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    New here with a question

    Discussion in 'HP' started by arbitraryscreenname, Dec 17, 2007.

  1. arbitraryscreenname

    arbitraryscreenname Newbie

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    Alright so I'm new here, so greetings all first of all. Ok so I bought a Dv6040us labtop last year in August. About one and half months ago my labtop just kinda died, I now regret not taking the extended warranty. The problem basically is that the laptop will start, all the buttons will light up, the monitor will not turn on, and a weird beeping sound is omitted from inside the laptop. Anywho I sent it to a repair shop and they say something is wrong with the motherboard, I checked the ram as well, and it doesn't seem to be that either, or maybe I checked it wrong. Anyone have any opinions? Thanks for any help.

    -ASN
     
    arbitraryscreenname, Dec 17, 2007
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  2. jmhal

    jmhal Notebook Consultant

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    What pattern is it beeping in? If it is beeping in some type of pattern it will be a morse code like series of short and long beeps. This is the error code. If it is beeping I believe that is an indication that the motherboard is fine.
     
    jmhal, Dec 17, 2007
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    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    did you reseat the ram and run Memtest86+ ?
     
    timtravel42, Dec 17, 2007
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    miner, Dec 17, 2007
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    i would definitaly do what the last person said. and they should fix it for free
     
    caveman, Dec 17, 2007
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    arbitraryscreenname Newbie

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    arbitraryscreenname, Dec 20, 2007
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