How can I tell if the screen is out or it does not power up? If it is the screen, how can I fix it or find a cheap place to buy a replacement? It is an old computer but I would spend the time to practice a repair.
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As nobus states, use an external monitor. This will show whether the video card is working as well as the laptop itself. You can switch to the external monitor by holding the Fn key and pressing f4 as per this info link. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/
To help along, here is the video guides for disassembling this model.
http://h20181.www2.hp.com/
According to the manual you press F2 when you see the HP logo during startup.
Page 82 http://h10032.www1.hp.com/
And according to this manual on page 28 you use the Fn+F5 in order to switch from the lcd to the external monitor( I know the other one said Fn+F4)
I did find this motherboard.
HP PAVILLION N5000 OMNIBOOK XE3 FOR PENTIUM III CPU MOTHERBOARD F2111-60962
I don't know if the motherboard includes a video card, but that price is not too bad for a replacement if it fixes the problem. The software is Windows ME. (remember that one?) I have XP somewhere. I'm sure I'll need memory.
Right, with my Freshman knowledge of laptops, I would think I would need more if I upgrade to XP. Good tip on the sister board. I'll disassemble tomorrow for the numbers. Any idea where to look? Can I use the same memory and processor from the old MB in the new one I get or is everything molded together in laptop motherboards?
O.k. I just disassembled everything. Actually it was kinda fun never doing it before. The motherboard is
N32N6 LA-736B 6L Rev 1.0 (Pavilion N5425)
Video Card N32NN6LS-73C Rev 1.0 (HPS3SXGA)
Harddrive HDD2154 20G 4200rpm (Toshiba)
Memory (2) 128 MB 100mhz
Processor 133?
It is an ADM. Where should I start? With no visual on screen and the sound of the hard drive and fan, should I start with a replacement video card?
perhaps reseating the video card can help.
That would be worth trying. It's hard to tell if the hardrive was spinning or not. I would like to say it was because I could here a click now and then along with fan increasing decreasing. I'm not opposed to putting everything back together to see if reseating the video card resets it. If it doesn't, I could start with a new video card.
Does it have to be that particular video card or is an upgrade possible?
Is 516 all I can have as ram for this motherboard?
Is that the fastest CPU this motherboard can handle?
I'm sure it can take a bigger maybe faster Hardrive but if it can't be upgraded further, I may just see if the reseat works. Always at the dividing road...buy new or fix.
Well, therein lies the problem. Laptops are so proprietary that its almost impossible to say if one can upgrade certain components without some exhaustive cross referencing.
I believe I've found the proper part number for the video card in the HP part surfer support section-->F2409-60911
http://www.sparepartswareh
OK here is the HP part surfer pages with the replacement part numbers(as some original parts are not available)
Here is the motherboard page
http://partsurfer.hp.com/c
and the video card page
http://partsurfer.hp.com/c
You can use those part numbers to do a search on google or in ebay in order to find these parts through third partys.
For instance.
video card --> http://www.sparepartswareh
2 motherboards--> http://www.sparepartswareh
Sorry those links only give the starting point for the parts. Here are the proper links
1st motherboard with modem only
http://www.sparepartswareh
2nd motheboard with modem and lan
http://www.sparepartswareh
video card http://www.sparepartswareh
There should be a connector for attaching an ethernet cable(LAN-Local area network)
the modem should also have a connector for a telephone line.
The position of these connectors are shown in this picture as number 12(modem) and 13(LAN)
modem and lan connectors
...but video speaks a thousand pictures. The video you sent to me to assist the dissasemble was priceless. Well, for the age of this computer and the price of a new motherboard (and the chance option with a used one) I'm going to order a new video card and re-assemble the computer and install it. If it doesn't work, I'm only out $50.00 or $30.00 if I go with a used one. Plus, I get the experience of building a laptop, which I have never done before.
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by: nobusPosted on 2008-08-30 at 00:17:45ID: 22350955
the first you do is test with another monitor.
get it from a friend, or relative for testing