My laptop which is an HP pavilion ze5500 has a corrupted BIOS. After i flashed the BIOS the computer doesn't start up. I took it to a technician. he says i have to pay $400 for a new motherboard. does anyone know anything I can do to startup the laptop without having to pay.
Dell551 0 Newbie Poster
nizzy1115 14 Practically a Posting Shark
The technician is kind of right, the motherboard needs replacement. Some people have spoken of otherways to try and fix it, but its really a no go.
But, did you get a warrenty with your laptop? HP will repair it free if you do have one.
If you dont have the warrenty and you your only choice is to repiar it, i would maybe suggest that you dont get the part, but buy a new laptop, and part off the old one. Your screen alone will easily get you over $200, hard drive $40, ram $40, keyboard $15, wifi card $10, rom drive $40, palmrest with touch pad $25. Add that with the 400 for a new motherboard and you can get an $800 brand new laptop. If i was in that position, this is what i would do.
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