9225 4656
So you've got an HP Pavilion notebook or a Compaq Presario or some other laptop mini computer thing and it's out of warrantee ... Easy enough while it's in warranty; it just goes straight back to HP.
But after the warranty runs out (which is of course when most problems occur) you might want someone else to put authorised parts back into your notebook or laptop. This is Computer Mechanics territory; we're one of the few computer repair businesses to do laptop repairs in Perth.
Note also that there are many situations (software problems, liquid spills, any accidental damage) where the warranty does not apply. In that case you are far better off dealing with a local repair facility like our own.
Fixing the hardware in these beasts requires experience and patience. By the time they've packed a hard drive, battery and motherboard into these suckers there's barely room for a keyboard and a USB port. Lots of repair businesses won't touch them, but we've developed some specialist knowledge and we fit parts locally in our East Perth workshop.
Often this starts with a call-out but if it's urgent and you know it needs a new part, eg a hard disk replacement, new graphics card or a memory upgrade you can send it straight in. The benefit in dealing with Computer Mechanics on laptops is very fast turnaround times compared to the manufacturer. We also compare well on price and we're less likely to try and flog you a new Premium Series Special Edition.
With laptops we do a lot of screen replacements but the most frequent problems are power supplies. Power adapters often stop working and batteries are an issue.
When a laptop battery loses its ability to re-charge folks often imagine they own an ex-Hewlett Packard but it's a cheap and easy fix. Of course, if you do lose data, you should know that Computer Mechanics have heaps of experience in the delicate business of data recovery.
The other thing that is a quick fix is broken power connectors the ends of cables and cords are always breaking off. HP is no worse than other laptops in our experience though surveys conducted in the U.S. place them right near the bottom in terms of reliability and service support. Often these problems are easily fixed - replacement parts are sourced from the HP warehouse in Melbourne.
The DV series has a couple of known issues; the DV2000 lid switch has problems and people often find the DV6000 and DV9000's speakers are not working. The latter is a problem with the power ribbon that connects the speakers to the power switch. We can fix these problems quickly.
Broken DVD drives and CD drives are a problem (with all manufacturers) and can be replaced without having to buy a new laptop.
We're happy to quote and for parts replacements your cost estimate will be reliable. Where the repair involves troubleshooting a problem we may need to quote you a range, depending on how much time is involved. The good news is that for HPs and Compaqs, parts turnaround is pretty quick.
I did mention memory upgrades didn't I? Lame joke; just seeing if you're still reading. More RAM can help speed up a slow laptop but a proper clean out will make a big difference too. If you've got a notebook in for some part replacement, it's smart to let us do some maintenance on it. HP recommend annual attention because dust will build up inside the unit and this can cause overheating problems which shorten the life of your laptop.
Happy to quote on any out-of-warranty repairs we're on 9325 1196.
HP and Compaq are registered trademarks and trade names. Computer Mechanics makes no representation that it is associated with HP/Compaq or is a licensed repair facility.
Model Serviced:
We service all different models of Compaq Laptops. Press CTRL + F to search for yours below...
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15 Desktops
20 Desktops
110 Notebooks
120 Notebooks
122 Notebooks
124 Notebooks
140 Notebooks
142 Notebooks
144 Notebooks
150 Desktops
160 Notebooks
161 Notebooks
162 Notebooks
165 Notebooks
170 Notebooks
190 Notebooks
200 1/50 Desktops
200 1/44 Desktops
200 1/39 Desktops
200 1/33 Desktops
300 Workstations
300 1/24 Desktops
300 1/18 Desktops
300 1/15 Desktops
305 Notebooks
400 Servers
425 Desktops
433 Desktops
450 Desktops
466 Desktops
486 Desktops
500 1/30 Desktops
500 1/24 Desktops
500 1/18 Desktops
560 Desktops
566 Desktops
575 Desktops
590 Desktops
633 Desktops
650 Desktops
660 Desktops
744 Desktops
800 Notebooks
800 1/58 Servers
800 2/67 Servers
800 1/30 Servers
810 PDA
850 Desktops
850 2/67 Servers
866 Desktops
944 Desktops
954 Desktops
1000 1/12 Servers
1100 Notebooks
1110 Notebooks
1120 Notebooks
1125 Notebooks
1130 Notebooks
1200 Servers
1207 Notebooks
1210 Notebooks
1215 Notebooks
1220 Notebooks
1230 Notebooks
1232 Notebooks
1234 Notebooks
1235 Notebooks
1236 Notebooks
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1240 Notebooks
1245 Notebooks
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1250 Notebooks
1255 Notebooks
1256 Notebooks
1260 Notebooks
1266 Notebooks
1267 Notebooks
1270 Notebooks
1272 Notebooks
1273 Notebooks
1274 Notebooks
1275 Notebooks
1277 Notebooks
1278 Notebooks
1279 Notebooks
1500 PDA
1500 1/24 Servers
1500 1/20 Servers
1500 1/15 Servers
1505 Notebooks
1510 Notebooks
1520 PDA
1530 Notebooks
1535 Notebooks
1550 PDA
1560 Notebooks
1571 Notebooks
1573 Notebooks
1580 Notebooks
1590 Notebooks
1592 Notebooks
1600 Notebooks
1610 Notebooks
1611 Notebooks
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1670 Notebooks
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1687 Notebooks
1688 Notebooks
1690 Notebooks
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1694 Notebooks
1700 Notebooks
1750 Notebooks
1805 Notebooks
1810 Notebooks
1825 Notebooks
1827 Notebooks
1830 Notebooks
1920 Notebooks
1925 Notebooks
1930 Notebooks
2015 PDA
2100 PDA
2110 Desktops
2120 Desktops
2200 Desktops
2210 Desktops
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2220 Desktops
2240 Desktops
2246 Desktops
2253 Desktops
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2297 Desktops
2510 Desktops
3000 Servers
3000 1/55 Servers
3000 1/50 Servers
3020 Desktops
3060 Desktops
3500 Notebooks
3550 Desktops
4000 1/20 Servers
4000 1/18 Servers
4000 5/66 Servers
4009 18/25 Servers
4100 Desktops
4102 Desktops
4110 Notebooks
4112 Desktops
4120 Notebooks
4122 Desktops
4150 Notebooks
4160 Desktops
4164 Desktops
4170 Desktops
4172 Desktops
4180 Desktops
4400 Desktops
4402 Desktops
4500 1/20 Servers
4500 1/18 Servers
4500 5/66 Servers
4504 Desktops
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4526 Desktops
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5062 Desktops
5070 Desktops
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5100 7/10 Desktops
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5133 3/5 Desktops
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5150 3/5 Desktops
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5300 Notebooks
5304 Desktops
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5380 Notebooks
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6000 Workstations
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6000 1/67 Servers
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6333 Desktops
6500 Notebooks
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7000 1/75 Servers
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7000 2/67 Servers
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7400 Notebooks
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7998 Desktops
8000 Servers
8000 1/92 Servers
8500 Servers
8500 1/92 Servers
8702 Desktops
8706 Desktops
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8716 Desktops
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9642 Desktops
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Apr-33 Desktops
Apr-50 Desktops
May-60 Desktops
Apr-66 Desktops
25-Apr Notebooks
DL380 G3 Servers
(Cel 466/500 PIII 550/667) 810e chipset Desktops
100 (266-366MHz) Notebooks
1000 486DX2/66 Servers
10000 CDS Minitower Desktops
1000R Servers
100S Notebooks
110S Notebooks
1125CT Notebooks
1125T Notebooks
1130T Notebooks
1200T Notebooks
1200US Notebooks
1200-XL104 Notebooks
1200-XL105 Notebooks
1200-XL106 Notebooks
1200-XL110 Notebooks
1200-XL111 Notebooks
1200-XL118 Notebooks
1200-XL119 Notebooks
1200-XL450 Notebooks
1210US Notebooks
1212CL Notebooks
1214SR Notebooks
1215US Notebooks
12XL125 Notebooks
12XL126 Notebooks
12XL127 Notebooks
12XL300 Notebooks
12XL305 Notebooks
12XL310 Notebooks
12XL325 Notebooks
12XL326 Notebooks
12XL327 Notebooks
12XL400 Notebooks
12XL401 Notebooks
12XL410 Notebooks
12XL426 Notebooks
12XL427 Notebooks
12XL430 Notebooks
12XL500 Notebooks
12XL505 Notebooks
12XL510 Notebooks
12XL526 Notebooks
12XL527 Notebooks
1400T Eddie Bauer Special Edition Notebooks
14XL240 Notebooks
14XL244 Notebooks
14XL245 Notebooks
14XL340 Notebooks
14XL345 Notebooks
150 (Series A2350) Notebooks
150 (Series A2380) Notebooks
1500c (266-400MHz) Notebooks
1500R 5/100 Servers
1500R 5/120 Servers
1500R 5/133 Servers
1500R 5/166 Servers
1500R 5/75 Servers
1500R 6/200 Servers
1500US Notebooks
1501CL Notebooks
1505US Notebooks
1510US Notebooks
1520US Notebooks
1525US Notebooks
1540D Notebooks
1540DM Notebooks
1540DMT Notebooks
1540T Notebooks
1550 Pocket PC PDA
1585D Notebooks
1585DM Notebooks
1585DMT Notebooks
1585T Notebooks
1598D Notebooks
1598DM Notebooks
1598DMT Notebooks
1598T Notebooks
1600/R 6/266 Servers
1600/R 6/300 Servers
1600/R 6/350 Servers
1600/R 6/400 Servers
1600/R 6/500 Servers
1600/R 6/550 Servers
1600/R 6/600 Servers
1600i 266 Notebooks
1600i 300 Notebooks
1600i 333 Notebooks
1600i 366 Notebooks
1600s Series (400-475) Notebooks
1600-XL Series (466-600MHz) Notebooks
1628ES Notebooks
1680DMT Notebooks
16XL145 Notebooks
1700T Notebooks
1710SB Notebooks
1710T Notebooks
1711CL Notebooks
1717RSH Notebooks
1720US Notebooks
1722US Notebooks
17XL260 Notebooks
17XL265 Notebooks
17XL275 Notebooks
17XL360 Notebooks
17XL365 Notebooks
17XL375 Notebooks
17XL460 Notebooks
17XL465 Notebooks
17XL475 Notebooks
1800 (1.0GHz PIII) Notebooks
1800T Notebooks
1800US Notebooks
1800-XL Series (466-700MHz) Notebooks
1850R 6/400 model 1 Servers
1850R 6/450 model 1 Servers
18XL180 Notebooks
18XL181 Notebooks
18XL190 Notebooks
18XL280 Notebooks
18XL380 Notebooks
18XL390 Notebooks
18XL580 Notebooks
18XL590 Notebooks
1900 266/333MHz PII Notebooks
1900 366MHz PII Notebooks
1900T Notebooks
1900-XL Series (466-650) Notebooks
1900-XL163 Notebooks
2000/R 486/50 Servers
2000/R 5/66 Servers
2000/R 5/90 Servers
2010c PDA
2240ES Desktops
2285V Desktops
2410ES Desktops
2500 6/200H Servers
2500 6/200N Servers
2500R 6/200H PII Servers
2700T Notebooks
2700US Notebooks
2701US Notebooks
2710US Notebooks
2715US Notebooks
2800US Notebooks
2801CL Notebooks
2805US Notebooks
286e Desktops
286n Desktops
3/25i Desktops
3/25s Desktops
3/25zs Desktops
3/33i Desktops
3000/R 6/400 Servers
3000/R 6/450 Servers
3000/R 6/500 Servers
3000R 6/300 Servers
3000R 6/333 Servers
310 366-400MHz Desktops
320 466-500MHz Desktops
330 400-750MHz Desktops
340 466-533MHz Desktops
340 550E PIII Desktops
340 600EB Desktops
350/4.3/6.4 Desktops
380m Desktops
380mx Desktops
386/20 Desktops
386/20e Desktops
386/25 Desktops
386/25-33M Desktops
386/25e Desktops
386/25M Desktops
386/33M Desktops
386n Desktops
386s/20 Desktops
386s/20N Desktops
4/25cx Notebooks
4/25iS Desktops
4/25s Desktops
4/33i Desktops
4/33s Desktops
4/50cx Notebooks
4/66i Desktops
4/75c Notebooks
4/75cx Notebooks
4/75cxl Notebooks
400/4.3/6.4/9.1 Desktops
4000 Series w/o MMX Desktops
4000N Series Desktops
4000R 5/100 Servers
4000R 5/66 Servers
4000S Series Desktops
400c 250 Notebooks
400cx 250 Notebooks
4090US Desktops
4100 (486 Based) Desktops
4104ES Desktops
410c Notebooks
410cx Notebooks
4110D Notebooks
4120T Notebooks
4125D Notebooks
4130T Notebooks
4131T Notebooks
4133 2000/ML Desktops
4150T Notebooks
4160 Slimline Notebooks
4160ES Desktops
4160T Notebooks
4184ES Desktops
420c Notebooks
420cx Notebooks
4210T Notebooks
4212ES Desktops
4220T Notebooks
4240ES Desktops
430c Notebooks
430cx Notebooks
433s (486 Based) Desktops
4406ES Desktops
4460ES DIMM Series Desktops
4460ES SIMM Series Desktops
450 (486 Based) Desktops
4500/133 Servers
4500R Servers
4565ES Desktops
466 (486 Based) Desktops
4824 (EDO Models) Desktops
4824 (SDRAM Models) Desktops
4834 (EDO Models Desktops
4834 (SDRAM Models) Desktops
486/33M Desktops
486/50M Desktops
486/66M Desktops
486c/66 Notebooks
486DX2/50M Desktops
486DX2/66-50M Desktops
486s16-33M Desktops
486SX/25 Desktops
5/60M Desktops
5/66M Desktops
5000/R 6/166 Servers
5000/R 6/200 Servers
5000T Desktops
5000US Desktops
5000Z (Model 5UV) Desktops
5001CL Desktops
5001R Desktops
5001SR Desktops
5002US Desktops
5003R Desktops
5003US Desktops
5004US Desktops
5005R Desktops
5005SR Desktops
5006H Desktops
5007R Desktops
5007SR Desktops
5009CL Desktops
5010US Desktops
5011CL Desktops
5011R Desktops
5012US Desktops
5034ES Desktops
5080US Desktops
5100/1200 Desktops
5100/630 Desktops
5100e Desktops
5100US Desktops
5101RSH Desktops
5102US Desktops
5103CL Desktops
5104US Desktops
5105RSH Desktops
5106CL Desktops
5107US Desktops
5108US Desktops
5120 1200 Desktops
5120e Desktops
5120MX Desktops
5123SR Desktops
5127SR Desktops
5133 2000/ml Desktops
5133/1080 Desktops
5133/1200 Desktops
5133/1620 Desktops
5133/1620LS Desktops
5133/2500 Desktops
5133/2500CD Desktops
5150 2000/ML Desktops
5166 1200 Desktops
5166 2000/ML Desktops
5166/1200 Desktops
5166/2500 Desktops
5166/2500CD Desktops
5166x/2100 Desktops
5166x/3200 Desktops
5166x/3200CDS Desktops
5200/2500 Desktops
5233X Desktops
524 CDS Desktops
5300US Desktops
5301RSH Desktops
5302RSH Desktops
5310US Desktops
5311SR Desktops
5315KS Desktops
5320US Desktops
5321SR Desktops
5322RSH Desktops
5330US Desktops
5333CL Desktops
5400US Desktops
5401RSH Desktops
5410US Desktops
5412RSH Desktops
5420US Desktops
5422RSH Desktops
5423US Desktops
5430US Desktops
5500 6/500 Model 1 Servers
5500 6/500 Model 2 Servers
5500/R 6/200 Servers
5500/R 6/400 Servers
5500/R 6/450 Servers
5500R 6/500 Model 1 Servers
5500R 6/500 Model 2 Servers
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5600s Desktops
5700N Desktops
5700T Desktops
575e Desktops
575M Desktops
575MX Desktops
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5900Z Desktops
590MX Desktops
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5WV295 Desktops
6000 233MHz PII Desktops
6000 266MHz Desktops
6000 300MHz Desktops
6000 6/500 Model 1 Servers
6000 6/500 Model 2 Servers
6000 MMX Desktops
6000T Desktops
6010US Desktops
6012RSH Desktops
6020US Desktops
6024US Desktops
6150/6200 Desktops
6150e Desktops
6180/1200 Desktops
6180/1200CDS Desktops
6180e Desktops
6200/2500 Desktops
6200/2500CD Desktops
6233CDS Desktops
6233X Desktops
6266X/3200 Desktops
6266X/3200CDS Desktops
6300US Notebooks
6300X/M3200 Desktops
6300X/M3200CDS Desktops
6310US Desktops
6320US Desktops
6330US Desktops
6350US Desktops
6370US Desktops
6400R 6/500 Servers
6500/R 6/400 Servers
6500/R 6/450 Servers
6500/R 6/500 Servers
66MHz Desktops
7000 6/500 Model 1 Servers
7000 6/500 Model 2 Servers
7000T 800MHz Desktops
7000T PIII 1.0GHz Desktops
7000T PIII 866MHz Desktops
7000T PIII 933MHz Desktops
7000US Desktops
7000Z (DDR) Desktops
7000Z PIII 1.0GHz Desktops
7000Z PIII 800MHz Desktops
7000Z PIII 866MHz Desktops
7000Z PIII 933MHz Desktops
7001CL Desktops
700US Notebooks
700Z Notebooks
701CL Notebooks
705US Notebooks
710US Notebooks
7110US Desktops
7118US Desktops
711CL Notebooks
7120US Desktops
7126CL Desktops
7126US Desktops
715US Notebooks
717RSH Notebooks
720 6/xxx PII/PIII Desktops
720US Notebooks
721CL Notebooks
722US Notebooks
725US Notebooks
7330T Notebooks
7350MT Notebooks
7360DMT Notebooks
7362DMT Notebooks
7370DMT Notebooks
7380DMT Notebooks
740 6/xxx PII/PIII Desktops
7710MT Notebooks
7730MT Notebooks
7750MT Notebooks
7770DMT Notebooks
7790DMT Notebooks
7792DMT Notebooks
7800 Series (<350MHz) Notebooks
7800 Series (>=350MHz) Notebooks
7AP135 Desktops
7AP140 Desktops
7AP170 Desktops
7AP190 Desktops
7AP195 Desktops
7PL290 Desktops
7PL295 Desktops
800 6/350e Servers
8000 H/PC Pro PDA
8000T Desktops
8000Z Desktops
800C Desktops
800F Desktops
800S Desktops
833CDS Desktops
850R Servers
905US Notebooks
910US Notebooks
912RSH Notebooks
915US Notebooks
918RSH Notebooks
920US Notebooks