DV9000 Video Chip, anyone have one?

[Knightsman]

I screwed up this one, trying this for the first time. Wondering if anyone has an extra chip I can buy.

 

[vdub12]

Thats going to be a hard fix. The problem is if your chip is messed up the board is more then likely warped so replacing it will be a waste of time.

 

[16k_zx81]

Hang on, don't you have to reball a DV GPU chip in order to replace it?

 

[NWPhotog]

Hang on, don't you have to reball a DV GPU chip in order to replace it?

Yep. Unless he knows some one that can do a reball it is cheaper to replace the motherboard.

 

[Knightsman]

Thats actually what I was trying to do, but failed (reball). I have heard the reflow fix doesn't last long or eventually fails, and just wanted to play around and see if I can do it this way.

All the good videos show these guys with high dollar equipment :/

 

[16k_zx81]

Thats actually what I was trying to do, but failed (reball). I have heard the reflow fix doesn't last long or eventually fails, and just wanted to play around and see if I can do it this way.

All the good videos show these guys with high dollar equipment :/

Have you listened to the Podnutz interviews with the UK guy Lotfi who does it? He reckons he spent a year learning and borked about 100 laptops in the process. Even if you have the gear its a very difficult repair.

 

[AdamsAPlus]

Yes because of the DV6000 and DV9000, I'm thinking of putting up a sign in my shop that says that we do not work on DV's. (I'm not really going to do that) For some these laptops must have been really popular because We get them all the time. In the past month I have had in the shop 3-dv9000 and 2 dv-6000. Luckly one of the 6000 was just a busted screen. (never thought I would say that).

I have one at home that the guy ended up giving me. The screen goes out. I do the fix on Youtube using the heat gun. It work for about a week and then I have to do it again. He gave it to me and now I use it for a back up laptop.

Anyways to answer your question. I would try ebay to get a new motherboard. That would be your best bet. You may have to eat some money but just chalk that up as part of the education expense.

 

[ajc196]

The dv6/9000's, as well as a few other models, are simply a ridiculous liability. We also refuse to repair them, but we do offer Blue Raven whole unit repair on them. It's because every horror story you can think of, our shop has dealt with because of those godawful motherboard-dying, wifi-dying, LCD-dying pieces o' crap.

 

[AdamsAPlus]

Blue Raven whole unit repair on them.

What do you mean by Blue Raven? I tried googling it and all I found was your post (amazing how fast that showed up on google) and something about Dell Laptop Repairs.

 

[ajc196]

http://www.blueraven.com/us/corporate/indexnav.aspx

The shop I work at had an account with them before I started working there, that's how I learned about them. They have pretty good availability on parts like motherboards for really old machines that are out of production. It's a way better option than eBay, IMO.

When something is a big hassle and we know we'll probably get screwed in the end due to the nature of the problem, we quote a WUR from them. Usually it's when laptops are so mistreated, or it's just simply an HP dv6/9000.

 

[Knightsman]

Guess I was a bit in over my head with this one. I wouldn't have tried this with a customers PC, but it was a friend who had it lying around.

I guess like you guys, adding this line of laptop to the most hated list.