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HP Pavilion Notebook 17: System Fan (90B) error

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 06:56:05 -0700

The laptop gives this error at the BIOS boot up stage.

The fan sounds like it spins up and down a few times.

The system then shuts down.

I opened up the laptop and the fan spun freely with my fingers. I put it back together, updated to the latest BIOS and it was ok for a few days.

It’s now doing the same again.

Any ideas please ?

Thanks

⟐ Answered September 16, 2019 at 6:56 MST

HP Pavilion 17-b Series: Laptop display all black despite no physical damage what’s going on?

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 13:15:15 -0700

Before my laptop display mysteriously stopped working I would get this black screen that would have this text pop up that said “CMOS checksum error invalid “ which I ignored because I had absolutely no idea what that meant and then my laptop would boot up to the login screen as normal until last Saturday 3/4 I kept getting this error message about a usb being unrecognized even though I hadn’t put one in recently. I thought my laptop was just glitching like technology does usually and I went to restart it but then that’s when it happened after I went to restart the laptop the display wouldn’t not come back on and then the caps lock button I noticed on my keyboard was flashing multiple times I counted like 5-6 all together few long ones few short ones I then thought do I have water damage somehow why is my keyboard doing that so then I went to open my base enclosure didn’t see anything that really stuck out that looked damaged (then again I didn’t know what I was looking for) so I closed it up and decided to take it somewhere called HP support and they suggested that I send it to them and they replace the hard drive and motherboard for a large amount of money or take it to somewhere local like a Best Buy geek squad. This proved to be useless also Best Buy geek squad experience was weird they told me they couldn’t help me because I didn’t buy my laptop there it’s out of warranty anyways (had it since 2018) and they sent me to a “Ubreakifixit” I thought this would be the solution but they called me today saying my laptop is unrepairable which I can’t believe, my friend linked me to this page in hopes of some real answers and help I’m hoping I can get some help here

⟐ Commented March 13, 2023 at 13:15 MST

HP Pavilion 17-g192dx: screen sides are broken do I replace hinges

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:22:27 -0700

How can I fix this broken screen siding ? can i replace hinges only

⟐ Answer accepted November 14, 2024 at 20:22 MST

HP Pavilion 17-f004dx: I need to replace the WIFI card but we forgot the Admin password

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:43:06 -0700

How can I reset my Admin Password without a reset disk and then replace my WIFI card so that I can access the internet again. USB ports ask for the password when I try to load software to correct the issue.

⟐ Commented March 12, 2018 at 11:43 MST

HP Pavilion 17-f004dx: Why is my screen black and unresponsive

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:57:03 -0700

Hello,

So recently after not being on my laptop for roughly a week, i decided to go turn it back on to do some work. But it didnt... The screen stayed black and all i got was power to the keyboard and the caps lock button flashing at 3 second intervals. Consistently, Like it will do that for hours. Ive drained the capacitors restarted it, and nothing. What happened ? I havent dropped it or anything. Ive taken it apart. Re-seated everything... Help ! Im thinking it may be in a boot cycle but i dont know....

⟐ Answer accepted December 08, 2016 at 8:57 MST

HP Pavilion 17-f004dx: Laptop is powered on, but the screen is not turning on.

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:28:12 -0700

The power light is on, but I can’t see anything.

⟐ Answer accepted October 12, 2016 at 12:28 MST

HP Pavilion 17t-ab000: No Power and No LED Indicators

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 09:38:11 -0700

HP Pavilion 17t-ab000,

This device will not power on, or give fan spin when the power button is pressed, the ac adapted is working properly it has been tested. I have also removed the CMOS and tried powering on nothing worked. I then went and found the board schematics and tested multiple points on the motherboard itself and it seems to be receiving power properly across the board, the DC IN board is receiving power properly but still nothing happens when the power button is pressed. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

⟐ Answer accepted June 04, 2020 at 9:38 MST

HP Pavilion 17-by0000: Replacing hard drive with ssd drive

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 07:19:58 -0700

Can someone give me instruction on how to replace hard drive with ssd drive?

⟐ Answered April 18, 2023 at 7:19 MST

HP Pavilion Notebook 17: How do I wipe my hard drive

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:30:28 -0700

How do I erase the hard drive on my HP Pavilion 17 PC Notebook so I can sell it?

⟐ Answered October 18, 2018 at 10:30 MST

HP Pavilion 17-f004dx: Why is my laptop running so slow?

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:58:40 -0700

I’m trying to run basic programs like Chrome and iTunes but my laptop is running so slowly. What’s wrong with it?

⟐ Answer accepted October 12, 2016 at 16:58 MST

HP Pavilion 17-e160us: Will not Connect to Network

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:23:11 -0700

As of a couple of days ago, my HP will only connect to WiFi in my home but not when the Ethernet cord is plugged in. I make sure the WiFi is off when trying to connect hardwired. There aren't any networks found. I have tried a system restore, removing the battery for 30 minutes but this did not resolve the issue.

I use my laptop for work and I cannot be connected wireless. I need to be hardwired. Does anyone know why my HP won't connect when hard-wired?

By the way, there is no damage to the Ethernet cord or the port.

⟐ Commented November 08, 2025 at 15:23 MST

HP Pavilion 17-g119dx: How do I replace the cpu?

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:00:16 -0700

How do I take out the cpu? I’m thinking of replacing and upgrading it.

⟐ Answered October 15, 2024 at 14:00 MST

HP Pavilion Notebook 17: Mousepad and Keyboard doesn't work once it goes Screen Timeout, why?

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:39:20 -0700

Everytime my computer goes Scree Timeout because of inactivity, once I want to start using it again, the mousepad and keyboard stops working. What I do, I restart my computer, so it can work again.

⟐ Answered June 25, 2024 at 7:39 MST

HP Pavilion 17-b Series: How do I replace the CMOS battery

Sat, 20 Jan 2024 10:53:26 -0700

How do I replace the CMOS battery in an HP Pavilion 17-b Series

⟐ Commented January 20, 2024 at 10:53 MST

HP Pavilion 17-g192dx: Starting to fix my computer

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:25:33 -0700

my computer will not power up at all, what next? Power cord seems to have power on it.

⟐ Answered November 22, 2023 at 10:25 MST

HP Pavilion Notebook 17: Won't work on Battery

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:53:03 -0700

Hello_{and thank you for the forum and the chance to finally fix my laptop. I woke one morning ant the laptop would not respond. I tried everything I knew but could not bring anything up on the display. I finally removed the battery and wha-la} everything worked as normal, except as soon as I put the battery back in it completely went black and had no power indicator light. I again removed the battery and again it powered right back up as normal. I, in essence, now had a desk top computer instead of a laptop. All indications I had told me the battery was bad. I purchased a new battery from Battdepot and waited for it to arrive from China.

My new battery arrived today. I carefully unpacked it and read the direction. It seemed easy enough to me. Following the directions I installed the new battery and BAM,, the screen went blank and would not power back up in any configuration until I once again removed the battery and plugged the charger back in. Has anyone else experienced this problem or chain of events before ?? Now it indicates that there is a problem with the battery recognition by the laptop. Something must be wrong with the interface between the computer and the battery. Does anyone at all have any suggestions for me??

Thank you everyone for your assistance with my problem. If I can ever return the favor I surely will..

⟐ Answer accepted September 07, 2022 at 8:53 MST

HP Pavilion 17-ak008cy: crack in dashboard next to hindge

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:30:42 -0700

hi can i get the dash board cover replaced as in has large crack on right hand side next to the opening hing

⟐ Answered August 29, 2022 at 12:30 MST

HP Pavilion Notebook 17: USB slots not working

Sun, 15 May 2022 16:32:32 -0700

I went to plug in a USB phone charger and mistakenly had it upside down (It was dark) I didn’t force it in but pushed it in as normal thinking it was the right way up. As soon as I did that the laptop completely shut down. I took a look at the USB slot and seen one of the gold pins had been bent. I tried m best to bend it back into place after I shut it down. Once it was back on I tried the USB slot but again the laptop switched off. I then tried the other USB slots on the other side of the laptop and they don’t cause the laptop to switch off but they aren’t working at all. I looked online for help and already tried the method of removing the battery and turning laptop on then restarting again with the battery. Also tried going into devmgmt.msc and unticking the option that allows the computer to switch off USB to save power.

I can’t find any other solutions and was wondering if anyone on here had any? Any help is appreciated!

⟐ Answer accepted May 15, 2022 at 16:32 MST

HP Pavilion Notebook 17: Why is my laptop not charging past 31%?

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:28:36 -0700

My laptop has not been charging beyond 31% and the battery has been draining really fast for the last week. The fan is also very noisy.

⟐ Answer accepted July 16, 2021 at 20:28 MST

HP Pavilion Notebook 17: Display with bottom horizontal lines and colours

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 08:04:12 -0700

My laptop display screen has a bottom.middle horizontal line. The bottom of the screen OS also in different colour. If restarting the HP log keeps jumping. Not sure if I need to change the display screen?

⟐ Answer edited January 24, 2021 at 8:04 MST