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    Pavilion dv8000 - power led starts blinking - no video, no bios startup

    Discussion in 'HP' started by opereznet, Nov 3, 2010.

  1. opereznet

    opereznet Newbie

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    Hi, my laptop turns power on but the power led begins to blink and doesn't make anything. I was letting the power on for a minutes, then turned back on and most of the time worked but right now the failure is permanent, I can leave the laptop turned on for days, the power led blinks all the time and doesn't work anymore...

    If someone has an idea of what component could be I would appreciate it.

    please help!!
    Thanks
     
    opereznet, Nov 3, 2010
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    2.0 Former NBR Macro-Mod®

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    Of that series, likely the Nvidia GPU. Would need a motherboard replacement.
     
    2.0, Nov 3, 2010
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    opereznet Newbie

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    Thank you 2.0
     
    opereznet, Nov 5, 2010
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    afterburner1 Notebook Geek

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    See my posting: HP DV2000 et al: May be A Solution To Overheating

    If you replace the motherboard you will probably have the same problem later on.
    I sent mine to a rebuilder, and awaiting its return. I don't want to give you a recommendation, because I am not sure of his work. He charges a dollar for diagnosis, has good test equipment and has a crusty website.He po po's the heatgun treatment that you see on You tube. He also provides a 3 or 4 month warranty. I had a good feeling about him, but that was from the gut. However he had a 99 % ebay which helped my decision. Send me a PM and I will provide site
     
    afterburner1, Nov 21, 2010
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