Hp pavilion probs?

poonjabx · 11-17-2007, 04:18 PM

hey all. i have a hp pavilion ze4430us laptop thats givin some probs. my nephew brought it to me to see if i can fix it so im runnin the prob by you guys first. the laptop turns on but suddenly turns off. my nephew told me he let one of his buddies borrow it and it came back to him not workin (kids these days

) ive never messed with this kind of laptop before so if anybody has any ideas. so far as i can see, theres a missing something that goes underneath by the ram slot (another square slot with screws). theres two tiny wires jus hangin there and a plate covers it. so far thats it. i re-inserted the ram, hard drive, and battery and nothin. let me kno if u can help and thanks for lookin

poonjabx · 11-20-2007, 10:51 PM

anybody??

**Terrister** · 11-21-2007, 11:20 AM

1st thing I would check is the power adapter. Is the light on? Try it without the battery installed. Check the jack where the cord plugs into the laptop. See if the center pin moves.

poonjabx · 11-21-2007, 11:38 AM

light does come on, center pin does not move... does the same thing, nothin comes up on screen. Update in the missing part ends up being the wireless card. Does this have anything to do with it? its starting to look like an internal prob, motherboard screwed up? i hope not

**Terrister** · 11-22-2007, 10:50 AM

It would start up with the wireless card removed.

Try starting it with the battery removed and plugged in.

poonjabx · 11-22-2007, 08:17 PM

Already did that... does the same thing

11-17-2007, 04:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
poonjabx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Hp pavilion probs? hey all. i have a hp pavilion ze4430us laptop thats givin some probs. my nephew brought it to me to see if i can fix it so im runnin the prob by you guys first. the laptop turns on but suddenly turns off. my nephew told me he let one of his buddies borrow it and it came back to him not workin (kids these days) ive never messed with this kind of laptop before so if anybody has any ideas. so far as i can see, theres a missing something that goes underneath by the ram slot (another square slot with screws). theres two tiny wires jus hangin there and a plate covers it. so far thats it. i re-inserted the ram, hard drive, and battery and nothin. let me kno if u can help and thanks for lookin

11-20-2007, 10:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
poonjabx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: Hp pavilion probs? anybody??

11-21-2007, 11:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Hp pavilion probs? 1st thing I would check is the power adapter. Is the light on? Try it without the battery installed. Check the jack where the cord plugs into the laptop. See if the center pin moves. __________________

11-21-2007, 11:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
poonjabx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: Hp pavilion probs? light does come on, center pin does not move... does the same thing, nothin comes up on screen. Update in the missing part ends up being the wireless card. Does this have anything to do with it? its starting to look like an internal prob, motherboard screwed up? i hope not

11-22-2007, 10:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: Hp pavilion probs? It would start up with the wireless card removed. Try starting it with the battery removed and plugged in. __________________

11-22-2007, 08:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
poonjabx Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: Hp pavilion probs? Already did that... does the same thing