HP DV2000 problem

Kreeyon · 04-15-2008, 03:36 AM

Hi everyone,

I have just been given a HP DV2000 by a friend of mine, that I can't seem to get to work.

When I turn the power on (from battery and from mains) the lights come on I can hear the fan start up for about 2 seconds and then it stops and nothing else happens, but the lights remain on, with nothing on the screen. Any ideas?

Kreeyon

Kreeyon · 04-15-2008, 06:21 AM

OK here's an update on my situation.

I decided to do the usual check of re-seating both the RAM modules, that didn't work. I then continued to take the whole thing apart thinking that there was maybe something jamming the fan and to give it a general clean. The was nothing jamming the fan and the components were clean.

I then started to put the laptop back together when I then decided to dis-connect the CMOS battery for the motherboard on the off chance that maybe that would do something. Well it did, the laptop now powers on and everything is working perfectly. The Date and the time in the BIOS is now incorrect but without the battery connected there's nothing I can do about that, but it sure saves replacing the whole motherboard.

I'm not sure if removing this battery is going to give me any other types of problems apart from the date and time being wrong as all hardware is recognized and working correctly, but any advice would be helpful

Kreeyon

Integra1994rs · 05-26-2008, 02:09 PM

i have the same laptop and try the same thing but still the same problem, did you do any else besides removing the cmos battery?

**TriggerFinger** · 05-27-2008, 08:20 AM

try replacing the RTC battery with a new one and see if it helps.

Integra1994rs · 05-28-2008, 07:50 PM

ok i will try that

04-15-2008, 03:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kreeyon Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Ubuntu 7.10	HP DV2000 problem Hi everyone, I have just been given a HP DV2000 by a friend of mine, that I can't seem to get to work. When I turn the power on (from battery and from mains) the lights come on I can hear the fan start up for about 2 seconds and then it stops and nothing else happens, but the lights remain on, with nothing on the screen. Any ideas? Kreeyon

04-15-2008, 06:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kreeyon Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Ubuntu 7.10	Re: HP DV2000 problem OK here's an update on my situation. I decided to do the usual check of re-seating both the RAM modules, that didn't work. I then continued to take the whole thing apart thinking that there was maybe something jamming the fan and to give it a general clean. The was nothing jamming the fan and the components were clean. I then started to put the laptop back together when I then decided to dis-connect the CMOS battery for the motherboard on the off chance that maybe that would do something. Well it did, the laptop now powers on and everything is working perfectly. The Date and the time in the BIOS is now incorrect but without the battery connected there's nothing I can do about that, but it sure saves replacing the whole motherboard. I'm not sure if removing this battery is going to give me any other types of problems apart from the date and time being wrong as all hardware is recognized and working correctly, but any advice would be helpful Kreeyon Last edited by Kreeyon; 04-15-2008 at 06:22 AM.

05-26-2008, 02:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Integra1994rs Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: vista sp1	Re: HP DV2000 problem i have the same laptop and try the same thing but still the same problem, did you do any else besides removing the cmos battery?

05-27-2008, 08:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,823 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: HP DV2000 problem try replacing the RTC battery with a new one and see if it helps. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

05-28-2008, 07:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Integra1994rs Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: vista sp1	Re: HP DV2000 problem ok i will try that