Hp notebook dv6244us hinge broken

So I was going to close my laptop after getting done with some work today when all of a sudden I hear a crack as the lid gets about half way shut, and will not close any further. Turns out that the left hinge has snapped, and while the screen still works, I can't close the lid without forcing it, and once it's closed its almost impossible to open. What's left of the left hinge along with the right hinge, which is still fully intact, will still support the screen when it is open but I've essentially lost the ability to use my laptop as a portable PC.

It's well out of warranty, and I've done some minor repairs on it in the past so I'm not really afraid of fixing it myself, I just don't know the specifics. Does anyone know where I could find a replacement hinge? Also are there any sort of guides in existence that could give me a bit of a breakdown on hinge replacement specifically?

 

You can find pictured guides in HP support pages (Service and Maintenance Manual). If dv6244 doesn't bring up one, look for dv6200 CTO series.

You should dismantle the LCD frame now and check if the broken hinge also took out it's attachment points in the back cover/lcd frame and then add those parts on your shopping list. If I remember right, you can do this without removing the whole display from the computer, just take out the front frame and you can examine the damage.

 

Just to verify, you are talking about the point where the hinge connects to the screen? I'll definitely disassemble the display to double check but as far as I can tell, the hinge is still attached to the screen; the part that split in half was the block that connects to the main body of the computer itself.

 

Those holes for screws you see in the bottom part of the hinge, their counterparts get ripped off from the display back cover when hinge breaks and moves too much. If they are still intact, you could totally unscrew them so they also stay okay.

 

I did the left hinge on my DV9774 last year. Exact same, just 17" model. Very simple to do. Didn't do the right one, not necessary. Got mine off ebay. I was lucky and did not sustain any extra damage such as what KLF describes inside the display/lid where the screws go there.

You have to remove the screws inside the battery compartment that holds the speaker cover bezel part above the keyboard. Carefull, its also snaps in around the sides too, slight prying is necessary. Then as KLF said, you have to unscrew and pop off the frame around the screen to get inside there, you have to pull the tiny rubber 'bumpers' out to access the screws. I do believe you also have to unscrew the LCD from the inside of the lid to be able to get the long hinge off.

 

Yes, the long part of the hinges is connected to the LCD panel itself and rest of the display case attaches to those.

I also had dv9000 -series couple years ago and I had it's motherboard replaced twice and hinges once. They replaced whole lcd bezel and lid, since all the screws broke off inside the lid.