20 Most Recent HP Pavilion zd8000 Notebook - Page 4 Questions & Answers

First uninstall graphic driver from start menu->control panel-> then reinstall driver . Also make sure screen resolution is set to proper resolution. If still same then press menu button of monitor then reset all settings to defaults . If still same then need to repair it at service center. Let me know if you need further assistance. Thanks for using FixYa.

possible a dropped monitor. bad 19" lcd monitor possible internal damage;

also check your cables connecting the 2 devices.

What did you clean it with? What part of it did you clean? Inside outside?
If you cleaned the inside with a really damp cloth or even a regular vacuum you would have mostly ruined the computer.
Comment back.

how many beep's?

If you can find a monitor to connect to and know how to tell the PC to send a signal to it (ie, on a dell it is Function F8) you can determine if it is your Video card or your screen that has failed.

I do not know any function the tells a computer to give a white and greenlines on the screen screen.

Sorry!

you should not have to take this unit apart to replace the drive. flip the laptop over and there should be a screw with a (0) looking etched in the case like a cd rom its usually one screw. if you can not find it. only remove the ram case and see if there is one there. once you remove this only screw your drive will slide out for replacement

Good Luck!
Ruben

There are a lot of different laptops in the HP Pavilion series. All of the batteries for each individual laptop are similar but not exactly the same. However in a few cases the batteries are. I think that this is the situation that you are in. If so, then there is nothing that you can do about it...you just have the wrong battery.
Another problem may be that there is just a faulty connection. However it is unlikely because you said that there is a screen that comes up stating that you have inserted the wrong battery.
Here are some batteries that I found that should be compatible with your laptop. You can compare prices accordingly...
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Anker-ZX5000-ZX6000-ZX5200-ZX5400/dp/B003L0M28E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312419329&sr=8-1
Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Battery-HP-Pavilion-ZD8000-ZV6000-NX9100-ZX5000-/200536680823?pt=Laptop_Batteries&hash=item2eb0eae977#ht_5573wt_1204
Buy.com: http://www.buy.com/prod/hp-pavilion-zd8000-notebook-laptop-battery-6600mah/q/sellerid/26076229/loc/111/216814364.html
Now speaking about the voltage problem...I don't know much about this subject so don't take my word for it, but I think that those two different voltages are for two different things. I do not thing that you can even buy a battery that has screwed up the voltages that badly. Even if you got the wrong battery for your laptop, the voltage should still be right. If the voltage is wrong, then I think that you would be having a lot more problems than you are now. So that being the source of your battery problems is unlikely.

Try installing the video driver.
You can download the video and device drivers from the Compaq/HP WEBsupport/download page.
Make sure you select your model laptop and the Windowsdrivers you require and install them. Click on this link to download thedrivers: -
http://welcome.hp.com/country/au/en/cs/support.html

That's actually a pretty interesting question. Let me see what I can find for you.
"Go into the BIOS by tapping F2 on bootup. I am not sure on this specific model, but on most Dells I've seen an option in the BIOS that is like "key to be used as FN on external keyboard" and it allows you to select ALT, CTRL, or none. None is usually default." (source)
I hope I was able to assist you. If I was, please don't forget to rate my solution.

Download this it's the Bluetooth driver

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-37053-1&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en

Sounds like the LCD display on the laptop is no good. If you hook up an external monitor, do the lines appear there? If they do, then the problem is with the laptop's video card. If the lines do not appear on the external monitor, then the problem is with the laptop's LCD display and it will need to be replaced.

the power surge probably did damage to your motherboard. if it only blew out your sound then you are lucky. most motherboards dont survive this well. since this is a laptop there isnt anything you can do about it. sorry

The game may be not supported with the current Operating System Perhaps!!! What was your old computer's Operating system? And since the CD-ROM is 14 years old does it has too many scratch?? These days computer CD/DVD drives will never read the disc if they are scratched...

Finally, when you try installing the game, do you encounter any error message? if yes please post it....always remember if your posting your problem in forum, make sure that you provide all information about the issue.

You don't have to reduce the FAN speed, because the Fan power works in PWM (Pulse Width Modulation). I.E if the CPU processing is increasing due to high process load, the fan speed changes accordingly to maintain a CPU normal temperature.

First of all try plugging the laptop power supply directly into a wall socket and let it charge for a few hours to ensure the problem is not simply a faulty surge protector.

After a good charging period, try turning on the machine again and listen carefully for any sounds that the machine might make when you push the button. Take note of whether or not you hear the hard drive or cooling fans spin up at all.

Also listen for any BIOS beeps which can help indicate the source of any startup problems you machine may be having.

Another easy trick you can try is to remove the RAM memory from the machine and then reinsert the sticks right back into their holding slots in order to firmly reseat them. Often times a RAM stick will come loose and prevent the machine from booting up properly, and just needs to be reseated in order to correct the problem. Also try booting the machine with just one RAM stick installed if it has two in there normally. Try swapping out both in case one RAM stick or one RAM slot is bad. The RAM is normally accessed from a removable panel on the underside of the laptop.

You can also try unlocking and pulling out your hard drive assembly and then reinserting and reseating that as well for the same reasons.

It is certainly possible that your AC adapter power supply has failed, it is quite a common problem. You can always order a new one and see if that makes a difference. Here is a link to one available on EBay for about $17:

http://cgi.ebay.com/120W-AC-ADAPTER-POWER-SUPPLY-CHARGER-HP-PAVILION-ZD8000-/270510288004?pt=Laptop_Adapters_Chargers&hash=item3efbab6c84

Just use your mouse to click on the link, which is the underlined and highlighted text just above. This will open a new web browser page automatically for you and allow you to view the information and items at the website indicated.

Please comment back here to this page if you have any details to add, have any questions, have difficulty accessing the links, or just require further general assistance and I will respond as soon as I see it.

Thank you very much and good luck.

Joe.

This is more than likely a function of Windows and not the laptop. Go into the control panel and then into Display. In Display click on settings and see if you have more than one display listed, you should have the laptop display and the projectors also listed. Set the projector display to clone the laptop display and make sure the laptop display is the primary display. Click on identify and this will show you a 1 and 2 for the appropriate display. Set the accordingly and you should be in business.

This seems to be a problem with a part called "Flex", that's how we call it in Venezuela, it can be replaced by HP qualified technicians.

Unfortunately this is not a good sign, it will be one of two things, the LCD panel is defective and will need to be replaced, or the video cable from the motherboard to the screen has come loose and must be reseated back in place. There should be a spare monitor hooked to the computer to rule out the video graphics card on the motherboard.

Here are a few for you to try:

CLICK HERE for a sound driver installation program. If that doesn't work go to this next link and scroll down to the reply by Derkein. He has a link and a solution to manually install the driver for you. CLICK HERE . Good luck!

In order to increase the available RAM in your laptop you will need a chip called DDR2 SODIMM. These can be bought at NewEgg.com.