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Colapop
9th July 2008, 12:25
My laptop has died and it's out of warranty (always happens when warranty's run out!!) so I need to get a new motherboard. The outfit that has it will replace it with another for $350. I'm shopping around and it's been suggested that I try ebay (about to do that) is there anyone here that may be able help with any other suggestions or help?

Here's the specs;

The Part numbers for HP NC8000 Compaq are,

Laptop S/N CNU438F3D4
Laptop P/N PQ152PA#ABG
Motherboard S/N UA51MC07WL4 - part number is 345064-001

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
imdying
9th July 2008, 12:36
We're a Compaq service agent, $350 is a good price, take it.
phantom
9th July 2008, 13:38
ditto ......
firefighter
9th July 2008, 13:56
hey man what was happening that made you take it in, mines having problems and I was wondering if it could be something similar, basically when I turn it on it won't start up properly, will load up to the administrator bit where you click on your name to open your profile, then it just loads and loads and loads,and won't bring up the screen etc, was yours doing something similar?
ManDownUnder
9th July 2008, 14:19
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-HP-NC8000-NW8000-System-Board-345064-001_W0QQitemZ270252765524QQihZ017QQcategoryZ1244QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
phantom
9th July 2008, 14:53
don't forget that if you buy a board off e-bay you are going to have to get someone to fit it, say an hours labour. As someone who repairs laptops, trust me , it aint as easy as doing it to a desktop machine
Jacknz
9th July 2008, 14:58
@Col - probably not that bad a price if you also end up with a warranty on labour+parts

and yea - theres a little bit involved in lappy rebuilds more so than a std pc box mobo swap out.

@firefighter - format and rebuild OS and up. ur machine sounds poked.
Colapop
9th July 2008, 15:21
I'd rather buy new if I can. The one on offer is a off a busted second hand machine.
firefighter
9th July 2008, 17:02
@Col - probably not that bad a price if you also end up with a warranty on labour+parts

and yea - theres a little bit involved in lappy rebuilds more so than a std pc box mobo swap out.

@firefighter - format and rebuild OS and up. ur machine sounds poked.

shit, really!!!?? nooooo iv'e got heaps of good photos on there........you think ill be able to save them?
scracha
9th July 2008, 17:15
Umm..ditch it IMHO. You can get new HP's or Toshibas for about $750 so you'd be bonkers spending that much on a repair. Flog the ram and put the hard drive in an enclosure.


shit, really!!!?? nooooo iv'e got heaps of good photos on there........you think ill be able to save them?
Simplest way is to get a UBCD4Win or a decent knoppix Live/Ubuntu/whatever CD to backup your data before you shag around with your windows installation.
Sanx
9th July 2008, 17:54
BartPE (http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/)is a good boot-from-CD option for doing backups and the like, though you do need a working Windows box to build it.
riffer
9th July 2008, 17:56
At the risk of sounding a bit dodgy, couldn't you accidentally drop it and claim the insurance?
The Stranger
9th July 2008, 18:18
@firefighter - format and rebuild OS and up. ur machine sounds poked.

Odd, from what he said, it sounded rather trivial to correct without any need to reinstall the OS, though I do accept that if it is virus riddled it could well be easier to format and reinstall.
The Stranger
9th July 2008, 18:22
shit, really!!!??

No! Not really
Zapf
9th July 2008, 18:24
shit, really!!!?? nooooo iv'e got heaps of good photos on there........you think ill be able to save them?

Send me a PM with your postal details. I can send you a CD that will let you backup your laptop independent of the OS on your HDD. You will need a USB hard drive as well. Else I am around over the weekend.

Anyone on here heard of ShadowProtect?
CookMySock
9th July 2008, 18:34
My laptop has died and it's out of warrantyWhat EXACTLY is it doing ? Is it completely dead - no signs of life ?

Sometimes a BIOS reflash can sort it, sometimes its just a memory connector clean.

DB
The Stranger
9th July 2008, 18:35
Anyone on here heard of ShadowProtect?

Yeah, wasn't it initially offered only on a subscription basis?
Zapf
13th July 2008, 01:58
Yeah, wasn't it initially offered only on a subscription basis?

Yep. I have an IT Edition. Do you use it at work?
breakaway
13th July 2008, 02:41
Judging from your initial post I wouldn't go 'eBay it'. You have no idea how difficult it is to replace a motherboard in a notebook. That said I could probably do it.

For e.g. here's an exploded parts diagram of a notebook I was contemplating dismantling because the power connector jack was fucking out:

<img src='http://www.user-guides.co.uk/pix/Compaq-Presario-2100.jpg'/>

In the end I sold it.
The Stranger
13th July 2008, 09:59
Yep. I have an IT Edition. Do you use it at work?

No, we did try it out. Liked the product, but rejected it as at the time we could only get it on subscription. Didn't like the idea of effectively being locked in to someone elses whim.
I will however look at it again as I see you can now buy a license outright.
CB ARGH
13th July 2008, 10:01
Okay, there's the window.

Open it up.

Calm down.

AND THROW THE BASTARD OUT!
(the old motherborad, of course. You're not rockstar enough to do that sort of stuff, yet.)
Zapf
13th July 2008, 23:54
No, we did try it out. Liked the product, but rejected it as at the time we could only get it on subscription.

how long ago was that?
Colapop
14th July 2008, 12:32
New motherboard purchased from the States. Should be approx. $200 landed Compared to a second hand one for $350 here. Thanks for the tips and help so far guys!