restoring a pv6 laptop and it crashes??? losses power when i install new ssd and cable ..

[gar6518]

Hi all , i have a project restoring a PV6 laptop. it didnt have a hard drive or cable when I started. the machine startes up and complains about it cant find a bootable drive etc. so I purchased a ssd 500gb and a cable, onced installed the machine will not start up at all??? if i remove the  ssd the machine will start up. even if i install he ssd hot or reinstall when the machine off its the same out come ... no start?

ebay cable and ssd..all new???

[Huffer]

Do you mean a DV6 like a 15 year old laptop?...Please tell us the exact model number and the HP Part number of the cable you bought on eBay. If I recall there are a few versions of that cable for different DV6 generations. 

[gar6518]

Hi , and yes that old. I am in the Men Shed ,,in short I salvage old laptops and donate them to ever neeeds them . some kids in the out back of Australia still lone school computers or just cant afford them or have broken them. anyhow yes that old

DV6 - 1128TX,,,,[Personal Information Removed]

Laptop Hard Drive Cable Connector High Performance 2.5 Inches SATA Hdd Cable for DV6 and 7

Crucial BX500 500GB

regards Gar

[Huffer]

Part number for the hard drive hardware kit:

665301-001

If your cable has the clip in end, instead of a ribbon cable it is likely the correct part but this is 100% right:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256739707487?_skw=DV6-1000+hard+drive+cable&itmmeta=01JH84D9QJQQSV29BHJR1CT...

If this does not work I am afraid your vintage machine has an issue with the motherboard SATA controller or the connector has some damage to it. 

[gar6518]

Hi, I have dun some homework and yes there is several drive cables in the PV range. I looked up the cable i have it seems to fit more the PV6 to 7 range where i have PV6 1000 1100 1200 type serial numbers, so I will see what I can dig up.

thanks for the direction and avice

Gary

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Yes that is exactly what I was trying to say. Being older the DV1000 series cables are bit rarer and harder to find. Good luck. 

[gar6518]

Yep all dun. completed the install of the cable and all is OK.

So thanks mate for the avice and direction. 

Have a great day.