BleepingComputer.com: i may have a brick

first i am not one hundred percent sure what this problem is

the facts
hp pavilion entertainment pc dv2000

vista is the os

when i attempt to turn on the system the blue lights light up stay lit nothing else happens nothing from the screen no sounds of computing.
i have tried every keyboard combination i can think of and hooking it up to a monitor or tv does not yield results

the disk tray can be opened and if a disk is inserted it is spun but idk if the laptop is reading it

history:

a little while ago it could run just fine but after a set amount of time (10 mins about) it would just shut down

tell me what are my options

I've experienced a similar problem once before, the resulting issue was blown motherboard resistors which was not pretty.

If your issue was the same as mine your options are; replace the motherboard, usually very costly and difficult in a laptop.

Or get a new computer.


However lets not jump to a rash decision just yet, firstly when you boot up the computer you say you see absolutely no video.

Does the back light appear to be on? Or is it just a dead jet black?



Reason for Edit: Typo

This post has been edited by xXAlphaXx: 16 February 2009 - 02:02 PM

"hp pavilion entertainment pc dv2000"

My niece has the exact same laptop .
The dv2000 series had a known issue with the motherboards failing.
HP had extended the warranty on replacing the motherboard because of the issue.
You might try HP & see if the extension is still in effect.
I doubt it is though.

I will look into the warranty

to answer the question it appears to be just jet black no backlight at all

i just tried to use a windows recovery disk. it sounded like the computer was processing but nothing on the screen then the disk stopped spinning

I think you may want to call HP and check your warranty information.

It is past the one year warranty but it does have one of the two symptoms of the extended warranty
The following symptoms apply to Pavilion dv2000 and Presario v3000 notebooks:

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The notebook does not detect wireless networks and the wireless adapter is not detected in the Device Manager.
*
There is no video on the computer LCD panel or external monitor.

so i am calling HP if the laptop does not fall under the category it is brick forever thank you for the help everyone

Glad to have helped, sorry about the loss.