20 Most Recent HP Pavilion Dv5220us Notebook Questions & Answers

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Look down to the bottom right by the time and make sure the speaker icon doesn't have an X over it. Left click on the icon to un-mute it.

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try removing the battery and AC adapter... then press on the power button several times... then reinstall the battery and the AC and see if it will work now.

Most laptops have three modes for video:
* output only to internal LCD screen
* output only to external VGA port
* output to both internal and external

Hold down the 'fn' ("function") key on the keyboard, and press one of the twelve 'F' ("function") keys, to "toggle" the video through the above 3 modes of operation, until you get output through the VGA port to the TV.

Also, on the TV, use the "input" or "source" button on the TV's remote control to select the 'VGA' input-port as the signal to be displayed on the TV screen.

Conexant AC97 Audio driver here

1) Download above file
2) Run sp35558.exe. It will fail.
3) Go to directory where sp35558.exe unpacked it's files.
4) Open CP6308Ba.inf file in notepad.
5) Find line:
[Conexant.NTamd64]
%*WDM_AMCAUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_AMCAUD_DF,PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4370&SUBSYS_3091103C
6) Copy line. Insert copy on new line, right above original. Add &REV_02 to end of line. It will look like this:
[Conexant.NTamd64]
%*WDM_AMCAUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_AMCAUD_DF,PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4370&SUBSYS_3091103C&REV_02
%*WDM_AMCAUD.DeviceDesc%=WDM_AMCAUD_DF,PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4370&SUBSYS_3091103C
7) Save INF file.
8) Open device manager: Start'Control Panel'Hardware and Sound'Device Manager'Update Drivers
9) In Device Manager application navigate to "Other Devices". Pick the Media device.
10) Right Click on device and select "Update driver software".
11) In dialog click "Browse my computer for driver software"
12) New dialog appears. Click Browse button.
13) In Find Folder Dialog navigate to folder with CP6308Ba.inf file. Click Ok button.
14) Click Next button.

This method was reported as working in Vista64 and Windows 7 64bit version on Dv8000 models."

http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html
you can download at link above

do u have a warranty that is ur main board buddy it cant be fixed only by replacing the board which is the whole laptop they are on ebay u may find one for around 100 pounds

Have the power pack & the battery checked at Radio Shack
One of the two or both are at fault

It sounds like either the LCD cable that runs from the video card to the LCD is bad, or the LCD itself is bad. If you feel comfortable taking it apart, examine the cable for physical damage such as a worn spot from rubbing as the lid is opened and closed.

If there is no damage like this the cable could still be bad (broken wire inside) but more likely it is the screen.

Either way, you should be able to find a replacement on eBay, etc.

It is good that the external monitor works as this eliminates the system board, video card, and OS as culprits, also the fact that the screen glows shows that the inverter and backlight are good.

Hello, Judah.

Most typical reason is when you have a SATA hard drive and you have RAID/SATA mode configured in your BIOS.

To resolve, restart your computer and select F10 to go to Setup.

Navigate the Configuration options to locate the Native-SATA setting.

Change the mode to IDE

Save and exit.

Hope this helps.

Hi,

Remove the AC power jack and then the battery. Hold down the on/off button for 30 seconds, that will drain any residual power from the laptop.

Then just plug in AC power only and try to boot the laptop up. If it boots let it load Windows and then shut it down. Remove the AC power jack and then re-insert the battery. Then try to boot the laptop up.

If it boots up you all good.

If this does not work please post back.



Good luck.

Hi,
Yes you can upgrade that notebook.

The notebook is sold with 1GB DDR SDRAM which is upgradable to 2GB RAM, 2 slots 1x1GB in each slot.

The hard drive is usually 120GB SATA which you can put any drive in up to 320GB or 500GB (if you can get on of that size)

The processor is a core duo. It is upgradable but i wouldn't bother with that as 1.6GHz is more than sufficient.


Regards.

You can increase the virtual memory and try I would like to know if this problem occure on one application or any?
to increase the virtual memory
Go to control panel>>system and maintenance >>advance system setting on the left panel>>under performance >> setting>>advance tab>>under virtual memory>> change>>and increase the memory adding 1000 to max and half should be in the min and set it and save and restart the system .

you can download the repair manual, order parts and get help at
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/manualCategory?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3184205&

I assume the laptop is out of warrantee.
With the maintenance manual (downloaded) and spare keyboard (ordered online) you can replace the defective keyboard.

I would like you to go here, to HP.com/Support and the download page for the HP Pavilion dv5220us - Maintenance and Service Guide,

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/manualCategory?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3184211&lang=en&#

It's a manual really. It's in PDF file form.
On the link above, click on ->
HP Pavilion dv5220us Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide <- (It's 4.52MB in size)

After you click on it, you may not see anything happening right away. Sometimes it takes 20 to 30 seconds before you see the first page. Sometimes it only takes 10 seconds. You will see the PDF file is still downloading. Let it FULLY download, before looking through it. (I downloaded it just now, and it took 18 seconds, with no further download time. I have Adobe Reader 9.1, and a medium speed DSL connection)

This way I can tell you, and show you.

You can also save this PDF file to your computer. This way you can look at it anytime you want, and can also burn it off to CD disk. Then you can delete it off of your computer, and free up harddrive space.

To copy it, wait until the PDF file has fully downloaded. Then look at the icons in the top header. You want to click on the Floppy Disk icon. It's the second one from the left. Hovering your mouse cursor on it, will briefly reveal, "Click to save this file to your computer or another location"

After you click on the Floppy disk icon, a -> Save a copy.. <- window will come up. Two things I would like you to do,
1.You will see -> Save in: <- and a box to the right of it. Go to the right of the box, and click on the down arrow. Now you will see a 'tree' to the left. Click on -> My Documents.
This way it will go to your My Documents folder. Otherwise it will wind up on your desktop screen.

2.At the bottom of the Save a copy.. window is -> File name:
you will see -> c00700932.pdf <- highlighted in blue. (In the box to the right of File name:)
Unless you feel like looking for c00700932.pdf in your My Documents folder, or on a CD, do this,

Put your mouse cursor right after the -> f <- in .pdf
Left-click TWICE. Now make 1 space with your spacebar.
Type ->HP Pavilion dv5220us Service Manual
(You have to click twice, otherwise you will wipe out the c00700932.pdf, and your computer may not be able to find the file.
It has to have c00700932.pdf in the file name)

Then go below to the right, and click on -> Save.
This way all you have to do is click on Start>My Documents>find the file name, and double-click on it.
Voila!

1.Remove the AC adapter (Charger) if plugged in. Remove the battery.

2.You should have an ESD wrist ********. (Anti-static wrist strap)
They're cheap. About $7 at Radio Shack, but you can find them all over. Connect the alligator clip of the wriststrap to a good ground.
I use an empty desktop computer case, and clip to the metal frame.

3.Page 152 tells you how to remove and replace the Fan/Heatsink Assembly. You are going to be touching the processor. Definitely have that ESD wrist ********. Your body carries Static. Static will silently fry out your computer hardware components. Especially the Processor! You won't see or feel the Static!

4.Don't forget to clean the top of the processor, and the bottom of the heatsink, and apply fresh thermal paste.I use Q-tips and rubbing alcohol. (Isopropyl) Sometimes it's a gooey mess, and takes few Q-tips. If there is a thermal pad, take it off, throw it away. They're Junk! Use fresh thermal paste. You can buy a small tube for $6. (Tigerdirect and Newegg has thermal paste, as well as a lot of computer stores)

There you go!
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delete and reinstall your email software.

It depends what program you used to add it in the first place. Open the software and look for settings, or just uninstall it.

desktop or laptop. ? external Keyboard or internal