Laptop gone crazy

If you have the remote for the HP Pavilion zd8000 you can use that to switch if the keyboard is faulty.

You probably need to enable the port. Right click on a blank area of the desktop and choose Properties. Click on the Settings tab and click the Advanced button. There should be a tab for your display adapter or it may be under the monitor tab (varies by manufacturer). Look in these areas for setting up your TV and enabling the S-Video port.

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It sounded like a hardware/firmware problem.
Have you tried to have a BIOS upgrade for you computer? Just go to HP's website and find the drivers download page for this computer and download+install the latest BIOS. Feel free to visit digitalsupporttech for getting help.

try checking if there are plastic locks that prevents from opening the case of your laptop. It may somehow be located on the side or the bottom of the laptop.

Attention: Dont force it to open it may break the lock..

If no power check;

1. If on battery take out battery and plug in ac adapter to a known good outlet.
   
2. Make sure power connections are snug
3. Make sure ac adapter connections are good.
4. If ac adapter on power strip, turn off and on power strip
   
5. Try again.

If theres no display try the following;

1. Reboot and keep tapping on F8 to go to Safe Mode.
2. In Safe Mode select "last known good configuration" and then press Enter

Still no display;

1. Connect an external monitor, toogle to external monitor
   

Let me know if any these solutions work if not we can try something else

Try this from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/win2k/setup/changeUI.mspx

Hi all

I have made another guide than the one that was removed from the net.

cleaning your hp zd 8000 in 9 easy steps... with photos and detailed a description.

how to clean a zd 8000 notebook

here is the link : http://www.realsancristobal.com/myguides/how_to_clean_a_hp_pavilion_zd_80.htm

hope it helps someone out there

Peace

Before you invest any further, try the lcd inverter http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2007/01/31/replace-screen-inverter-fix-backlight/ I have seen them for real cheap. If you take off your bezel cover underneath the display you'll find the inverter or if necessary you can get a tech to help install. Usually theres a series of beeps when you get a blank screen. Hp pavilion laptops also get hot on the keyboard after a while from long term use and zd 8000 came out about 4 years ago so the display should be a pretty good looking glossy screen. Those are nice laptops to work with by the way.

Hi,
a power surge could have caused this problem, as you so rightly assumed. motherboards-cpus et,c. are prone to fail or malfunction. even with static electricity.
it could also be a sign that, the tft ( screen ) has faults or the cfl (tube) or inverter have suffered damage.

Mike @ compurepair.