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    is my motherboard done? dv6

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ZeiKu, May 17, 2011.

  1. ZeiKu

    ZeiKu Notebook Enthusiast

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    recently bought a motherboard on ebay(it was marked that it DOES power up and all fan works and everything) and i made the swap and unfortunately it wouldnt power up, HOWEVER the charging light is on and when i press the Power button the LED would turn on then off(see video) what could be the cause of this?

    what im thinking is the AC Adapter trying to power the motherboard was rated at 65w from my DV6 3210us, the new board i receive is from a DV6 3160us and it requires a 90w AC Adapter, could it be the issue? or is the motherboard bad?

    this is the video with me trying the new motherboard with the necessary cables plugged, you can see what im referring too

    Testing DV6 Motherboard from eBay on Vimeo

    please let me know whats wrong with it, thanks

    UPDATE: read up on a thread regarding someone who trys to charge a notebook that requires 90w ac adapter with a 65w and one guy mentioned that the 65w might cause the laptop issues and wouldnt let it turn on... could that be just a safety issue? because idk how HP laptops work, if its really needed to have the right ac adapter wattage to make it power up
     
    ZeiKu, May 17, 2011
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  2. ZeiKu

    ZeiKu Notebook Enthusiast

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    nobody? really need help here because idk if i should return it or get the right adapter for it
     
    ZeiKu, May 18, 2011
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  3. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    I am not an expert but it seems like there is not enough power to even turn on the fans. The light indicate the PSU is working,I belive.
     
    The_Observer, May 23, 2011
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    taxmantoo Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't know it this is helpful, but my dv7-6xxx came with a 125w PS. If I run it on my G72's 65w PS, it runs in a low power mode and the CPU won't turbo boost, but you don't notice anything wrong unless you run a benchmark test on it and notice the i7 is running more like an i5.

    If the battery is bad, it might refuse to power up.
     
    taxmantoo, May 23, 2011
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