HP DV6 3036es Motherboard compatibility

[Meshiee]

Hi all!

I have an old HP Pavilion DV6 3036 ES which, about 2 years ago when I plugged in the adaptor, turn off never to turn on again. Recently, after getting it out of the wardrobe I decided to switch it on, on the off chance that it actually worked. Which it did, for a while. And then it died again. It seems to have an intermittent fault somewhere on the motherboard. I have tried the hard reset (holding power switch down), have changed the power pack and have changed the charging port. Nothing has worked. I think it is one of the capacitors, I have changed 1 of them at it seemed to work again but then after about 10 powering on cycles it died again.

Anyway, I will cut to the chase.

The spec of my laptop is:

Pavilion DV6 3035es 

Processor I7-720QM
Motherboard Serial No.: 615278-001 (DA0LX6MB6G1)

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics, 1024-MB dedicated memory, and a quadcore processor

Looking at the User Manual for the DV6 there is another motherboard 630278-001

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics, 1024-MB dedicated memory, and a quadcore processor with WiMAX

The difference between the two is the WiMAX as fas as the description, are there any other differences? Would I be able to put my i7 processor straight in?

Thanks for your help!

[Meshiee]

Up

[praveen196]

@Meshiee Welcome to HP Community!

I understand that you would like to change the motherboard.

The following motherboard supports for your laptop.

• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6550 graphics, 1024-MB dedicated memory, and a dual-core processor 631044-001
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6370 graphics, 512-MB dedicated memory, and a dual-core processor 631042-001
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics, 1024-MB dedicated memory, and a quadcore processor with WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) 630278-001
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics, 1024-MB dedicated memory, and a quad-core processor 615278-001
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 graphics, 1024-MB dedicated memory, and a dual-core processor with WiMAX 630279-001

Please see the manual 

You could purchase the part from HP, use the HP Parts surfer to identify the part: http://partsurfer.hp.com/search.aspx 

And order it via the HP Parts store: https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/CountryChoice.aspx?mscssid=&ccode=ZZ&lcode=ZZ 

Or alternatively, Contact HP for setting up an order/service via phone support   

Keep us posted,

If you would like to thank us for our efforts to help you, 

Give us a virtual high-five by clicking the 'Thumbs Up' icon below, followed by clicking on the "Accept as solution" on this post, 

Have a great day!

[Meshiee]

Thank you for your reply.

You are correct in thinking that I would like to change the motherboard.

Unfortunately those motherboards are no longer available in the hp part finder as they have been discontinued.

I thought that 630278-001 would be compatible with 615278-001 as the only difference between them was the WiMAX.

What I did not know is the other motherboards that are also compatible as they are for dual-core processors when the i7 is quadcore.

[praveen196 · Accepted solution]

@Meshiee 

In that case, I would suggest you contact our phone support. They will help you.

Here is how you can get in touch with phone support.

1)Click on this link - www.hp.com/contacthp/

2)Select the product type.

3)Enter the serial number of your device or select let HP detect your product option.

4)Select the country from the drop-down.

5)You should see the HP phone support number or Chat option listed.

Have a nice day!!