hp pavillion dv2000 won't boot

[8birdsofafeather]

My hp pavillion dv2000 with Vista frequently wouldn't boot. When turned on the dashboard lights illuminated but there was nothing else happening. Eventually it ceased to run at all. When I inquired at computer shops, they said it was probably the mother board and to not bother trying to repair it. However, recently a new friend with computer skills reset it and it worked for awhile, but now back to the same behavior. Will it ever be reliable again? Can you help get it up and running in order to copy files? Please help!

 

[popatim]

No, the shop was right in that those had motherbd issue. Save the harddrive, youcan easily connect it to another pc to rescue your files

 

[8birdsofafeather]

No, the shop was right in that those had motherbd issue. Save the harddrive, youcan easily connect it to another pc to rescue your files

Thanks for your prompt and helpful response.