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HP Pavilion zd8000: Windows 7 upgrade, now sound drivers needed.

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 17:18:17 -0700

I have tried all drivers provided by hp, still no sound.

Can you help me please

⟐ Answer accepted June 05, 2022 at 17:18 MST

HP Pavilion zd8000: when I push start, light flashes 3 times

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 16:11:38 -0700

when I push start nothing happens. On light flashes 3 times

⟐ Commented June 14, 2019 at 16:11 MST

HP Pavilion ZD7000: Why do I get "Operating system not found" on boot?

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:23:05 -0700

The battery of my laptop is missing and I just want to make sure if that's what is causing that when I turn on my laptop it sends a flashing message on a black screen saying "Operating system not found..." I ask this because I don't want to buy the wrong part of the laptop. Does anyone knows if this is caused because of the laptop missing the battery or something else?

⟐ Answered December 06, 2018 at 10:23 MST

hp pavilion zv5000: Why can't I listen to music through my headphones?

Thu, 24 May 2018 10:07:55 -0700

The volume is all the way up on my laptop and music plays when the headphones are not plugged in to the port, but when I plug the headphones in, no music will play. How can I fix this problem?

⟐ Answered May 24, 2018 at 10:07 MST

HP Pavilion ZD7000: My screen show irregular discolored vertical stripes?

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:47:48 -0700

The screen shows a set of red stripes, vertically (top-bottom).

Do i need to buy a new motherboard....

check out the printscreen...

( I hope that the printscreen is showing )

HP Pavilion zd8000: OE does not saving sent items

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 00:19:44 -0700

A user is using Outlook Express at home (I don't know why) it is not saving his sent items?

⟐ Answer deleted January 07, 2019 at 0:19 MST

HP Pavilion ze4530US: Why is my HP battery life short?

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:45:53 -0700

My battery seems to run out very quickly after being fully charges.

⟐ Answered November 10, 2016 at 12:45 MST

HP Pavilion zd8000: 7-zip doesn't open the archive folder

Sat, 15 Dec 2018 10:51:32 -0700

I zipped the "My Documents" folder in WindowsXP ( SP 3 ) using the default application (Send To- Zipped folder) and now it won't unzip.

When using the MS app it comes up " The Compressed folder is invalid or corrupted"

I tired WinZip " Cannot open file; it does not appear to be a valid archive"

Tired 7-zip " Cannot open file.... as archive".

Tried doing a virus scan on it but came back clean.

Any suggestions from here?

⟐ Commented December 15, 2018 at 10:51 MST

HP Pavilion ze4530US: Why is my CD Rom not reading my disc?

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:45:55 -0700

CD disk is not successfully being read by the computer.

⟐ Answer edited November 10, 2016 at 12:45 MST

HP Pavilion ZD7000: HP Pavilion ZD7000 shuts down when attempting to load operating system

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:36:06 -0700

This is an old laptop so….it worked okay for what it was, XP system. Has a sketchy power plug. Thought loading a slimmer OS might make the experience generally better. Made a dual boot with linux. Worked fine with both operating systems for about six months or so. Then failed to load either operating system . Windows safe mode fails when it hits agp.sys. Linux returns a bios error [ 0.060000] . . MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC . XP Recovery console fails to load. Ended up loading FreeDOS which works. Tried to load 95, 98, ME, all fail at around 20%. Maybe a driver corruption or conflict or something has occured in the BIOS? Any help would be great. Thanks!

⟐ Answer accepted September 24, 2020 at 17:36 MST

hp pavilion zv5000: Why won't my laptop charge?

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:14:01 -0700

I'm having difficulty charging my laptop. The charger looks good (no wires bent, exposed, etc.) and it is plugged in to both the wall outlet and the port on the computer but no charging light is on and it will not charge, help please?

⟐ Commented January 30, 2025 at 17:14 MST

HP Pavilion ZD7000: My keybord keys keep falling off

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 19:56:24 -0700

They keep falling out and i cant put them back in

⟐ Answer accepted July 03, 2023 at 19:56 MST

hp pavilion zv5000: What is the Amperage, Wattage and Voltage of the Charger?

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 15:56:06 -0700

I have recently come into possession of a HP Pavilion zv5000 and I have not found any concrete info for the charger's amperage, wattage and voltage, I do not have the OEM charger in hand or a manual so I have had to attempt to find a website or manual to figure this out. This has given me answers from 1A, 45W up to 6.32A, 140W. Could someone please help with this. Thanks in Advance!

⟐ Commented November 20, 2022 at 15:56 MST

hp pavilion zv5000: How can I clear up memory space?

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 04:03:52 -0700

I can't save anymore files on to my computer, how can I delete files or make more space available to save files onto my computer?

⟐ Answer deleted April 18, 2022 at 4:03 MST

HP Pavilion ze4530US: cant get screen to work

Sun, 18 Aug 2019 13:22:58 -0700

I am trying to refurb an older laptop for my kid, screen is black I can hear the OS start but nothing is being output to screen. already opened the screen and checked all connections all look good and screen doesn’t appear damaged. next step???

⟐ Answered August 18, 2019 at 13:22 MST

HP Pavilion zd8000: repairing pwer adapter on motherboard

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 02:45:35 -0700

following your instuctions to remove bottom plastic cover, got to removing the dvd player where you say push pin in hole to open dvd player, the player opens, but the rest of the player will not budge from the hole no matter how hard I pull, help

⟐ Commented October 30, 2018 at 2:45 MST

hp pavilion zv5000: HP 5360us, No Video, Divice Manager: Realtek AC'97 "This Device Code10

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 19:36:28 -0700

HP 5360us, No Video, Device Manager: Realtek AC'97 "This Device cannot start Code10

Cannot find drivers for Windows 7

⟐ Commented October 15, 2018 at 19:36 MST

HP Pavilion ZD7000: DC input jack broken.

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 07:20:20 -0700

Is there two models of the HP Pavillian zd7000 as some of the instructions and photo's differ to mine? For instance, Ram cover needs removing to allow access for screen wire removal. Also the top fan is connected to the heat sink frame and has to be removed before not left in place until later in the process.

When all instructions and screw removal is complete the keyboard is firmly fixed on the drawer side but no screws are visible!

I am trying to replace the DC input jack as it has an intermittent connection. The AC DC converter shows a steady 18.6v of output.

⟐ Answer accepted March 14, 2018 at 7:20 MST

HP Pavilion ze4530US: Why is my keyboard unresponsive?

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 04:51:07 -0700

The keyboard is not responsive and will not work.

⟐ Answered December 12, 2016 at 4:51 MST

HP Pavilion ZD7000: page moves up and down away from cursor

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:52:16 -0700

page moves away from cursor up and down

⟐ Commented August 05, 2019 at 21:52 MST