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DV2000 - monitor not coming on

post #1 of 34
7/3/09 at 5:49pm
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i have a hp pavilion dv2000 laptop but the screen is not coming on...i power it up all the lights on it comes on but nothing shows up on the screen...what can be causeing this problem
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post #2 of 34
7/3/09 at 5:53pm
Shhhhhh .. not too loud

No noise, no beep? Have you tried hooking up an external monitor?

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post #3 of 34
7/3/09 at 5:54pm
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lol..no i haven't..how do i go about doing that am preety new to the computer scene..an yes i do hear noise frm where the cd is go in to
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post #4 of 34
7/3/09 at 5:57pm
Having noises is always a good sign. Borrow someone's display that can be plugged onto your VGA port. At start try the FN key to toggle the screen back and forth and see.

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post #5 of 34
7/3/09 at 5:58pm
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ok i will try it right now..an get back.
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post #6 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:01pm
Cool.

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post #7 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:04pm
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ok...i hooked it up to my desktop monitor an turned on the laptop an pressed the fn key liike you said but nothing came up on the big monitor
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post #8 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:06pm
The FN and another F key to toggle? FN+F4 or FN+F7, I am not sure which.

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post #9 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:08pm
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lol oh ok...will try it again an be right back.
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post #10 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:11pm
sure ...

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post #11 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:11pm
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ok i did it nothing still shows up on the monitor
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post #12 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:20pm
You held down the FN key and hit the F4 (I think)?

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post #13 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:21pm
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yes...was i suppose to hit them both at the same time?
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post #14 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:28pm
NO, just hold the FN key whilst pressing the other.
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post #15 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:32pm
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ok...something strange just happened just now when i turned on the laptop the screen came this time an loaded up to the welcome screen but went black again.
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post #16 of 34
7/3/09 at 6:39pm
Nice going. Well, at least we know now that your comp is working. So, my wild guess is that either:

. the inverter is gone (cheap and easy to replace) or

. the lcd cable or

. the backlights (a bit more work and sometimes not worth it) or

. the screen itself.

Time to tinker?

Here is a guide for ya.
http://static.compusa.com/pdf/HP_Com...ebooks-MnS.pdf

Don't forget to take pics along the way and share with us ;-)

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post #17 of 34
7/3/09 at 8:31pm
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any ideas to why this is happening..i was wondering if this caould be caused by the laptop overheating cause i notice that it gets really hot at the bottom
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post #18 of 34
7/4/09 at 5:42am
Anything can happen. Parts break down when they feel like it. You might want to elevate the notebook in the future for better airflow.

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post #19 of 34
7/4/09 at 2:17pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by qhn View Post
Anything can happen. Parts break down when they feel like it. You might want to elevate the notebook in the future for better airflow.

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ok cool..i updated the bios an it seems not be running so hot as it was doing last night n turning off...am hoping that was the fix i needed,cause man this laptop was running extremeely hot..
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post #20 of 34
7/4/09 at 11:17pm
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well i guess updating the bios didn't work it still shuts down when it gets hot.
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