Acro_Design Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 My dv9000 that i picked up for £50 and fixed the gpu, however i am well aware that the fix may not hold. i have put alot of work into this laptop includung a few cool case mods. however as it now has a glowing apple lid its sort of unsellable for fear of getting into trouble. the gpu is going again after a month I have spent an additional £40 on a hd webcam that has been hard wired into the lid and front. The thing is that its a nice solid laptop but its one of those its massive compared to more recent laptops. Obviously i have also taken the time to try and sort out a stable osx snow leopard version and i also had to install a custom bios for the white-list issue and swap the network card. So thats lots of work, what should i do? A: fix the gpu again via a hairdryer B: replace the mobo £100 C: break it for parts D: give up and build something better and newer E: ignore the glitches and hope they go away, this is unlikley F: look at retofitting a mobo from another laptop ( i am quite handy with a dremel) if this is the case what mobo is good something that takes ddr3 would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Quite a dilemma?! I have in some way similar issue (not that complicated though). A well known HP TX1000 series laptop with faulty Nvidia chip. I have had that notebook for cheap... I have it fixed few times already (3-5 months). The last one fix is still working. The few things I did are: a proper heating of the VGA chip part of the MB (using ceramic tiles&aluminium foil for heat protection) 30x30x2mm cooper shim fixed to VGA chip aluminium shim fixed to CPU (to compensate difference in high with VGA shim and to improve cooling) a piece of rubber fixed to the case just above the VGA chip to insure that the heatsink has a proper contact with chip and the chip is pressed firmly to MB (hopefully it should prevent it from loosing contact again) As a result the video is working again. Unfortunately WiFI (namely PCI-E bus) is lost (not shown in BIOS) in the process of repair. Based on the above I'd suggest trying to fix it in a "proper military manner" in the first place (as you have lots of work done, that is IMO wise to retain). Then and if it doesn't work, break it for parts and and build something better and newer. And DO NOT BUY HP again P.S. I have another HP notebook with success story. It was initially a DV1156cl model with dead MB. After a lot of googleing, I figured out that by placing a different MB in the same plastic casing, HP makes a different model. So as result it is possible to buy a used MB from another model (say 1660SE) and without much magic have a different (much better) notebook. BTW the 1660se model is quite similar to MacBook1,1, those works very well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 most excellent advice and i agree. repair properly but i have to say if i lose the pci-e bus then it will have to go i need wireless so i can use it at uni. i also like the mobo swap suggestion i have always wanted to do that as it sounds like a real bit of fun, as i know the same problem may ocour again this is a really nice option. oh and i have been looking at a samsung x460 fairly slim nice design plenty to upgrade just a bit costly. i may be looking at spares and repair again for this one. i just dont know alot about there laptops really. i remmember there phones used to be good. as i liked the dv9000s design at first but now i look at it and think. its bulky and rounded and ugh! what i really want is a 15 inch notebook, ultra slim design, cheep, i3 sockett and so on (dont know the sockett) barebones would be nice or minimul spec nobody sells barebones laptops do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 ...barebones... A friend of mine has had a barebone notebook for around £2.5K. It was very powerful notebook (on paper at least ). It didn't worked well. It had some memory controller issues. The notebook ended up being smashed to floor (in desperate anger). The next notebook he bought was MacBook Pro 17' and they lived happily ever after (well until some time ago then a battery has blown out without any serious damage though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 aww thats sad often temper and tech never mix well i wonder if i had the cash i would even be building these projects, i would just buy a macbook air instead. its so thin and it doesnt matter what i build i cannot match the thinness. i have made a decision about this dv9000 im going to fix it with a new mobo and give it to my little sister for her birthday she gets a laptop i get rid of the laptop and i dont have to worry about wasting my money, because birthday presents are never wasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 dont forget if u change mobo type .. if u change cpu type fan heatsink might change orientation slightly. (order heatsink for mobo as well) the main reason sometimes they die is the heatsin pipe is shared with cpu not separate. i luv my inspiron 1520 with 8600m it has separate heatsink for separate video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 dont forget if u change mobo type .. if u change cpu type fan heatsink might change orientation slightly... Not only the CPU&heatsink might differ, but memory, WiFi card, HDD (with connector) might be different as well (it depends on the situation though). Note: the above is more about changing MBs in general (in any other notebook) then applied to this particular case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinMcG Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 wifi, hd, and ram usualy stay in same range of compatibility if its same series dv9k but intel instead of amd. but ifs u find a dv9k that has ddr3 and fits in there.. il be very suprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 well i have a new laptop project, acer 5750 6gb i3 the dv9000 is a project that will have to go on the shelf for a while i have to prep the acer for uni with os x im having some issues thought that i have not seen before. i get into i boot and then try and boot to my tester disk. external with os x on. i get the apple logo and no spinning, then i try -v -x i get to the end where it boots but it just goes to a black screen. any ideas. is this worth a new topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiqv8 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 [quote So thats lots of work, what should i do? A: fix the gpu again via a hairdryer B: replace the mobo £100 C: break it for parts D: give up and build something better and newer E: ignore the glitches and hope they go away, this is unlikley F: look at retofitting a mobo from another laptop ( i am quite handy with a dremel) if this is the case what mobo is good something that takes ddr3 would be nice I have repaired several HP DV9000 Intel and AMD laptop using liquid flux, a hot air rework station, along with a digital thermometer to insure that I don't go over 210 degree C. The temperature needs to be maintained for about 2 minutes (120 seconds). In addition you also need to clean out the fan/heat-sink, you will be suprised at the amount of dust, lint, and dirt that is trapped between the cooling fins of the heat-sink (I believe that this is the main reason why these laptops fail). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 thanks for the great advice. this project repair is cosmetticly poo as my sister wanted it pinky purple so i had to spray it but its not gone to plan so i just want to turn the laptop into a digital photo frame now ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 the dv9000 has gone to laptop hell! anyway its ok i did get the acer. and am building a new project mini atx with custom case for sisters birthday so all is well. i hope i never see a dv9000 again... i wouldn't reccomend it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groveborn Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I have two DV9000's. I've repaired both GPUs, recently. I'd advise you add a copper spacer between the heatsink and the GPU, which will virtually eliminate the problem. The problem, as I'm sure you already know, is that the solder melts and separates from the GPU. If there is just a little extra push on the chip then it stays seated while the solder melts. This keeps it both cooler (preventing the melting) and firmly seated (eliminating the separation issue). P.S. Does your laptop also panic if you unplug power, or plug power into it? If not, what battery kext do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro_Design Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 man its been a while, dv9000 has gone now thank god, i cant remember but the battery kext was on here when i searched. i wish there was some progress on sandy bridge support, once you go mac you never go back i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven :)- Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 My dv9000 that i picked up for £50 and fixed the gpu, however i am well aware that the fix may not hold. i have put alot of work into this laptop includung a few cool case mods. however as it now has a glowing apple lid its sort of unsellable for fear of getting into trouble. the gpu is going again after a month I have spent an additional £40 on a hd webcam that has been hard wired into the lid and front. The thing is that its a nice solid laptop but its one of those its massive compared to more recent laptops. Obviously i have also taken the time to try and sort out a stable osx snow leopard version and i also had to install a custom bios for the white-list issue and swap the network card. So thats lots of work, what should i do? A: fix the gpu again via a hairdryer B: replace the mobo £100 C: break it for parts D: give up and build something better and newer E: ignore the glitches and hope they go away, this is unlikley F: look at retofitting a mobo from another laptop ( i am quite handy with a dremel) if this is the case what mobo is good something that takes ddr3 would be nice Listen Closely to what i am about to say. This is by no means a joke or exageration or any prank. Many have laughed at me but i have repaired hundereds of these plagued systems with gpu issus and it is DOWN RIGHT SIMPLE... takes about 45-60 minutes. and Only one part from a Junk laptop and or any desktop with a SMALL enough COPER fined heatsink that is junk. is needed Step one Pre heat oven to 375. (YES I SAID OVEN) find a Pan the size of motherboard put pan in oven with the preheat close to the front of oven for ease. step two take laptop apart. remove mobo Remove ALL stickers and all removable parts. cmos bat. ram cpu heats ect... this should only take about 10 minutes. oven should be pre heated. step three set mobo On the pan. CPU socket up and TOWARD YOU.. very important for when you remove. set timer for 30 minutes ( BE WARNED) it will not smell good. During the Wait. make yourself a shim a Copper one Prefered. the Best i found to use is one from a JUNK laptop heat sink (the fins to be Exact.) you want the shim to be about 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch just enough to cover the Die of the gpu Standard pliers will do the bending for ya.. so that is done now twitle your thumbs till the timer goes off and a side note ( DO NOT USE A PENY AS MANY SUGEST) or Aluminum gaurds or any other {censored}... I again have done this countless times.. And i have had (ONE) return ever....... can upload receipts for proof. find a oven mit or towel or folded paper towl. DING timer is done. Open oven. and as soon as you open the oven visualy locate the Gpu. and grab for it. when grabing for it do not slide around or grab soemthing wrong at these temps things can be rippd off...slide fingers between pan and mobo and place thumb on die of gpu. pull mobo to you and up ward. at same time and get it out of oven Ignore the fact oven is still on.. Pinch that gpu hard not hard enough to break the mother board though.. this will be hot even with a mit. but do it.. it will not burn you...hold for 1 minute or better note to not move around much or anything of that nature. after that.. while still warm put all stickers back on they will stay down with ease while warm. cool a bit more then assemble.... in assembly the shim comes into play. use arctic silver or what ever compond you have. put it On BOTH sides of that shim you made earlier and set it on top of the gpu. put in cpu. then put on heat sink. for those of you reading this may not know where the gpu is on a dv6000 or dv9000 when you laid in the oven cpu up and facing you its just to the left of that can't miss it. Again i must say.. this is my attempt of guidence for you from my personal experiments. till i found this NEAR perfect method... and this is EXACTLY what i do to all my customers machines and have had only ONE return best of luck Sugested for ease.. but not time conveince. Ebay. sells the shims. and while at it order a small tube of arctic silver. your waiting already for the shim so whats a few extra bucks. to save a few degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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