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    HP pavilion DV1000, Booting Problems

    Discussion in 'HP' started by oldman1942, May 28, 2010.

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    oldman1942 Notebook Enthusiast

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    A friend gave me his dv1000/ dv1515cl to fix, I believe it's the mobo but not sure .when I plug in ac adapter wont boot but light shows batt. charging .If I unplug ac, remove batt. then I reinstall batt. all tights come on but when I open laptop it shuts off. Need Help. Thanks
     
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    newz Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you have done a google on the dv1000 I am sure you know that it is most likely the motherboard and as such too expensive to repair a 5 year old laptop. There are thousands of posts on the internet about this unit overheating, cooking components or damaging traces in the motherboard. They were great units but most of them failed prematurely. Unfortunately unlike other defective laptops, HP never offered any repair. We have two dv1000's and both of them are now junkers. There are some sellers on email that claim to fix the motherboards but with very limited warranty , I am not sure its worth the cost.
     
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    Thanks for the reply,I have come to the same conclusion, have decided to replace with G60-507dx. Do you know if you can upgrade cpu on this model. Thanks
     
    oldman1942, May 29, 2010
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