Replacing parts on a HP pavillon
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Posted by Zed Rafi on July 26, 2006, 1:31 pm
Please log in for more thread options My brother's computer crashed a while back, and i've been lazy about repairing it. I've now gathered the courage to starts buying the replacement parts and repair the damn thing. The computer completely crashed; it displays a blank screen upon power up (no bios text or anything). After opening up the case, i noticed brown goo had seeped out of some of the capacitors on the MOBO, so i figured the MOBO is the problem. anyway, the specifications of his computer are here: http://tinyurl.com/juy2y the spec page on the HP site does not mention the socket type of the MOBO, so it's kindda hard for me to choose a replacement motherboard.... I want to buy it off ebay. Could someone point out to me which characteristics i should be looking for in a replacement motherboard? anyway, i've also been told that HP cases are not compatible with non-hp motherboards (size and power-up/reset buttons)... is that correct? does that go also for the PSU? thanks a lot for your time and help | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Zed Rafi on July 26, 2006, 1:48 pm
Please log in for more thread options just found the motherboard type: http://tinyurl.com/pfhm6 i'll start looking for replacement parts on ebay and ask you if it's suitable or not. Zed Rafi wrote: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Paul on July 26, 2006, 2:33 pm
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> Aha!!!!!
> > just found the motherboard type: > > http://tinyurl.com/pfhm6 > > i'll start looking for replacement parts on ebay and ask you if it's > suitable or not. > Here is another link to the motherboard, with a picture for verification. The motherboard is manufactured by FIC. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=90387&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN&docname=bph07899# Paul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by visions of effty on July 26, 2006, 2:04 pm
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> Hello all,
> > My brother's computer crashed a while back, and i've been lazy about > repairing it. I've now gathered the courage to starts buying the > replacement parts and repair the damn thing. > > The computer completely crashed; it displays a blank screen upon power > up (no bios text or anything). After opening up the case, i noticed > brown goo had seeped out of some of the capacitors on the MOBO, so i > figured the MOBO is the problem. What the heck is it with HP motherboards and bad caps? It seems like every time I see leaky caps the board was from a Pavilion! Are they trying to manufacture the stuff to fail??? > anyway, the specifications of his computer are here:
> http://tinyurl.com/juy2y > > the spec page on the HP site does not mention the socket type of the > MOBO, so it's kindda hard for me to choose a replacement > motherboard.... I want to buy it off ebay. Could someone point out to > me which characteristics i should be looking for in a replacement > motherboard? > > anyway, i've also been told that HP cases are not compatible with > non-hp motherboards (size and power-up/reset buttons)... is that > correct? does that go also for the PSU? > > thanks a lot for your time and help Personally, I hate HP mid-towers. Those cases drive me nuts. They always seem cramped and always collect tons of dust and other crap. I don't know about the buttons, but sometimes you are really pressed for layout space in there. I wouldn't try to put a non-HP board in one of those things. You'd end up losing a fraction of a inch somewhere and it wouldn't fit. You'd have RAM sticking in your power supply or CD drive or something. It should be a Socket A if that helps. I'd get a new mobo, and a new case, then just flop everything into the new case and do a repair install or whatever you need to do. If you get the right board, and a good heat sink & fan you can even overclock it a little. No miracles, but it would be worth doing since you're shopping for a new board anyway. Good luck! ~e. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Rod Speed on July 26, 2006, 2:31 pm
Please log in for more thread options >> Hello all,
>> >> My brother's computer crashed a while back, and i've been lazy about >> repairing it. I've now gathered the courage to starts buying the >> replacement parts and repair the damn thing. >> >> The computer completely crashed; it displays a blank screen upon >> power up (no bios text or anything). After opening up the case, i >> noticed brown goo had seeped out of some of the capacitors on the >> MOBO, so i figured the MOBO is the problem. >
> > What the heck is it with HP motherboards and bad caps? It seems like > every time I see leaky caps the board was from a Pavilion! Are they > trying to manufacture the stuff to fail??? Mindless conspiracy theory. >> anyway, the specifications of his computer are here:
>> http://tinyurl.com/juy2y >> >> the spec page on the HP site does not mention the socket type of the >> MOBO, so it's kindda hard for me to choose a replacement >> motherboard.... I want to buy it off ebay. Could someone point out to >> me which characteristics i should be looking for in a replacement >> motherboard? >> >> anyway, i've also been told that HP cases are not compatible with >> non-hp motherboards (size and power-up/reset buttons)... is that >> correct? does that go also for the PSU? >> >> thanks a lot for your time and help >
know about
> > Personally, I hate HP mid-towers. Those cases drive me nuts. They > always seem cramped and always collect tons of dust and other crap. I don't > the buttons, but sometimes you are really pressed
> for layout space in there. I wouldn't try to put a non-HP board in > one of those things. You'd end up losing a fraction of a inch > somewhere and it wouldn't fit. You'd have RAM sticking in your power > supply or CD drive or something. > It should be a Socket A if that helps. > I'd get a new mobo, and a new case, then just flop everything into
> the new case and do a repair install or whatever you need to do. Could get messy, its got a recovery disk system. > If you get the right board, and a good heat sink & fan you can even
> overclock it a little. No miracles, but it would be worth doing since > you're shopping for a new board anyway. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> My brother's computer crashed a while back, and i've been lazy about
> repairing it. I've now gathered the courage to starts buying the
> replacement parts and repair the damn thing.
>
> The computer completely crashed; it displays a blank screen upon power
> up (no bios text or anything). After opening up the case, i noticed
> brown goo had seeped out of some of the capacitors on the MOBO, so i
> figured the MOBO is the problem.
>
> anyway, the specifications of his computer are here:
> http://tinyurl.com/juy2y
>
> the spec page on the HP site does not mention the socket type of the
> MOBO, so it's kindda hard for me to choose a replacement
> motherboard.... I want to buy it off ebay. Could someone point out to
> me which characteristics i should be looking for in a replacement
> motherboard?
>
> anyway, i've also been told that HP cases are not compatible with
> non-hp motherboards (size and power-up/reset buttons)... is that
> correct? does that go also for the PSU?
>
> thanks a lot for your time and help