Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
It just started today, when my wireless stopped working and the button stayed orange even in the "on" position. I went into Device Manger and noticed that my Broadcom card is no longer detected.
Looks like I've finally been hit with the dreaded overheating system board that has plagued the dv6000 series since inception. I had Bios F.3D installed since it was released, but I guess it was just a temporary band-aid fix.
Core Temp has been running today, giving me an idle temp of around 45C with the A/C on (which is pretty normal for this unit). Given that, I'll assume that the heat damage was slowly incurring over time.
It is rather ironic, as I had a sinking feeling this was going to happen soon. Even though the temps are normal, the fan has been cycling oddly for the past week.
I have an incoming CQ50Z that I bought and will set up for my nephew, now I have to decide whether I should order another CQ50Z or a DV5Z for myself as replacement for this 6-series turd. Decisions, decisions.....
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Yes, I'm aware of the Limited Warranty Service Enhancement. Have you had this done? My thoughts are this; if the chipset is the contributing cause to the overheating in this chassis design by the veteran NBR folk, what is to stop this from happening again? I actually went 13 months before failure, while some users were besieged with this problem almost immediately from receipt.
Besides that, my unit is a little "un-stock". I'm running a 7200rpm drive (which was not available), non-HP ram and a modified Vista install. The original parts have since been donated to others' units and therefore unrecoverable. I'm probably better off with new, considering the conditions & possibility of lost parts. I still have my old V5000Z as backup anyway, which had a much better build quality to me (contrary to the majority of NBR users at the time). At least it is still fully functioning without issues.
I just hope my aunt's dv2200 does not do this anytime soon, or I'll never live it down. Her's is 15 months old and runs a tad warmer than mine......
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Very odd, my wireless card is suddenly working today and has reappeared in Device Manager.
Is this a good sign, or just indicative of the symptoms?Attached Files:
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Bummer, and here I was trying to be positive today....
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Didnt wanna give you false hope
. Its just my observations from past cases.
But who knows, stay optimistic.
Looks like my dv6400 is failing......
Discussion in 'HP' started by R4000, Aug 3, 2008.
