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Repair guides and troubleshooting for HP Pavilion dv7 laptops, manufactured by Hewlett-Packard starting in 2008, and featuring a 17.3" diagonal display.

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Black screen and overheating

I can not get my screen to turn on. The laptop is on and after only a minute my laptop is super hot and I have removed the charger. I have removed the battery, tried different rebootings, and it still doesn't turn on and continues to get hot. I don't know what to do.

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@lilimae

the getting hot part is what would worry me. Seems like it is time to open up your laptop. Clean the fans, make sure that they are working. Clean the airflow ducts. After that you want to remove the cpu/heat sink,. Clean the old thermal paste off the CPU (may use a cotton tip applicator). After that replace the thermal paste. Reassemble the laptop and see what it does. Let us know how things are working out.

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