HA I DO NOT THINK SO!!!!! I bought a new fan mine is dead but after seeing this!!!! I am sending the fan back! and I will just deal!!! I was to take this apart I would never get it back together in not paying $80 bucks for a pro to fix it....
I need to take my laptop apart soon and clean it, and I am not looking forward to it. These videos will be very helpful, thank you for taking the time to make them!
Do you have a video on how to reassemble it? Because I can't figure out where the two little plugs from the moniter go. If you don't have one, make one! :)
hi watch all you vid on opening this putting it back together i cant workout were the gray wire form the screen gos in watch and rewatch your vid you kinda skip that part out any help would be nice
Nice tutorial, i recently stripped down this model of laptop to clean the cpu thermal paste to apply new stuff. Wasn't difficult but its annoying when it had so many tiny screws. The fan is shit but i dont think there are any replacements unfortunately so i hope a change of thermal paste is enough.
@KieranD212 Okay, that was three weeks ago. I was thinking of applying some Arctic Silver thermal compound, but if the fan is shit and it's not going to effectively cool anything, I was wondering if there's even a point in doing that. Sounds like it's going to run at high speeds and burn out no matter what. I have a CQ62 and it will not work with Speedfan since the fans aren't wired that way. Not going to strip this down and apply compound if it makes no difference. What do you think?
@flyingsoundmachine I didn't notice until i took the fan apart but it was clogged up and cleaning it made a massive difference, changing the paste just makes it transfer heat more efficiently so it makes a little difference but if the machine works then its not really worth the effort.
@KieranD212 Well, my machine is in pretty good health. I just use it quite a lot, and I want to keep it clean. I had it cleaned at Staples for like 30 bucks about 3 months ago, and I noticed that my CPU was idling at 100% usage, so I reset that to 5% and reset maximum usage to 90%, and I've actually noticed a pretty big difference just from doing that. My fan heat peaks at about 64C. Of course, it idles at about 58c, so I'm wondering if I still have to tweak a few settings still.
@leeofbacup thats what I thought! mines stopped working ,.. but I wont be trying this cos if it ain't broke (yet) dont try to fix it is always true for for me!
@gginah84 yeah, please dont... I managed to get mine all the way down to the fan, I gave it a good clean, put everything back together. But i somehow managed to break the plastic thing that the keyboard electrical ribbon slots into. And to top it all off my fan is louder than ever...
Hi, I just did this to my own cq61 today and noticed that when you take the heatsink off it breaks the thermal paste bond between the cpu and the heatsink. It seems to be running at a good temperature for now but I haven't tried anything too taxing. Will I need to replace the thermal paste as you did the same in your video and never mentioned anything. Thanks.
Very helpful video. I need to take out a BIOS battery in my Compaq presario 2200. It looks like the bios battery is underneath the motherboard. They really need to improve upon easily removing important things like bios battery, LCD screen, fan. Compaq, HP seems to make things especially difficult.
im having problems with mh HP presario cq45. unfortunately, water sipped into my laptop screen and its pretty bad. blotches of water in the screen. and i swear to god, i am not good with unscrewing crap off this laptop. is there any other alternatives you recommend?
As the CQ60/61 models are prone to some movement of the heat sink, you'd think they'd make cleaning out the intake filters a little easier. Many laptops have a hatch that allows instant access to the dust filter and thereby instant overheating cure. I'd never buy another Compaq. The ASUS X53E I now have runs cool as ice, even under heavy load.
Hey Man seem you know your way around this machine. I've got this same model I'm having Hard drive issues. Getting 0303, 0305 errors. Tried to do a system restore from Recovery but I keep getting a runtime error that shuts the restore down. Do you now anything about the command prompt function in system checks in the HP system restore screens that might help me out?
One thing he didnt tell you is when handling something like this please take static precautions. That little shock that jumps form your fingure to another person is Lethal to you electronics devices. Static shock is bad. Wiki static damage..
I was just wondering if its possible to upgrade the processor in this laptop, at the moment ive got a amd athlon and want to put in a dual core I5 for better gaming.
@BADBOYZ4LIFE2010 No you can not swap an AMD cpu for a Intel cpu. You will need to completely swap out the motherboard that is capable of using an Intel cpu. However I don't think they build motherboard bodies that support Intel Core i5 for this laptop casing.
Mr. Geek: I wish I'd have thought to look for this earlier! Thanks. I would also like to know: Is the charger/power connex mounted inside the plastic shell with a cable to the board or is it mounted on the mobo itself? I can't tell from the vid. The d@%n sissy thing has gone bad from movement despite being cautious.
My fan on this laptop stopped spinning so i followed your instructions to disassemble my laptop to clean my fan...now it works :D Thank you very much I don't how to thank you, can I send you money through Paypal or something because you just really helped me out big time. Thanks again man.
I have this laptop aswell. Hence why I'm searching for your video. But what really makes me mad is that you have to do all this just so you can clean your fan. I has many of the perks that the more expensive laptops have like the sd card slot, 5 in 1 card reader, HDMI port, Windows Vista and lightscribe technology. I got all this just from the stickers on my laptop. My fan has been running slightly faster than usual but my computer is not overheating. Should I buy new fan or clean old one?
@DavinDaGeek, thank you SOOO much for for these videos! I have the same laptop as you and was wondering how the hell I could get to my fan to clean it as it was making a huge amount of noise. Thanks to you my laptop now is quiet.
Just a quick question before i commit to doing this myself (laptops running at 100 degrees) Are all of those wires you "unplugged" soldered on or are they literally plugged in and easily unpluggable and re-insertable? Thanks in advance.
No, desktop GPU's are not compatible with laptop GPU's. There used to be a little USB tool that allowed you to use a desktop GPU on a laptop, but it was rather slow.
If you want to upgrade a laptop cpu or gpu you need to have some soldering skills and a steady hand. Your best bet is to buy a laptop with a GPU slot, though.
nice tutorial, my sister can clean her laptop now, I have a CQ56-102LA series, does any one know how to remove the keyboard of that model? I want to clean the fan 'cause it's overheating but I can't remove the @%&ing keyboard, please heeeelp!! thanks =)
thanks for this- it really helped me fix my laptop. Your explanations are in plain language and easy to understand. Thanks for taking time to put this together.
man last part you mustn't put it like this, u shall put it like breaking the laptop or ramming it into the wall or something -,- because you didnt leave a piece in the laptop you didnt remove it -,- , and i bet my neck if you didnt throw this laptop away -,- | btw this song from gta valhalla gaming -,-
What kind of crazy trick are you using at 0:56 when you just lift the front cover from the base? Dude, I'm pretty sure you need more effort to disengage the front cover from the rest because my one seems to be glued together.
I have a Compaq Presario F712NR, but I'm sure they're all the same. For mine, Phillips #1 works perfectly to open all of the normal screw. I also have Phillips #0 for the smaller screws. I bought the kit for $5 (without tax) just a few days ago at Target.
Heyy, DDG! Know its been a while since you replied on this video but, I have the computer. You have to disassemble from top to get to the bottom cover, right? I have a dent in the back cover hitting the fan. Reassure me, I have to do the whole thing or am I better off getting a new laptop. The fan still spins but, make a continuous nicking sound. Help me!!!
Thank you man.. But regarding all the laptops I've dissembled.. This is the reason I can not like HP and now Compaq.. What a shitty design.: In all the process I was afraid of breaking it.. So many screws, so many assembling errors.. And I'm doing this as a favor for a friend.. Even the thermal pads were not properly placed from factory!!! Thanks again Compaq!!
Took it apart, got it back together and it still works! wow :) core temp is back to around 50 degree celcius, but the gpu temp still climbs to 100 really fast. Did I forget to clean anything in particular?
finally you did it Devin! yay! anyways as im sure u know by know u need a presicion screw driver set which u can by for anywhere from $5-$15 at a comp, hardware, electronics, maybe even a dollar store. anyways im planning on doing a video of my own sometime next week on a copaq presario c762nr so look out for that. do like how you edited the intro and outro.
Wow this video was great. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. I was able to disassemble and reassemble and it worked!! I am so happy!!
Wow this video was great. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. I was able to disassemble and reassemble and it worked!! I am so happy!!
Just to say a massive thank you to you for making these videos. After deciding to clean this laptop out for a friend as a favour, it became hideously apparent that this was going to be the most difficult laptop to take apart that I'd ever encountered!!
So thank you, but up yours Compaq. Offensively difficult to maintain.
thay have really good performance. And I mean REALLY good to be in their price class but once they get dusty they tend to overheat, Not a plesant experience to have the laptop in your lap while it is overheating, But I solved it by simply putting to vacuumcleaner to all the AC-vents on the back of the comp.
Can u tell me where is the screen-video cable on Compaq CQ40-314TU? The screen is fine when the lid isn't moving but it becomes black when it's half way closed (less than 90 degree)
@DavinDaGeek it's a load of bs that they make it so complicated to open & clean these. I'd rather put up with mine overheating and dying than have to do this repetatively.
@theufo1974 Same issue... Can u tell me where is the screen-video cable on Compaq CQ40-314TU? The screen is fine when the lid isn't moving but it becomes black when it's half way closed (less than 90 degree)
Where's the CPU? I can see the BIOS chip, which really should be a bit harder to see.. And where I imagine the CPU should be(inside the silvery rectange/brace thing), I just see more parts of the mobo...
lol your entertaining how you are taking that thing apart i never had wires attached to the motherboard or the usb i never had to unscrew but good luck to you lool i might make a video of me taking mine apart and applying arctic silver 5 to my cpu since my laptop is running hot
Hooooboy.. I was hoping to just get into the noisy fan to clean it that's why I was rummaging in youtube. But after watching your video and seeing I have to to take it all off I'm having second thoughts lol. Anyway, wish me luck :D
Oh btw. What if I decided take off my dvdrom and not put it back in is there something I can cover the empty slot with? Thanks :)
I all soo realise that the nvidia drivers produce a lot more temperature than the original hp drivers. A simple way for those how don't want to disasambel , not so eficient is using a powerful vacuum. It's a preaty good laptop I realise that I can even play black ops with the latest updates.
Helloooo, you videos are super... I've completed all that you done in your first video... I just want to get to the fan as it has a problem ... Do I have to take everything off to get to the fan?? My email address is Leeeesa69@hotmail.co.uk... I'd reaaaaally appreciate your advice as I don't want to spend a fortune on taking it to a repair shop.. Thank you soooooo much ... X x x
@MsXBOX360GIRL same, mine is clogged up with dust and gets really hot and really loud. ive taken it appart before once a year ago bt now i think its time again. it is like spinal surgery tho its complicated !
hi could you help[ me! i have the same laptop as that and in this video i can see the processor......but is there a way to get too the processor from the bottom of the laptop rather than going through the keyboard! thanks alot!
be careful when you pull the top cover off...laptops I've worked on have a ribbon cable that attaches the touch pad. That ribbon cable should be loose first. Anyway I'm not an expert by any means...I did work for some years in a electronic repair shop and I learned to always be gentle when pulling things apart. I'm 60 years old so have been fooling around with electronics for some time.
PLEASE for the love of god can you tell me what the power supply wattage is ive been trying to figure this out forever without actually taking apart my laptop because im looking to update the graphics card to a Radeon hd 4650 il be very thankful if you could get back quick!
@mikejona1 have you fixed it yet ? if not its probably something in you fan it happend with mine and i had a ball of dog hair stuck in my fan since i cleaned it its fine working great
Thank you so much. I have to replace the fan heat heat sink on my daughters compaq. I never done such a thing before, you are a lifesaver... I feel like I have some clue on how to proceed.
Thank you so much. I have to replace the fan heat heat sink on my daughters compaq. I never done such a thing before, you are a lifesaver... I feel like I have some clue on how to proceed.
@sabken1 Yeah it's gonna be a ton of easier once you take the computer apart like 2 times, after that it will become elementary to you, and you'll know where everything needs to go.
@flopski Yep, I it's working just great. It's my only computer and I'm typing this comment on it right now.I'm hoping to get a new powerful computer someday soon to replace this one.
@DavinDaGeek um thing is im 15 and not rlly wiz on laptops and stuff tbh i use to play game so wut wud u advise like wud putting vaccum over fan work or would you suggest taking to a shop?
@DavinDaGeek It's not very hard and I have all soo the cq60 manual but I hate this it's a lot of work to get to the fan. My old hp laptop was special build to get to the fan from behind. Hoever nice tutorial and probaly I will disassamble myne, becouse with the new windows 7 some thimes the core it's riching 98 degres. Probly I have a lot of dust in it.
@0111100111 not sure if you have already got a new screen for your laptop, I have the same laptop with the broken screen, and once with other laptop a vostro 2510 I bought the screen at bliss computers, they are located in NJ, and Im going to buy the screen for the cq60 there too this week.
Hi daven, I have the same CQ60 notebook. The screen goes blurry/white unless I open it all the way. if i put it on my lap and use it . it goes blurry again. if there is any movement it will go blurry. Please help.
@JDLilman Well it takes a bit of practice. The first time is always the trickiest.
But when you do it more often the more easy it will become to you.
I've had my laptop for a year and a few month and I have opened it about 4 or 5 times, I haven't messed anything up yet. But I understand man, you don't have to do if you don't want to.
@LebronandWallace Its the same, I just finish taking my cq 50 apart. Dont forget to get some heat sink paste to reply when You take the heat sink apart......
@ RisingDevilOfChaos Thanks, and you might need to unclip it from the sides or you should try to pull it off a bit harder, or you just might be missing one screw. I don't know, but tell me if you opened it? =)
HA I DO NOT THINK SO!!!!! I bought a new fan mine is dead but after seeing this!!!! I am sending the fan back! and I will just deal!!! I was to take this apart I would never get it back together in not paying $80 bucks for a pro to fix it....
TylerThomasFarrisTV 1 week ago
do you recommend windows 7 on this laptop?
darkkaiju899 1 week ago
WHY DIDNT YOU TAKE BOTTOM OFF INSTEAD TO GET TO FAN? ALOT EASDIER N ALOT LESS SCREWS? WAS JW
dhannon86 1 week ago
I need to take my laptop apart soon and clean it, and I am not looking forward to it. These videos will be very helpful, thank you for taking the time to make them!
bilbobaguette 1 week ago
Do you have a video on how to reassemble it? Because I can't figure out where the two little plugs from the moniter go. If you don't have one, make one! :)
IcyClench 2 weeks ago in playlist How to take aprat/disassemble a Compaq presario CQ60 laptop
hi watch all you vid on opening this putting it back together i cant workout were the gray wire form the screen gos in watch and rewatch your vid you kinda skip that part out any help would be nice
ThePatwin619 2 weeks ago
when you say a new person do you mean a baby?
grey0075 3 weeks ago
Nice tutorial, i recently stripped down this model of laptop to clean the cpu thermal paste to apply new stuff. Wasn't difficult but its annoying when it had so many tiny screws. The fan is shit but i dont think there are any replacements unfortunately so i hope a change of thermal paste is enough.
KieranD212 3 weeks ago
@KieranD212 Okay, that was three weeks ago. I was thinking of applying some Arctic Silver thermal compound, but if the fan is shit and it's not going to effectively cool anything, I was wondering if there's even a point in doing that. Sounds like it's going to run at high speeds and burn out no matter what. I have a CQ62 and it will not work with Speedfan since the fans aren't wired that way. Not going to strip this down and apply compound if it makes no difference. What do you think?
flyingsoundmachine 3 days ago
@flyingsoundmachine I didn't notice until i took the fan apart but it was clogged up and cleaning it made a massive difference, changing the paste just makes it transfer heat more efficiently so it makes a little difference but if the machine works then its not really worth the effort.
KieranD212 2 days ago
@KieranD212 Well, my machine is in pretty good health. I just use it quite a lot, and I want to keep it clean. I had it cleaned at Staples for like 30 bucks about 3 months ago, and I noticed that my CPU was idling at 100% usage, so I reset that to 5% and reset maximum usage to 90%, and I've actually noticed a pretty big difference just from doing that. My fan heat peaks at about 64C. Of course, it idles at about 58c, so I'm wondering if I still have to tweak a few settings still.
flyingsoundmachine 2 days ago
I can not believe i have to totally strip down the laptop to clean out the fan... Oh well...
leeofbacup 1 month ago
@leeofbacup thats what I thought! mines stopped working ,.. but I wont be trying this cos if it ain't broke (yet) dont try to fix it is always true for for me!
gginah84 1 month ago
@gginah84 yeah, please dont... I managed to get mine all the way down to the fan, I gave it a good clean, put everything back together. But i somehow managed to break the plastic thing that the keyboard electrical ribbon slots into. And to top it all off my fan is louder than ever...
leeofbacup 1 month ago
Good job but u only can get to the fan trough the keyboard???
WforWTH 1 month ago
This is a very "greasy" video. =p
ouishansen923l 1 month ago
tha cpu i want to install is a amd 2.1GHz Athlon QL-65 duel core
thadon774 1 month ago
whats up i was going to try to upgrade mine its a cq61 and i want to put a amd athlon duel core 2.1 in it what do you think
thadon774 1 month ago
Hi, I just did this to my own cq61 today and noticed that when you take the heatsink off it breaks the thermal paste bond between the cpu and the heatsink. It seems to be running at a good temperature for now but I haven't tried anything too taxing. Will I need to replace the thermal paste as you did the same in your video and never mentioned anything. Thanks.
topdog2106 1 month ago
Very helpful video. I need to take out a BIOS battery in my Compaq presario 2200. It looks like the bios battery is underneath the motherboard. They really need to improve upon easily removing important things like bios battery, LCD screen, fan. Compaq, HP seems to make things especially difficult.
rhfryer 2 months ago
Thanx for the tut, helped a lot. :)
It is so stupid that you literally have to take the damn thing apart just to get to the fan.
On my old Acer all you had to do was remove the back cover.
alandjerr 2 months ago
Thanks for this series, I found them quite informative and useful. Intro is kinda annoying though ;)
Seriously though, Thank you!
immortalij 2 months ago
This video went viral on Ulaanbaatar
perryhanson1128 2 months ago
Hey davin!
im having problems with mh HP presario cq45. unfortunately, water sipped into my laptop screen and its pretty bad. blotches of water in the screen. and i swear to god, i am not good with unscrewing crap off this laptop. is there any other alternatives you recommend?
thankyou very much.
PromisesLies 3 months ago
As the CQ60/61 models are prone to some movement of the heat sink, you'd think they'd make cleaning out the intake filters a little easier. Many laptops have a hatch that allows instant access to the dust filter and thereby instant overheating cure. I'd never buy another Compaq. The ASUS X53E I now have runs cool as ice, even under heavy load.
SteveGad 3 months ago
Hey Man seem you know your way around this machine. I've got this same model I'm having Hard drive issues. Getting 0303, 0305 errors. Tried to do a system restore from Recovery but I keep getting a runtime error that shuts the restore down. Do you now anything about the command prompt function in system checks in the HP system restore screens that might help me out?
jksmith319 3 months ago
One thing he didnt tell you is when handling something like this please take static precautions. That little shock that jumps form your fingure to another person is Lethal to you electronics devices. Static shock is bad. Wiki static damage..
twizzthenizz 3 months ago
I was just wondering if its possible to upgrade the processor in this laptop, at the moment ive got a amd athlon and want to put in a dual core I5 for better gaming.
BADBOYZ4LIFE2010 3 months ago
@BADBOYZ4LIFE2010 No you can not swap an AMD cpu for a Intel cpu. You will need to completely swap out the motherboard that is capable of using an Intel cpu. However I don't think they build motherboard bodies that support Intel Core i5 for this laptop casing.
DavinDaGeek 3 months ago
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kelza29 3 months ago
I'm never buying a laptop again. I just want to replace my graphics card darn it.
Kyubi888Naruto 4 months ago
Mr. Geek: I wish I'd have thought to look for this earlier! Thanks. I would also like to know: Is the charger/power connex mounted inside the plastic shell with a cable to the board or is it mounted on the mobo itself? I can't tell from the vid. The d@%n sissy thing has gone bad from movement despite being cautious.
Tnx agn for the vid.
maxfirepower 4 months ago
i got a sd card jammed in my laptop and it wont come out, what do i do to take it out
bmxrider1805 4 months ago
do you need to remove the monitor to get to the fan ?
harvinda11 5 months ago
@harvinda11 Yes
DavinDaGeek 5 months ago
@DavinDaGeek YOU ARE WRONG,, NO NEED TO REMOVE THE MONITOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO FAN!
lemmon57 3 months ago
Gówno warty filmik.. gość pierwszy raz rozkłada.. Rozłożyłem.. a teraz niech ktoś nakręci filmik jak skręcić.
4est04 5 months ago in playlist compaq presario cq60 disassemble
My fan on this laptop stopped spinning so i followed your instructions to disassemble my laptop to clean my fan...now it works :D Thank you very much I don't how to thank you, can I send you money through Paypal or something because you just really helped me out big time. Thanks again man.
Zero67891 5 months ago
if i have to go this far b4 i get to the fan....then its a whole lots of stress......I rather dump it...!!!
VJB84 5 months ago
they could have made the laptop more modular, but instead they made it an unserviceable nightmare.
XeonProductions 5 months ago
i have the same laptop cq 60 can you make a video how to change cpu?
mitsos853 5 months ago
my problem is remembering where everything goes :|
buckfever90 5 months ago
God.... all that just to get to the fan... I don't know if I'm up for this....
Chokchoo 5 months ago
I have this laptop aswell. Hence why I'm searching for your video. But what really makes me mad is that you have to do all this just so you can clean your fan. I has many of the perks that the more expensive laptops have like the sd card slot, 5 in 1 card reader, HDMI port, Windows Vista and lightscribe technology. I got all this just from the stickers on my laptop. My fan has been running slightly faster than usual but my computer is not overheating. Should I buy new fan or clean old one?
jonny2k100 5 months ago
@DavinDaGeek, thank you SOOO much for for these videos! I have the same laptop as you and was wondering how the hell I could get to my fan to clean it as it was making a huge amount of noise. Thanks to you my laptop now is quiet.
Cheers
DavSavage 6 months ago
спасибо
67Ra 6 months ago
Just a quick question before i commit to doing this myself (laptops running at 100 degrees) Are all of those wires you "unplugged" soldered on or are they literally plugged in and easily unpluggable and re-insertable? Thanks in advance.
TheCrimsun 6 months ago
the fuck...my laptops temperature is 74 degrees
smartbroke 6 months ago
i wanna kill whoever came up with this design on this damn computer... =.=
TheZozz999 6 months ago
How do you fix a dc jack on a cq60
MrTechnoSavvy15 6 months ago
Great videos, very informative! What method of grounding did you use when dismantling the laptop?
DarkEskemo 7 months ago
Where is the Graphic's Card?
mikez048 7 months ago
@mikez048 ON this model of Laptop, my Graphic Card is a small chip next to my cpu. :)
DavinDaGeek 7 months ago
@LiLGaNgSt3r737
No, desktop GPU's are not compatible with laptop GPU's. There used to be a little USB tool that allowed you to use a desktop GPU on a laptop, but it was rather slow.
If you want to upgrade a laptop cpu or gpu you need to have some soldering skills and a steady hand. Your best bet is to buy a laptop with a GPU slot, though.
vividimagination2044 7 months ago
i need help...how can disconnect the monitor on my laptop compaq presario cq 40.....
eddie2815 7 months ago
@eddie2815 Look at part 3
loasolidsnakemgs 7 months ago
Do u know by any chance how to tighten the moniter hinges on this machine?..
5lui5 7 months ago
they were stupid with putting the fan under all that crap lol.... should have just put a small door on the bottom lol
bayoubilly1 7 months ago
nice tutorial, my sister can clean her laptop now, I have a CQ56-102LA series, does any one know how to remove the keyboard of that model? I want to clean the fan 'cause it's overheating but I can't remove the @%&ing keyboard, please heeeelp!! thanks =)
bote117 7 months ago
thanks for this- it really helped me fix my laptop. Your explanations are in plain language and easy to understand. Thanks for taking time to put this together.
lesliearobinson 8 months ago 2
man last part you mustn't put it like this, u shall put it like breaking the laptop or ramming it into the wall or something -,- because you didnt leave a piece in the laptop you didnt remove it -,- , and i bet my neck if you didnt throw this laptop away -,- | btw this song from gta valhalla gaming -,-
PERFECTSALAH 8 months ago
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PERFECTSALAH 8 months ago
I follow the video and everything. I can't figure out where the 2 black wires go that's sticking out the side of lcd monitor. Please help
Quondog1124 8 months ago
ineed to take the fan do i have to get out the screen
thunderheadsquadron 8 months ago
Is there such chip called a temperature controller chip??
tigerboy382 8 months ago
its to difficult to remember all the screws where's going back again
mcepadam 9 months ago
I want to take it apart to clean the fan but I am worried I won't be able to put it back together lol
piplup10203854 9 months ago
Do you know if you can buy an upgrade for this heatsink and fan?
iamBevan 9 months ago
What kind of crazy trick are you using at 0:56 when you just lift the front cover from the base? Dude, I'm pretty sure you need more effort to disengage the front cover from the rest because my one seems to be glued together.
SzaboJumurdzsak 9 months ago
I have a Compaq Presario F712NR, but I'm sure they're all the same. For mine, Phillips #1 works perfectly to open all of the normal screw. I also have Phillips #0 for the smaller screws. I bought the kit for $5 (without tax) just a few days ago at Target.
caydauden 9 months ago
well now im not sure i want to upgrade my processor if i have to do all of that
asaphopeful 9 months ago
Heyy, DDG! Know its been a while since you replied on this video but, I have the computer. You have to disassemble from top to get to the bottom cover, right? I have a dent in the back cover hitting the fan. Reassure me, I have to do the whole thing or am I better off getting a new laptop. The fan still spins but, make a continuous nicking sound. Help me!!!
TheHunniBee88 9 months ago
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Thank you man.. But regarding all the laptops I've dissembled.. This is the reason I can not like HP and now Compaq.. What a shitty design.: In all the process I was afraid of breaking it.. So many screws, so many assembling errors.. And I'm doing this as a favor for a friend.. Even the thermal pads were not properly placed from factory!!! Thanks again Compaq!!
ArrakisDunedt 9 months ago
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ArrakisDunedt 9 months ago
I had a problem with my compaq overheating so i just held a hoover over the vent and that seemed to work
doctasandwich 10 months ago
How could anyone design such a stupid laptop? why not make a service hatch!?!?!?!? if i do this with my girlfriends computer she is gonna kill me
olzzn 10 months ago
Took it apart, got it back together and it still works! wow :) core temp is back to around 50 degree celcius, but the gpu temp still climbs to 100 really fast. Did I forget to clean anything in particular?
flopski 10 months ago
finally you did it Devin! yay! anyways as im sure u know by know u need a presicion screw driver set which u can by for anywhere from $5-$15 at a comp, hardware, electronics, maybe even a dollar store. anyways im planning on doing a video of my own sometime next week on a copaq presario c762nr so look out for that. do like how you edited the intro and outro.
iEddaddy 11 months ago
can you replace the graphics card for this model of laptop?
Kadardes 11 months ago
this is why i hate compaq computers, i advise ppl not to buy.
just to clean the fan u need to take the entire computer apart. On most labtops you just remove a pannel
Jayjon81 11 months ago
@Jayjon81 what brand would you recommend
dincepok 11 months ago
thanks man, helped alot
TheAntee 11 months ago
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Wow this video was great. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. I was able to disassemble and reassemble and it worked!! I am so happy!!
htimber 11 months ago
Wow this video was great. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. I was able to disassemble and reassemble and it worked!! I am so happy!!
htimber 11 months ago
you really helped my cooling fan came unplugged so i needed to watch this XD
bella1o1o 11 months ago
Just to say a massive thank you to you for making these videos. After deciding to clean this laptop out for a friend as a favour, it became hideously apparent that this was going to be the most difficult laptop to take apart that I'd ever encountered!!
So thank you, but up yours Compaq. Offensively difficult to maintain.
flausher 1 year ago
Thanks mate really helped
cejblade 1 year ago
lol i like how it went fast wit the music
12jthudson 1 year ago
@AnimeFrostyFreak671
thay have really good performance. And I mean REALLY good to be in their price class but once they get dusty they tend to overheat, Not a plesant experience to have the laptop in your lap while it is overheating, But I solved it by simply putting to vacuumcleaner to all the AC-vents on the back of the comp.
eddson11 1 year ago
Hey are you able to take the fan out of the metal casing
LionFire27 1 year ago
cool. thanks for the tutorial. i needed to know how to take apart MY cq60-211DX to change my processor to a dual core. awesome.
RichardJester1 1 year ago
Thanks for your help, finally I sent to check/fix the laptop to a provider. :-)
theufo1974 1 year ago
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Can u tell me where is the screen-video cable on Compaq CQ40-314TU? The screen is fine when the lid isn't moving but it becomes black when it's half way closed (less than 90 degree)
angelicmir 1 year ago
Hi.. I wanna clean the cooler.. so I need do all these steps?!
Thanks DavinDaGeek
lllwhatslll 1 year ago
@lllwhatslll yes you do.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
@DavinDaGeek it's a load of bs that they make it so complicated to open & clean these. I'd rather put up with mine overheating and dying than have to do this repetatively.
sasuke2483692 8 months ago
@DavinDaGeek what type of internal battery dose the support coms or bios
cp47456 5 months ago
Hi, I have a Compaq CQ40-525LA, how Can I remove the keyboard, The screen is back when is ON, I'd like to check the screen-video cable.
Thanks
theufo1974 1 year ago
@theufo1974 Same issue... Can u tell me where is the screen-video cable on Compaq CQ40-314TU? The screen is fine when the lid isn't moving but it becomes black when it's half way closed (less than 90 degree)
angelicmir 1 year ago
Where's the CPU? I can see the BIOS chip, which really should be a bit harder to see.. And where I imagine the CPU should be(inside the silvery rectange/brace thing), I just see more parts of the mobo...
ProjectFreakuence 1 year ago
lol your entertaining how you are taking that thing apart i never had wires attached to the motherboard or the usb i never had to unscrew but good luck to you lool i might make a video of me taking mine apart and applying arctic silver 5 to my cpu since my laptop is running hot
SuperZitkus 1 year ago
can you post a video in wich you show how to disassemble the lcd panel?
dharmix86 1 year ago
Hooooboy.. I was hoping to just get into the noisy fan to clean it that's why I was rummaging in youtube. But after watching your video and seeing I have to to take it all off I'm having second thoughts lol. Anyway, wish me luck :D
Oh btw. What if I decided take off my dvdrom and not put it back in is there something I can cover the empty slot with? Thanks :)
skwidchan 1 year ago
I all soo realise that the nvidia drivers produce a lot more temperature than the original hp drivers. A simple way for those how don't want to disasambel , not so eficient is using a powerful vacuum. It's a preaty good laptop I realise that I can even play black ops with the latest updates.
KEEVVY 1 year ago
Helloooo, you videos are super... I've completed all that you done in your first video... I just want to get to the fan as it has a problem ... Do I have to take everything off to get to the fan?? My email address is Leeeesa69@hotmail.co.uk... I'd reaaaaally appreciate your advice as I don't want to spend a fortune on taking it to a repair shop.. Thank you soooooo much ... X x x
lesamarten 1 year ago
@MsXBOX360GIRL same, mine is clogged up with dust and gets really hot and really loud. ive taken it appart before once a year ago bt now i think its time again. it is like spinal surgery tho its complicated !
unknownplayer03 1 year ago
do i have to take all these thing apart
just to get to the fan?
imbasuperfly 1 year ago
@imbasuperfly Yes!
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
@DavinDaGeek Why do they put us through this kind of hell just to get our product working again? -.-
loasolidsnakemgs 7 months ago
thanks.. i think u should teach on how to combine n part it back..
clover4miza 1 year ago
Thx bro! i want to know if i can change my CPU, i have the same laptop please answer as fast as you can!
Thx :D
MrGabbelito 1 year ago
hi could you help[ me! i have the same laptop as that and in this video i can see the processor......but is there a way to get too the processor from the bottom of the laptop rather than going through the keyboard! thanks alot!
stickysam15 1 year ago
be careful when you pull the top cover off...laptops I've worked on have a ribbon cable that attaches the touch pad. That ribbon cable should be loose first. Anyway I'm not an expert by any means...I did work for some years in a electronic repair shop and I learned to always be gentle when pulling things apart. I'm 60 years old so have been fooling around with electronics for some time.
whiskeyify 1 year ago
can u make a tutorial on how to change the cpu fan cuz mine broke and its over heats and turns off so yeah haha
jjjkkk57 1 year ago
@jjjkkk57 broke as in what ? over heating its probably due 2 something stuck in the fan like hair or w/e
tazz0869 1 year ago
Do you take off the hdmi tap ?
ISMAEL6201 1 year ago
@ISMAEL6201 no I did not.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
@DavinDaGeek but the motherboard doesn't have hdmi output
ISMAEL6201 1 year ago
this may sound wierd but you can place the fan over your bottom and fart and your good from there
marv126p 1 year ago
PLEASE for the love of god can you tell me what the power supply wattage is ive been trying to figure this out forever without actually taking apart my laptop because im looking to update the graphics card to a Radeon hd 4650 il be very thankful if you could get back quick!
FadedVictor 1 year ago
@FadedVictor btw i have a compaq presario cq60
FadedVictor 1 year ago
hi i have a problem with my laptop overheating what should i do presario cq60
mikejona1 1 year ago
@mikejona1 have you fixed it yet ? if not its probably something in you fan it happend with mine and i had a ball of dog hair stuck in my fan since i cleaned it its fine working great
tazz0869 1 year ago
hii....do u have the video how to disassemble Compaq presario CQ40 laptop... it means alot to me man.....hope u will help me on this.....thanks
evo7309 1 year ago
@evo7309 This video is interchangeable, CQ40 and pretty much all the CQ presarios that look like this one takes down the complete same.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
This tutorial is awesome, thank you. This will definitely help me in my efforts to de-dust the innards of my poor compaq.
madthrawn21 1 year ago
@madthrawn21 Thanks, I'm happy I was of some help to you =D
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
wow i am trying to clean the fan, and i didnt know you have to take the whole thing apart to get to it.
ekidz220 1 year ago
or you can us a air can
dontwhine1 1 year ago
i have a cq60 and it just over heats like crazy do you think cleaning the fan will fix this?
frodo90 1 year ago
@frodo90 Yes cleaning the fan will help your computer out. I clean my laptop out every month or so, It tends to get dusty in the fan a lot.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
@frodo90 it might be dust or the fan if broken my fan is broken so i am going take apart my computer
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AndrusKP 1 year ago
I have a CQ60 418DX and I am wondering if I can replace or add another video card on it.
ZaoHuZhua 1 year ago
@ZaoHuZhua You're gonna have to change out the whole motherboard if you want to do that.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
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Thank you so much. I have to replace the fan heat heat sink on my daughters compaq. I never done such a thing before, you are a lifesaver... I feel like I have some clue on how to proceed.
sabken1 1 year ago
Thank you so much. I have to replace the fan heat heat sink on my daughters compaq. I never done such a thing before, you are a lifesaver... I feel like I have some clue on how to proceed.
sabken1 1 year ago
@sabken1 Yeah it's gonna be a ton of easier once you take the computer apart like 2 times, after that it will become elementary to you, and you'll know where everything needs to go.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
Hey man, did you get it back together and working?
I love my cq60 and it kind of hurts to see it like that.
flopski 1 year ago
@flopski Yep, I it's working just great. It's my only computer and I'm typing this comment on it right now.I'm hoping to get a new powerful computer someday soon to replace this one.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
so just to get to fan i need to take screen off and take off whole keyboard?
elvetankage 1 year ago
@elvetankage yep =)
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
@DavinDaGeek um thing is im 15 and not rlly wiz on laptops and stuff tbh i use to play game so wut wud u advise like wud putting vaccum over fan work or would you suggest taking to a shop?
elvetankage 1 year ago
@DavinDaGeek It's not very hard and I have all soo the cq60 manual but I hate this it's a lot of work to get to the fan. My old hp laptop was special build to get to the fan from behind. Hoever nice tutorial and probaly I will disassamble myne, becouse with the new windows 7 some thimes the core it's riching 98 degres. Probly I have a lot of dust in it.
KEEVVY 1 year ago
hey i would like to change my motherboard to a gamming motherboard can you recomend me one replay fast plz
MegaTechHD 1 year ago
@MegaTechHD I have no idea which would be good? Sorry =0
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
its ok ty for responding =)
MegaTechHD 1 year ago
anyone know what the best CPU is for this laptop that i can install
POPDEATH1223 1 year ago
@0111100111 not sure if you have already got a new screen for your laptop, I have the same laptop with the broken screen, and once with other laptop a vostro 2510 I bought the screen at bliss computers, they are located in NJ, and Im going to buy the screen for the cq60 there too this week.
andersonlavor 1 year ago
where is the cpu
lacarretadelamuerte 1 year ago
@lacarretadelamuerte Right under the fun.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
@spursfanboi1 I'd check Ebay, or the Hp website it self.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
question, My girlfirend's sound port shift, I'm going to have to move the motherboard to get to it?
YoungRay 1 year ago
@YoungRay No, you're not gonna have to take out the mother board to change or take out the sound port.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
@0111100111 I'd say check out ebay. They have some good stuff there.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
thanks david,
this video save my 300$, i have screen blinking problem, I plunged LCD screen wire proper. And problem solve. thanks ones again.
patelswapnilmech 1 year ago
Hi daven, I have the same CQ60 notebook. The screen goes blurry/white unless I open it all the way. if i put it on my lap and use it . it goes blurry again. if there is any movement it will go blurry. Please help.
Thanks
eliasfikir12 1 year ago
@eliasfikir12 Try to take it apart and see if any of your cords are loose. That could be the problem, or you might just have a damaged screen.
DavinDaGeek 1 year ago
Hey one question.
What is the difference between the CQ50 series and CQ60 series?
I have the CQ50 Series.
I had the worst time taking out the plate below the keyboard.
Invider24 2 years ago
Nothing much, they are pretty much the same, but with different Cpus and harddrive size and what not,
and I have a video on taking the keyboard off and all that good stuff.
DavinDaGeek 2 years ago
dude you have guts....im to scared to do that to my laptop cuz i dont want to mess with it at all.!!!
JDLilman 2 years ago
@JDLilman Well it takes a bit of practice. The first time is always the trickiest.
But when you do it more often the more easy it will become to you.
I've had my laptop for a year and a few month and I have opened it about 4 or 5 times, I haven't messed anything up yet. But I understand man, you don't have to do if you don't want to.
DavinDaGeek 2 years ago
This the same as a CQ50 right cause i got that
LebronandWallace 2 years ago
@LebronandWallace Yes it is made the same =).
DavinDaGeek 2 years ago
@LebronandWallace Its the same, I just finish taking my cq 50 apart. Dont forget to get some heat sink paste to reply when You take the heat sink apart......
KB2TKG 11 months ago
@KB2TKG lol 1 year ago.
LebronandWallace 11 months ago
@pdani72 Yes it should. =)
DavinDaGeek 2 years ago
the cq60 has way too many screws lol...
bcook036 2 years ago
@bcook036 Tell me about it x___X. I one or two out because they're a real pain in the azz to remove, and the computer is fine without them anyway.
DavinDaGeek 2 years ago
Wat is your pc model dude
karateboy27 2 years ago
nice tutorial man, much appreciated :)
but i still can't take the silver plastic/metal part off the motherboard, cause i need to change my processor.all the screws have been removed btw.
RisingDevilOfChaos 2 years ago
@ RisingDevilOfChaos Thanks, and you might need to unclip it from the sides or you should try to pull it off a bit harder, or you just might be missing one screw. I don't know, but tell me if you opened it? =)
DavinDaGeek 2 years ago