HP Pavilion dv9000 Entertainment Laptop Announced

On 07/15/2006

The HP Pavilion dv9000 is an new AMD Turion powered dual-core 17.0″ high-definition widescreen laptop featuring optional Ultra BrightView dual-lamp technology. The HP Pavilion dv9000 offering will replace the dv8000z. The dv9000 adopts the new HP Imprint finish and wave pattern design. The color is a high-gloss piano black on the outside with polished silver on the inside. HP’s new resin finish is more durable than standard options.

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Lee

I have one of these Machines and all was fine till : 2 months before the warrenty run out,.

then first the wireless card broke. Took ho 2 weeks to repace and retune machine from thier service center.

2 days before the warrenty run out the Video card went poof!

Another 3 weeks later and sevral calls to the HP service center wondering where the hell my machine is it turns up badly scratched.. poorly repaired adn the worng version of OS installed!

hmm several calls later and a few law court threats its on it way back to the service center…

1 month later! its back.. looking some what nicer.. plastics replaced…but wtf .. still a bad video card!

Do not buy from HP. these machines are total crap! The hp service centers do not care about thier service at all, they Lie. cheat and ripe you off.
as for the machine warrenties… they are a PIECE of shit! half the time they cant find your model , S/n. P/n of warrenty info.

Be warned!
B Rabbit

I have had the DV9700t CTO for over 2 years and the only problem that I have had with it is that I have had to replace one of my Hard Drives. It stoped working but thats the only problem I have had. My warrenty has passed so I am hoping nothing goes wrong. I also upgraded the RAM from 2GB to 4GB.
Kevin

Hello, just wanted to leave my two cents about this laptop.

Bought this laptop new back in 2007 before I started college. It wasn’t the best computer at the time, but it did what I wanted it to do. I have a desktop for gaming so the GPU didn’t really concern me at all.

Issues so far:

Broken left hinge
Unexpected wireless card failure
Numeric keypad confusion
Heating issues

Of those issues, I have replaced the left and right hinges myself at a cost of about $10. The wireless card, I cannot explain, it quit working for about 3 months then it started working again; so I am not complaining. The numeric keypad issue is probably the most annoying thing as the dv9000 series has a dedicated numeric keypad; however, when the numlock deactivated then reactivated, not only does the dedicated pad function, but the ‘hidden’ keypad on the main keyboard functions as well. This can be overcome by enabling the numlock with the on screen keyboard (run ‘osk.exe’ from the run menu and enable numlock on your keyboard on the screen). Heat issues have been around since day one so I have gotten used to them.

I am in no way shape or form a representative of HP or any of their affiliates. I am a relatively satisfied customer of HP and just wanted to express my views with this computer. It is nearly 3 years since I got this computer and it is running fine by my standards. I personally have had 2 HP desktops, 2 HP laptops, and 2 HP printers and none of them have experienced anything that I could not fix or repair on my own.

If, however, anyone finds a good solution to the heating issue other than using a cooling pad, please send me an email to quiksilver88 (at) gmail (dot) com. Also, I will extend my expertise in this computer’s physical components to anyone who desires it, feel free to contact me via email.

Regards.
Amy

I have had this model for 2 years. For the most part it takes care of my BASIC needs, but leaves no room for more.
My main complaints with it are of course the overheating, no matter how i ventilate it, I have actually burned myself from it. The other issue I have had with it is that it has crashed on me due to a defective hard drive, 3 days outside of warranty of course.
Dan

I have had this laptop since they first came out haven’t had a single problem with it,mine I boosted ram to 4 gigs,standard in all 5 of my laptops and doesn’t heat up on me.never sent it in for anything…….just the lucky one I guess
A Rey

I am wondering if anyone else has had issues with their screen casing breaking? The right side of both mine and my husbads HP dv9000 have now broken. Niether of these laptops have ever been dropped, used incorrectly, etc etc etc. We have owned these laptops for almost 2 1/2 years now. Mine has been broken for just over a year and my husband’s broke last night. We are unable to close the screen on either laptop. The side of the screen is split completely, worse at the base. Any help or even just someone else saying it has happened to them would be great. So far everything else has been fine with the laptops, aside from the occasional overheating.
http://laptoping.com chris

i have had my dv 9000 for 2 years just put windows 7 on it (dont like nvida chipset) and i have nothin but problems with it sine i had it so far wireless card gone twice runs very hot even with fans under belkin usb keyboard went hdmi dont think it has ever worked but it just one of them motherboard gone for the second time sound card went i think i paid alot for a paper weight dont buy one also its not simple to take apart 3 time now but the amd dual core can be clocked too 4.32 ghz and works fine in another laptop
http://www.zubair.info zubi

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

People with HP DV 9000, 6000 or 2000 laptops that are having video or blank screen issues – please have a look at the above youtube video.

The video explains step by step on how you can solve those issues, its very helpful and one of the easiest one to understand that i came across with .
http://icodehead.blogspot.com bjohnson

I have a fixed DV9000T. I’ve have seen and heard all this so much the past few years. I gave up on HP long ago and fixed My HP DV9000 computer myself. The most important thing I fixed, besides reflowing my NVIDIA BGA assembly, was progamming my fan to run faster. I patched the BIOS ACPI DSTS that controls the speed of the fan and now the fan runs faster so the GPU stays between 49C and 58C. Read “How I Fixed My HP DV9000 Computer” (http://icodehead.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-i-fixed-my-hp-dv9000-computer_02.html#Section3.4.2) so you can patch your computer to take control of your fan.
Don

I have had a dv9000 for about 3 years. The left hinge broke but HP fixed it under warranty with no problem. About 3 months ago the computer crashed and I lost everything. This was all a result of the NVidia card and overheating. We finally got it back up and running by bypassing the NVidia card. The graphics are now crummy but at least the laptop is functional.

Does anyone know if the NVidia card can be removed and replaced by a better video card?
joe

DO not buy this laptop ! We have one and in bout a 3 year use.It has crash from issue with motherboard and who know what else.

With the 2 repair done and unsure what type of parts use.This hp laptop was a waste of money .

If you do not need laptop.Go with a good desktop,hell buy parts at a time.I bet you will get a better use and save time and money over years.
steve

This gets far to hot. Laptop has been back to hp 3 times for same problem. I will never buy hp again. Am trying to make something to sit laptop on to try to keep it cool