I have an old laptop, an HP DV-6408nr Pavilion. It doesn't power up or show any signs of life, aside from the blue ring surrounding the power input which glows when the unit is plugged in.
I think this was one of the units affected by the defective NVidia card. When it started acting up, the unit would power up but not get past the POST screen, I believe. It's been awhile so I don't remember the exact problem.
A roommate took it without asking to see if it could be fixed. Long story short, we had a falling out and when it was returned, it wouldn't even power on. So there's no telling what he did to it.
What should I do with this laptop? It's in really good shape. I know the wifi doesn't work and I imagine the motherboard is fried in some way.
I found replacement mobos online that run from $60 on up, but of course I do not know that simply replacing the motherboard will fix it.
Should I sell it as is on Ebay? Is there somewhere that will diagnosis it for free?
I would like to see if I can take out the DVD writer and see if there is a conversion cable that will convert it's connection (I do not know what that connection is) to a USB so I can connect it to a netbook as I do not have a DVD writer now.
At the same time I would like to fix this since the unit has decent specs.
Just looking for advice.
Thanks!
I think this was one of the units affected by the defective NVidia card. When it started acting up, the unit would power up but not get past the POST screen, I believe. It's been awhile so I don't remember the exact problem.
A roommate took it without asking to see if it could be fixed. Long story short, we had a falling out and when it was returned, it wouldn't even power on. So there's no telling what he did to it.
What should I do with this laptop? It's in really good shape. I know the wifi doesn't work and I imagine the motherboard is fried in some way.
I found replacement mobos online that run from $60 on up, but of course I do not know that simply replacing the motherboard will fix it.
Should I sell it as is on Ebay? Is there somewhere that will diagnosis it for free?
I would like to see if I can take out the DVD writer and see if there is a conversion cable that will convert it's connection (I do not know what that connection is) to a USB so I can connect it to a netbook as I do not have a DVD writer now.
At the same time I would like to fix this since the unit has decent specs.
Just looking for advice.
Thanks!