My laptop hp pavilion d9000 fell in water and took some time to be worked on, now it has refused to power and the screen is not working, where could be the problem

Have it checked in service

It might be something as simple as a hung update. Hold the power button down until it powers down and turn it back on again. It will prompt you asking how you want to start Windows. Just choose "Start Windos Normally". If that does not work then then power down again and the next time choose "Last know good config".

Chances are this is not repairable, especially if the laptop was on at the time and or if it fell into salt water.

Most likely a memory problem. If you have more than one stick of memory, remove one and try it.
If that doesn't work, remove the other one and replace the one you took out.

Not for the faint hearted but here's the fix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEpnqhRYGLw

They do appear to offer a good repair service a well at what seems a good price.

Normall hibernation can resume from a selection of key / mouse touches.

Some of the HP's resume from the power button even though it is lit.

The lid actuator switch may not be working correctly. It's a small switch above the keyboard and led's on either the right or left side. Try pressing it 2 or 3 times to see if the display starts working correctly again. If so, it will need to be replaced.

If that doesn't work, you can also turn it on with the ac adapter plugged in. After it boots, press the power button and hold it in until it shuts off and then turn it on again and see if the display has returned to normal.

If neither of these options work, your laptop may need to have the backlight replaced.

for all dv i think it depends with the area u are staying coz from Africa here there is no warranty for any pavillion esp those dv 2000,6000 etc

bt wht u can do is to try to reset the system by removing the battry and power thn u press the power on batton 4 i min,thn put evrthin together

Hi Lordztech,

Sorry about the problems you are having with your hp pavilion. Please try these few steps out and you;ll fix the problems.

Step 1. You power and it does not boot........just press the power button and hold until it powers off. Then moved on to pull off the battery of your hp pavilion. Get the battery back on and power the system on again. If the error continues please move on to step 2.

Step 2. If step two refuses to work then you would need to test the RAM on your HP to ensure that it's not damaged.

Step 3. Check the hard disk and ensure that it works properly as well. This last two steps should fix your problem.

One of the hard wares mentioned in Step 2 & Step 3 could be damaged.

Kind Regards

Looks like a faulty ribbon cable b/n the motherboard and the screen. I would get that checked first..