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ZakaryHansen

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    HP Pavillion dv3 issues?
    « on: September 25, 2012, 10:40:36 AM »
    Okay, so.. I have an HP Pavillion dv3. It worked great for the first few months, but then it started to overheat. There's a very annoying whirring sound and I have to have a fan blowing into it to keep it from overheating.
    A while later,it started shutting down on its own, not from overheating. It really pisses me off as it gives no warning so you can't save what you're working on before it crashes. Lately, it can stay on all night, but the second I try to do something, it resets with the "kill power" noise.
    The monitor also stopped working as of yesterday, but it still works via HDMI cable so that's not a huge deal.
    Basically, my question is.. how much would it cost to fix this?

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    Re: HP Pavillion dv3 issues?
    « Reply #1 on: September 25, 2012, 11:12:52 AM »
    It's likely the CPU fan/heat exchanger is clogged with dust.
    Look at the vents on the bottom.  It doesn't appear that this laptop is very user serviceable.  Whether you try yourself is up to you.  Don't know what they charge for diagnosis & repair but it is never cheap.
    http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01629029.pdf