Hey guys is your laptop still working today (about 1 year and a half later)? Or did you have to do the same "baking process" again? I'm having same issues on my compaq cq60-300sl, I changed the cpu and a couple of days later the monitor stayed black when I turned the thing on... But I don't think it's the cpu fault...
Thank you guys so much for this. I stumbled upon this video and it saved my laptop! AMD Turion with ATI Radeon 3200. I truly thank you guys for making this and saving my computer
The only thing I really hate about theses laptops, is the shitty 3rd world cable making they use on the power button, it easily breaks off as it's only held on by cheap melted glue.
i did this to TWO hp laptops and i got 100% success, also one of them even fixed the battery charging issue. I pre heated my oven to 385f and baked for 10 mins.
Ok ppl this has got to be the easiest fix for the graphics/black screen issue, i have a dv2700 and all i did was take out the motherboard but the only difference is that i foiled the entire board in 3 layers of foil and cut a square over the gpu chip top and bottom, then i put it in the oven for 9mins at about 350-400 Fahrenheit, on the bottom shelf. then i just opened the oven and left it for half an hour, reassembled and it fixed not only my graphics, but my DVD drive and Soundcard!!!
I've done this twice already with my DV9000... the first time it lasted 3 months, and this time I let it in the oven a bit longer and I could smell the fumes this time, and it's been working great so far.
'Food for thought'; People in China that work at computer manufacturers are dying from the toxic chemicals they work with. I hope you don't plan on cooking food in that oven now (not to mention what you were breathing when you said you could 'smell the motherboard').
I tried this on a g6000 mobo and i think i've fried the keyboard mobo interface as only some keys now work the keyboard, also the laptop sometimes wont turn on and shuts down randomly. I will never buy a HP laptop again!
Precision Division specializes in circuit-level laptop motherboard repair. Repairs are performed at a computer controlled dark infrared rework station and monitored by continuous ESD event detection. BGA glues are chemically removed prior to rework.
A thermal management solution is then implemented to help the system run cooler.
Hi, searching for some help here. Just got a used dv 2500 from a friend with the known gf problem. (the computer, not the friend) I got nothing to loose, so I will try this.
I have tried to plug in an external monitor but I get no signal on that one. Will this method still help me then?
hell this is good!! my dv2700 was fix with this method, thanx a lot man, no need spend any money to repair it, just buy the thermal paste and find some copper, this is much better than reflow using a heat gun lol, thanx guys this is great!!!
I ended up receiving a free dv6000 that no one could fix; saw this vid, stuck it in the oven at 385'F for 10 minutes (give it sufficient time to cool so the solder won't crack!), took it out, put it back together.. low and behold, it booted up.
And it's been over 6 months now. Still works fine. Just make sure you get a copper shim of some sort and some thermal paste to replace that stupid thermal pad so it'll run cooler and won't fail again.
Guys i howled at your video, it was worth watching just for the laugh, and i did try this with my acer travelmate 2300 motherboard and low n behold it worked.
Maybe my method works as i set the oven to 200c preheated and after 9 minutes turned the oven off and left the board inside for a further 1 minute before removing it.
HP DV Series are the biggest piece of shit I've ever seen. The HDD died in the first 3 months then the graphics chip shit itself. Had them fixed then a month out of warranty it died again.
works great used a copper penny plus thermal puddy on the video chip for better thermal contact to the fan heatsink - thanks for info - my dv2220us is now revived after I was sure it was dead and gone - been up for a few days now looks very stable!!!
this definatly works, ive just done it. Baked it for 10 mins at 180 degrees C in a fan assisted oven. I was convinced it wasnt going to work but it definatly has worked. cheers for the vid guys
See, what you wanna do is use out 6 tubes of thermal compound per chip until you have about a 2 inch tall mountain of thermal compound and no part of the chip is visible. When you install the laptop casing, thermal compound should squeeze out between the keyboard keys. Wipe clean with a damp cloth.
I used a heat gun on my dv6000 series and it worked the first go around. i took it on a trip and used it just fine. turned it off and bagged it, then pulled it out a week or two later and it failed again. tried again with a heat gun and after a couple of unsuccessful attempts, i finall got it going to a point that an image comes on the screen initially but then craps out after that. i'll try this approach... what do i have to loose
@Slacktoo says me. I have been fixing it and I know 5 businesses did that like a hot cake and all customers come back eventually with the same issue. When the design is bad then it is bad no matter which oven you used to bake it.
@hraqhraq Fair enough, but then you just bake it again when it fails... and again, and again... what else can you do to overcome the design flaw, except buy a new laptop?
I'll keep baking mine 'til it just won't fix it anymore.... it's been 5 months since my last bake and it's still working beautifully
My video started going out again as I kept using the oversized battery. I baked it again, and just like a charm it worked. This time I put a 1966 penny on the video chip :) Runs much cooler now!
I was about to give up on my dv2500 until i saw this video. I right away preheated my oven to 400 and as my wife looked at me like I was an idiot placed the mobo in for 10 min. I could not believe it when that screen posted! It has been running for 5 days now with no problems. i am too scared to even move it. Thanks again.
Hello all! Time for an update. Yes, please shim your heatsink with a penny, an old one that is solid copper is best. Or you can buy overpriced aftermarket shims. If an oven is a little to ghetto for you, sparkfun.com has awesome reflow stations for around $85. @alperselvi, most likely the white stuff is thermal paste that was placed there when the laptop was serviced by someone. Also a heatgun works well, minute heating chip and the back of the board, hold down for a minute with rag.
assuming the system is out of warranty... first try to press hard on the keys in the middle row of the letter keyboard (also try the top row), this saved me a lot of frustration several times, in fact i do that every time when i start getting video corruption. if that fails, see if you can get a hold of the reflow station to heat up the gpu, if all fails....well you can always bake it ;)
i got a problem with my display , its flickering , first greenline , second BANG all screen morning i open my laptop i find white thing like umm something white going and coming ill be pleased if some 1 help me :(
Rofl.... It worked.... Sisters bf is overwhelmed with joy :D I also put a piece of copper while i was there digging between the thermal pad and the chip, it was a 1 mm gap between the thermal pad and the chip??? No wonder it overheated.... -.-
@alperselvi Not sure what u mean by "White" Material, the Thermal Pad is the only thing between the chip and the copper. In my case there was a gap between the chip and the old thermal pad that made it overheat very fast. I left he old thermal pad in place and placed a small copper piece(a sanded copper coin works) in between with some thermal paste.
Im happy to see the baking method worked for someone. I have the Exact same fuking motherboard in front of me right now, with the same problem. My sisters bf entrusted me this laptop to be fixed, but i said i had little hope for it. And ofcourse the warranty ran out 2 months ago on the fuking P.O.S. Will sure be interesting to see if this fixes the problem!!! :)
I just did this procedure on the exact same model and it worked fine. 400 for 10 minutes and all is well. Kind of a pain getting the motherboard out though. I did shoot some video and might upload it. Thanks!
I know there were a lot more systems affected by this issue than HP unfortunately recognized. Here, google "HP Limited Warranty Service Enhancement" and click on the first result.
Is dv2500 on there - nope, did we have a problem with dv2500 - yup!
dont you think a heat gun may do that in seconds ?
Blackwoodtanteo 5 days ago
Congratz.. I Fucked up my motherboard... :(
SBNDude 2 weeks ago
AAaaahhh. I did really laughted out loud. "I smell that motherboard".
modosansreves 3 weeks ago
I hate HP.
guzguz21 1 month ago
Hey guys is your laptop still working today (about 1 year and a half later)? Or did you have to do the same "baking process" again? I'm having same issues on my compaq cq60-300sl, I changed the cpu and a couple of days later the monitor stayed black when I turned the thing on... But I don't think it's the cpu fault...
blainesteel 1 month ago
Thank you guys so much for this. I stumbled upon this video and it saved my laptop! AMD Turion with ATI Radeon 3200. I truly thank you guys for making this and saving my computer
tantang888 1 month ago
The only thing I really hate about theses laptops, is the shitty 3rd world cable making they use on the power button, it easily breaks off as it's only held on by cheap melted glue.
markhorneyuk 1 month ago
This is one of the same techique they do with the PS3 60GB motherboards for YLOD fix, then they put special thermal tube on afterwards.
markhorneyuk 1 month ago
Hewlett Packard Should see this
PaviIions 1 month ago
Just finished this. The first time taking apart a laptop. Went great. This works!
wesprogolf 1 month ago
i did this to TWO hp laptops and i got 100% success, also one of them even fixed the battery charging issue. I pre heated my oven to 385f and baked for 10 mins.
30GB 2 months ago
Ok ppl this has got to be the easiest fix for the graphics/black screen issue, i have a dv2700 and all i did was take out the motherboard but the only difference is that i foiled the entire board in 3 layers of foil and cut a square over the gpu chip top and bottom, then i put it in the oven for 9mins at about 350-400 Fahrenheit, on the bottom shelf. then i just opened the oven and left it for half an hour, reassembled and it fixed not only my graphics, but my DVD drive and Soundcard!!!
dshafayat 2 months ago
I've got a R40 with the infamous ATI 7500. Do you think it would work?
Haloforge189 2 months ago
I've done this twice already with my DV9000... the first time it lasted 3 months, and this time I let it in the oven a bit longer and I could smell the fumes this time, and it's been working great so far.
Slacktoo 3 months ago
you guys put way too much thermal paste on those chips....
sucdeguacamole 3 months ago 5
I have the same problem, already stripped it, will try this next week and let you know how it goes :o)
RetroGamerVX 3 months ago
I can't believe that crap worked. I didn't have anything to lose so I figured what the heck. Low and behold it worked.
Thanks Much
dv8225nr 4 months ago
'Food for thought'; People in China that work at computer manufacturers are dying from the toxic chemicals they work with. I hope you don't plan on cooking food in that oven now (not to mention what you were breathing when you said you could 'smell the motherboard').
imaginashawn 6 months ago
rofl
VailingFob30 6 months ago
lol runescape prefs.
cc6726able 7 months ago
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Slacktoo 8 months ago
Just tried it with an nVidia 8500 GT MXM II card and guess what????
IT WORKED!! LOL!
Thanks!
elbmw 8 months ago
Had a junk DV6000 Mobo laying around, Gave this a try just out of curiosity~Results not so good...
Followed instructions and video exactly, And ended up with bubbling solder and smd's and other onboard components falling off.
Also bubbles on the GPU surface when I pulled it out, All after only 5 minutes "cooking".
Try at your own risk!
Romeo2k 8 months ago
Muita pasta termica, pasta termica demais tem efeito reverso, daqui a algum tempo ele voltara a dar problema...
ZXTVYT 8 months ago
I tried this on a g6000 mobo and i think i've fried the keyboard mobo interface as only some keys now work the keyboard, also the laptop sometimes wont turn on and shuts down randomly. I will never buy a HP laptop again!
kvntraveller 8 months ago in playlist computers
Precision Division specializes in circuit-level laptop motherboard repair. Repairs are performed at a computer controlled dark infrared rework station and monitored by continuous ESD event detection. BGA glues are chemically removed prior to rework.
A thermal management solution is then implemented to help the system run cooler.
To learn more, go to PrecisionDivision (dot) com
geeksarenotcool 8 months ago
Hi, searching for some help here. Just got a used dv 2500 from a friend with the known gf problem. (the computer, not the friend) I got nothing to loose, so I will try this.
I have tried to plug in an external monitor but I get no signal on that one. Will this method still help me then?
MuchosDk 9 months ago
I just did this on my Dell Latitude D630 to fix the same problem with it's nvidia chip. Worked like a charm.
brennan77 9 months ago
hell this is good!! my dv2700 was fix with this method, thanx a lot man, no need spend any money to repair it, just buy the thermal paste and find some copper, this is much better than reflow using a heat gun lol, thanx guys this is great!!!
chowyunfatt32 9 months ago
mmm delicious...
007agent0007 10 months ago
I ended up receiving a free dv6000 that no one could fix; saw this vid, stuck it in the oven at 385'F for 10 minutes (give it sufficient time to cool so the solder won't crack!), took it out, put it back together.. low and behold, it booted up.
And it's been over 6 months now. Still works fine. Just make sure you get a copper shim of some sort and some thermal paste to replace that stupid thermal pad so it'll run cooler and won't fail again.
PashReturns 11 months ago
no dont waste it glob it on there
greasemonkee00 11 months ago
Guys i howled at your video, it was worth watching just for the laugh, and i did try this with my acer travelmate 2300 motherboard and low n behold it worked.
Maybe my method works as i set the oven to 200c preheated and after 9 minutes turned the oven off and left the board inside for a further 1 minute before removing it.
Thanks again.
avfcmart 11 months ago
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TheZionbaby2 11 months ago
I was able to restart my dv6000 after reheating the motherboard in oven at 200 deg centigrade for 10 mins. Thanks for the info.
ramkip007 1 year ago
This Really worked!!!! Wonder how lomg it will last. vasyafomichev how long has yours lasted after the bake?
ReCOgNIzE26 1 year ago
I don't approve of methods like this.
woodss82 1 year ago
@woodss82 I don't approve of methods like you...
Problem?
Slacktoo 8 months ago
HP DV Series are the biggest piece of shit I've ever seen. The HDD died in the first 3 months then the graphics chip shit itself. Had them fixed then a month out of warranty it died again.
Foxrider1977 1 year ago
That's enough thermal paste to cover the entire motherboard!
linagee 1 year ago
works great used a copper penny plus thermal puddy on the video chip for better thermal contact to the fan heatsink - thanks for info - my dv2220us is now revived after I was sure it was dead and gone - been up for a few days now looks very stable!!!
MusicFromFredL 1 year ago
Way too much thermal paste...
atersky 1 year ago
Top shelf? I dunno ... is that where it goes?
Brazzzzzle 1 year ago
this definatly works, ive just done it. Baked it for 10 mins at 180 degrees C in a fan assisted oven. I was convinced it wasnt going to work but it definatly has worked. cheers for the vid guys
shouldertheblame 1 year ago
i have the same model (dv2500) and wont turn on....can u fix my laptop-computer?
RiskTaker911 1 year ago
Haha! if HP continues to put the chips so far from the metal casing, I just might have to do that lol
vasyafomichev 1 year ago
See, what you wanna do is use out 6 tubes of thermal compound per chip until you have about a 2 inch tall mountain of thermal compound and no part of the chip is visible. When you install the laptop casing, thermal compound should squeeze out between the keyboard keys. Wipe clean with a damp cloth.
maynardr6 1 year ago 3
omg that much thermal compound..................
UmairNaeemKhan 1 year ago
@UmairNaeemKhan
Yeah I saw that, holy crap that's a lot. What an amateur.
AsAnAtheistFilms 1 year ago
I used a heat gun on my dv6000 series and it worked the first go around. i took it on a trip and used it just fine. turned it off and bagged it, then pulled it out a week or two later and it failed again. tried again with a heat gun and after a couple of unsuccessful attempts, i finall got it going to a point that an image comes on the screen initially but then craps out after that. i'll try this approach... what do i have to loose
fosgate3 1 year ago
Did this for my DV6000, DV9000 and TX2110 -- worked all 3 times. I've stuck with Dells from now on.
TheGixxer7fitty 1 year ago
if it works for a while doesn't mean it will be a long term solution. it will go bad in 1-3 months again.
hraqhraq 1 year ago
@hraqhraq Says who? The copper and thermal paste reinforcement will stop the NVIDIA card and CPU from overheating
Slacktoo 8 months ago
@Slacktoo says me. I have been fixing it and I know 5 businesses did that like a hot cake and all customers come back eventually with the same issue. When the design is bad then it is bad no matter which oven you used to bake it.
hraqhraq 8 months ago
@hraqhraq Fair enough, but then you just bake it again when it fails... and again, and again... what else can you do to overcome the design flaw, except buy a new laptop?
I'll keep baking mine 'til it just won't fix it anymore.... it's been 5 months since my last bake and it's still working beautifully
Slacktoo 8 months ago
I was about to buy a new mobo when i saw this vid, its out of the oven and looks good idk if it will work ill tell u if it does
Chumbbo 1 year ago
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zaria11111 1 year ago
Do i Reduce Cooking Times for fan assisted oven LOL
bscarsvideos 1 year ago
My video started going out again as I kept using the oversized battery. I baked it again, and just like a charm it worked. This time I put a 1966 penny on the video chip :) Runs much cooler now!
vasyafomichev 1 year ago
I was about to give up on my dv2500 until i saw this video. I right away preheated my oven to 400 and as my wife looked at me like I was an idiot placed the mobo in for 10 min. I could not believe it when that screen posted! It has been running for 5 days now with no problems. i am too scared to even move it. Thanks again.
ceparent 1 year ago
Hello all! Time for an update. Yes, please shim your heatsink with a penny, an old one that is solid copper is best. Or you can buy overpriced aftermarket shims. If an oven is a little to ghetto for you, sparkfun.com has awesome reflow stations for around $85. @alperselvi, most likely the white stuff is thermal paste that was placed there when the laptop was serviced by someone. Also a heatgun works well, minute heating chip and the back of the board, hold down for a minute with rag.
pythorian 1 year ago
assuming the system is out of warranty... first try to press hard on the keys in the middle row of the letter keyboard (also try the top row), this saved me a lot of frustration several times, in fact i do that every time when i start getting video corruption. if that fails, see if you can get a hold of the reflow station to heat up the gpu, if all fails....well you can always bake it ;)
vasyafomichev 1 year ago
i got a problem with my display , its flickering , first greenline , second BANG all screen morning i open my laptop i find white thing like umm something white going and coming ill be pleased if some 1 help me :(
OwnerOfLionWOW 1 year ago
Rofl.... It worked.... Sisters bf is overwhelmed with joy :D I also put a piece of copper while i was there digging between the thermal pad and the chip, it was a 1 mm gap between the thermal pad and the chip??? No wonder it overheated.... -.-
Kilen81 1 year ago
@Kilen81
hi,
i have been experiencing the same problem since about 2 months...:(
i wanna ask you, what the white material is, which is being put between the thermal pad and the chip?
alperselvi 1 year ago
@alperselvi Not sure what u mean by "White" Material, the Thermal Pad is the only thing between the chip and the copper. In my case there was a gap between the chip and the old thermal pad that made it overheat very fast. I left he old thermal pad in place and placed a small copper piece(a sanded copper coin works) in between with some thermal paste.
Kilen81 1 year ago
Im happy to see the baking method worked for someone. I have the Exact same fuking motherboard in front of me right now, with the same problem. My sisters bf entrusted me this laptop to be fixed, but i said i had little hope for it. And ofcourse the warranty ran out 2 months ago on the fuking P.O.S. Will sure be interesting to see if this fixes the problem!!! :)
Kilen81 1 year ago
I just did this procedure on the exact same model and it worked fine. 400 for 10 minutes and all is well. Kind of a pain getting the motherboard out though. I did shoot some video and might upload it. Thanks!
kahall12 1 year ago
my DV2500 just died :C HP said F***k off! . gas mark ?
seachellexxx 1 year ago
I know there were a lot more systems affected by this issue than HP unfortunately recognized. Here, google "HP Limited Warranty Service Enhancement" and click on the first result.
Is dv2500 on there - nope, did we have a problem with dv2500 - yup!
vasyafomichev 1 year ago
@TheAv8rix much thanks :) @vasyafomichev thanks for letting me experiment on your board!
btw my friends at hp are asking to clarify one of my statements by saying: This problem is limited to certain models out of the dv family.
I would add to that by saying that i was being generic and referring to the older 4 digit dv models ie DVXXXX not the newer 2 digit series
pythorian 1 year ago
Bickel, you are a god.
TheAv8rix 1 year ago