I have been using my HP DV6000 (that I got as a semi-destroyed freecycle fix up) for last 6 months and then last night the screen went just a little out of focus and there is a slight blue haze in some areas of the screen.
is the GPU going?
or something else?
sorry I know it is slightly vague description
HP Pavillion DV6000 — circa 2006, which makes it 8 years old. Also if it's the one with NVIDIA GPU it's a known issue. My old Dell Inspiron from that era also died of GPU.
It isn't getting hot is it? Make sure you vents are clear and that the fan hasn't vacuumed up and blocked with dust/fur. From memory there are utils that will allow you to monitor the GPU temp
Download this for free, install it, click on Sensors and you get a real-time report on the temperature.
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
I've seen so many failed DV* from HP— really not funny. They get so frigging hot- they must just burn up the guts of the thing. If you're adventurous, you can look for a disassembly video or pdf online & tear it apart. Clean the dust & replace the heatsink compound, etc…or,
Plug in an external monitor to check the display. If that's also blurry, it's a big issue. If not, your onboard is toast & you now have a very flat desktop PC. To make it last, get it onto a fan-cooled laptop stand a.s.a.p. Go into settings & set it so closing the lid does nothing. Run USB KB/mouse & push the laptop back & out of your way. So, not a total loss.
tried an external monitor (2 actually) and neither appears.
sounds like a reflow mission. I've done it successfully on 4 g3 macs so I'll give it ago
Yes, reflow can work— but it doesn't fix the underlying heat issue…that solder is baking until it's dry & cracks. Those laptops had a serious design flaw & I personally think should have been recalled or class-actioned.
Good luck!
heat gun with alfoil shield and small piece of solder on the GPU as heating guide.
Went to disassemble and tried it first and the screen was back to normal. Awesome.
Though I still have an old Toshiba that needs its GPU reflowed.
Not really sure without looking at it, but that could simply be a loose connection or incorrect setting in windows. It could be a GPU.
Laptops just aren't built to last. Did you buy that laptop in 2007-2008? If you got 6-7 years out of it that's a really good life for a laptop and consider yourself lucky.