HP pavillion zv6000 series problem

Sic Puppy · Aug 15, 2008, 02:24 AM

Hi guys,
My wife's laptop seems to have gone a bit scatty.
When switched on it randomly decides wether or not to flash up the HP logo. If no logo appears it just sits there doing nothing. If the logo appears it generally goes on to boot windows. But then it randomly freezes after windows has started, generally between 1 to 5 minutes into a session. She's had it working acouple of times over the last week where it hasn't frozen at all.

Strange problem but if anyone could give me an idea of what could be wrong that would be great.

Cheers
Iain

Syndicate2083 · Aug 15, 2008, 03:05 PM

That definitely isn't normal..

How old is this laptop? Has it gotten especially hot over the time that youve had it? How do the power cords to it look? Any visible discoloration on the power pack or anything?

To me it sounds like some type of transformer/batt/power interface issue, or a damaged mb..

-Syn

Sic Puppy · Aug 16, 2008, 06:54 AM

It's only 2 years old. It doesn't seem to be the power cord etc as it does it wether it's on battery or power. Never really got hot as is generally on a coffee table or desk at work. Tried changing the memory to the old SODIMMs as I upgraded the RAM a year ago and wondered if it may had gone kapoot, but it didn't make a difference.

Aug 15, 2008, 02:24 AM	#1
Sic Puppy Le' me Merc It! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wanganui, New Zealand Posts: 831 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	HP pavillion zv6000 series problem Hi guys, My wife's laptop seems to have gone a bit scatty. When switched on it randomly decides wether or not to flash up the HP logo. If no logo appears it just sits there doing nothing. If the logo appears it generally goes on to boot windows. But then it randomly freezes after windows has started, generally between 1 to 5 minutes into a session. She's had it working acouple of times over the last week where it hasn't frozen at all. Strange problem but if anyone could give me an idea of what could be wrong that would be great. Cheers Iain __________________ PC:- Intel i5 760 with CM 212 Hyper HS&F - Asus P7P55D-E Pro - 8GB G.Skill 1600 Sniper CL9 & 4GB G.Skill 1600 Ripjaws CL9 - Gigabyte GV-R585OC-1GB ATI 5850 - CoolerMaster CM690II Advanced - Crucial M4 SSD 128GB - Seagate 7200.11 500GB - Seagate 7200.12 1TB - Sidewinder X8 - Logitech G510 - LG Flatron W2353V 23" & Dell 17" LCD - Razer Goliathus Alpha - Logitech Z4

Aug 15, 2008, 03:05 PM	#2
Syndicate2083 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Framingham, MA Posts: 228 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	That definitely isn't normal.. How old is this laptop? Has it gotten especially hot over the time that youve had it? How do the power cords to it look? Any visible discoloration on the power pack or anything? To me it sounds like some type of transformer/batt/power interface issue, or a damaged mb.. -Syn __________________ -Crash the silence for the sake of memory. Intrinsic Realities, Veteran-USN.

Aug 16, 2008, 06:54 AM	Thread Starter #3
Sic Puppy Le' me Merc It! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wanganui, New Zealand Posts: 831 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	It's only 2 years old. It doesn't seem to be the power cord etc as it does it wether it's on battery or power. Never really got hot as is generally on a coffee table or desk at work. Tried changing the memory to the old SODIMMs as I upgraded the RAM a year ago and wondered if it may had gone kapoot, but it didn't make a difference. __________________ PC:- Intel i5 760 with CM 212 Hyper HS&F - Asus P7P55D-E Pro - 8GB G.Skill 1600 Sniper CL9 & 4GB G.Skill 1600 Ripjaws CL9 - Gigabyte GV-R585OC-1GB ATI 5850 - CoolerMaster CM690II Advanced - Crucial M4 SSD 128GB - Seagate 7200.11 500GB - Seagate 7200.12 1TB - Sidewinder X8 - Logitech G510 - LG Flatron W2353V 23" & Dell 17" LCD - Razer Goliathus Alpha - Logitech Z4