Replace the motherboard to start enjoying the computer again.
Remove the motherboard from an HP Pavilion DV6000 notebook computer system to upgrade the processor, reset the BIOS password or replace faulty components. Access to the motherboard is gained through the keyboard compartment and by the removal of the lower chassis case from the notebook. Changing a motherboard in any notebook computer typically requires an exact replacement board that can often be obtained directly from the manufacturer or from one of many alternate parts depots.
Instructions
1. Back up any existing files on the computer and then remove any disc in the optical drive, power the system down and remove the power cable and any other cables or devices plugged into the DV6000 notebook.
2. Close the lid and flip the notebook upside down. Slide the battery release latch to the left and hold it in place while lifting the battery out of the system.
3. Loosen the two screws that hold the memory compartment cover in place and lift the edge of the cover and remove it from the system. Spread the two metal tabs that hold the memory module in place until the module pops up to a 45-degree angle and then slide the module out of the slot. Disconnect the two wireless antenna cables from the wireless module located in the same compartment.
4. Loosen the two screws that hold the hard drive compartment cover in place and lift the edge of the cover and remove it from the system. Grasp the Mylar tab and lift and pull the hard drive out of the system, being careful not to damage the connectors or impact the drive.
5. Remove the screws located on the bottom of the laptop, keeping them organized in a way to allow each one to be put back where it came from upon reassembly. Straighten out one end of the paper clip and insert it into the small hole next to the "Eject" button on the optical drive and push until the drive tray releases from the drive. Pull the optical drive out of the system.
6. Remove the three small screws from inside the battery compartment. Turn the DV6000 notebook right side up and open the lid as far as it will go. Insert the edge of the credit card or plastic butter knife under the edge of the switch cover near the screen and work along the edge until the switch cover can be removed and swiveled onto the keyboard. Release the connector that holds the ribbon cable in place and slide the ribbon cable out of the connector.
7. Lift the edge of the keyboard nearest the screen up slightly and pull it toward the screen about an inch. Flip the keyboard over onto the palm rest and release the connector that holds the keyboard cable to the motherboard.
8. Disconnect the speaker assembly cable and remove the two screws holding the assembly in place.
9. Close the lid and flip the computer upside down. Remove the screws on the rear of the computer holding the display module in place. Turn the computer right side up. Open the lid perpendicular to the computer and remove the display cable, microphone cable and camera cable from the motherboard. Remove the wireless antenna cables from the top cover channel. Remove the two screws that hold the hinges in place, supporting the display module to avoid letting it drop.
10. Remove any remaining screws that hold the top cover to the trim cover and remove the cover from the computer.
11. Remove the Bluetooth assembly and the ExpressCard assembly by disconnecting the cables from the motherboard and removing the screws that hold them in place. Remove the screws that hold the USB port in place and disconnect the two cables that attach the USB port to the motherboard. Remove the USB cable from the clips that hold it in the chassis and disconnect the other end from the motherboard.
12. Remove the screws that hold the motherboard in place and raise the edge of the system board slightly, and then pull the board away from the port connectors that protrude through the chassis and remove the board from the system.
Tags: that hold, screws that, screws that hold, Remove screws, cables from