data off to another drive as these drives can fail. This is what I did on a DV9000 (factory dual drive configuration), but the procedure isn’t any different on single drive machines. | |
| * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and are marked 1 or 2 on dual drive systems. On single drive models, look for the 3 platters only. Remove the 2 screws that secure the cover. | |
| * Remove the screws that hold the drive in. Put these with the caddy or screw them into the chassis. | |
| * Remove the SATA adapter(s) and stick this in the machine. | |
| * Remove the drives from the caddy you want to get the data from if needed. | |
| ** Plug the drive into another PC and extract your data. Check Users for Vista and Documents and Settings in XP for common data; some is stored in more obscure locations in programs like Works. | |
| ** Copy the data from the drives to another machine. |
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| This is usually a bad GPU. That said while this is a common symptom shared amongst the DV series (and other 2007 nVidia systems), it can also be a bad LCD but this is rare. Plug it into a monitor and see if it locks up or does the same thing. The symptoms you have are things I’ve seen before when the GPU fails. | |
| * When the GPU’s fail, you tend to have POST problems. Try the RAM if you want, but if it persists the GPU has failed. | |
| * The GPU failure is usually indicated by a solid black screen. This may be a backlight or LCD problem, but it’s very unlikely. If the external is bad, the GPU is dead. | |
| * These systems have a tendency to lock up when the high level driver kicks in. However, garbage on the LCD is also common for partial failures. Both of these indicate a bad GPU and that you’re wasting your time troubleshooting it in most cases. | |
| - | When this happens, the laptop is toast. Get your data off and scrap it or give it to someone to strip for parts. The problem is caused by poor cooling and the problem still occurs, even with the upgraded heatsink which requires the revised motherboard |
| + | When this happens, the laptop is toast. Get your data off and scrap it or give it to someone to strip for parts. The problem is caused by poor cooling and the problem still occurs, even with the upgraded heatsink which requires the revised motherboard to install since the GPU placement changed as a part of the “fix”. HP only acknowledged fault when they were sued and only covered one of the 2 bad machines and it was a shut the lawyers up hack. |
| * In some cases, it may be possible to pull the data in safe mode but only if the GPU is partially dead. You will need to press F8 to do this. '''If your GPU is totally dead, you will need to remove the hard drive(s).''' | |
| * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. This is disabled in Vista by default, so you will need to enable it or use your account. | |
| * Save the data to a USB flash drive or DVD. I use DVD’s for clients because it’s cheap and I don’t need to worry about liability; once I’ve given them the data I’m free and clear. | |
| If the GPU is so bad the machine is beyond Safe Mode recovery, the hard drive(s) need to be removed. You can save these as your backup, but I’d really recommend copying the data off to another drive as these drives can fail. This is what I did on a DV9000 (factory dual drive configuration), but the procedure isn’t any different on single drive machines. | |
| * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and are marked 1 or 2 on dual drive systems. On single drive models, look for the 3 platters only. Remove the 2 screws that secure the cover. | |
| * Remove the screws that hold the drive in. Put these with the caddy or screw them into the chassis. | |
| * Remove the SATA adapter(s) and stick this in the machine. | |
| * Remove the drives from the caddy you want to get the data from if needed. | |
| ** Plug the drive into another PC and extract your data. Check Users for Vista and Documents and Settings in XP for common data; some is stored in more obscure locations in programs like Works. | |
| ** Copy the data from the drives to another machine. |
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| - | This is usually a bad GPU. That said while this is |
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| + | This is usually a bad GPU. That said while this is a common symptom shared amongst the DV series (and other 2007 nVidia systems), it can also be a bad LCD but this is rare. Plug it into a monitor and see if it locks up or does the same thing. The symptoms you have are things I’ve seen before when the GPU fails. |
| * When the GPU’s fail, you tend to have POST problems. Try the RAM if you want, but if it persists the GPU has failed. | |
| * The GPU failure is usually indicated by a solid black screen. This may be a backlight or LCD problem, but it’s very unlikely. If the external is bad, the GPU is dead. | |
| * These systems have a tendency to lock up when the high level driver kicks in. However, garbage on the LCD is also common for partial failures. Both of these indicate a bad GPU and that you’re wasting your time troubleshooting it in most cases. | |
| When this happens, the laptop is toast. Get your data off and scrap it or give it to someone to strip for parts. The problem is caused by poor cooling and the problem still occurs, even with the upgraded heatsink which requires the revised motherboard if memory serves me correctly. HP only acknowledged fault when they were sued and only covered one of the 2 bad machines and put a hack fix in to shut the lawyers up. | |
| * In some cases, it may be possible to pull the data in safe mode but only if the GPU is partially dead. You will need to press F8 to do this. '''If your GPU is totally dead, you will need to remove the hard drive(s).''' | |
| * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. This is disabled in Vista by default, so you will need to enable it or use your account. | |
| * Save the data to a USB flash drive or DVD. I use DVD’s for clients because it’s cheap and I don’t need to worry about liability; once I’ve given them the data I’m free and clear. | |
| If the GPU is so bad the machine is beyond Safe Mode recovery, the hard drive(s) need to be removed. You can save these as your backup, but I’d really recommend copying the data off to another drive as these drives can fail. This is what I did on a DV9000 (factory dual drive configuration), but the procedure isn’t any different on single drive machines. | |
| * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and are marked 1 or 2 on dual drive systems. On single drive models, look for the 3 platters only. Remove the 2 screws that secure the cover. | |
| * Remove the screws that hold the drive in. Put these with the caddy or screw them into the chassis. | |
| * Remove the SATA adapter(s) and stick this in the machine. | |
| * Remove the drives from the caddy you want to get the data from if needed. | |
| ** Plug the drive into another PC and extract your data. Check Users for Vista and Documents and Settings in XP for common data; some is stored in more obscure locations in programs like Works. | |
| ** Copy the data from the drives to another machine. |
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| This is usually a bad GPU. That said while this is usually a classic GPU failure symptom shared amongst the DV series (and other 2007 nVidia systems), it can also be a bad LCD but this is rare. Plug it into a monitor and see if it locks up or does the same thing. The symptoms you have are things I’ve seen before when the GPU fails. | |
| * When the GPU’s fail, you tend to have POST problems. Try the RAM if you want, but if it persists the GPU has failed. | |
| * The GPU failure is usually indicated by a solid black screen. This may be a backlight or LCD problem, but it’s very unlikely. If the external is bad, the GPU is dead. | |
| * These systems have a tendency to lock up when the high level driver kicks in. However, garbage on the LCD is also common for partial failures. Both of these indicate a bad GPU and that you’re wasting your time troubleshooting it in most cases. | |
| When this happens, the laptop is toast. Get your data off and scrap it or give it to someone to strip for parts. The problem is caused by poor cooling and the problem still occurs, even with the upgraded heatsink which requires the revised motherboard if memory serves me correctly. HP only acknowledged fault when they were sued and only covered one of the 2 bad machines and put a hack fix in to shut the lawyers up. | |
| * In some cases, it may be possible to pull the data in safe mode but only if the GPU is partially dead. You will need to press F8 to do this. '''If your GPU is totally dead, you will need to remove the hard drive(s).''' | |
| * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. This is disabled in Vista by default, so you will need to enable it or use your account. | |
| * Save the data to a USB flash drive or DVD. I use DVD’s for clients because it’s cheap and I don’t need to worry about liability; once I’ve given them the data I’m free and clear. | |
| - | If the GPU is so bad the machine is beyond Safe Mode recovery, the hard drive(s) need to be removed. You can save these as your backup, but I’d really recommend copying the data off to another drive as these drives can fail. |
| + | If the GPU is so bad the machine is beyond Safe Mode recovery, the hard drive(s) need to be removed. You can save these as your backup, but I’d really recommend copying the data off to another drive as these drives can fail. This is what I did on a DV9000 (factory dual drive configuration), but the procedure isn’t any different on single drive machines. |
| * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and are marked 1 or 2 on dual drive systems. On single drive models, look for the 3 platters only. Remove the 2 screws that secure the cover. | |
| * Remove the screws that hold the drive in. Put these with the caddy or screw them into the chassis. | |
| * Remove the SATA adapter(s) and stick this in the machine. | |
| * Remove the drives from the caddy you want to get the data from if needed. | |
| ** Plug the drive into another PC and extract your data. Check Users for Vista and Documents and Settings in XP for common data; some is stored in more obscure locations in programs like Works. | |
| ** Copy the data from the drives to another machine. |
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| This is usually a bad GPU. That said while this is usually a classic GPU failure symptom shared amongst the DV series (and other 2007 nVidia systems), it can also be a bad LCD but this is rare. Plug it into a monitor and see if it locks up or does the same thing. The symptoms you have are things I’ve seen before when the GPU fails. | |
| * When the GPU’s fail, you tend to have POST problems. Try the RAM if you want, but if it persists the GPU has failed. | |
| - | * The GPU failure is usually indicated by a solid black screen. This may be a backlight or LCD problem, but it’s very unlikely. If the external is bad, |
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| + | * The GPU failure is usually indicated by a solid black screen. This may be a backlight or LCD problem, but it’s very unlikely. If the external is bad, the GPU is dead. |
| + | * These systems have a tendency to lock up when the high level driver kicks in. However, garbage on the LCD is also common for partial failures. Both of these indicate a bad GPU and that you’re wasting your time troubleshooting it in most cases. |
| When this happens, the laptop is toast. Get your data off and scrap it or give it to someone to strip for parts. The problem is caused by poor cooling and the problem still occurs, even with the upgraded heatsink which requires the revised motherboard if memory serves me correctly. HP only acknowledged fault when they were sued and only covered one of the 2 bad machines and put a hack fix in to shut the lawyers up. | |
| * In some cases, it may be possible to pull the data in safe mode but only if the GPU is partially dead. You will need to press F8 to do this. '''If your GPU is totally dead, you will need to remove the hard drive(s).''' | |
| - | * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. |
| - | * Save the data to a |
| + | * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. This is disabled in Vista by default, so you will need to enable it or use your account. |
| + | * Save the data to a USB flash drive or DVD. I use DVD’s for clients because it’s cheap and I don’t need to worry about liability; once I’ve given them the data I’m free and clear. |
| If the GPU is so bad the machine is beyond Safe Mode recovery, the hard drive(s) need to be removed. You can save these as your backup, but I’d really recommend copying the data off to another drive as these drives can fail. You want the data in more then one place. This is what I did on a DV9000 (dual drive), but the procedure isn’t any different on single drive machines. | |
| * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and are marked 1 or 2 on dual drive systems. On single drive models, look for the 3 platters only. Remove the 2 screws that secure the cover. | |
| * Remove the screws that hold the drive in. Put these with the caddy or screw them into the chassis. | |
| * Remove the SATA adapter(s) and stick this in the machine. | |
| * Remove the drives from the caddy you want to get the data from if needed. | |
| ** Plug the drive into another PC and extract your data. Check Users for Vista and Documents and Settings in XP for common data; some is stored in more obscure locations in programs like Works. | |
| ** Copy the data from the drives to another machine. |
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| - | This |
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| + | This is usually a bad GPU. That said while this is usually a classic GPU failure symptom shared amongst the DV series (and other 2007 nVidia systems), it can also be a bad LCD but this is rare. Plug it into a monitor and see if it locks up or does the same thing. The symptoms you have are things I’ve seen before when the GPU fails. |
| * When the GPU’s fail, you tend to have POST problems. Try the RAM if you want, but if it persists the GPU has failed. | |
| * The GPU failure is usually indicated by a solid black screen. This may be a backlight or LCD problem, but it’s very unlikely. If the external is bad, it’s 100% a GPU problem. | |
| * Windows tends to lock up in the high level driver as well when the GPU fails, but it can also be made obvious with garbage on the internal LCD if it’s a partial failure. This is a very obvious sign of a bad GPU and there’s usually no other problem with the same symptoms. | |
| When this happens, the laptop is toast. Get your data off and scrap it or give it to someone to strip for parts. The problem is caused by poor cooling and the problem still occurs, even with the upgraded heatsink which requires the revised motherboard if memory serves me correctly. HP only acknowledged fault when they were sued and only covered one of the 2 bad machines and put a hack fix in to shut the lawyers up. | |
| * In some cases, it may be possible to pull the data in safe mode but only if the GPU is partially dead. You will need to press F8 to do this. '''If your GPU is totally dead, you will need to remove the hard drive(s).''' | |
| * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. Windows Vista and up hides this. In this case, make it active or use your account. | |
| * Save the data to a flashdrive or DVD. I use DVD’s for clients because it’s cheap and I don’t need to worry about liability. | |
| If the GPU is so bad the machine is beyond Safe Mode recovery, the hard drive(s) need to be removed. You can save these as your backup, but I’d really recommend copying the data off to another drive as these drives can fail. You want the data in more then one place. This is what I did on a DV9000 (dual drive), but the procedure isn’t any different on single drive machines. | |
| * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and are marked 1 or 2 on dual drive systems. On single drive models, look for the 3 platters only. Remove the 2 screws that secure the cover. | |
| * Remove the screws that hold the drive in. Put these with the caddy or screw them into the chassis. | |
| * Remove the SATA adapter(s) and stick this in the machine. | |
| * Remove the drives from the caddy you want to get the data from if needed. | |
| ** Plug the drive into another PC and extract your data. Check Users for Vista and Documents and Settings in XP for common data; some is stored in more obscure locations in programs like Works. | |
| ** Copy the data from the drives to another machine. |
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| This one is caused by a bad GPU, without question. That said while this usually points to a bad GPU, it won’t hurt to check with an external monitor to confirm the GPU is genuinely bad. I’ve seen this before so I won't be surprised if the GPU has failed as usual. Your system has the classic symptoms of a bad GPU. | |
| * When the GPU’s fail, you tend to have POST problems. Try the RAM if you want, but if it persists the GPU has failed. | |
| * The GPU failure is usually indicated by a solid black screen. This may be a backlight or LCD problem, but it’s very unlikely. If the external is bad, it’s 100% a GPU problem. | |
| * Windows tends to lock up in the high level driver as well when the GPU fails, but it can also be made obvious with garbage on the internal LCD if it’s a partial failure. This is a very obvious sign of a bad GPU and there’s usually no other problem with the same symptoms. | |
| When this happens, the laptop is toast. Get your data off and scrap it or give it to someone to strip for parts. The problem is caused by poor cooling and the problem still occurs, even with the upgraded heatsink which requires the revised motherboard if memory serves me correctly. HP only acknowledged fault when they were sued and only covered one of the 2 bad machines and put a hack fix in to shut the lawyers up. | |
| * In some cases, it may be possible to pull the data in safe mode but only if the GPU is partially dead. You will need to press F8 to do this. '''If your GPU is totally dead, you will need to remove the hard drive(s).''' | |
| * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. Windows Vista and up hides this. In this case, make it active or use your account. | |
| * Save the data to a flashdrive or DVD. I use DVD’s for clients because it’s cheap and I don’t need to worry about liability. | |
| If the GPU is so bad the machine is beyond Safe Mode recovery, the hard drive(s) need to be removed. You can save these as your backup, but I’d really recommend copying the data off to another drive as these drives can fail. You want the data in more then one place. This is what I did on a DV9000 (dual drive), but the procedure isn’t any different on single drive machines. | |
| - | * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and 1 |
| + | * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and are marked 1 or 2 on dual drive systems. On single drive models, look for the 3 platters only. Remove the 2 screws that secure the cover. |
| * Remove the screws that hold the drive in. Put these with the caddy or screw them into the chassis. | |
| * Remove the SATA adapter(s) and stick this in the machine. | |
| - | * Remove the drives from the caddy you want to get the data from if needed. Plug the drive into another PC and extract your data. Check Users for Vista and Documents and Settings in XP for common data; some is stored in more obscure locations in programs like Works. |
| - | * Copy the data from the drives to another machine. |
| + | * Remove the drives from the caddy you want to get the data from if needed. |
| + | ** Plug the drive into another PC and extract your data. Check Users for Vista and Documents and Settings in XP for common data; some is stored in more obscure locations in programs like Works. |
| + | ** Copy the data from the drives to another machine. |
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| - | This one is a |
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| + | This one is caused by a bad GPU, without question. That said while this usually points to a bad GPU, it won’t hurt to check with an external monitor to confirm the GPU is genuinely bad. I’ve seen this before so I won't be surprised if the GPU has failed as usual. Your system has the classic symptoms of a bad GPU. |
| - | * POST problems. |
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| - | * Windows |
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| + | * When the GPU’s fail, you tend to have POST problems. Try the RAM if you want, but if it persists the GPU has failed. |
| + | * The GPU failure is usually indicated by a solid black screen. This may be a backlight or LCD problem, but it’s very unlikely. If the external is bad, it’s 100% a GPU problem. |
| + | * Windows tends to lock up in the high level driver as well when the GPU fails, but it can also be made obvious with garbage on the internal LCD if it’s a partial failure. This is a very obvious sign of a bad GPU and there’s usually no other problem with the same symptoms. |
| + | When this happens, the laptop is toast. Get your data off and scrap it or give it to someone to strip for parts. The problem is caused by poor cooling and the problem still occurs, even with the upgraded heatsink which requires the revised motherboard if memory serves me correctly. HP only acknowledged fault when they were sued and only covered one of the 2 bad machines and put a hack fix in to shut the lawyers up. |
| - | Personally, I wouldn't fix the laptop. Just get the data off and trash it. To put it bluntly, the cooling is trash and the machines are known garbage. HP never acknowledged it to the best of my knowledge. |
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| - | * Boot the computer in safe mode. press F8 to do this. Be aware this will not work on well damaged systems. '''This only works if the damage is major enough to crash the boot normally. This is rare, though. Most of these die so hard you need to use method 2.''' |
| + | * In some cases, it may be possible to pull the data in safe mode but only if the GPU is partially dead. You will need to press F8 to do this. '''If your GPU is totally dead, you will need to remove the hard drive(s).''' |
| * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. Windows Vista and up hides this. In this case, make it active or use your account. | |
| - | * Save the data to a flashdrive. |
| - | |
| - | If the GPU is so wrecked Safe mode doesn't work, things are a little harder. You'll need to open the hard drive bay(s) and remove the drives. After this, you can either put them in a PC with spare SATA ports or a USB enclosure to get the data off. |
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| - | Don't take this as Bible on the procedure, but this is how I did it on the DV9000 I had to work on. Mine had HDD access doors. Yours may not have this, so be aware now. |
| + | * Save the data to a flashdrive or DVD. I use DVD’s for clients because it’s cheap and I don’t need to worry about liability. |
| + | If the GPU is so bad the machine is beyond Safe Mode recovery, the hard drive(s) need to be removed. You can save these as your backup, but I’d really recommend copying the data off to another drive as these drives can fail. You want the data in more then one place. This is what I did on a DV9000 (dual drive), but the procedure isn’t any different on single drive machines. |
| * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and 1 AND 2 on dual drive models. Single drive models only have the HDD symbol. Remove 2 screws and lift the doors off. | |
| - | * You'll see some screws holding the caddies in the plastic case. Remove them. Once again, store in the HDD bay. |
| - | * These machines use a funky SATA adapter. Remove this and slip it in the laptop for sake keeping. Do this for both drives on a dual HDD model. |
| - | * After this, remove the 4 screws from the caddy '''If putting in a USB enclosure. If you use a USB enclosure you have to do this.'''. |
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| - | Here is how to remove your Hard Drives(it covers up to the Motherboard, so stop at the Hard Drives) |
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| - | After this, find the drive on your computer and locate the following folders |
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| - | '''Windows Vista and up: Users''' |
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| - | '''Windows XP: Documents and Settings''' |
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| - | Once you find this, dump the whole folder to a good machine and pull your data. |
| + | * Remove the screws that hold the drive in. Put these with the caddy or screw them into the chassis. |
| + | * Remove the SATA adapter(s) and stick this in the machine. |
| + | * Remove the drives from the caddy you want to get the data from if needed. Plug the drive into another PC and extract your data. Check Users for Vista and Documents and Settings in XP for common data; some is stored in more obscure locations in programs like Works. |
| + | * Copy the data from the drives to another machine. |
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| This one is a definite GPU failure. No question about it. Even though I'm pretty sure it's the nVidia GPU going belly up, check with a external to confirm that but I won't be shocked if it is a bad GPU. You can tell a bad/failing GPU if it does anything like this | |
| * POST problems. If you have this one, check the RAM out. If the RAM passes, it's the GPU. | |
| * Black screen problems. Dead giveaway of a big problem. Once again, because I know people will blast me for not saying use a external to verify do that too. | |
| * Windows lockups at startup outside of safe mode on a external display. If it does it on the external, this is a bad GPU for sure. | |
| * On screen garbage. | |
| Personally, I wouldn't fix the laptop. Just get the data off and trash it. To put it bluntly, the cooling is trash and the machines are known garbage. HP never acknowledged it to the best of my knowledge. | |
| * Boot the computer in safe mode. press F8 to do this. Be aware this will not work on well damaged systems. '''This only works if the damage is major enough to crash the boot normally. This is rare, though. Most of these die so hard you need to use method 2.''' | |
| * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. Windows Vista and up hides this. In this case, make it active or use your account. | |
| * Save the data to a flashdrive. | |
| If the GPU is so wrecked Safe mode doesn't work, things are a little harder. You'll need to open the hard drive bay(s) and remove the drives. After this, you can either put them in a PC with spare SATA ports or a USB enclosure to get the data off. | |
| Don't take this as Bible on the procedure, but this is how I did it on the DV9000 I had to work on. Mine had HDD access doors. Yours may not have this, so be aware now. | |
| * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and 1 AND 2 on dual drive models. Single drive models only have the HDD symbol. Remove 2 screws and lift the doors off. | |
| + | * You'll see some screws holding the caddies in the plastic case. Remove them. Once again, store in the HDD bay. |
| * These machines use a funky SATA adapter. Remove this and slip it in the laptop for sake keeping. Do this for both drives on a dual HDD model. | |
| - | * You'll see some screws holding the caddies in the plastic case. Remove them. Once again, store in the HDD bay. |
| * After this, remove the 4 screws from the caddy '''If putting in a USB enclosure. If you use a USB enclosure you have to do this.'''. | |
| Here is how to remove your Hard Drives(it covers up to the Motherboard, so stop at the Hard Drives) | |
| After this, find the drive on your computer and locate the following folders | |
| '''Windows Vista and up: Users''' | |
| - | Windows XP: Documents and Settings''' |
| + | '''Windows XP: Documents and Settings''' |
| Once you find this, dump the whole folder to a good machine and pull your data. |
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| This one is a definite GPU failure. No question about it. Even though I'm pretty sure it's the nVidia GPU going belly up, check with a external to confirm that but I won't be shocked if it is a bad GPU. You can tell a bad/failing GPU if it does anything like this | |
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| * POST problems. If you have this one, check the RAM out. If the RAM passes, it's the GPU. | |
| * Black screen problems. Dead giveaway of a big problem. Once again, because I know people will blast me for not saying use a external to verify do that too. | |
| * Windows lockups at startup outside of safe mode on a external display. If it does it on the external, this is a bad GPU for sure. | |
| * On screen garbage. | |
| Personally, I wouldn't fix the laptop. Just get the data off and trash it. To put it bluntly, the cooling is trash and the machines are known garbage. HP never acknowledged it to the best of my knowledge. | |
| - | * Boot the computer in safe mode. press F8 to do this. Be aware this will not work on well damaged systems. '''This only works if the damage is major enough to crash the boot normally.''' |
| + | * Boot the computer in safe mode. press F8 to do this. Be aware this will not work on well damaged systems. '''This only works if the damage is major enough to crash the boot normally. This is rare, though. Most of these die so hard you need to use method 2.''' |
| * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. Windows Vista and up hides this. In this case, make it active or use your account. | |
| * Save the data to a flashdrive. | |
| If the GPU is so wrecked Safe mode doesn't work, things are a little harder. You'll need to open the hard drive bay(s) and remove the drives. After this, you can either put them in a PC with spare SATA ports or a USB enclosure to get the data off. | |
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| Don't take this as Bible on the procedure, but this is how I did it on the DV9000 I had to work on. Mine had HDD access doors. Yours may not have this, so be aware now. | |
| * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and 1 AND 2 on dual drive models. Single drive models only have the HDD symbol. Remove 2 screws and lift the doors off. | |
| * These machines use a funky SATA adapter. Remove this and slip it in the laptop for sake keeping. Do this for both drives on a dual HDD model. | |
| * You'll see some screws holding the caddies in the plastic case. Remove them. Once again, store in the HDD bay. | |
| * After this, remove the 4 screws from the caddy '''If putting in a USB enclosure. If you use a USB enclosure you have to do this.'''. | |
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| Here is how to remove your Hard Drives(it covers up to the Motherboard, so stop at the Hard Drives) | |
| After this, find the drive on your computer and locate the following folders | |
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| '''Windows Vista and up: Users''' | |
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| Windows XP: Documents and Settings''' | |
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| Once you find this, dump the whole folder to a good machine and pull your data. |
Status:
open
Bewerkt door: Nick
Tekst:
| - | Your GPU is failing in this laptop, no question in my mind |
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| + | This one is a definite GPU failure. No question about it. Even though I'm pretty sure it's the nVidia GPU going belly up, check with a external to confirm that but I won't be shocked if it is a bad GPU. You can tell a bad/failing GPU if it does anything like this |
| + | * POST problems. If you have this one, check the RAM out. If the RAM passes, it's the GPU. |
| + | * Black screen problems. Dead giveaway of a big problem. Once again, because I know people will blast me for not saying use a external to verify do that too. |
| + | * Windows lockups at startup outside of safe mode on a external display. If it does it on the external, this is a bad GPU for sure. |
| + | * On screen garbage. |
| - | |
| + | Personally, I wouldn't fix the laptop. Just get the data off and trash it. To put it bluntly, the cooling is trash and the machines are known garbage. HP never acknowledged it to the best of my knowledge. |
| - | POST issues |
| + | * Boot the computer in safe mode. press F8 to do this. Be aware this will not work on well damaged systems. '''This only works if the damage is major enough to crash the boot normally.''' |
| + | * Log into the hidden admin account or your account on XP. Windows Vista and up hides this. In this case, make it active or use your account. |
| + | * Save the data to a flashdrive. |
| - | black screen |
| + | If the GPU is so wrecked Safe mode doesn't work, things are a little harder. You'll need to open the hard drive bay(s) and remove the drives. After this, you can either put them in a PC with spare SATA ports or a USB enclosure to get the data off. |
| + | Don't take this as Bible on the procedure, but this is how I did it on the DV9000 I had to work on. Mine had HDD access doors. Yours may not have this, so be aware now. |
| - | Windows locks up loading |
| - | |
| - | Garbage on the screen |
| - | |
| - | Windows locks up at the XP/Vista loading screen |
| - | |
| - | Here's what you do to recover your data on the laptop: |
| - | |
| - | Boot the laptop into Safe Mode(this runs the DV9000 GPU at the lowest level, bypassing the bad GPU), enter into your user account and put your data from the machine, and optionally other accounts on a CD or flash drive and you saved the data |
| - | |
| - | Method 2 is a little more complicated, but you can do it and get the same results |
| - | |
| - | You're going to need a SATA USB Hard Drive enclosure for this, which you can buy from your retailer of your choice |
| - | |
| + | * You'll see two doors on the bottom of the laptop that hold hard drives. These are marked with 3 platters and 1 AND 2 on dual drive models. Single drive models only have the HDD symbol. Remove 2 screws and lift the doors off. |
| + | * These machines use a funky SATA adapter. Remove this and slip it in the laptop for sake keeping. Do this for both drives on a dual HDD model. |
| + | * You'll see some screws holding the caddies in the plastic case. Remove them. Once again, store in the HDD bay. |
| + | * After this, remove the 4 screws from the caddy '''If putting in a USB enclosure. If you use a USB enclosure you have to do this.'''. |
| Here is how to remove your Hard Drives(it covers up to the Motherboard, so stop at the Hard Drives) | |
| - | Find the doors on the LEFT and RIGHT of the notebook on the bottom, and remove the 2 screws holding the doors on them, and remove 2 more screws holding the caddy into the machine |
| - | |
| - | Remove the adapter from the drive that plugs into the DV motherboard, and store it in the laptop for safe keeping |
| - | |
| - | Remove the 4 screws from the caddy and install the drive in the enclosure |
| - | |
| - | Plug it into a working computer, and find the following folder in the drive the HDD shown up as |
| - | |
| - | Windows XP: Documents and Settings and dump everything from this folder to a good computer and retrieve your pictures in the Pictures folder on your user account's Root Directory |
| - | |
| - | For Vista, it's Users and it's done the same way and you would retrieve your pictures in your user account's Picture folder in the Root Directory |
| - | |
| - | You will also want to double check other folders for pictures like the Desktop but the default directory is the Pictures folder |
| - | |
| - | As to fixing the laptop, I would not do it as any tech would say because these laptops are known to failure, and was a known failure by HP, plus they run too hot from the start so they will die the same way if you fix it anyway |
| + | After this, find the drive on your computer and locate the following folders |
| + | '''Windows Vista and up: Users''' |
| + | Windows XP: Documents and Settings''' |
| + | Once you find this, dump the whole folder to a good machine and pull your data. |
Status:
open
Bewerkt door: Nick
Tekst:
| Your GPU is failing in this laptop, no question in my mind | |
| Here's the dead giveaways of GPU failure on these laptops: | |
| POST issues | |
| black screen | |
| Windows locks up loading | |
| Garbage on the screen | |
| Windows locks up at the XP/Vista loading screen | |
| Here's what you do to recover your data on the laptop: | |
| Boot the laptop into Safe Mode(this runs the DV9000 GPU at the lowest level, bypassing the bad GPU), enter into your user account and put your data from the machine, and optionally other accounts on a CD or flash drive and you saved the data | |
| Method 2 is a little more complicated, but you can do it and get the same results | |
| You're going to need a SATA USB Hard Drive enclosure for this, which you can buy from your retailer of your choice | |
| Here is how to remove your Hard Drives(it covers up to the Motherboard, so stop at the Hard Drives) | |
| Find the doors on the LEFT and RIGHT of the notebook on the bottom, and remove the 2 screws holding the doors on them, and remove 2 more screws holding the caddy into the machine | |
| Remove the adapter from the drive that plugs into the DV motherboard, and store it in the laptop for safe keeping | |
| Remove the 4 screws from the caddy and install the drive in the enclosure | |
| Plug it into a working computer, and find the following folder in the drive the HDD shown up as | |
| Windows XP: Documents and Settings and dump everything from this folder to a good computer and retrieve your pictures in the Pictures folder on your user account's Root Directory | |
| For Vista, it's Users and it's done the same way and you would retrieve your pictures in your user account's Picture folder in the Root Directory | |
| You will also want to double check other folders for pictures like the Desktop but the default directory is the Pictures folder | |
| - | As to fixing the laptop, I would not do it as any tech would say because these laptops are known to failure, and was a known failure by HP |
| + | As to fixing the laptop, I would not do it as any tech would say because these laptops are known to failure, and was a known failure by HP, plus they run too hot from the start so they will die the same way if you fix it anyway |
Status:
open
Bewerkt door: Nick
Tekst:
| Your GPU is failing in this laptop, no question in my mind | |
| Here's the dead giveaways of GPU failure on these laptops: | |
| POST issues | |
| black screen | |
| Windows locks up loading | |
| Garbage on the screen | |
| Windows locks up at the XP/Vista loading screen | |
| Here's what you do to recover your data on the laptop: | |
| Boot the laptop into Safe Mode(this runs the DV9000 GPU at the lowest level, bypassing the bad GPU), enter into your user account and put your data from the machine, and optionally other accounts on a CD or flash drive and you saved the data | |
| Method 2 is a little more complicated, but you can do it and get the same results | |
| You're going to need a SATA USB Hard Drive enclosure for this, which you can buy from your retailer of your choice | |
| + | |
| Here is how to remove your Hard Drives(it covers up to the Motherboard, so stop at the Hard Drives) | |
| Find the doors on the LEFT and RIGHT of the notebook on the bottom, and remove the 2 screws holding the doors on them, and remove 2 more screws holding the caddy into the machine | |
| Remove the adapter from the drive that plugs into the DV motherboard, and store it in the laptop for safe keeping | |
| Remove the 4 screws from the caddy and install the drive in the enclosure | |
| Plug it into a working computer, and find the following folder in the drive the HDD shown up as | |
| Windows XP: Documents and Settings and dump everything from this folder to a good computer and retrieve your pictures in the Pictures folder on your user account's Root Directory | |
| For Vista, it's Users and it's done the same way and you would retrieve your pictures in your user account's Picture folder in the Root Directory | |
| You will also want to double check other folders for pictures like the Desktop but the default directory is the Pictures folder | |
| + | |
| + | As to fixing the laptop, I would not do it as any tech would say because these laptops are known to failure, and was a known failure by HP |
Status:
open
Bewerkt door: Nick
Tekst:
| Your GPU is failing in this laptop, no question in my mind | |
| Here's the dead giveaways of GPU failure on these laptops: | |
| POST issues | |
| black screen | |
| Windows locks up loading | |
| Garbage on the screen | |
| Windows locks up at the XP/Vista loading screen | |
| + | Here's what you do to recover your data on the laptop: |
| - | Here's what you do to recover your data on the laptop: |
| Boot the laptop into Safe Mode(this runs the DV9000 GPU at the lowest level, bypassing the bad GPU), enter into your user account and put your data from the machine, and optionally other accounts on a CD or flash drive and you saved the data | |
| Method 2 is a little more complicated, but you can do it and get the same results | |
| + | |
| You're going to need a SATA USB Hard Drive enclosure for this, which you can buy from your retailer of your choice | |
| + | Here is how to remove your Hard Drives(it covers up to the Motherboard, so stop at the Hard Drives) |
| + | |
| Find the doors on the LEFT and RIGHT of the notebook on the bottom, and remove the 2 screws holding the doors on them, and remove 2 more screws holding the caddy into the machine | |
| + | |
| Remove the adapter from the drive that plugs into the DV motherboard, and store it in the laptop for safe keeping | |
| + | |
| Remove the 4 screws from the caddy and install the drive in the enclosure | |
| + | |
| Plug it into a working computer, and find the following folder in the drive the HDD shown up as | |
| + | |
| Windows XP: Documents and Settings and dump everything from this folder to a good computer and retrieve your pictures in the Pictures folder on your user account's Root Directory | |
| + | |
| For Vista, it's Users and it's done the same way and you would retrieve your pictures in your user account's Picture folder in the Root Directory | |
| + | |
| You will also want to double check other folders for pictures like the Desktop but the default directory is the Pictures folder |
Status:
open
Bewerkt door: Nick
Tekst:
| Your GPU is failing in this laptop, no question in my mind | |
| + | |
| Here's the dead giveaways of GPU failure on these laptops: | |
| + | |
| POST issues | |
| + | |
| black screen | |
| + | |
| Windows locks up loading | |
| + | |
| Garbage on the screen | |
| + | |
| Windows locks up at the XP/Vista loading screen | |
| - | *This is a short answer, but I have worked on these laptops and I can say this firsthand and be right about it |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | Here's what you do to recover your data on the laptop: |
| + | Boot the laptop into Safe Mode(this runs the DV9000 GPU at the lowest level, bypassing the bad GPU), enter into your user account and put your data from the machine, and optionally other accounts on a CD or flash drive and you saved the data |
| + | |
| + | Method 2 is a little more complicated, but you can do it and get the same results |
| + | You're going to need a SATA USB Hard Drive enclosure for this, which you can buy from your retailer of your choice |
| + | Find the doors on the LEFT and RIGHT of the notebook on the bottom, and remove the 2 screws holding the doors on them, and remove 2 more screws holding the caddy into the machine |
| + | Remove the adapter from the drive that plugs into the DV motherboard, and store it in the laptop for safe keeping |
| + | Remove the 4 screws from the caddy and install the drive in the enclosure |
| + | Plug it into a working computer, and find the following folder in the drive the HDD shown up as |
| + | Windows XP: Documents and Settings and dump everything from this folder to a good computer and retrieve your pictures in the Pictures folder on your user account's Root Directory |
| + | For Vista, it's Users and it's done the same way and you would retrieve your pictures in your user account's Picture folder in the Root Directory |
| + | You will also want to double check other folders for pictures like the Desktop but the default directory is the Pictures folder |
Status:
open
Bewerkt door: Nick
Tekst:
| Your GPU is failing in this laptop, no question in my mind | |
| - | |
| + | Here's the dead giveaways of GPU failure on these laptops: |
| + | POST issues |
| + | black screen |
| + | Windows locks up loading |
| + | Garbage on the screen |
| + | Windows locks up at the XP/Vista loading screen |
| *This is a short answer, but I have worked on these laptops and I can say this firsthand and be right about it |
Status:
open
Origineel bericht door: Nick
Tekst:
Your GPU is failing in this laptop, no question in my mind *This is a short answer, but I have worked on these laptops and I can say this firsthand and be right about it
Status:
open