Video card attached to motherboard?

I have a HP Pavillion ZD8000 laptop that I paid $2000 for a few years ago. The video card just went bad on it and I'm being told that since it's fused to the motherboard, I need to purchase a new motherboard.



I don't have alot of money to pour back into this laptop. Where can I find an affordable motherboard for this laptop? Where is the best place to have it installed?



Thanks!|||It isn't fused to the motherboard... it is PART of the motherboard. The components that make up the video card, are right there on the same printed circuit board as everything else.



A new motherboard for a zd7000 series goes for $900+ right now... just had to price one for a customer. Why so much? This is HP's way of inspiring people to upgrade their hardware. You may have paid $2000 for it a few years ago, but it isn't worth nearly that much now. Think of it this way. Take a look at the laptops that HP is offering now, for that same $2000... and compare their specs to yours... You'll see.



There are tested motherboards available now on Ebay, for the zd8000 series, going for $300 (BuyItNow Price). Just do an Ebay search for zd8000 motherboard. As to where you should have it installed... you might do better at a smaller repair shop, as opposed to Best Buy/Geek Squad. The wait time should be shorter, and the labor should be less. You are looking at between 2 and 3 hours labor for the job. I'm not saying that a good tech couldn't install it in under an hour. I'm saying that any shop is going to charge you between 2 and 3 hours of labor.|||it is very complicated to deal with a laptop (opening them causes lots of problems).i would recommend that you first go to a specialist(hardware programer) to see if your upgrade would be compatable with the rest of the hardware---secondly it is best if you fix the computer using your warranty if you have one... modifying the system hardware destroys the warrenty... i hope this information helps

___thank you|||for what it will cost you to find and have the board replaced ... you could go buy a new laptop with similar specs ... Laptop prices have tumbled over the past 2 yrs and your $2000 lappy (with the same specs) brand new today is worth about $700|||Replacing the motherboard in your Laptop will cost your just as much as if you would purchase a new laptop. It is sometimes cheaper to buy a new laptop than to replace the motherboard. |||well, the only place to save a littlebit of money is go to the computer repairshop let them repair it or buy a refurbish mother board.