Hp pavilion cb007nv NVidia geforce gtx impossible to setup

[TzortzisG]

Soldered components (like the GPU) don't usually burn-out in a blaze of fire. The soldering joints become bad (that is the contact points between mobo and component) and these have to be fixed or replaced, aka reflowing/reballing. Certified HP service centers just replace the motherboard (costs as much as the laptop -sometimes more).

[nickaiva]

Thank you for your reply!

Considering that the laptop is not compatible to win11, it does not make any sense to invest much money, only to

setup and use win10, until their end of support( in  October 2025), right?

[TzortzisG]

You raise some difficult questions.

Investing on any laptop is a personal choise, I can't advise you on this. However, I can tell you that the methods I mentioned above are temporary solutions to get back your dGPU.... if you really need it. The contact info I've sent you via PM will make sure you get it done with some warranty (and at a low price). I'm more worried about the obvious overheating issues your system has that caused the soldering to fail in the first place -these should be addressed first.

Windows 10 has gotten an extension (a paid extension) until late 2028. So the updates will be available via secondary channels as in the case of win7. However, who says your laptop is not compatible? M$? Just for kicks I installed win11 on a Core 2 Duo desktop I still use for office stuff. If you wish to upgrade to win11, it's totally doable. One of the senior EXPERTS here @Paul_Tikkanen can guide you through the process if you open a separate thread titled appropriately (as he's already done for many other users). In the end it's all about what YOU feel you want to do with this Pavilion.....

[nickaiva]

Thank you for your response!

The quality of the laptop is rather low (unlike my two previous Pavilions), which makes me wonder whether it is worth repairing:

A  week later than the end of the warranty, I noticed a burn out (black) pixel on the screen. In addition I  used to clean the fans and the inside parts using a vacuum cleaner, annually or so. This time I observed a corner (original) screw not fitting any more in the bottom plastic case. The LED is now shining as light bulb in the night...

I lost my temper and pressed the case to finally fit the chassis, therefore I might have damaged some cables / components. Since then I keep getting that bios screen message. I also noticed a razor like mark on a gray cable of a (working) fan. Maybe it is not an overheating problem, but me acting without thinking first!

The laptop served me well with Unreal 4 & other development, but if the need arises, unreal 5 is heavier. Until then I wish HP or Suse could provide proper patches, diagnostic tools, support (such as analyzing the logs I posted) and drivers for tumbleweed as well, not only for windows 🙂

[Jupitero]

Hi TzortzisG,

I cannot say why Service locator didn't show Plaisio for me in Athens. Yes, I was using the same URL.