Averatec 6200 laptop deconstruction
Scott Rippee @ 12:25 am February 22nd, 2006This is a quick guide on taking apart an Averatec 6200 laptop.
There’s nothing like dismantling a laptop to see if it still works when you get it back together, so this is what Max and myself decided to do. Many moons ago I stood up quickly when the laptop was on my lap. It had an ethernet cable plugged into it and this ripped the cable right out and broke the plastic that holds the connector in was broken. We wanted to see if there was a part/model number on the rj45 connector or the module that houses the rj45, phone jack, and usb ports to see if it would be possible to order a replacement.
You may want to think twice before trying this at home. This guy destroyed the ability to power his averatec up after taking it apart.
Per Bucho’s note and to reflect the order that I actually did this in unplug and take out the battery before proceeding.
The first thing we did was take out the harddrive. It turned out that we didn’t need to but here is how its done.
And pull that plastic loop:
You will want to start the dismantling process by taking the screws out of the bottom of the case. These two screws are longer than all of the others:
To get the top casing off you will need to take the cdrom out to get to some screws. Remove these two screws (you have to breark the warranty sticker to remove one of these screws):
Remove the battery and then you will remove the first piece of snapon casing like this (make sure the LCD is lying flat so that the piece can come off):
After that the keyboard is ready to be removed. This is trivial as each side just needs to be popped out over the nub and is done with a screw driver. (note that underneath the laptop is a wire that connects the touchpad to the motherboard):
Remove the touchpad ribbon by slidding the plastic tabs out from each side by where it is connected. After that piece is slid out the ribon should be loose.
The wireless antenna wires run over the piece of metal under the keyboard and then run up into the LCD. Since we have to remove the wires from here we are just as well to remove the LCD and now it will not get injured. First you will need to disconnect the wireless cards antennas wires. So flip the bad boy over and open up the big part on the bottom:
Check out that copper! No wonder this baby runs hot:
You will see the wireless card in there. Remove the antenna wires:
And remove the card if you so desire:
Then push the antenna wires through the hole to the top of the laptop, undo the tape and let the wires hang free:
Next disconnect the wires plugged into one side from the monitor and remove theses screws that are holding on the LCD (and bottom screws for the LCD if not done already):
Now you have a perfectly good frisbee. Have fun.
Taking off the last pice of casing is done by removing some more screws:
and the screws that were hidden by the cdrom drive:
You will need to slide out a piece of plastic by where its small ribion is connected to remove it:
Now all of the parts are pretty much exposed. We were able to get to and remove the rj45/phone/usb module and search for the parts. I was actually able to find the part here, but give me a break, 79 dollars is a little to much for this little piece. We were actually able to find the rj45/rj11 hardware and this cool schematic of them. I believe Max found the part through Sierra IC INC , so I’m considering giving them a call to see how much and how many I would have to buy.
Here are some other place you can find Averatec parts at notebookparts.com, I didn’t see the part that I need there though, and at laptoprepairparts.com, they had the module for the expensive price.
Proof that it still works:
And if anyone is wondering, Unbuntu works perfectly on this laptop. As if it were made for it. The only thing that has to be manually configured was the rl2500 drivers. You may also have trouble finding packges in the repos built for 64 bit.
Check out those boomin’ speakers:
February 22nd, 2006 at 9:12 am
Disclaimer: On any battery operated device the first step must be to remove the battery if possible. Until you do that the device is esstentially powered on (electricity is in certain circuits even though it is not "powered on"). One slip and your device could become a paperweight. This should be followed especially when working on a device you know nothing about (e.g. reverse engineering… which is what is being done above to a certain degree). Trust me, I have Maxed many many things in the past.
Bucho’s Wikipedia - "Maxed" refers to F-ing something up! (Sorry Max) Also see "Mitched" (Sorry Mitch)
February 22nd, 2006 at 1:12 pm
Okay… over at wikipedia.com there seem to be some haters who didn’t believe that the Maxed article was valid, but here is a screen shot I got of it.
February 22nd, 2006 at 2:35 pm
Haha… thats hilarious, "the text is unsalvaegably incoherant"
February 22nd, 2006 at 2:49 pm
The wiki entry has been maxed…
February 22nd, 2006 at 6:42 pm
haha Yeah I thought about tyring to reestablish it as an article but I couldn’t think any arguments that would be convincing other than it deserves its own phrase. The url that it was at before "speedy deletion" was http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Maxed
I just noticed that this crazy guy had deleted it. lol
July 13th, 2006 at 8:51 am
i have a averatec 6100 looks just like yours,my modem wont hang up,do you know if my modem being on all the time would keep my ethernet port from working ? It dosnt work at all even though device manager says its fine.
thanks randy
August 24th, 2006 at 8:12 am
Just so you know, this post has been a great benifit to many at http://www.averatecforums.com. On behalf of the users there, thanks alot!
August 24th, 2006 at 10:45 pm
Thanks. I only wish that my Averatec would not randomly shut off all of the time. When I first got it it was very rare, only when I was doing heavy processing stuff or DVD ripping. Now it will not even stay on long enough for me to get an OS installed. Its always had heat problems so I guess those have finally taken over and I don’t want to pay to have it repaired.
So I guess it will continue sitting on the book shelf.
August 24th, 2006 at 11:15 pm
The answer to that solution is on our forums. The solution is usually just a cleaning problem. If that doesn’t work try applying new thermal paste. I had the same problem you describe but blowing out the vents every month or so cures it.
September 20th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
I Eliminated an accumulator.
I can not eliminate the first piece of snapon, casing.
LCD lies trivial
September 20th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
HELP.
Averatec 6235.
I Eliminated an accumulator.
I can not eliminate the first piece of snapon, casing.
LCD lies trivial
September 20th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
You need to eliminate the accumulator
October 21st, 2006 at 9:15 pm
hola tego una averatec 6200 y me parece buena aunque ya un poco arasada en caracteristicas, con eso de windows vista y graficos adelantados, pero pienso pintarla y estas instrucciones me van a ayudar de mucho, ya que la pintura original es algo chafa y se despinta, bueno espero entiendan lo que digo.
hi this is a good website, i like, because i have a averatec 6200, and i wish paint it, i from mexico, in the city of atlixco in puebla state, good and animo.
October 26th, 2006 at 10:18 am
Hi there,
That’s a nice guide, bookmarked!
I do the same with Toshiba laptops. I’ve created over 50 guides already.
If you are interested you can find them here: http://www.irisvista.com/tech/
November 16th, 2006 at 11:27 am
HI I HAVE A 6100 THAT WON’T TURN ON WITH THE BATTERY IT SHOWS THAT THE BATTERY HAS 100% CHARGE BUT IF I DISCONNECT THE AC ADAPTER IT TURNS OFF ANY IDEAS OF WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE?
WAS WORKING FINE BEFORE I WENT ON VACATION LEFT IT IN CLOSET WITH BATTERY FULLY CHARGED FOR 3 WEEKS
THANKS ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED–JOHN
November 17th, 2006 at 12:17 pm
randy goad ;
i had problems with my modem not connecting until i physically disconnected other computers from the phone line.
another factor was that i had upgraded my os without uninstalling the averatec version. (winxp home to winxp pro). save the drivers you need from the averatec reinstall disc and install your new os fresh, then install the drivers you need.
November 20th, 2006 at 4:58 pm
“# JonTG Says:
August 24th, 2006 at 11:15 pm
The answer to that solution is on our forums. The solution is usually just a cleaning problem. If that doesn’t work try applying new thermal paste. I had the same problem you describe but blowing out the vents every month or so cures it.”
I’ve tried all of these but the thing still has the damn shutting off problem. When I took the heatsink off of the processor the thermal padd was hard and cracked up. I cleaned it off and replaced it with good thermal stuff (artic silver or something). I then very excitidly began installing the OS and it made it to the 3rd cd before randomly shutting off.
I strongly discourage anyone from purchasing this brand of laptop. I really miss when I got to use mine.
November 28th, 2006 at 6:42 pm
As you may know this laptop gets extremely hot because the fan is located on the bottom of the laptop.
I recently bought OCZ thermal compound to help alliviate the problem of overheating put do not know where to apply it.
Do I apply it on the heatsink on the motherboard? What exact disassembly procedure do i need to do that? Because I don’t want to take my entire laptop apart.
Thanks!!!!!!
=)
November 28th, 2006 at 8:24 pm
If you want to put thermal compound on the thing you are going to need to open up the bottom of the laptop. Then you have to take off the metal stuff that has the fans and blows the air out of the laptop. If I remember right this just pulls off but is a slight tight fit.
Under there you will find the heatsink that sits on top of the processor. You will want to take that off and then you will see the processor core.
You need to get all of the old thermal pad off of the heat sink and the core using rubbing alcohol or the fingernail polish remover that has a certain ingredient…. (acetone I think). It took me a long time (15 or 30 minutes) to get all of the thermal pad off when scrubbing it with q-tips.
Next you just put a small amount of thermal compound on the die of the chip and reset and screw in the heat sink.
Good luck
December 3rd, 2006 at 9:54 pm
Is it possible for you to send me a pic of what the heatsink looks like?
Thanks it would help alot in applying the thermal paste :)
December 4th, 2006 at 6:27 pm
Hi, i have a 6200 series and it won’t recognize that i have a blank cd in the drive and keeps asking me for one when i put one in. do i need to reinstall the drivers? ifso, how do you do this to this laptop. i heard to take out the cd/dvd drive, reboot, turn off, put back in and reboot again. how you get this drive out?
thanks,B
December 4th, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Vince,
The part I circled in red is the heatsink. DONT apply the thermal paste to the top of it. Remove the four screws to take it off and then you will see where the thermal pad is between the heatsink and the cpu. Remove the thermal pad and then put a little bit of your thermal past on the CPU’s core click the top right.
December 18th, 2006 at 1:14 pm
Hey Scott, thanks alot man! I fought with this 6200 ever since I was having problems with it in Iraq.
The rig is back up and running, thanks to you.
Rich
January 1st, 2007 at 9:28 am
I have made a link to this guide at Repair4Laptop ( http://repair4laptop.org/disassembly_averatec.html ). Repair4Laptop is a repository of free laptop and notebook repair, modding and upgrade guides.
January 2nd, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Help.
After transporting of computer Averatec 6235
LCD monitor was almost black.
The image is hardly visible,
I thank for the help
With kind regards,
GREG
jvg@mail.ru
January 2nd, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Bernie,
Use this image:
http://fatpenguinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/averatec%20screws%20holding%20cdrom%20in.jpg
All you got to do is undo the two screws, pull them out, and then pull out the whole CD drive. It uses a standard miniature IDE connected you’ll find on any laptop CD/DVD drive.
Hope this helps.
January 3rd, 2007 at 11:30 pm
Greg,
The fist thing that you should check is that the brightness did not get turned down. To do this:
Turn on the lap top,
Press the Fn key (bottom left) and the F4 key
See if this make the screen get brighter. If not check the cables that run from the mother board to the monitor to see if they are all plugged in tight.
January 24th, 2007 at 11:35 am
hey guys i just stumbled on your page..i have a question i have the 6200 model and suddenly one day it quit working it just wont turn on anymore i have it plugged into the wall and the orange light is on but nothing it wont power up or anything? do you think this could be a bad battery or something else? thanks alot
-Eliah
Lexington, KY
January 24th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Eliah,
Well, the first thing to do is take out your battery and run directly on AC power. This would rule out a battery problem. If your battery was fully charged when the laptop quit working then it sounds like the power supply on the motherboard is busted. Unfortunatelly power supply is integrated into the motherboard (The little board just houses the plug). If you can find a replacement motherboard on eBay or something you should be able to use this guide to replace it. Good luck.
February 4th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
i have two 6210’s and one was sadly thrown to the ground by a 3 year old, landing on its power jack. Tore it down using this guide and resoldered the jack, works like a charm. Thank you very much for posting this guide.
February 8th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
anyone find where the USB chip is on the 6130 model or where one would get one ? i think mine is flaking out when getting warm
February 10th, 2007 at 10:36 am
Hey there, great site! I have a 6240 that we recently had to send to averatec to replace the defective part (that usb/DC power thing), which they did - and free! Looking over the invoice, it appears they may have replaced the system board too.
Trouble is, my sound no longer works. No speaker, no headphones, and Windows XP insists everything is working fine (no it isn’t muted =)). Is it possible the sound wasn’t properly reattached somehow? If so, where would I look for that? I’ve taken apart the machine a couple of times now, and only after the professionals fixed it have I had any problems.
Thanks again for the informative site,
S&S
February 18th, 2007 at 8:48 am
My 6240 went dead after my kid poured water on the keyboard. I took it completely apart and dried everything. Nothing seemed to be “burnt” from shorting out, but it still doesn’t work.
Absolutely nothing happens when I turn it on. The DVD player doesn’t work either. Doesn’t matter if I have the A/C adapter plugged in or not.
Does anybody think it could be the power board? Or is it the motherboard?
February 18th, 2007 at 11:01 am
Sorry to hear about your laptop. :(
With water damage you are not going to know what is messed up until you test each component in the laptop (ram, harddrive, motherboard, power supply. Assuming that the motherboard or power are messed up (since it can’t even play the DVD) you could dish out the money for those and find that it still doesn’t work because of yet another component.
Good luck
February 22nd, 2007 at 4:07 pm
My 6200 model won’t get an internet signal either wirelessly or with an ethernet connection, it has been making a random “buzz” noise every once in a while for quite some time. I don’t know if this would be a hardware problem or a software problem. Please advise. Thank you
February 23rd, 2007 at 4:35 pm
I just bought a used 6210×80 with a broken power connector. some jerk decided to DIG AROUND with a sharp instrument to see if he could FIX the problem. He managed to trash the network/modem cable and scratch up the power board pretty well. I rigged another power connector, but haven’t been able to get the network connector to work. It shows as working and actually connects. The problem is, it’s so slow it won’t open a web page. I’m hoping a new cable I just ordered will fix the problem. Any one know anything more than me?
Thanks, Ron
February 23rd, 2007 at 6:42 pm
It sounds like your ethernet card works, but the connection to the card itself (which is on the motherboard) is so bad that it’s having problems passing packets around. You might have the transmit lines working but the receive wires were nicked or cut. Since the ethernet connector on the power board is just a plug and the network card relies on the ribbon cable for connection it’s basically like working with a really busted network cable.
Another thing to check would be cut traces on the board itself. If the previous owner did cut them you’ll be able to identify the cuts fairly easily. To fix the broken traces use a small knife to strip a small portion of the green paint that covers the traces before and after the break. You literally need less then a millimeter of exposed trace. Use your soldering iron and a little bit of solder to connect the traces again. Be careful to not short the adjacent traces if they are close together. If you’re in Radio Shack buying the equipment to do this get some soldering wick. It will save you a lot of time if you mess up and need to clean up the board. Good luck!
By the way, It’s great that you were able to order parts for this laptop. They are usually really hard to come by.
February 24th, 2007 at 6:01 am
Any thoughts on why I can’t get an internet signal? Thanks, Matt
February 24th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
mstigge,
My guess is a software problem, just because it seems unlikely that your Ethernet and wireless both broke at the same time.
The easiest way to find out will be to back up your data and reinstall windows. Or put a Linux live boot CD in and see if the internet works when that OS boots.
I happen to know that PCLinux boots up perfectly on the averatec with the ethernet and wireless working.
February 24th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
I was able to find the part I needed for my 6210 by doing an advanced search for completed auctions for averatec 62**. I contacted the sellers to see if anyone had the part I needed. Hope none of the Ebay cops are watching. They don’t like people to do an end run on them. That’s why they have gone to blind bidders( no real bidder ID’s).They call it security!
I call it protecting their money pot. Sorry for the soap box!
March 19th, 2007 at 8:43 am
Hi, I am in the UK and have a series 6220 averatec. Powerboard blew, CD/RW broke repaired under waranty but took 8 weeks… Now at boot up … windows could not start becasue the following file is missing or corrupt…\system32\ntoskrnl.exe please reinsatll a copy of the above file.
I can’t get anything to work and they dont issue a reload CD in the Uk for some reason.
Has anyone any suggestions please ?
March 19th, 2007 at 11:24 am
Use the Windows XP CD (I assume you are using XP) and boot from it. From there go into the Recovery Console. You’ll get a command prompt and it will ask you to log into your Windows installation. I really hope you set your Administrator password and remember it.
Use the EXTRACT command (http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/recovery_console_cmds.mspx?mfr=true) to extract a fresh copy of the nt kernel file that’s missing.
Reboot and see what else it complaints about. If you replace 5 files in a row and it’s still complaining about missing files, use the Repair option on the CD to restore all of your system files. Your apps and documents will remain intact (unless they were damaged by the same thing that brew away your Windows installation). You will need to run all the updated but at least you’ll have a working system.
You should have a Windows key on your laptop (manufacturer usually slaps one on the bottom) so can use any Window XP CD to do this. The license is tied to the key, not the CD. If you don’t have an XP CD and don’t know anyone who does, call up Microsoft, give them your license key and tell them your retailer did give you a recovery CD. You’ll ship you a new CD.
Good luck!
March 22nd, 2007 at 3:25 am
I need help replacing the cheapest part on my AV6200. The brown plastic clip where the touch pad ribbon connects to the motherboard. Where can i find 2 or 3 of them , Thank you
April 3rd, 2007 at 12:52 am
Hi,
The power jack on my 6200 recently lost its ability to work. When it plug in the AC adapter, the computer doesnt seem to detect it. After wiggling it around a bit it works, but only temporarily. It got so hot around that area that i took my laptop apart to take a look. I saw that it got so hot that it actually melted the YELLOW plastic support around the AC adapter plugin!
I took the laptop apart and took out the same rj45/phone/usb part that is in the picture, and soldered the loose joints on the power jack onto the board where the AC adapter inserts into.
I also took a small screwdriver to scrap away the melted plasted that was covering the metal contact surface areas on both the inside of the AC adapter, and the power jack (rj35?) in the laptop that was loose.
That seemed to work fine for a month or so… and now I’m having the same problem, except there are no loose solder joints because they are still in tact from last time!! Metal contact points also seem to be in tact…
suggestions???
Do I need to get another rj45/phone/usb part?… where is the cheapest place I can purchase just one?
laptoprepairparts.com is out of stock for $55 (which i still think is a bit pricey) :(
-Vince
April 6th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
Thank you Scott for the very good instructions, I was able to get to the power jack and solder it back together.
Only 1 screw left over, and box is running fine, if hot.
April 9th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
I’m tearing mine up now just cause I’ve been inspired! Anybody upgraded the CPU on a 6210. I’m trying to find out if a Turion will run on this as the 6210’s came with an Athlon XP 2400 (32bit) stock. I’ve read on the averatecforums all the 62XX’s were “thought” to have the same innards but I’ve yet to verify this myself. Thanks again for the guide
April 29th, 2007 at 8:40 am
I have the exact same problem as Vince (melted power jack). Any suggestion is appreciated!!
April 29th, 2007 at 11:05 am
Very many thanks for your help with the 6220 problems… sorted.
Now the power jack gones. Dissassembled the machine as per guide and soldered a new jack into place working fine!
Source of repacement jack? Ebay £2.15!
Great resource many thanks….
May 2nd, 2007 at 10:19 pm
is anybody sell mother board for averatec 6235
mirsul@yahoo.com
June 3rd, 2007 at 8:17 am
I need a dc power jack/rj45/phone/usb circuit card for my 6240-eh1. All the places I have looked seem to be out of stock. Plus, all the pictures I see look very similar to mine, but mine has white plugs and these all have black plugs. Is there a difference? Need this part ASAP, please help.
Thanks…
June 30th, 2007 at 11:59 am
my fan on the bottom of my averetec 6200 keeps scrathing the black plastic part where it hovers over and i dont know how to fix it=(
i cant buy a new fan either can some1 help me
July 3rd, 2007 at 3:22 pm
I have a problem….. I recently installed Vista onto my 6200 (big no no!!) Everything worked fine for about a week. I have no warranty and the keyboard and touchpad just quit working on me. I can’t use the backup disks because i’m using an usb keyboard that only works when the os is running. I want to install Windows XP back on it but can’t because I can’t find a way to get the laptop to boot from the setup disk!!! Please Help!!!
July 13th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
I would like to know if the motherboard of a 6240 is compatible if a 6235?
July 13th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
I would like to know if the motherboard of a 6240 is compatible if a 6235?
If i can put the motherboard of a 6240 in a 6235 model?
thank you
July 20th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Do you have any instructions on disassembling the av6110-eh1 or the service manual? I’ve got a loose keyboard I’d like to fix.. I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve taken out all the screws yet the case won’t budge. All the models listed are close, but not quite the 6110.. :-(
July 25th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
hey,
can i ask u a question wat happen if the battery doesnt charge and the light only flash? and do u think its the battey charger or its the the charger plug problem?
July 25th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
to azn duy
i had the same problem and it was the battery itself i got the cheapest price by going on line and searching the internet by battery typd
August 3rd, 2007 at 11:00 pm
I hae a 6200 and its not exactly dead … it most of the time will not bootup, almost always see the Averatec splash screen (but not allways)…
When ther are charaters to be seen in the display… it seems to lockup .. and slowly more pixals start to change to other charaters … some what looks like verticle lines when it does it …..
The dvd plavs flawlisly … when used as a stand alone player ….
Iv used freeze-it on the cpu .. trying to keep the temp down … thinking it might be the problem ….
Any one ever seen this .. and know what the problem was??
August 4th, 2007 at 12:27 am
Seth7,
Try reinstalling the OS. If that doesn’t work you may have a overheating problem. Mine eventually got so bad with the overheating that I had to retire it. Now it lives life as my sisters portable DVD player.
August 4th, 2007 at 2:18 am
Im more than certin that its a overheating problem (hence the Freeze-it i bought).. or at least some thing has been oerheated.. and now its minor heating now has serious effect now.
But the question is what …. at first i thought it was the CPU, now i dont.. it might be , but if the dvd player works fine.. then the video chip is not the issue.
I wonder about the Bios flash chip … or the memmoy controller (if it has one.. and where it is??) ….
id like to find a service manual for it.
August 4th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
It’s the CPU. The DVD video player player doesn’t use the CPU to play the DVD.
I was able to verify the CPU as the problem by tearing the thing apart and replacing the thermal compound with a small degree of effectiveness (it was better for a bit, but then the problem continued to get worse). If your OS allows you to set a low CPU frequency for the chip you can verify that it will work without overheating, but run very slow.
August 4th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
The other day I pressed several buttons on my 6200 at once, cuz my screen froze and now my touch pad stopped working, I believe, I turned it off , this is the second time this has happened to me with this laptop. The last time it happened, a friend of mine pushed a couple buttons (command keys) and it started working once again…. anybody have a list of all the command Keys and the function keys for this computer…. or even better, anybody know how to turn the touch pad back on?
thanks
Jon
August 5th, 2007 at 1:38 am
I love my 6210×60, but sadly its on its last legs. I have replaced the HD Ram dvd drive (with a drive out of a JVC laptop lol), the AC jack, the power converter, and the thermal glue. Hey, Iraq is not nice to laptops!
Sadly, I think it shall soon die. All 4 of the USB ports require a little wiggle every once in a while. they shot off for a millisecond every 15 minutes or so. The screen flickers about as often. :-( It needs a new keyboard….still works but a little bent so it requires a little oompf to get the arrow keys to work.
Does anyone have a 6210×60 motherboard for under $250? It may be falling apart, but damnit we’ve got history!
August 5th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Iv seen alot of parts on E-bay .. i think ill get a new CPU and try that for my 6200 ….. iv seen a 100% working motherboard there too ….
Pratically any part you need.
August 10th, 2007 at 2:30 am
Any one know if this will support the Athalon 64 cpu’s ??
August 12th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
that is so cool
August 15th, 2007 at 3:03 am
Well i have a CPU on the way….
We’ll see if its a waste of money.
August 15th, 2007 at 4:14 am
I don’t think spending lots of money on avertec pars is really worth the investment. AV out of warranty support wants $160 just to replace a KEYBOARD!!! That is a total ripoff, considering comparable laptops are only $450-600 now, many with updated DUAL CORE processors and bigger hard drive specs. Not even the service manuals are easy to come by.. unless your prepared to $PAY$.
This makes me very jaded and I probably will buy a more popular brand such as an HP, DELL, or ACER laptop in the future.. off brand machines just cost too much to repair/replace parts. Averatec also made the machine a major PROJECT to OPEN… how many screws and hard to undo plastic snap together sections?!? CRAZY!!
If anyone has the av6110-eh1 service manual (repair, not the crap that comes with the machine) please let me know..
August 21st, 2007 at 12:30 am
damn it… what arrived wasent quite what i was looking for.. its a bit too big.
damn microPGA !!!!!
Waht the hell else will work in a AXMD2400GJQ4C cpu??
August 30th, 2007 at 11:19 pm
Well , just got a 1.6ghz cpu in it.. and still dosent even show a splash screen …. damnit.
Got it off of ebay.. so it might of just been burned up crap too … one more on the way… playing the odd’s that the next was ok …
September 5th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
after purchasing two averatec 6210 x 60’s used, I thought I got a steal. I bought them for 350 each. One had adobe cs2 suite($$) loaded and a few other really nice programs and the other had the most recent microsoft office loaded and other nice extras, as well. They both worked great…for awhile.
laptop #1 the touchpad and keyboard quit working on the one w/ microsoft office…i purchased a wireless mouse and keyboard..now the touchpad works and the key board works, but it thinks the function button is on. Of course the usb ports are getting pretty loose, but thats just an annoyance right now. any ideas with the keyboard?
Laptop #2 i had to order another power port and have it soldered on and of course, while they were in the laptop the wire that controls the screen (which is attached to the motherboard) umm, well, they tried disconnecting it and instead of it coming out of where it was plugged, the plug came off the motherboard. they showed me where a motherboard was $600..naturally I said no way…figure out a way to solder it. I picked it up today after paying them $200 without a guarantee it would stay fixed and 15 minutes after having it on, I bumped the side of the display and now have no display. Do I really have to get another motherboard or could I solder the dang thing and would I have to take the whole dang thing apart again…
please respond with any advice..i’d be grateful
September 5th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
My 6210 made it throught 16 months in Iraq with some creative cooling. I have been trying to install Linux on this thing for a month now, how in the heck did you get UBUNTU to install? and what version I tried the last three versions to no avail. i also tried mandriva, Xandros, CentOS Red hat 10 and Suse 10. Suse is the only distro I could get to load and start after rebooting. hope I’m not stuck with that. Mandriva and Xasndros will load but will not start afterwards. ubuntu, cent os and redhat gave me nothing.
I really would like to know what you did to get UBUNTU to load.
Thanks in advance
September 5th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
I had loaded several of those OSes on the laptop while it lived. I don’t recall having any problems with Ubuntu, except I think when I did the install I had to do it in a special resolution or in text mode. Can’t quite remember, but what happens when you try?
September 5th, 2007 at 11:31 pm
@Lesli: Condolences on your laptop. That shop sound like a scam. If I were you and had money they would be getting a court summon right about now.
The port that the display wire connects to is pretty fragile. On top of that the part is surface-mounted (if I remember correctly) with no board anchors. So, when you rip the port off the motherboard (like the monkeys at the repair shop did) you also rip the soldering pads off the motherboard.
You will have to take the thing apart, there’s not way around that. If the port is still attached to the motherboard, don’t pull on it. Try to examine the pins on the port with a flashlight and a toothpick. If you don’t see any obvious breaks (pins in mid-air) start poking the pins with the toothpick until you see one of them move. That’s a cold-solder joint. This means the monkeys not only can’t take the things apart, but also have no soldering skills. Get yourself a good soldering iron with a very fine tip and touch the pin that you saw move. As soon as you see the solder melt you’re in the money.
If the pads are ripped it should be pretty obvious what trace it was connected to. Usually they are on the surface and you’ll see where the trace was ripped from the pad. Use a fine knife or a scalpel to scrape the protective coating off the trace. You just need enough for solder to stick. Lower the connector pin back on the motherboard and glob some solder between the stripped trace and the pin. That should make a good enough connection for your lappy to kick it for a while longer.
Plab B is going on ebay and hunting down another motherboard. With the way these things fall apart it should be easy to find the part.
Hope this helps :)
September 10th, 2007 at 9:41 am
I need to replace the keyboard on my AV 2260-EY1. (the “d” key quit working). Can The keyboard be replaced from the top? I slid down the tabs on the top of the keyboard and “pried” the edges up but the center does not seem to release (is there a screw holding from the bottom? or some type of friction catch????) help please.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
hello i have just did a clean install of windows xp on my averatec laptop 6200 series but now i have a problem… i lost the backup drive so i don’t have the drivers. please if anyone can give advice or maybe send me a copy? ;) it will be greatly appreciated!!
September 11th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Duane, goto http://www.averatec.com/customercare/downloads.asp for the drivers. Hope that helps.
September 12th, 2007 at 4:09 am
Duane goto http://www.averatec.com click on the “costomer care” tab then “driver downloads” fill in the info for your model and you can download all of them.
September 15th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Im getting a “d0″ on my post code reader .. any one else can verify that its a — and i quote “Early Boot Strap Processor (BSP) initialization like microcode update, frequency and other CPU critical initialization. Early chipset initialization is done.” — end of qote …
if it stops there then it means that the cpu detection did not complete.. possibly a dead cpu??
September 20th, 2007 at 8:41 am
I have a 6200 series. My DVD/CD drive stopped working. I can not find the driver for it on the Averatec website. please can anyone tell me which one it is?
Thanks for all your help,
September 20th, 2007 at 8:46 am
I have a 6200 series. My DVD/CD drive stopped working. I have tried reinstalling the drivers, but I am not sure which driver I should be installing. Can anyone tell me which one it is?
Thanks,
September 21st, 2007 at 1:02 pm
i have a averatec 6200 series laptop and the harddrive went ka-put on me. i have since purchased a new laptop. i was reading here on your site and would like to know if i can sell parts here
September 23rd, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Why sell parts ..??
September 25th, 2007 at 4:11 am
good question. i guess i was thinking that i would have to disassemble it enough to take out the harddrive and sell the rest. and since i had it apart, i would disassemble the rest of it (according to the deconstruction pics). i really miss my 6200 series, i did all of my video editing on it. i now have a new Dell inspiron 1501 and it does not come close to the capabilities of the Averatec. what i thought was going to be an upgrade, turned out to be a bad purchase. i should have upgraded to another Averatec. thx for any and all comments.
September 25th, 2007 at 5:18 am
Why not just buy a new hard drive for it after all they are cheap and it is really easy besides why take it all the way apart if you don’t have too
How much do you want for it?
September 25th, 2007 at 6:14 am
firstly, i have no idea what to sell it for. i was just kinda feeling it out on this site (i wish i had seen this site before i purchased another laptop) to get an idea of what to do with it.
i wanted to take out the harddrive because of personal info, but really i guess i dont have to disassemble it entirely.
secondly, i took my Averatec to the geek squad and they told me they could fix it for $235.00, and that was one forth of the sale price that i got 2 new Dells for.
hindsight is 20/20
September 25th, 2007 at 6:53 am
You could always sell the Dells ;) Replacing a hard drive in that thing is literally a matter of 2 screws (not counting the 4 that keep the hard drive attached to the caddy. Go to best buy, get a laptop drive of your choosing (BB has some good sales on drives sometimes) and put it in. It’ll take you an hour tops.
My philosophy is if you like using a product it’s OK to just fix it instead of buying a new one. Just my 2 cents :)
October 1st, 2007 at 11:58 pm
my 6200 cpu won’t fire up . the dvd player works with the front buttons
and the remote, but when I push the main power button for the cpu nothing happens. IT had been over heating and shutting off but it would start up after it would cool down. can anyone give me some advice?
October 2nd, 2007 at 11:53 am
Arw, I experienced the same problem. At first overheating and then it would still turn on after it cooled down, but eventually it wouldn’t turn on anymore. At that point it became a large paper weight / portable DVD player.
October 2nd, 2007 at 11:08 pm
take it to some one before it dies and tell them it has a serious heat problem .. with a infared thermal probe.. he should find the culprit before it dies… im still thinking its the cpu that dies.. i still cant verrify that the 2 CPU’s i bought off of ebay were dead or not !!!!
Wish i could find some one local that had a micro PGA socket board that they knew was good and tried my CPU’s in it !!!
November 2nd, 2007 at 7:30 pm
I have to replace the DC power board on mine, and the cheapest I could find it was Averatec them selves, they want 62.65 with 3.00 dollars shipping, has anyone found it recently cheaper?
It does get a little warm too so while I have it apart I plan to clean the processor and heat sink and put new paste in there. there seems to be several kinds are they all the same? or is one better than others.
one last question do they make a cooler running Turion or Athlon mobile that will run on this board?
thanks
November 4th, 2007 at 6:09 am
In response to Sharion’s question, these are the drivers listed in Device Manager for XP Home, with Roxio 6 installed:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\Cdr4_xp.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\Cdralw2k.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\cdrbsvsd.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\cdrom.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\imapi.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\pwd_2k.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\redbook.sys
C:\WINDOWS\system32\storprop.dll
November 5th, 2007 at 12:05 am
HAving problems with power going into laptop. I am not getting any type of indicator from the lights. I think it might have something to do with the power jack inside laptop. Any advice on how to repair this problem.
November 5th, 2007 at 12:28 am
The power jack seems to be the main cause for power failure… search for one on ebay, in the Uk they are about £1.50… take the laptop apart using this highly useful guide! and simply solder a new power jack into place… if this does not work you will possibly need a new power board and they are over £60.00 direct from Averatec in Europe… which may be cheaper than the USA at the moment …
November 13th, 2007 at 6:29 am
Does anybody know how to turn the touch pad back on? 6200
November 19th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
I have a 6200 that had the same progressively wordening overheating problems that have been mentioned before. I put it on a shelf for the past 6 months, then found your page and have decided to try and fix it. I pulled the heatsink and replaced the thermal paste this evening. It made no difference. It will still boot up, but only lasts about 3 minutes before shutting down.
I have kept the bottom open to monitor and facilitate air flow. after shutdown, the copper near the CPU is painfullt hot, while the copper by the fan and exterior vent is cool to the touch. Is the fan working that well, or is the heat sink just not functioning. Is it worth $30 to get a new one?
Any thoughts are appreciated.
-B
November 19th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Id try a different heat sink …mine no longer will boot … not even the averatec splash screen .. but the dvd still works fine…. i have bought 3 cpu off of the internet .. and none made any difference … but that dosent mean that they weren’t bad either !!!!
is the case on the underside getting hot…. are you sure that only the cpu is getting hot??
you have a small window now to find what is cooking .. before it quits completely.
November 21st, 2007 at 8:31 am
Hey just want to know the default bios password??? would be VERY appreciate!
thx
November 22nd, 2007 at 6:07 am
Can a 6210 be clocked down? The AMD is fast, and could run slower
for typical office applications.
Running it slower but probably help it be cooler, and it would
not overheat and shut off
November 22nd, 2007 at 6:31 am
It has a variable speed .. based on the temp of the processor … so as it heats up… it slows down …
November 22nd, 2007 at 10:10 am
Well, I found the answer. The outlet to the cooling fan was loaded with dust (I could see the buildup when I removed the heat sink, but this dust
is not visible from outside the computer).
I removed the dust, and it still runs warm, but does not shut down.
All 6210 users should be aware of this simple repair.
Garry
November 22nd, 2007 at 8:27 pm
They do……
Keep us posted.
November 28th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
I replaced the heatsink (15$ on ebay) and it is working like the “good ole’ days.” That means hot, but operational. Any advice on further cooling? Cutting slits in underside panel, swapping CPUs, underclocking?
-B
November 29th, 2007 at 9:45 am
Fellows:
Help is appreciated …All….
My Averatec 6240-EH1, is misbehaving. 17 months old. Well handled.
Help & Support File is some how disabled, so it is not possible to even try to find the remedy.
Roxio burner does not load, it popsup “Please install software”
ditto with “Disk-at-once”
Many other Software too, has a popup of some message or other, some work after Clicking Away with “X” others do not.
The DVD RW/CD ROM. DVD RW rarely completes 100% of the task.
Means, saving things on DVD RW are always, IFFY, …. 100 % or what ?
CD-ROM, I have not need it Till Now.
and many more little things, So I tired to Run Recovery CD. For the First time, no scratched or other marks. The Bios is, factory set to Boot, CD Drive and then HD. So that all I need to do it use the CD ROM.
CD ROM, after Clicking “Esc” as it the Laptop Boots, spins for a while and then, the Laptop Boots from HD, and not the Recovery CD in the CD ROM.
I am no techi. Thoght to get Supermulti DVD that will also do CD RW. Need to know what the Part Number is. Tired to open the Bottom to see the DVD RW make etc. Removed all Screws, etc. Failed to open the Bottom completely for there seems to be some latches on the DVD side inside that I can not understand. Put the thing back. Began to Search for How to do it. Found your great article. Seems quite detailed and all that. Will try IT AGAIN.
However, IF you fellows, can for now, guide me, to RUN RECOVERY CD, without any changes, it will be very kind. This, after the Recovery CD has worked, will let me know IF the Drive needs to be replaced or it was some Bugs in the laptop that, are removed by Recovery CD, and we back to normal.
Please know, a little details will be good, for I am no techi. With directions, I can easily follow the process to completion.
Thanks all for the help….
godman
December 2nd, 2007 at 12:38 am
My laptop won’t charge, but I think it’s a jack issue rather than a battery one, because I’ve had to wiggle the thing to get a charge. I’ve had to angle it increasingly, and it’s just stopped. Would it be just a matter of setting it back in place, or would a new AC jack be in order? And how would I get at it?
December 2nd, 2007 at 11:11 am
Sean,
Seems like everybody has that problem, read above.
I just finished my second deconstruction to get at that little power / ethernet / whatever module.
the module is faulty. you’ll need to re-solder the connection that looks burnt out. It’s most likely the one closest to the edge under the power cord connector. Don’t keep running it while you have to wiggle the cord, it makes it worse.
the repair is not too tough, I’m no expert, I’ve soldered 5-6 times in my life, and I was able to do it. I had a really hard time finding one for sale at all, and when I did it was too expensive to mess with.
keep in mind, that I’m back again doing it the second time, but unless I find another part to replace that faulty module, ( and they all are faulty as far as I can tell) I’ll do it again and again until I come up with something better. I would love to find a way to charge the battery separately, or any other way to get power into this box. It really is a good computer, just WAY too hot.
follow the instructions on the page, take the thing apart. Personally, I didn’t completely disconnect the monitor, I left the cables plugged in since I didn’t need to remove them to get at the offending module, and sometimes my big fingers have trouble putting stuff back together right. I unscrewed it, disconnected the wires leading from it, and worked with my $15 soldering iron / solder remover to get it cleaned up and solidly connected again.
While you have it open, clean it all out with canned air.
Don’t feel bad if you’re missing a screw or two when you’re done, just try not to leave one inside (just like surgery)
You can’t make it any worse than it’s going to be if you do nothing.
Besides, I always figure that if I brick the thing, I’ll just pull the hard drive and whatever usable stuff I can and stuff it into a desktop or another cheap laptop.
There’s something intensely satisfying about taking apart a laptop and putting it back together so it works better than before. Kind of like rebuilding an engine, but easier and no bruised knuckles.
Good luck!
December 2nd, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Hey, those power jacks can be found on Ebay for about 5 bucks a piece. Sad because it’s like a 40 cent piece, but If you dont have an electronics store nearby Like FRY’s Electronics, you might try radio shack. The can probably order you a perfect match for not too much.
December 11th, 2007 at 2:21 am
Above I read from GREG that his LCD screen went virtually black and was visible, but just barely. Did it get fixed with checking the motherboard to screen cable? Any other options to fix that? Obviously I have the same problem. The computer works fine, I have just put a regular monitor connected into the side port provided on the 6210. Any help to get full function back would be great!
December 11th, 2007 at 2:24 am
Touchpad not working? I have had that happen 3 times. The fix that I use is the hardware reboot. Take off the battery and hold down the power button for 30 seconds. Replace the battery and off you go.
December 11th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Help Please,
Averatec 6240-EH1 Optical device is DVD RW / CD ROM.
System is corrupted.
Need to Run Recovery CD. Brand new never used.
CD does not Run. Browsed it in another laptop. Everything shows up.
Trouble shooting, device says, “It works good”
I tried to burn DVD RW it does work.
Opend ‘My Computer to get to Properites of Device.
There are TWO DRIVE LETTERS.
DVD-RW Drive ( D: )
CD Drive ( F: )
Actually there is only One Optical Drive.
So that as soon as I insert CD in Drive it comes up with
“Please insert Disk in Drive F”
Don’t know how get rid of Extra Drive Letter “F”
Suggestions, directions please.
What will happen if I reformat the SYSTEM HD
Will I then be able to Run Recovery CD ? and get the system up and running.
Thanks for all help.
December 20th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Try putting the recovery cd in the drive and rebooting the computer.
January 13th, 2008 at 10:51 am
I need some help replacing he pcmcia controller in my Averatec 5400??
January 13th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Can anyone with my comments on 11 Dec? My screen still has no light behind it!! Thanks.
January 27th, 2008 at 9:59 am
I have a 6200 series, does anybody know what fan is compatible with this peice of junk LOL please reply thank you or do you know where I can get a fan motor.
Thanks
Gordon
January 27th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I am looking for a Sunon CPU cooling fan Averatec part number E33-0700010-S69 for a replacement. Anyone have one off their dead computer they would part with, or where to find one inexpensively?
Thanks in advance!
Jim
January 28th, 2008 at 6:49 am
One by one I have been losing the USB ports to my Avaratec 6200. They appear to be losing their connections internally and/or are simply becoming worn out. I am now down to one that works continually instead of intermitantly. Where can I go online to purchase these ports? Then how difficult is it to install them myself and do any of you have a set of instructions with photos to do this? Thanks much.
January 28th, 2008 at 9:03 am
http://www.lapzone.com/servlet/the-1523/E33-dsh-0700010-dsh-S69-Averatec-6200-/Detail?gclid=COKRktqzmZECFQOllgod1xhPOg
Above is the only web site I could find for this fan. Copy it into your browser and go check it out. It’s $129 there at lapzone.com.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:07 am
I have bought parts from where Averatec sends their warrenteed computers. http://www.fremontek.com Prices have been reasonable so far, but they only deliver within the USA.
February 2nd, 2008 at 6:47 am
A friend of mine brought me his laptop (gateway m350mvn), i guess his son put a foriegn object in the cd rom drive. I got the object out but now when the laptop boots the heatsink fans will run, but all it does is blink the cdrom lite and the 3 of 6 lights above the keyboard ( the lock symbols ). No screen and nothing else……….any help will be greatly appreciated
thxs this site is great……good work guys
February 2nd, 2008 at 7:39 am
I wish you luck .. iv got one thats been like that for months now.
February 7th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Forgot bios password. How do I get to the MB battery to pull it and reset bios to default?
February 8th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I am a novice. Is there any trick to taking the old jack off the and replacing it with a new one. Does it just plug in?
February 16th, 2008 at 6:50 am
hello people,
I have a problem with my averatec 6220.
The battery is charged ok. The DVD Player can power on without problem. But I can’t power on my laptop.
Please if anyone can help me.
THanks in advance.
February 16th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
You mean that the DVD player works fine .. bu the laptop will not P.O.S.T. or bootup … ???
If so that is a common problem, and im not aware of the fix yet. besides sending it in for warrenty repair.
Mine’s out of warrenty … and im starting to want some one with a working unit to try out my processor so i can rule that out as the problem.
for all i know it might be the memory.
February 16th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
my 6200 series laptop does the same thing. I let it sit for a couple weeks,then one day I hit the power button and it fired up. I dowloaded my info onto thumb drive just in case it shutdown again,which it did after a few days of use. It overheated again so I let it sit for another couple of weeks,hit the button and it started again. I removed the bottom cover and that seems to keep it from overheating and it has to be elevated,off of any flat surface so the airflow is not constricted.
February 23rd, 2008 at 11:53 am
hey did you all know that if your 6200 wont turn on, that there is a fuse you may be able to replace….it might not be your motherboard????
February 23rd, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Lesli Says:
February 23rd, 2008 at 11:53 am
hey did you all know that if your 6200 wont turn on, that there is a fuse you may be able to replace….it might not be your motherboard????
So … your saying that with this fuse blown … that the DVD will work but the laptop will not boot…
Is this what your saying??
February 27th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Hey Lesli
Where is this fuse at???
Grid location?? ….. does the DVD still work with the fuse blown???
Hey .. are you there??
March 27th, 2008 at 5:48 am
Help! Need cooling fan for 6200 part number E33-0700010-S69
Appears to be out of stock and out of production. Any suggestions? Or better yet any fans out there?
thanks
Bart
March 27th, 2008 at 5:51 am
Jim, Any luck???:
thanks
Bart
“Jim Says:
January 27th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I am looking for a Sunon CPU cooling fan Averatec part number E33-0700010-S69 for a replacement. Anyone have one off their dead computer they would part with, or where to find one inexpensively?
Thanks in advance!
Jim”
May 27th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Help, Averatec 6210HX80-01. I need to format and reload. The DVD will not read data cd’s. It will read a dvd no problem. Any suggestions?
July 1st, 2008 at 10:14 am
Mark, is it enabled to boot first in the BIOS? If the HDD is before it in the boot order, it won’t boot from a DVD.
July 1st, 2008 at 10:27 am
If your power supply socket (part that power cord plugs into) is failing or not working all the time, I could not find a replacement part. However, in my case, I just got to this part (follow instructions to deconstruct) and I re-soldered the connections and it’s fine now.
July 31st, 2008 at 8:40 am
I can set it to boot from the DVD. The problem is it will not read a data CD. I can put a DVD in and it will play a DVD. If I put a Data CD (IE: Win-XP Home Edition Disc or any other data cd) it will not read them? I do not understand why it will read one and not the other? Therefore I cannot format and restore the laptop.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:13 pm
If the hard drive is trashed.. try putting it in a usb enclosure and try installing WinXP in another computer ….. then put it back in.
August 15th, 2008 at 6:41 am
I’ve been having the power issue too — thanks for the deconstruction guide! One thing I’ve read on the net is that the 62xx series are the same laptop as the MSI M630, and you can upgrade the processor to an AMD Turion (or AMD MT-xx — i.e. AMD MT-32, AMD MT-34, etc). The installed processor runs at 60-something watts, while the Turion runs at 25 watts. That should translate into a cooler-running processor and may aleviate some of the heat problems; the battery should last longer as well. In order to install that processor, though, you need to flash the BIOS with a newer version from MSI. See this thread for more info:
http://www.planetamd64.com/lofiversion/index.php?t26375.html
I believe any of the AMD MT-xx processors will work and all of them run cooler than the installed processor.
August 17th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I have a
AVERATEC 6200 series… I dont have any sound. My DVD player plays but on my computer it has no sound (etc playing a game) I tried tried to download a sound driver but .I dont know how?
August 18th, 2008 at 4:20 am
Andrew
That very interesting to know, Thanks! I have a 6210, in april of 06 I had to send it back for a new motherboard under warrenty. When I got it back from Averatec the unit no longer posted with the standard Averatec Logo it Posted with an MSI SuperBook Logo.
Does this mean that mine already has the New Bios in it or Does it mean that they used a differant MoBo?
how do I find out the MoBo Model Number?
I really would like to find try a Turion because The Athlon runs Hot.
thanks
Mike
August 25th, 2008 at 9:46 am
My 6200 will not accept my HP printer. It tells me there are missing drivers. Where on the internet would I look to find the drivers for this model? Any help will be most appreciated.
November 14th, 2008 at 4:08 am
Hi, Could u Plz tell me how can I change the laptop fan to work non stop.
I mean , I want to make the fan’s power direct to push fan works continusly.
Thanks
November 16th, 2008 at 7:34 am
just wish some one would state what it was that was overheating or dieing so every one else could get a chance to repair it …. or decide to have some one else do it.
November 16th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Seth7, the problem that causes the overheating/locking up is the CPU getting too hot. The built in DVD player doesn’t have the problem because it uses a different chip (CPU is never used). To repair it look at Andrew’s post above. I haven’t tried it, because I got rid of my Averatec a long time ago, but it seems like it should work.
November 17th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Well shoot .. that means the 4 cpu’s i bought off of ebay were all bad??
(figures)
I tried locally to find some one with a mb that i could set my cpu into for testing but gave up some time ago …
Any one have a test board that i could send one too ?
November 17th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
any one know og witch of these will work as a replacement processor?? of the fastest im looking for??!!??
http://www.pricewatch.com/cpu/socket_754.htm
November 19th, 2008 at 2:04 am
Hi,
Do you have the dirver wireless network adapter?
For some reason It got wiped out when I took it in for repairs and now I cant use it to connect to the internet using a wireless connection.
Please help I’m desperate.
I cant find them anywhere on line.
Thank you kindly.
Faustino R.
faustinor@yahoo.com
November 19th, 2008 at 4:53 am
The card in my 6210 uses the driver for the PCI/mPCI/CB(RT256x/RT266x)
For Windows drivers go to this page:
http://web.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Windows.html
This will install the entire RALink driver and utility package.
Good luck!
December 4th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Well i bought another processor …. well see if this one is a dud too …
December 4th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Any one with a Known good Board want to test a few processors??
February 4th, 2009 at 2:51 am
I was wanting to know the same thing Faustino Ramirez asked. What is a good upgrade processor and also ram that would work. I dontknow how ot find out the specs of the ram i have like pin number etc. I want to upgrade from the 1.8 ghz processor and 512 ram i have if possible. I could use some links or advice. thanks.
February 7th, 2009 at 2:21 am
I have a averatec 7100 series laptop that was given to me. This idiot i know was locked away for a period of time. Gets out and finds out what a laptop is and starts exploring it. A message pops up on the screen that sys a hardware device is missing or something to that extent and decides to take the liberty of disassembling it completely and doesnt know what the problem was. Tells me he couldnt figure out how to put it back together, and as it sat somebody picked a couple pieces out of it but dont know what. So he gave it to me. I am/want to put it back together and get it back up and running. But before i go and completely assemble it back together i need to know what might be missing and need to order/replace. I’ve searched the web up and down and cannot find hardly any information on this laptop at all. Wanting a schematic/diagram of the parts and where they should be attached to know what is missing. Found nothing! Does anybody know of a website or address that can produce this kind of data i need to complete my task.? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
February 12th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Great write up! I have refered back to this page many times. I have the same laptop and have recently installed Ubuntu. The screen flickers during videos and scrolling and I am pretty sure that it has to do with the driver, but I haven’t been able to find it. I really googled the bejeezus out of it and am at a loss. Did you have this issue? If so, how did you fix it?
Thanks,
Shawn
March 19th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I have a problem with my Averatec 6100 I was using it the other day and the power cord started to smoke. When we tore it apart the one chip on the power bored (i’m not sure if that is what its called) is melted. It will not ture on now either. Plus right before we shut it off it was saying replace battier. Does anyone know where i can get the whole bored or just the chip?
March 20th, 2009 at 3:38 am
Supposedly you can get them off of ebay …. but if you want to get rid of it or recover the data off of the hard drive …. i can make use of it. I have bought 4 CPU’s for mine and is still dead. i can charge my battery and put it into your laptop for testing …. let me know if your interested.
April 4th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
I have a 3510 Averatec and I just took out the dust bunny (Big fat dust bunny) but now my machine starts up and quits. I think I need to apply paste but i don’t know how. Can some one help?
Thanks!
April 13th, 2009 at 9:48 am
averatec 6130 HS 20 powers on for 4 seconds and then shuts off Heat snk has a little blue square pad under it that can peel right off. So do I replace with heat paste? or look for something else. Thanks for your feedback.
April 13th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Im hopeing that the damage inst already done …. I have purchased several CPU’s off of ebay and all did not boot. I would say to use Artic silver as a replacement … its still the best to use i hear.
May 4th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
I removed the cmos battery, put it back together and still doesnt work. is there anything else i could try? my averatec 6210 can play dvd and cd but can not boot to anything, just black screen. i have all my pics/programs in there wihch i want (i know i could switch drives with another laptop and save them then toss laptop), but would love to still save the laptop. can you pleaseeeeee help me, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee?
May 4th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Dude … you are in the same boat as manny of us … mine does thte same thing .. plays cd/dvd’s but wil not boot .. or even show a splash screen
Wish i knew why .. cant be that hard… i just dont have the tools to diagnos it.
May 4th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Oh.. you can get a external USB drive enclosure and retrive all your stuff.
Feel like sending me the laptop ?? do you even get a splash screen ?? (Averatec logo)
May 6th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
i get nothing just the black screen. i dont have the power cable to it (kind of destroyed it), and to top it all off i cant play dvd/cds now, i dont why. maybe i should just throw bricks at it, and use it as throwing practice?
May 6th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
you could always throw it my way …
May 6th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
“i get nothing just the black screen. i dont have the power cable to it (kind of destroyed it), and to top it all off i cant play dvd/cds now, i dont why.”
Without a working power supply to charge the batteries it sounds like you have run them completely down. That is why it can’t play a DVD or CD. It may momentarily start up on residual battery charge, but the power drain of the DVD drive will quickly pull the voltage on a discharged battery below the minimum necessary to run either the computer or DVD player.
The computer portion needs even more power to run. If you’ve been without a power supply for a while, that would be the first thing to go.
There are a lot of other possible causes for boot failure, most of which are hardware errors that may be beyond the average person’s ability to fix. One that is user easy is to make sure that the memory modules are seated properly and swap it/them with known good one.
Good luck.
May 26th, 2009 at 4:25 am
Great site guys lots of good info Thanks
Chris
May 26th, 2009 at 4:29 am
I got a 6200 with the won’t start problem i think it may be the motherboard screen lights up no splash screen and them nothing, cd pops out if you push the button but thats about it any ideas?
regards Chris
May 26th, 2009 at 9:12 am
i have tried doing everything the above pictures say, lol. still nothing, :( i tried switching memory chips still nothing. is there a way that a person could erase the CPU drivers? or is there such a thing? i remember i upgraded the cpu and it started fine, but when i tried to delete (dont know why) the other cpu out of the device manager, under processor, and restarted it. it never worked again. i know i know, im a dumba$$. but can you guys still help?
May 26th, 2009 at 11:03 am
No drivers are required to get at least a splash screen or to BIOS (if the hardware is working.)
Here is a link to what happens at startup:
http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm
June 2nd, 2009 at 9:58 pm
please note this article is useless for model .6235. keyboard will not come out. alsoinards donot resemble those shown at certain steps. is much easier to cut a hole around area to be soldered. this brand is crap anyway.
June 12th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I have a 6100 and it does not turn on. I was running the system for over 10 hours and it was pretty hot until it just turned off on me and never turned back on. I would like to know if there is a slight possibility I can save the system without accruing too much cost. This system was running great for over 5 years. I only upgraded the memory to 2GB when I first bought it. Any help would be appreciated.
victorolivares@yahoo.com
June 13th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
how do i post a problem with my avertec 6200? Thanks
June 13th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
woops…I now understand how it works..This is my issue Avertec 6200
dvd drive is dead…no light on, had to use a paper clip to open. Following the deconstruction guide I was able to remove the drive. Before I buy a new one does anyone know how I can insure it is the drive. Everthing
else work with exception of the wireless card which I had to remove to operate the system. I can run on the lan cable but if I try the wireless with the card in place odd things happen. Thank you
June 13th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Any physically compatable dvd drive will work. I’m on my 3rd drive none of them from the same kind of laptop. Find one that fits and plug it in. It will probably work
Hope that helps
June 13th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Also, any wireless card will work. find one and plug it in, then find the drivers. I upgraded mine with one from an HP laptop and I get way better range now
June 13th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
How would I know which ones are compatable? Thanks
June 13th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
the connection plug on the back. get one thats the same