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    dv9820 dead; is it MOBO or CPU?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by pclantech, Jun 3, 2010.

  1. pclantech

    pclantech Newbie

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    My bro dropped his dead laptop off and it turns on for 1 sec. and then back off. I expect a fried mobo or cpu. In your experience with this kind of thing, what usually goes out the MOBO or the CPU? Do I have to replace both at once, or is it like a workstation, where I can remove and keep the original CPU?
     
    pclantech, Jun 3, 2010
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  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Pavilion dv9820us specifications

    It's the NVIDIA GPU. They're known defective. I advise selling the notebook as broken on eBay and rolling the money into something new, preferably with an ATI GPU. If you want to attempt a temporary fix, read this:
    dv9000 issue - Page 2
     
    brianstretch, Jun 3, 2010
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  3. pclantech

    pclantech Newbie

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    but if I can replace the board, and the CPU is socketed, not soldered on there, will a remanufactured board for this have taken that known problem into consideration or am I just getting another GPU on the board that will eventually fail?
     
    pclantech, Jun 4, 2010
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  4. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yes, the GPU will fail.

    Might be worth just getting a new notebook.

    And take out the old CPU and sell it (and other parts).
     
    moral hazard, Jun 4, 2010
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  5. James101

    James101 Notebook Guru

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    theres brand new motherboards on ebay. I bought one, used artic silver and haven't had even problems for a year now.
     
    James101, Jun 13, 2010
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