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Beforeyoustart,makesurethecomputeristurnedoffandbatteryremoved.
STEP1.
Loosensixscrewssecuringtheharddriveandmemorycovers.
Onescrew(green)alsosecuringtheDVDdrive.

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STEP2.
RemovebothcoversandpulltheDVDdriveout.

STEP3.
Liftuptheharddriveassemblyanddisconnectharddrivecablefromthemotherboard.

STEP4.
Bothmemorymodulearelocatedonthebottom.
Youcanremovebothmemorymodules.Illleavethemconnectedtothemotherboard.

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TheCMOSbatterylocatedunderthememorycoverandcanbeeasilyremoved/replacedwithout
takingthewholethingapart.

STEP5.
Removefivescrews(yellow)securingtheswitchcover.
Removefourscrews(red)securingthekeyboard.

STEP6.
Liftuponesideoftheswitchcoverandcontinueremovingitwithyourfingers.
Becareful,theswitchcoverhastwocablesconnectedtothemotherboard.Youcanseethese
cablesonthenextphoto.

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STEP7.
MovetheswitchcovertowardstheLCDsoyoucanaccessthreescrewssecuringthekeyboard.
Removethreekeyboardscrews.

STEP8.
Liftupthetopsideofthekeyboardasitshownonthefollowingphoto.

STEP9.
MovethekeyboardtowardstheLCDscreensoyoucanaccessthecableconnectorunderneath.

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Beforeyouremovethekeyboard,youllhavetounlocktheconnectorandreleasethecable.

STEP10.
Inordertounlockthekeyboardconnector,flipupthebrowntabwithyourfingernailsoitopens
upata90degreeangle.

STEP11.
Onthefollowingphotothekeyboardconnectorshownintheunlockedposition.
Nowyoucanpullthekeyboardcablefromtheconnector.

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STEP12.
Removethekeyboard.

STEP13.
Disconnecttwoswitchcovercables(Imentionedtheminstep6)fromthemotherboard.
Theseconnectorsdonothavelocks.Simplypulleachcablefromtheconnector.

STEP14.
Removetheswitchcover.

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STEP15.
Ifyouplantoremovethedisplaypanel,youllhavetodisconnectbothantennacablesfromthe
wirelesscard.
Removeonescrewsecuringthewirelesscardandremovethecard.

STEP16.
Disconnecttwocables(oneofthemisvideocable)fromthemotherboard.
Pullwirelesscardantennacablesthoughtheopeninginthebottomcover.

Inordertodisconnectthevideocablesimplypullitupbytheblacktab.

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STEP17.
Removefourscrewssecuringdisplayhinges.

STEP18.
Liftupandremovethedisplayassembly.InthenextguideIllexplainhowtoremovetheLCD
screen.

STEP19.
Removeallremainingscrewsfromthebottomcase.

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Oneofthescrews(green)locatedintheDVDdrivebay.

STEP20.
Removefourscrewssecuringthespeakerassembly.
Disconnectspeakercablefromthemotherboard.

STEP21.
Liftupandremovethespeakerassembly.

STEP22.

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Removefivescrewssecuringthetopcoverassembly.
Disconnecttouchpadcablefromthemotherboard.

STEP23.
Startseparatingthetopcoverassemblyfromthelaptopbase.

STEP24.
Removethetopcoverassembly.

STEP25.

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Disconnectthreecablesfromthemotherboard.
InHPPaviliondv6modelstheDCjackisnotsolderedtothemotherboard.TheDCjackattached
toaharnessandcanbeeasilyreplacedwithoutsoldering.

STEP26.
Removeonescrewsecuringthemotherboard.Thisscrewlocatedinthelowerrightcornerofthe
motherboard.

STEP27.
Carefullyliftuptherightsideofthemotherboard.

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STEP28.
Removemotherboardfromthebaseassembly.

STEP29.
Youllfindthecoolingfanassemblymountedontheothersideofthemotherboard.
Nowyoucancleantheheatsinkandfan.
Alsoyoucanreplacethecoolingfanassemblyifitfailed.

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Youcansupportmywork!
Ittakeshourstocreateonedisassemblyguideandonlyaminutetodonate.

98 Responses
chetana

March28,2011|

Ihavequestionofmycomputershutdownandchargeprolemsomycomputerdontopensohow.Iopenmycomputor?Pleaselet
meknow.

Werty

March29,2011|

Perfect!
Thanks!

IML Tech

March30,2011|

chetana,

Ihavequestionofmycomputershutdownandchargeprolemsomycomputerdont
opensohow.Iopenmycomputor?
Sorry,Icannotunderstandyourquestion.

Panayiotis

March31,2011|

Hellothanksforthegreattutorials!!
Mylaptopoccasionallyshutsdown.Thetemperatureisaround6070c.Doyouthinkithassomethingtodowiththecoolingsystem?
Beforeidisassembleistheresomethingelseicandotofixit?
Thankyou
Pan

IML Tech

March31,2011|

Panayitis,

Mylaptopoccasionallyshutsdown.Thetemperatureisaround6070c.Doyouthink
ithassomethingtodowiththecoolingsystem?
Mostlikelyyes.ProbablyithappensbecausetheheatsinkisfullofdustandCPUoverheats.

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Beforeidisassembleistheresomethingelseicandotofixit?
Sure.Trycleaningthecoolingmodulewithcompressedair.Buyacanofcompressedairandblowintothefangrillonthebottomof
thelaptop.Afterthatblowairintothefangrillonthesideofthelaptop.Doituntilitsclean.Ithinkthiswillfixyourproblem.

panayiotis

March31,2011|

Thankyouverymuch!!
Diditandnowthetemperatureis2933max
Letshopeitstaysthisway!
Pan

jojo

April5,2011|

ihavebeenhavingpowerissues,batterywontcharge,andnolightondcjackwhenpluggedinnordoigetpower,powerblockfrom
wallisfine,justreplacednewdcjackandstillnotgettingpower.isthereanythingiwillvisiblybeabletoseetoletmeknowwhat
exactlyiswrong?idontseewherethestbylightisonthemotherboardeither.thanks!

IML Tech

April8,2011|

jojo,

ihavebeenhavingpowerissues,batterywontcharge,andnolightondcjackwhen
pluggedinnordoigetpower,powerblockfromwallisfine,justreplacednewdc
jackandstillnotgettingpower.isthereanythingiwillvisiblybeabletoseetoletme
knowwhatexactlyiswrong?idontseewherethestbylightisonthemotherboard
either.
FirstofallmakesuretheACadapterisworkingproperly.Testvoltagewithavoltmeter.
IfyouradapterisfineandreplacingDCjackdidntfixit,mostlikelythisismotherboardfailure.

blub

April9,2011|

heycanutakeapictureofthedcjack,iwanttoknowwichwireareonwichplace.thx

RLG

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Mydaughter(awayatschool)istellingmethatthemetalplatebythepowerconnectorhasfallenoffofherDV6.Idontseewhere
thisisavailableasaseparateitem.Isitlikelythatsomethinghasbrokenontheplasticcasethathasallowedittofalloff?Thanks.

serbring

April28,2011|

Hello,
mydv61280el,becamereallynoisyduetoafanplacedclosetothetouchpad.Theweirdthingisthatfaninthemostofcases
doesntwork.Sometimesitstartstobereallynoisy,Isuspendthelaptop,afteracoupleofminutesIreactivateit,andthefanstops
tomakenoisy.Whichfancoulditbe?Inthatpartthelaptopisquitecold,isitthecpufan?

Peter

May8,2011|

Thanksalotforthiswonderfultutorial.Ithashelpedmealot!Ineverwouldhavemanagedreplacingmykeyboardwithoutit!
Greetings,Peter

Alex

May13,2011|

Hi,Ivejuststripedthewholethingdownandcleanedawholelotofdustoutofthefan.Justputitbacktogetherandnowthescreen
doenstwork!!!Asidefromthevideocabebeingincorrectlypluggedin,whatelsecouldhavecausedthissuddenlossoffunctioni.e.
Memorynotbeingcorrectlyinserted,HDDnotconnected?ThecapslockandNumlockflashwhilethelaptopisswitchedon.

isaac

May13,2011|

okididallofthatandpcwontturnontookittoashopandtheretellingmethepowerconnectortomotherboardisbadandim
missingparts?whatshouldido?

IML Tech

May15,2011|

Alex,

Ivejuststripedthewholethingdownandcleanedawholelotofdustoutofthefan.
Justputitbacktogetherandnowthescreendoenstwork!!!Asidefromthevideo
cabebeingincorrectlypluggedin,whatelsecouldhavecausedthissuddenlossof
functioni.e.Memorynotbeingcorrectlyinserted,HDDnotconnected?
Thefirstthingtocheckwouldbememory.
Ifitsseatedcorrectlybutthelaptopstilldoesntwork,youcantrytakingitapartagainandcheckforallinternalconnections.
Probablysomethingisnotpluggedcorrectly.
Also,didyouremovetheheatsinkforcleaning?DidyouseparateitfromtheCPU?Ifyoudid,makesuretheCPUisseatedcorrectly
andthesocketislocked.

Thimm

May16,2011|

Heyitsveryimportantformytoknowwichwireareonwichplaceofthedcjack.thxalot..

Elias Finoli

June6,2011|

Hello,
Imhavingalotoftroubleremovingtheswitchcover.Iremovedallthescrewsbutthecoverisreallystuck.Howdidyoudoit?Did
youjamsomethinginthereorwasitreallyeasyforyou?

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Responsetomyemailwouldbegreatlyappreciated
Bestregards,EliasFinoli

Brandon

June6,2011|

Heyman,justcuriousforrepastingthismodellaptopwithsomeartic5thermalgrease,doIhavetofullytakeoutthemoboorcanI
justtakeoffthebackcoverandgettoitaftertakingouthd/dvddrive/etc.Thanks.

Razu, Bangladesh

July26,2011|

sir,
Iamnewforlaptopservice,butiopenadelllatitude505laptopanditsproblemistonopowernothinghappensitsseemstomethe
problemisonmotherboardandifoundaICL250isseriouslyoverheat.Whatcanidonow?giveanytipsandsirIneedagood
laptoprepairingbookswhichisaddwithmotherboardrepairinggiveanysuggestion.

Giri

August24,2011|

Helloexperts,
IhaveDV6T1200HPPlaptop.AsexplainedhereIfollowedandreplacedDCJackandconnectbackthelaptop.Nowseemslikeit
resolvestheJackissue,icanseethepower.ButsuddenlynothingappearingonLCD.DidImissedanything.Ihavecrosschecked
theconnectionthatgoestoLCDonbothsides(Videocablesandwirelesscables).Anycluewouldhelptoresolvetheissue.
Iappreciateyourhelp.

Mike Griffo

September13,2011|

Fantasticinstructions.Ihaveahppaviliondv6z1100CTO,therighthingebroke.Iboughtapairofhingesfromhpforadecentprice
thinkingIwouldinstallthemmyself.ThisisthefirsttimeIrepairedalaptop,Ihavedonesomeminorrepairsnothingthisintricate.I
searchedGoogletochecktomakesureIhadallofthetoolsIneededandthoughtIhadanideaofwhatIwasgettingmyselfinto.
Ireadtwoorthreerepairarticlesthatseemedtobeskippingsomeimportantsteps.Iwasreadytoputthelaptopbacktogetherand
takeittothelocalpcrepairshopwhenIfoundInsideMyLaptop.com.Thisguywasdeadonwithhisinstructionandstillpictures(I
dontlikevideotoohardtoplayandpausewhiletryingtokeepupwiththeinstructions).Greatsiteyoureallyhelpedmeout.Iwill
bookmarkanddonateIplantocheckherefirstfromnowon.Iwillrecommendyoutoallmyfamilyandfriends.Ohyeah,afterI
replacedbothhingesandputbacktogethermycomputerisupandrunningwithnoproblemsatestamenttoknowledgeablehelp.
ThanksAgain,
Mike

Azerbaijan

October21,2011|

HiTech.IneedyourhelptofindsystemboardforHPDV62150ersystemboardpartnumber574902001.Myproblemisthatwhen
ipoweronthePCitshowerror701.WLANisnotconfiguredorisnotintalled.TheholewheretheWLANmodulegoeswasdamagedi
fixitwithgluebutitdoesnotworkandsaysaboveerror.

IML Tech

October24,2011|

@Azerbaijan,

IneedyourhelptofindsystemboardforHPDV62150ersystemboardpartnumber
574902001.
TrySparePartsWarehouse.com
TheysupplypartsdirectlyfromHPbutitcouldbeexpensive.Webuylotsofstufffromthemanditsagoodseller.

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Azerbaijan Republic

October25,2011|

ThankyouforyouranswerTech.Peoplelikemefromdifferentcountriesoftheworldneedtech.slikeyouwhenweneedspareparts
butdontknowwheretogetitascheapasitispossibleandinashorttime.IwenttothatpagebutdidnotfindtheHPdv62150er
modelPlzcouldyoufindthepriceforthesystemboardthatineed.Andifyoucanplztellmehowmuchitwillcosttoshipitto
Baku/AzerbaijanRepublic(Caucasus).
Thanksagain.

IML Tech

October26,2011|

@AzerbaijanRepublic,

Plzcouldyoufindthepriceforthesystemboardthatineed.Andifyoucanplztell
mehowmuchitwillcosttoshipittoBaku/AzerbaijanRepublic(Caucasus).
Youcanresearchthepriceifyougooglethemotherboardpartnumber.
HowmuchwoulditcosttoshiptoBaku?Ihavenoidea.IdontevenknowifpeoplewillshiptherefromUS.

Person

October30,2011|

Hi,idliketoknowwhichwireisformyinternalmic/webcam.Imthinkingitstheunlabeledwireinstep16buticannotbesure.
Anyways,itookmymachineapartandputitbacktogetherandnowitdoesntwork.thenitookitapartagainandreassembledit,
anditstilldoesntwork.Anyideas?

ThatGuyYouSawWhenYouWereThere

December4,2011|

hi.CanyoutellmewhereistheLidCloseswitch??IsitintheHingessomewhere??

IML Tech

December6,2011|

@ThatGuy,

CanyoutellmewhereistheLidCloseswitch??IsitintheHingessomewhere??
Idontrememberoffthetopofmyhead,butmostlikelythislaptophasamagneticswitchasmallmagnet(locatedunderscreen
bezel)activatestheswitch(locatedinsidelaptop).
Itsnotinthehinge.
Heresdisplaypaneldisassemblyguideforthismodel:
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Qasrani

January29,2012|

Hisir,
IcouldnotfindHPDV7butIguessDV6willbemuchsimilartoo.NumLock,wirelessandfewothertouchLEDsarenotworking.
WherecanIfindthemonlinesoIcanreplacethem.AlsoallotherLEDsforvolumecontrolandnexttracketcdonotworkeither.Will
replacingthembeenoughtomakethemwork?

Ormonddude

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ThisisthesameconfigurationasmyDV7itappearsHPisnottoselectiveonModelclassificationmaybeacrossreferenceforsome
lostsoulswouldbehelpfulmyModelDV73163clisEXACTLYthisConfigurationIorderedaDV7fananditsnotevencloseIfeelso
sillythanksfortheguides

IML Tech

February1,2012|

@Qasrani,

IcouldnotfindHPDV7butIguessDV6willbemuchsimilartoo.NumLock,wireless
andfewothertouchLEDsarenotworking.WherecanIfindthemonlinesoIcan
replacethem.AlsoallotherLEDsforvolumecontrolandnexttracketcdonotwork
either.Willreplacingthembeenoughtomakethemwork?
HeresHPPaviliondv7disassemblyguide.
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AreyoutalkingaboutLEDslocatedabovethekeyboard?
Ibelievetheyalllocatedononebuttonboard.Youcanremovethekeyboardcoverasitshowninthestep8andtryreplacingthe
buttonboard.

IML Tech

February15,2012|

@Todd,

Somyquestionis,canthisCentrino6300cardbeputintotheHPdv62066dx,andif
so,couldyoupleaseexplaintomehowyougoaboutputtinga2ndand3rdwire
antennaontothisCentrinocardandwheredoyoustretchoutthosewiressothat
theyareeffective?
ItwillfitphysicallyandmostlikelywillberecognizedcorrectlyafteryouinstallthecorrectdriverbutImnotsureaboutthethird
wire.
Idontknowifyoucanfititintothelaptop.Normallyantennacablesrunninginsidethedisplaypanel,undertheLCDscreen.

Todd

February17,2012|

Thanksforthatanswer.IsupposeImightbeabletomanipulateawirethroughthedisplay.Onemorequesiton?Arethosetypeof
antennawireswiththeplugsthatfitontothewirelesscard(universalplugs?)availableeasilyenoughtobuy?

IML Tech

February24,2012|

@Todd,

Arethosetypeofantennawireswiththeplugsthatfitontothewirelesscard
(universalplugs?)availableeasilyenoughtobuy?
LaptopantennacablescanbefoundoneBay.

carlos

April7,2012|

thankyouverymuchforthis,Illprobablyneeditinthefuture

Thermium

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Instep15itsays,Ifyouplantoremovethedisplaypanel,butyouHAVEtoremoveittogetanyfartherintheinstructions.just
ignorethisandremovethedisplaypaneloryouwontbeabletoperformStep22whenyougetthere.:)

Gabe

May7,2012|

IhaveaDV61030andthepowerLEDontheleftfrontsidedoesnotlitenordoesitpoweron,ithoughtthiswastheMBsoi
replaceditbutthesame,howcanIchecktheDCjackandcabletoensurethisisthecauseofmyproblems,idohavetheLEDlite
nexttotheDCjack.IhaveorderedanewDCjack,butjustincasethisisnottheissuewhatdoyouthinkitcouldbe?
Thankyou,

Gabe

May7,2012|

IsitpossibletotesttheMBwithouthavingtoreassemble?

Gabe

May11,2012|

Fixed,actuallyallmyproblemswerefromthenewpowersupplyipurchased,itwasthesamemodelnumber.Iwasrecommended
anothermodelnumberandtomysurprisethatiswhattheproblemwas.:o)

Smartaus

May26,2012|

MineisDV61001xfollowedyourdisassemblestepstocleanthefanusingtheairdusterasthelaptopwasmakingnoiseand
gettinghotquickly.
FolloweduptoStep14andthenremovedthespeaker@step21,enoughtoshowthefanhalfwaytobustitwithairduster.Ihave
assembleditbackandtheproblemseemstohavegone.
Butgotanewissue.Thedisplaypanel,onthefronttophaseverythingworking(power,volumecontrol).Butthevolumetouch
button(on/off)wirelesstouchbutton(on/off)isnotvisible/functionalatall.Onlythesetouchbuttonsarenotavailablebutthe
wirelessisworkingandbothcanbesoftwarecontrolledwithinthewindows.
ItsprobablysomethingtodowithStep13switchcovercables.Ihaveslottedincorrectlythough.
Anythingsuggestionwheretolookfor?

IML Tech

May29,2012|

@Smartaus,

ItsprobablysomethingtodowithStep13switchcovercables.Ihaveslottedin
correctlythough.
Anythingsuggestionwheretolookfor?
Ithinkyouarecorrect.Yourdescriptionsoundslikeconnectionrelatedproblem.
Makesurethecableshowninthestep13isseatedcorrectly.
Also,checkconnectiononthebottomsideoftheswitchcover.Maybeyouaccidentallypulledcablefromtheconnectorwhile
removingthecover.

Brian

July4,2012|

Step24,smallscrewlikepinholdingthegreytothecoppercolor?HowdoIremoveit?Idontseeitmentionedinyourtutorial.

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Chris

July4,2012|

ThefanhasfailedonmywifeslaptoptheHPlistedabove,butdoIhavetodothecompletedisassembletoreplacethefan?Thanks.

Neil

September28,2012|

inphotoofSTEP19,whatisthatblacksquaremodulewiththeintelbrandbelowtheRAMmodules?IopenedmyPaviliondv6today
andfoundoutitismissingMaybetheguywhocheckedmylaptopoutbeforemighthavetakenitaway..

ike kachingwe

October9,2012|

HiIhaveaHPPaviliondv6laptopwhichheatsupbadly.theareaaroundthecoolingfanandprocessor.Howcanthisbefixed

IML Tech

October9,2012|

@ikekachingwe,

HiIhaveaHPPaviliondv6laptopwhichheatsupbadly.theareaaroundthecooling
fanandprocessor.Howcanthisbefixed
Firstofall,makesurethecoolingfanspinswhenthelaptopisgettinghot.
Ifnot,probablythefanfailedandhastobereplaced.
Ifthefanspins,mostlikelytheheatsinkiscloggedwithdustandthelaptopoverheatsbecauseofthat.
Blowofffanwithcompressedair.Makesurethereisnodustinit.Testthelaptopagain.

Eddie

October12,2012|

DearSir,
Firstofall,thankyouforthisguide,itwasbyfarthebestresourceIfoundonlineforthisoperation.Havingfollowedtheinstructions
sothatIcouldcleanthefanIfounduponreassemblythatmylaptop(dv62115sa)takesalongtimetobootup,thenow
immaculatefanwhirringquitenoisilyinthemeantime.Inaddition,onceithasbootedupandIhaveloggedinorsometimes
duringthebootupitselfthelaptopswitchesoffwithoutpriorwarningandfornodiscerniblereason.Thestandarderrormessage
windowswasnotturnedoffcorrectlyappearswhenIswitchitonagain.Ihavenoideawhatiscausingthis,soanyadvicewouldbe
mostappreciated.
Manythanks,
Eddie

IML Tech

October13,2012|

@Eddie,

HavingfollowedtheinstructionssothatIcouldcleanthefanIfoundupon
reassemblythatmylaptop(dv62115sa)takesalongtimetobootup,thenow
immaculatefanwhirringquitenoisilyinthemeantime.Inaddition,onceithas
bootedupandIhaveloggedinorsometimesduringthebootupitselfthelaptop
switchesoffwithoutpriorwarningandfornodiscerniblereason.
Mostlikelyithappensbecausethelaptopwasntreassembledcorrectly.
Iwouldcheckallinternalcableconnectionsandmakesureallscrewsareinstalledcorrectly.
Sorry,Icannottellwhatiswrongwithoutlookingatthelaptop.

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Faiz ul haq

October14,2012|

Eddie,
foryourautoshutoffissueyourprocessorneedgoodthermalpasteandmakesureitsfanworkingfineanditscoolingassembly
attachedcorrectlyandallscrewstightcorrectly.hopeitwillsolveyourproblemandisolvedmanylaptopautoshutoffproblemsby
doingthat.Thanks

Chandana

October18,2012|

IhaveaHppavilliondv62015eaentertainmentpclaptop.ItgotstuckwhileIwasworking.Ihadtoturnitoffbythepowerbutton.
Nowitisntturningon.CAPSLOCKandNUMLOCKLEDsarecontinuouslyblinking.HarddriveindicatorturnsredandIcantfeelthe
harddriverunning.Buttheharddiskworkswithmyotherlaptop.anyideaaboutthisproblem????tnx.

October23,2012|

IhaveaHPPAVILLIONNOTEBOOKDV62010SAlaptopdoesnotturnon.
Whenyouplugthelaptopchargerintothelaptopthewhitelightcomesontoindicatepower.Howeverwhenyoupresstheon
buttonthereisnonoiseorlights(onlythechargerlightone).
Iguessitsafaultymothterboard?Cananyoneadvisehowtofixit?
thanksH.

Fredrik

October23,2012|

Thanksalotforthisguide,mylaptophasanewfannowandareworkingperfectly,

Tom

November28,2012|

Greatinfo!Justonecomment,onstep15,youstateifyouplantoremovedisplaypanelthisisREQUIREDifyouneedtogetat
thecoolingfanassembly.Noproblemsinceyougaveallthestepsneededtoaccomplishthat.Wifeslaptop,cleaned,butstillalittle
noisy.Iimaginethefanisduetofailsoon.Onceagain,greatinfo,andthanks.

Jeff Greiner

December9,2012|

Thankyousomuchforpublishingthis!!!!

anonymous

December21,2012|

heykindahelphereihavedv61100acarenotworkingalsothebatteryneedsomehelpthanks

Dan

December23,2012|

Hi,greatwriteupandIthinkitwillhelpmyproblem.
Myfanismakingaracketanditstimetoreplaceitdustingdoesnothelp.OnethingIamunclearaboutreadingpostsandtryingto
sourcepartsisthefollowing:
CanIreplacejustthefan,orisitonecompleteassemblywiththeheatsink?
WhenIclickontheeBaylink,Igetbothoptions.HopeIreplacejustthefan,thewholeheatsinkassemblyismorecostly.
Yourhelpisreallyappreciated.
Thanks

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BOB

December29,2012|

JaiunordinateurportableHPPAVILLONDV61417sfIlnesallumeplus.
Lorsquevousbranchezlechargeurdeportablepourlordinateurportabledelalumireblanchesallumepourindiquerlapuissance.
Toutefois,lorsquevousappuyezsurleboutonilnyapasdebruitoulalumire(seulelalumireduchargeur).
Jesupposequecestunmothterboarddfectueux?Quelquunpeutilconseillersurlafaondersoudreceproblme?Escelacarte
bouton?etquelquunconnaitillareferenceduSOT23marqu5EfsurleboitierrepereHE1?
MERCI

Wayne

January11,2013|

IhadmyDV6motherboardreplacedandnowmyDAWwontloadbecausethereisnoserialnumber.CanIputaserialnumberinthe
bios?
Thanks

IML Tech

January14,2013|

@Wayne,

IhadmyDV6motherboardreplacedandnowmyDAWwontloadbecausethereis
noserialnumber.CanIputaserialnumberinthebios?
IcouldbewrongbutIbelieveyouneedaspecialHPbootdisk(availableonlytoHPcertifiedtechnicians)towritetheserialnumber.I
wouldaskthemotherboardselleriftheycanprovidethedisk.

David

January20,2013|

Greatinfo!Goodjob!

bex

January25,2013|

Idesperatelyneedhelp.WhenIswitchonmylaptoptheaudioruns,butnothinghappensonthescreen.Ihavenomoneysohoped
andprayedifIfollowedyourstepstodisassemble,cleanoutthecdustandreassemblemighthelp.NowwhenIswitchitonabsolutely
NOTHINGhappenswheniswitchitonexceptforthefanthatsrunning.Pleasehelp.IneedmycomputerforallmyworkandIneed
myworktomerelyjustsurvive.Pleasepleasepleasehelp.

Niko Bollano

January25,2013|

Hi:
IhaveaHPPAVILLIONNOTEBOOKDV62010SA
Idontknowthenameofthetouchbuttoninthecenter(up)forthevoicecontrol.
Iamlokingfordrivers.

ILGRACO

January28,2013|

CananyonetellmewerecanIgetanewmotherboard,formylaptophppaviliondv61235es?
Thanks.

Phillip Brown

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Afterdisassemblingmyhpdv61234nrIdiscoveredthattheflatcablethatattachesthepowerbuttontothemotherboardis
damaged.Havingtroublelocatinga6pincable.
DoyouknowawebsiteorcompanynamethatsellscablesfortheHPPavillionDV61234nr?
HPhasacablekitbutthe$57priceiswaytoomuch.

IML Tech

February2,2013|

@PhillipBrown,

CheckoutpowerbuttoncablesforHPPaviliondv6notebooksavailableoneBayandfindthecorrectone.

Jerry

February7,2013|

Thanksforsharingthisgreatarticle.IhavedisassembledandreassembledmyHPDV9000usingthistutorial.Godblessyou!

Ray

February10,2013|

Techquestion,greatinfo,btw.wehaveadv6errormessagereadreplaceinternalbattery,IreplacedtheCMOSbattery.Itnowwill
notstartupanddisplaysabluescreenwithlightemittingattheto,isifyouweresurfacingunderwater.Anysuggestions?

Rahul

April4,2013|

Thankyouforthistutorial..Thisisinvaluable.

Mr. Bill

April21,2013|

Excellentinformationandclearpictures.Thanks.

sorabh

May9,2013|

thanks

BernardT

May19,2013|

Fantasticjob!

trishen naidoo

September5,2013|

heyIhaveahppaviliondv6laptopandscaredtoopenit!lolits3yearsoldanditoverheatsalotneedtocleantheairvents,fanand
changethermalpaste.ifIopenitwillitgetbroken?

Vince

November23,2013|

Thankyouforthisexcellentwriteup!Iwasabletosuccessfullydisassembleandreassemblemywifescomputerusingthisarticle.
Veryhelpful

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Anon

April27,2014|

ThankstoyourtutorialIhavecleanedtodaymyDV62080esforMYfirsttime(twoyearsagoIcarriedthelaptoptoalocalsellerand
Ihadtopay35eurosforthiscleaning).
Ispeciallyrecommendthisstepbystepvideotutorialtoo.
Ihadnevertotallydisassembliedalaptopbefore(IhadonlyremovedsomefansonToshibalaptopsusingthebacklidspecificforthis
purpose).
Nowthelaptopworksmuchmorecoolandfast.
Theprocessiseasybutyoumustbespeciallycarefulingeneral(andmainlywiththecablesandconnectors).
ThanksSOOOOOOOOOmuch!!!!!

Anon

April27,2014|

Ialmostforgetit!!!
Theheatsinkcanbedissasembliedintotwopiecesbecausetherearethreetinysrewsthat,ifremoved,letyouseparatetheplastic
fanfromthecopperpieceandventillationgrids.Icommentitbecauseitsmuchmoreeasytocleanthefanifyouremovethose
tinyscrews.
Thisdoesntappearinthelastpictureorinthefinaltextofthispost.Wecouldsaythereisanaditionalstepmissingandmaybe
somepeopledontrealiseaboutthispossibilityifyoudontmentionit.
Itwouldbeinterestingthatyouindicateit.
Regards.

luigi

May7,2014|

GREAT.TY.grazie!

Parth Mehta

May13,2014|

FantasticJob,Brother!Excellent!
CanyoualsopostonHowtodisassembletheinternalFanaswell?
Manymanythanksforhourslongprocessthatyoumadeavailablefortheworld..!

IML Tech

May13,2014|

@ParthMehta,
Thereshouldntbeaproblemseparatingthefanfromtheheatsinkonceitsremovedfromthelaptop.
Probablytherearejustafewscrewsholdingittogether.
IcheckedeBaylistingsandtheyaresellingjustfans.Itmeansthefancanbeseparatedfromtheheatsink.

Henkka

May17,2014|

Thanksforclearinfo.Couldyoupossiblyaddthescrewsizestothetext/pictures?Thatwouldeasetheassemblyjobgreatly.The
sizescanbeseenfromthemaintenanceandrepairmanualbutitisnotasgoodforquickreference.

John

July10,2014|

So,inordertoreplacesimplythecoolingfan,youhavetoremove~everything?

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Thanks!John

IML Tech

July12,2014|

@John,
Yep.Thecoolingfanmountedonthebottomsideofthemotherboardandthereisnoeasyaccesstothefan.
Youllhavetogothoughalldisassemblystepsandremovethemotherboard.

Artis

August12,2014|

Wheretoorderfrontpanelwherepowerbuttonisinside?
Canfindallpartsbutnotthatonethatsitsonthespeakers.

Katie

August13,2014|

Ihadtotakemineaparttoreplacethebottomcase,keyboard,switchcover,andtopcoverassembly.Itwentwell,butnowIhaveno
bluetooth.MycomputerdoesnotseemtothinkIhaveany.
Doyouknowwherethewirelessadapter/card/whateverisonthis?Idontknowifitwasonmyswitchcoverandthenewswitch
coverIboughtisntworking,orifitssomethingelsewherethatmightnotbesecuredinwellenough.(Orifitsasoftwareissuethat
seemstohaveoccurredatthesametime.)

Shubham

August20,2014|

Iwanttofixmylaptopskey.Theyareinthebadstate.Canyousuggestwhereicanbuyinternalkeyboardfordv6pavilion2359tx
entertainmentnotebook.Pleasesuggestonlinemediumtobuy.

Markus

September14,2014|

@Katie,
ThecomputerfeaturedheredoesntseemtohavebluetoothbutIthinkmostofthesedo,minecertainlydoes.Itsasmall
componentthatwouldbevisibleinthepictureofstep20,totheleftofthespeakerassemblyandslightlyoverlappingit.Also,its
connectedtothemotherboardviaashortwirethathastobedisconnectedduringdisassembly.Perhapsyouforgottoreconnectit
becausethatstepismissingfromtheseinstructions?
IhopethatshelpfulandthatImnotmistakeninanythingasImreallynoexpert.
Ps.Thankyouforthisexellentpiece!Iwouldnthavegottenanywhereintryingtofixmynoisyfan(twoloosescrewsholdingthe
coolerdown)withoutthis.

Daniel

October9,2014|

whatarethetwoswitchcovercablesconnectedtothemotherboardfor?iaccidentallybroketheonekindofundertheland
buttonsweniwastryingtoremoveitfromthelatch.Ithoughtitwouldbebrokenbutmylaptopisstillworking.However,iwantto
makesureeverythingisstillworkingwell.Isthatcableimportant?

Rick

October25,2014|

Manythanksforthepost.Inowhavecleanfan.Onmylaptopstep20had5screwsinsteadof4butwaseasyenoughtospotwhen
thespeakerassywouldntcomeout.10outof10forthepost

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Mahdi

December7,2014|

Hi,
Ijustwanttosay,Iamgrateful.

March8,2015|

Igotstuckatstep8.Icanliftupthetwotopcornersofthekeyboardbutthemiddleseemstobestuck.Igotallthescrewsoutas
farasIcantell.Ialreadybrokeofftwokeystryingtopryitup!Help!

Jani

March14,2015|

Hi!Whatwouldbethewiring(polarity/ground)in6pincablefrompowerconnectortomotherboard?Informationformakingsome
testswiththecablewouldbeverynice

Ray Culp

June23,2015|

IhaveaHPPavilionDV61149EG.Theresasmallmagnetthatwasinstalledsomewhereinsideofthelid/bezelforputtingthelaptop
insleepmode,butitfelloutduringdisassembly,andIcannotfindanyinformationANYWHEREaboutwhereitshouldbelocated/
installed.Thereisnoholderforit(thatIcansee)inthebezel.IfIknewwherethemagneticsensoritselfwaslocated,Icoulddeduce
wheretoputthemagnet,butIcantfindthateither.Anyhelpwouldbetremendouslyappreciated!

Calvince

June27,2015|

Hi,
Ihavehppaviliondv62150usandIreplaceditsmotherboardwiththemodelforhppaviliondv62143sf.sincethenitstartsshortly
fornotmorethan5minuteswhatcanIdo?

Naveen

July5,2015|

IsitpossibletochangetheCPUandGPU.ImaskingbecauseIdontwanttoopenitupandrealizethatIcantchangeit,becausethe
lasttimeIdidthatwithmyotherlaptopIdamagedmylaptop.PleaseAnswer.

Bill

August29,2015|

Hi,thisisagreattutorialandImatthestageafterremovingthekeyboard.MymodelDV6usesthiscasedesignandisawin7model,
ImnotsureoftheprocessortypeasIgotitfromathriftstoreforcheapbuttheentireunitisinoutoftheboxnewconditionwith
noscratchesormissingparts(Iknowright!!).ThereasonImtakingitapartisbecauseitwillnotboot,Iputafreshbatteryonit
andpluggeditintoachargerasIhavetwootherDV6andwhatitdoesisshowthethreelightstypicalforastartupforasecond
thengoesoffsoitsa1secondflashthennothing.Theresnoevidenceofwaterdamageanywhereinsidesofarandnotasinglehair
orbitofdustanywhereandnoburntsmellseither.Thepowerjacklightsupwhenplugged,theoriginalbatteryiscurrentlybeing
usedonanotherDV6andworksfine.ImwonderingwhatyourthoughtsareonwhereIshouldlookfortheculpritintheunitto
replaceit.

Kimberly

November8,2015|

ThankyouSOmuchforthisguide.Iamsoeternallygrateful.ItypethisonmylaptopkeyboardthatIjustreplacedusingthisguide!
Ihavenopriorexperiencereplacinglaptopparts,butthisguidewalkedmethroughreplacingthekeyboardonmy2009HpPavilion
1000serieslaptop!
Thanksagain!Youarethebest!

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travis

February11,2016|

Ihavethisexactsamelaptopbutimhavingtroublewithallmyusbportsnoneofthemareworkingindevicemanageritsaysthey
areworkingproperlybutifIpluganythingintoanyofthemitdoesnothingatallasifIhadntpluggedsomethinginifyoucanplease
helpme!!!

Crazy Canuck

February12,2016|

IjustwanttogetthetopcoverofthekeypadareaoffsoIcanaccessthebottomcontrollers.Theleftoneisnotsecureandwobbly.
Ifollowyoutostage14.AtthatpointIassumeIcanaccessthescrewssecuringthelowerpartofthekeyboardtopcover?CanI
accessthescrewsearlierORisstage14andthenscrewremovalcorrect?

Harry

May13,2016|

CanyouhelpmetoobtaintheproperharddrivecarrierforHPdv62115SA?

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