Top 20 HP Pavilion dv4000 Notebook - Page 4 Questions & Answers

From the description it is the hard drive that is the problem, format the whole hardware and re-install your xp windows to see if that will clear up the problem, if not! have the hard drive tested to see if it must be replaced.

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Try a system restore, take the laptop back before this became a issue.

Are you saying the lcd screen is black? It seems like it booted up but nothing appears on the screen?Shine a flashlight on the dark screen to see if you barelysee the icons on the desktop. If so, then the LCD Inverter is bad. Plug in an external monitor and see if the display shows up on it. It can beany kind of monitor even the old big fat crt monitors as long as it has a vgacable to connect to your computer's vga port. If so that proves yourvideo card is ok. The video will show on most systems when you rebootwithout you having to do anything. Some systems will require you to hit the FN(Function key) + F1 thru F12. Hold down the FN key then hit the correctkey for displaying on the monitor (F1 thru F12). The correct key willnormally have CRT/LCD on it or it will have the icon of a display. If you see no icons by shinning a flash light and the external monitor works,then your screen is bad. If you see no icons by shinning the flash lightand nothing shows on the external monitor, then most likely your video card isbad.

Go to www.ebay.com type make and model of laptop, refine search to battery, you will be presented with a list of sellers that supply the product giving a better choice along with size and specifications.

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click start control panel view devices and printers you should see your webcamright click send to dessktop to create short cut if you are have trouble with your webcam click start control panel view devices and printers you should see your webcam click start right click on my computer select properties then device manager scroll down image devices you could see a yellow question exclamation mark? ! or a red X right click to reinstall drivers or update driver W7 click start control panel view devices and printers you should see your webcam from there if you are have trouble with your webcam click start control panel administrive tools ,computer management ,device manager scroll down image devices you could see a yellow question/exclamation mark ? ! or a red X a new driver will need to be installed right click to reinstall drivers or update driver hope this helps

Primer:Chip and Chipset are slang terms for I.C.Integrated Circuit,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_CircuitThe graphics chipset is the G.P.U.Graphics Processing Unit,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPUThe GPU used in the Pavilion dv4000 series of Notebook PC's is made by Intel.It is Intel GMA technology.Intel Graphics Media Accelerator,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMAIF the problem is related to an HP Pavilion dv4000 Notebook PC,you are just stating the SERIES.The EXACT Product Number (P/N) is in a white Service Tag, on the bottom of the laptop.http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.htmlClick on the purple Product Support and TroubleshootingLeft-click once in the box under the heading - Enter a product name/numberType the exact product number. Click on Search at the end of the box.Now you are on the main support page for YOUR laptop.Download drivers from this page.Of the few models of the list, ( 17 are shown), that comes up when I click on Product Specifications, they all seem to use the Intel GMA 900 graphics CORE.(Intel GMA 910G, 915G, and 915Gx graphics chipsets, are based on this Core)Basic information over.On the main support page for YOUR laptop, click on the subheading -Software and Driver DownloadsI'm going to use the Pavilion dv4030US model as an example.After I click on Software and Driver Downloads, (Don't believe we can use the Ampersand symbol), it takes me to a page asking me to choose the O/S the computer is using.(O/S = Operating System.Windows XP and Windows 7 are two examples of an O/S)I click on the blue Down Arrow, at the end of the box for - Select your operating system, then click 'Next'.In the examples given I click on the O/S my computer is using.For the Pavilion dv4030US Notebook PC, there is only one example given;Windows XP. (Works for both the Home Edition and the Pro Edition)I then click on Next to the right of the box. (Next is in blue rectangular shape)Click on the + sign next to - Display/Monitor (1)Now click on the blue -Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS and 915GML Express Chipset Family Video DriverScroll down. Under the bold heading - Details and specifications, click on the blue file name - sp29885.exe [ 1/1 11.26M ](1 of 1 File. 11.26MegaByte in size. { 11.26MB )A small window will come up on the right -Opening sp29885.exeClick on Save File.Another small window will come up. In the heading at the top of this small window, tells you where the file will download to.Suggest you write it down.The wording may have Desktop, or My Documents, or Downloads, in it.(Different if you are using a computer with Vista, or Windows 7. If so post back in a Comment, and I will detail it )Desktop: The file will be on your desktop screen. (sp29885.exe)My Documents: Click on Start, then on My Documents.Downloads: Click on Start, then My Documents.DOUBLE-click on Downloads.When you see the file name DOUBLE-click right on it.The Installation Wizard will appear.Just click on Next, Next, and Finish.(Windows knows the place to put the graphics driver file. DO NOT make any changes in the second window. Just click on Next at the bottom)You have to Download the file, AND Install it. That is what the above is.When finished close all windows, go back to your desktop screen.Restart your computer.[ Driver: A small piece of software that allows the Operating System to 'communicate' with a device. The graphics chipset is a device ]If you are still having graphics problems after this, I suggest you take a look at the Screen Resolution.RIGHT-click on an empty area of your desktop screen.In the drop-down list click on - PropertiesIn the Display Properties window click on the Settings tab.In the middle of the Display Properties window, and to the left side, is Screen resolution.Move the slider to the native resolution for your LCD screen.Also look at Color quality to the right.In the box under this heading should state - Highest (32 bit)IF not; click on the blue Down Arrow to the right of this box.In the list click on Highest (32 bit)(If you tried it before, and Highest (32 bit) wasn't listed, try it now after the driver installation )Now go below to the Right, and click on Apply.Finally go to the bottom left, and click on OK.(You have to do both)For additional questions please post in a Comment.Regards,joecoolvette

Sounds like either your fan to keep it cool has stopped working or your cpu chip is overheatting because the Thermal Paste on it has dried or is not thick enough. Give the guys at: http://www.generalsystemsconsulting.com a try. They will fix it and ship it back by Fedex or UPS. Get a quote from your local shops, then contact them. Even with shipping their prices are normally lower than others and they do a fantastic job.

Windows 7 is not compatible for the hardware configuration of your laptop.Please contact HP Tech Support

http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/support-drivers.htmltry here follow the on screen prompts i recommend doing the auto scan or go to Intel support and do the auto scan there

1. Right-click the Sound icon in the system taskbar, beside the clock. Select Recording Devices from the drop-down menu.
2. When the Sound window opens to the Recording tab, select Microphone . The Microphone entry should say that it is working, and there should be a meter beside the entry.
3. Tap the plastic above the display gently. The meter should respond to the sound stimulus by rising and falling.
4. If the microphone is not working, or if the meter is not present, or does not seem to respond to sound input, try the following:
   1. Click Properties and in the Microphone Properties window, make sure the device is enabled in the Device usage drop-down menu on the General tab.
   2. Click the Levels tab and set the microphone volume to 100.
   3. Click the Advanced tab and make sure all options are selected.
   4. Click Apply and then OK . Close the windows.

Hi,
If you have a BIOS password issue, you can check the the picture below: .

You need to remove the battery that looks like on the left of the picture to reset the BIOS password.

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Hi Jacob,Enable button for what?

Will / can this laptop access your home network and the web, ether wireless or wired? If you can deal with it being wired to your router all you need is a network cable and plug it in to the router. If you have a wireless home network or router, and you are wanting to hook up wirieless. you will need a wireless adapter for your laptop. The better ones are D-link, Belkin, Linksys, Cisco. I would recommend to stay away from Netgear they are not easy to work with for a first time user. These wireless adapters will plug into a USB port and once the soft ware is installed away you go, easy as that. Access your netflix account and you are watching movies. Another thing you may consider would be if you have a TV and you want to watch netflix on it,, is a Roku player. Check them out >>> here

Probably a F10 or F11 from boot, possibly another F key, try to read the screen if you miss something reboot it and try again. Otherwise sometimes manufacturers store a Windows System Image and need to be reset via Windows Repair, probably reached by Advanced Options for Recovery.

dv4000 only support maximum of 1gb of ram it is not possible to upgrade it to 2gb.

It's a wear and tear device. Replace it.

They are $20 shipped from sites like EBay.

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You get this message when your hard drive is gone - it's not being detected and the computer is looking for some other source to boot from. You can probably easily replace it yourself if you have the original discs handy: it's located at the bottom, right below the monitor port and the two USB ports and takes half a minute to remove. This laptop uses good old ATA/IDE hard drives of the 2.5" variety, and new ones are pretty cheap (below $.50 per gigabyte) at your local stores or on Amazon / eBay.

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or any bank card u can order one from there just type in hp dv 4000 mother board