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Hi,

I have an HP Pavilion DV6000 laptop that I have been using since 2007. This morning when I turned it on it was working fine for a minute then it just shut down and would not start again. I could hear a clicking sound a few seconds apart. When I took out the battery, the sound stopped.
A few hours later I put the battery back in and tried to boot it. This time the lights were working but the screen was still blank. There are no error beeps.
After reviewing several posts online my guess is that one of the capacitors on the motherboard burnt out or it short circuited, but I’m not sure.
If you have any expertise in this area please help me out here.

Thanks.

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As described, the machine powered briefly, made an intermittent clicking noise, and now shows lights but a blank screen with no POST beeps. Several members already suggested RAM, visual capacitor checks and the possibility of an integrated graphics failure (, , , ). The notes below avoid repeating those exact checks and instead present a compact, ordered diagnostic path and realistic next steps that fit the symptoms reported.

Start with safe, non‑destructive diagnostics: remove AC and battery and hold the power button ~30 seconds to discharge residual charge; then plug in AC only and observe fan, drive and LED behaviour. A simple flashlight‑test (shine a bright light at an angle across the LCD) quickly distinguishes a dead backlight/inverter from a total video failure. The clicking heard earlier often comes from the HDD—remove the drive and power the laptop again to see if the click goes away; if so, connect that drive to another PC via a SATA‑to‑USB adapter to recover data before further work.

If the display remains blank and the system appears otherwise powered, measure the AC adapter at the barrel with a DMM (DC volts, red to center pin, black to sleeve); its output should match the label (typically ~18–19V on these models). Check the DC jack for looseness and inspect the board near the jack for burned traces or popped polymer fuses. If the adapter is good and standby rails are present but there is still no video, the fault shifts toward the GPU/board-level area; professional BGA reflow can sometimes revive it temporarily, while a full reball or board replacement is more durable but often costly.

If recovery of files is the priority, retrieve the HDD first. For repair decisions, get written diagnostics and quotes from reputable laptop specialists (avoid shops that only offer "heat gun" as a permanent fix). Photograph the board before any teardown, use anti‑static precautions, and consider replacement when repair cost approaches the laptop's value.

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Member Avatar for Rik_

The fist thing to do is open it up and find and remove and refit its ram.
See if that has any effect.

Member Avatar for mohagni

I've done that and still blank screen.

Member Avatar for muta

If it has a vga slot you could put vga card in or change the existing one.

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i would say your first guess was right, maybe a capacitor did burn out, if you have a fairly good knowledge about these things, pull off the case and check for any electrolyte, if there isn't any, check for bulging capacitors.

Still nothing? Just because there may not be any apparent reason for the capacitor (s) to fail, doesn't mean it still hasn't.

Same thing happened to me last year, but with a desktop, thank goodness i came here. :D

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I dealt with similar issue on an HP laptop. It came down to a bad graphics card. Since the graphics card is integrated you can't replace it. The chip might be replaced but it needs to be done by skilled chip tech.
HP is aware of this issue and they have extended the warranty by another year. Your HP might still be under warranty. Check HP site for your model and look for something to do with extension of warranty. My friend's HP laptop has been repaired by HP after 23 month of purchase. Good luck.

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This just boosts my already good opinion of HP.

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Hi,

I have an HP Pavilion DV6000 laptop that I have been using since 2007. This morning when I turned it on it was working fine for a minute then it just shut down and would not start again. I could hear a clicking sound a few seconds apart. When I took out the battery, the sound stopped.
A few hours later I put the battery back in and tried to boot it. This time the lights were working but the screen was still blank. There are no error beeps.
After reviewing several posts online my guess is that one of the capacitors on the motherboard burnt out or it short circuited, but I’m not sure.
If you have any expertise in this area please help me out here.

Thanks.

exacly the same problem help if you can?

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running gigabyte ipe1000or was now black screen no beep ,help.just vacuumed my computer,tried reseating everything

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exacly the same problem help if you can?

Hmm, exactly the same problem? maybe your laptop is showing the same symptoms as the original poster's, could you try and follow the tips and advice we gave up the page? the same may apply to you.

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running gigabyte ipe1000or was now black screen no beep ,help.just vacuumed my computer,tried reseating everything

Wait you vacuumed your computer? Computer's are highly sensitive to static electricity, vacuuming may have created a small arc of static electricity, this in turn may have damaged something in the computer (most likely the GPU/IGP or anything to do with display)

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