laptops

[blazing816]

think so. when i switch mother boards i had to switch the cpu, memory and wireless adapters along with the fan and heat sink. took it back apart this morning and saw i didnt plug the fan back in, figured a safety prevented it from starting due to an in-op fan or at least i hoped. well thats not the problem took it apart again removed the memory, cpu and everything i could thinking a bad connection. but it all seamed good and put it all back together still no start. did this a couple more times before i went to bed. tomorrow ill switch motherboards with the old one and see if it starts back up. the old motherboard would work just the keyboard wouldn't

Sorry been sick and trying to get a baby room done as me and my wife are expecting (so been a little digitally MIA). Anyways.....if the keyboard just didn't work, 95% that is just the keyboard and it has its own circuit board. But it will sounds like the cpu was not seated properly, or it is not the correct motherboard for the laptop. They also have different version of same motherboard and you have to be careful that you do not have a older one that does not support your processor (really rare but can happen). But you really need to make sure the CPU is in all the way without damaging contacts and make sure that it is in the correct way. Or the motherboard is DOA, because if it is not making it to BIOS, it is either CPU or Motherboard.

With all that you have to keep in mind that yours was a pretty high end one when you purchased it...and HP makes "special" computers just for Walmart, Best Buy and that is what the two last letters are for. This can cause some to have different specs and oyu have to make sure you are replace with correct motherboard. There were a lot of DV7-4*** series that were AMD processors and yours should have an i5 in it. So if your motherboard is for the AMD chips, it will not work.

I do not know what part number or where you got motherboard from, just trying to spit out all ideas. But I would check OEM board for sticker that says what to replace it with and make sure they match.

[Irish_Alley]

i emailed the company they said to unplug the ribbon and plug it back in lol. i haven't got around to trying the old mother board again maybe ill try that later tonight once the little one gets to sleep

[87ChevyR10]

Forgive me for entering the fray but perhaps it will save someone from the debauchery. Steer clear of Toshiba. Absolute piss poor customer service. Had to send in my laptop and was charged $25 even after purchasing an ESP with Brandsmart. Had an issue less than a year in, BM wouldnt touch it til the manuf. warranty ran out which left me at a rock and a hard place. Sent specific instructions per their option, and they disregarded them and wiped my computer completely without backup up anything. They gave the option which i of course opted for, but was not followed.

Never again Toshiba, never again.

[Irish_Alley]

ok so i still havnt got a new laptop yet. but with cyber monday coming up, i might be doing my buying then. but while im searching i didnt know if anyone knows of a good deal with a laptop still looking for a $6-700 but if someone sees a good deal for something like $1k thats marked in my price range i good for that. so if you could help out and keep your eyes open for me, thanks

[Dr_Snooz]

I bought my Samsung a year or so ago from Best Buy for around $600. I paid retail, no discounts or anything. I returned an HP just before that. The HP monitor gave a purple tinge to everything. Nothing wrong with it technically. It just liked purple.

I think your best value is in the midrange models, midway between the most expensive and cheapest. The speed is good and the cost is about half of the top-flights. Unless you're a hardcore gamer, you don't need the latest and greatest.

Processor speed is largely irrelevant unless you're a gamer or a 3-D architect. The biggest speed increases now come from RAM (get as much as you can) and hard drive. Look for an SSD (solid state drive) hard drive. That will give you the most noticeable increase in speed. I don't have an SSD (too expensive and small when I was looking) and, honestly, the slowest part of my computer is the network.

If you have lots of photos, videos, music files and such, get as big a hard drive as you can. One TB is good.

Samsung is a good brand, but frankly, every computer annoys me now. This one has a very "helpful" track pad. It randomly places the cursor in various different spots as I type (no, I'm not palm typing). Windows and Mac are unbearable. I use Ubuntu Linux now and am very, very happy with it. It's a nightmare to set up. The learning curve is very steep, but once done, it just works. No drama, no viruses, no software installing itself and menu bars rearranging themselves. No Flash modules or pop-ups. It's how you expect a computer to work.

[Irish_Alley]

found three hp "saving" $200
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-touchsmart-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-750gb-hard-drive-natural-silver/9197004.p?id=1219398342077&skuId=9197004


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-x360-2-in-1-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-750gb-hard-drive-natural-silver/5831009.p?id=1219163972156&skuId=5831009


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i7-6gb-memory-750gb-hard-drive-natural-silver-ash-silver/9724649.p?id=1219431368730&skuId=9724649

[Irish_Alley]

well i thought i got somewhat of a deal on my laptop. only $100 off but its still $100. anyway
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-17-3-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-12gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-natural-silver/8771146.p?id=1219364749405&skuId=8771146
a little overkill but it should keep my happy and play anything i want
Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 12GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive
but the part im not happy with is the "cyber monday" price $100. i bought it online and went to the store to pick up. got there and went to the pc section. found my pc but the store price was $899 with no indication of a sale price just that it was the regular price

[87ChevyR10]

Did very well. Have heard good stuff about the Envy, but I havent had an HP product since the Pavilions. Had that for several years and served me well.

With 12gb of ram, a 1TB HD and that i7, you should be in the game for nearly anything outside of hardcore gaming. But even then, it should probably handle that too. Specs def look like more than enough imo, say for my needs(audio recording, which is a processor/ram beast). And I have an i3 2.8ghz with ddr3 maxed out @ 8GB and it more than handles audio recording, so you should def be pleased with the performance.

[Don5]

Forgive me for entering the fray but perhaps it will save someone from the debauchery. Steer clear of Toshiba. Absolute piss poor customer service. Had to send in my laptop and was charged $25 even after purchasing an ESP with Brandsmart. Had an issue less than a year in, BM wouldnt touch it til the manuf. warranty ran out which left me at a rock and a hard place. Sent specific instructions per their option, and they disregarded them and wiped my computer completely without backup up anything. They gave the option which i of course opted for, but was not followed.

Never again Toshiba, never again.

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