congrats on V6

btw.. just got back my laptop from HP service centre and guess what? they replaced
the motherboard for me and i found out that my laptop has auto switching graphics now.... NICE
(my laptop model is 6001tx)

lol.... OH YA! i just realised i have OSX in my hdd when i send it for repair.... luckily they didnt found it.. haha
but the main reason i send it for repair is because my LAN port won't link at 1gbps... its always at 100mbps... and since
its still under warranty i decided to change it lo

EDIT: total time to change the mobo: two working days.... kudos HP

This post has been edited by tweiyang11: Aug 11 2012, 03:12 PM

it's been a while since i installed OSX on my dv6 but you're in luck cuz I bookmarked the forum link on how to install it...


here you go... basically all you need to do is restore the image to a usb drive and boot from it to install (borrow a mac from your friend to restore the image )...
but do keep in mind that not all the stuff are working.... like wifi, USB3.0 and the AMD gpu...

insanelymac

good luck!

This post has been edited by tweiyang11: Aug 11 2012, 03:13 PM

by any chance did you just sent your dv6 for repairs at the KL service centre? because I had the EXACT same problem a few weeks ago (dead motherboard) and they replaced it with a new one... maybe they put my old motherboard into your laptop =.=

you can check if the mb is dead by plugging your AC adapter to your laptop and put your ear close to the power brick.. you will hear a faint, intermittent beeping sound from inside... (beep, silence, beep, silence, *repeat* )

This post has been edited by tweiyang11: Aug 31 2012, 09:53 PM

yup. but even if there's no beeping sound i would say the mb is dead by the symptoms you posted above.... the beeping sound is just because the power brick is connected to AC but there's nowhere for the power to output... so i suggest you to send your laptop to the hp service centre ASAP... good luck ya

EDIT: awww.. the mb is dead

This post has been edited by tweiyang11: Aug 31 2012, 09:59 PM

ya same with mine last time... mb was dead for a few days and when i send it to hp service center, it suddenly came back on when the lady at the counter switched it on... swt =.=

just tell the them its an intermittent problem and ask the technicians to check what's wrong... (they blame my additional 4GB ram which i installed but i put it back in and its still working till today)

This post has been edited by tweiyang11: Sep 6 2012, 11:42 PM

yup, completely possible... however that is a UK-layout keyboard.. you need a US one unless you're used to the uk layout

had the exact same problem with you last time... turns out the kingston ram is faulty (over 2000 errors in memtest) so i had it replaced for free. all you need to do is email kingston saying you need a warranty replacement... might help if you perform memtest and attach the screenshot to the email

Hi there, saw your post and I just wanted to let you know that the motherboard number should be 641488-001 or 659148-001 for dv6-6001tx... 584043-001 is the product code for HP oem windows 7 home premium license

And since you're in the uk right now, you can actually look around for hp dv6 motherboard on ebay UK... most of them will come without the cpu/ram/cooling so you need to transfer them from your old motherboard. good luck!

PS: you can always install other motherboards (as long as it is designed for dv6) but there will be difference in the graphics card/cpu supported... i can send you a list of compatible motherboards if you want...