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[T_C]

Are there any components which I can take out of a HP Pavilion laptop that I can put into a Sony Vaio??

My HP is out of warranty and the screen is dead. Its totally useless unless I go out and buy a monitor...

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[Get Real!]

You can’t use the Sony screen on the HP if that’s what you meant.

What you can do is purchase the screen from a 3rd party for a lot less and install it yourself. (usually about 6-8 screws and three connectors to replace most laptop screens)

However, it may only be the inverter that is faulty in which case you can get an original from HP for about $30!

Describe the EXACT problem with your screen, and post the model number of the HP.

[paliometoxo]

the parts you can use if they are working correctly... hard drive ram..

[T_C]

Its a DV9700.

I was having issues with it a few months after buying it. It would make soo much noise when I was doing a few things at once like it was about to take off, then it would overheat and switch off so I'd have to wait for it to cool down.

Then one day the screen just went blank and hasn't come back on since...

I've had a look online and a lot of people have had similar problems but I didn't bother sending it to HP because of how unhelpful they were on the phone and to other people who did send theirs in.

I was hoping I could take RAM and the like out the HP and into my Vaio....Its not worth fixing, I didn't like using it anyways...if it was cheap I'd fix then sell it...HP were asking people for hundreds of pounds though...

[apc2010]

HP were asking people for hundreds of pounds though...
the sauce of them!!!!

[Get Real!]

T_C,

Issue 1:
Hardware or software problem? Before Windows loads, can you still see the BIOS messages on the screen? If so then it’s a software (Windows) problem.

Issue 2:
Are you familiar with the “Fn” (function) key found on laptops, which when kept pressed while depressing F5 (or sometimes F6) blanks the screen and sends the video signal to the video jack instead? Is that what you’ve done by any chance?

NB: You haven’t specified the model because “HP DV9700” is not enough! Get the exact model number from the back close to the serial number. Or just post the serial number.

Btw, the only reusable parts are…

Memory: If same technology as that of the other laptop.
Processor: If compatible with MB and is removable via a hatch at the back.
Hard Disk: If HDD technology is supported ie: SATA by both.
CDR/DVD drive: If it’s NOT proprietary. (Sony are crap here)

[paliometoxo]

Its a DV9700.

I was having issues with it a few months after buying it. It would make soo much noise when I was doing a few things at once like it was about to take off, then it would overheat and switch off so I'd have to wait for it to cool down.

Then one day the screen just went blank and hasn't come back on since...

I've had a look online and a lot of people have had similar problems but I didn't bother sending it to HP because of how unhelpful they were on the phone and to other people who did send theirs in.

I was hoping I could take RAM and the like out the HP and into my Vaio....Its not worth fixing, I didn't like using it anyways...if it was cheap I'd fix then sell it...HP were asking people for hundreds of pounds though...

i had the same problem with two acer lap tops of mine. i was told the mother board had fried so i threw them both out

[T_C]

It seems like a hardware problem. The laptop comes on but nothing what so ever comes on the screen. It doesn't sound like its loading either, it just purrs really quietly...the caps and num locks won't light up either...is that becuase there's no screen?

Its dv9820ea..

[kurupetos]

TC don't forget a laptop is useful, even if it's broken...

http://www.funny-potato.com/laptop-computer.html

[Get Real!]

It seems like a hardware problem. The laptop comes on but nothing what so ever comes on the screen. It doesn't sound like its loading either, it just purrs really quietly...the caps and num locks won't light up either...is that becuase there's no screen?

Its dv9820ea..

I don’t think it’s your screen mate… notice how we’re getting the info from you in drips and drabs? (I hate customers)

If your hard disk is making funny noises like something is trying to spin up but stops repeatedly then your hard disk is buggered!

And can stop the BIOS from advancing any further.