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    DV6500/Recently opened to clean fan now screen says on lid closed?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by jamart27, Jan 2, 2009.

  1. jamart27

    jamart27 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    Recently I cleaned my over-1-year old DV6563 laptop since the heat sink was filled with dust inside. Anyways, I got everything back together, but unfortunally the inverter lamp on my monitor went dead (I got a replacement off Ebay and the monitor works again).

    However I have a slight issue. Every time I close down the laptop lid, the screen stays on (it doesn't turn off the screen). I even set windows to go into stand-by when the lid is closed and it does not turn off the screen or go into stand-by (unless I press Fn+Sleep).

    I even installed Windows XP to see if it was a Vista issue...however the problem still exists. I do have the lastest Nvidia drivers too.

    Anyone know what I might of done wrong or how to fix this?
     
    jamart27, Jan 2, 2009
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    incastea Newbie

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    Sorry for your inverter lamp. That stuff must have cost a lot :eek: For your problem; assuming you have made the physical connections right between the screen and its lid mechanism correctly, I suggest you to check ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) settings under Windows and items that I indicated in the picture below under Device Manager. Hope it helps.
     

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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Theres a display switch near the back, im guessing when you reinstalled the screen it wasnt done properly.

    Take out the screen and you will see a switch.
     
    flipfire, Jan 2, 2009
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  4. Tippey764

    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

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    There is a magnet inside of the screen on the upper left side of the bezel. Around the mid left side of the laptop next to the keyboard is the sensor. try putting a magnet next to this area move it around untill the screen goes off. I had this same problem with a dv6000 i bought on ebay the little magnet had been lost from inside the bezel and it no longer went to sleep.
     
    Tippey764, Jan 3, 2009
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    seasalt29 Notebook Consultant

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    Is there a way to clean out the dust without disassembling the laptop?
     
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    Tippey764 Notebook Deity

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    Stick the little tube on the can of compressed air in the fan port on the laptop it will remove some of the dust.
     
    Tippey764, Jan 3, 2009
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    Where is the fan port on the 6500?
     
    seasalt29, Jan 3, 2009
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    Removing the keyboard wont help. There is no holes where the dust would be blown out of it the keyboard was removed vs not removed.
     
    Tippey764, Jan 4, 2009
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    If you watch the procedure to remove top cover, you will see the fan is at the top left corner of the keyboard.
    That's reason I suggest to remove the keyboard to blow out dust out of the heatsink throught the openning at that location.
    Or simpler, just remove the combo drive so dust has a way out, instead of staying inside the laptop.
     
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    jamart27 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are there any pictures describing this? I see the magnet on the monitor panel on the left side.
     
    jamart27, Jan 19, 2009
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    Where is this switch? I can't find it anywhere around the LCD panel.
     
    jamart27, Jan 19, 2009
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    Probably doesnt use a switch then, but a magnet as tippey said. The dv2500's use a small switch near a back.

    Double check the service manual and video guides.
     
    flipfire, Jan 19, 2009
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