Hp Dv9000 Wireless Driver Vista' title='Hp Dv9000 Wireless Driver Vista' />How to fix HP video problem. Today I show how to fix a known video problem on some HP laptops using bubble wrap. Most likely the fix is not permanent but this will buy you some time, enough to backup personal files or even use the laptop until you get a new one. There is no guaranty this fix work 1. Here are some HP models affected by this known video failure problem HP Pavilion dv. PC, Compaq 7. 00, v. If you know more models, please mention them in comments after this post. CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM As I know, the video problem somehow related to NVIDIA graphics chip located on the motherboard. Overtime the graphics chip separates from the motherboard and the video fails. SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM The computer turns on and all LEDs light up but there is no video on the screen or external monitor. Hp Dv9000 Wireless Driver Vista' title='Hp Dv9000 Wireless Driver Vista' />The internal screen remains completely black and blank. I found this trick mentioned by Walliot in this post. This trick called towel fix and used to fix no video issue in xbox. HOW TO FIX 1. Remove the battery and hard drive. Plug the AC adapter and turn on the laptop. Make sure its is actually on, all LEDs should work. Wrap it up with towels so all air intakes are closed. Taylor Tool Life Calculator here. Keeps the laptop wrapped in the towel for about one hours. Unplug the AC adapter from the wall the let it cool down do not move it for a while. Unwrap the laptop and try tuning it on. I didnt really believe that this trick might work and tried it just because of curiosity but IT WORKED1. HP tx. 10. 00 Tablet PC repair. First, I tried this fix on a failed HP tx. Tablet PC. I didnt have paper towels at work but I had plenty of bubble wrap. I closed it in a tablet mode with hard drive and battery removed, plugged the AC adapter and wrapped the laptop properly in bubble wrap. After that I just waited for about two hours and unplugged AC adapter from the wall. Waited for about 3. Success It starts with with video. Shop HPs Online Store for all your computer hardware, accessories, printer needs the best deals. Free Shipping Easy Returns. Shop now. In questo caso il nostro HP pavilion dv5 sembra rientrare nel CASO A. Dobbiamo quindi togliere le coperture dalllcd e smontare la base del portatile per provare. Archived from groups comp. Steve The driver that craigm referred me to in the message above for me did the trick in my case. I just couldnt stop and tried the fix on another one. HP Pavilion dv. 60. This is a different model with very similar failure symptoms. It failed exactly the same way as the first one. This time I did something extra. To make sure there is no cool air coming into the case through the bubble wrap, I closed all air vents with sticky tape. After that I turned it on from AC adapter again with hard drive and battery removed and wrapped the base. It was running like that for about 6. I noticed that all LED lights went off. Not sure what happened. Maybe the motherboard overheated too much and shut down on its own. Anyway, I didnt touch it for about 3. My fix was successful again The laptop turned on with video and booted to the desktop. HOW THIS FIX WORKS Heres my understanding of how this fix works. When you run a laptop wrapped in towels bubble wrap in my case, it gets very hot because there is no air circulation inside the heatsink. The heatsink gets so hot that it melt solder between the chip and motherboard and the video chip gets resoldered to the motherboard. Now I have to test for how long this fix last. RELATED POSTS Also read backing the motherboard in an oven and how to reflow failed NVIDIA graphics chip with a heat gun. This page contains the list of device drivers for HP ProBook 430 G1. To download the proper driver, first choose your operating system, then find your device name and.