Pavilion dv9810us: computer HP Pavilion dv9810us laptop will not start

Reminder: a few days before my laptop does not start up, all using the laptop, the screen has become, I guess the technical term would be 'nuts': horizontal lines an inch in height, made of blocks quickly black and white, all changing left and right, and I could see my spreadsheet in the background.  Could not do something about the problem, so I rebooted and it worked fine.

Then a few days after that, I tried to turn on my laptop, and occurred the following:

(1) blue illuminated switch, control all the keys lit in blue (volume, skip, repeat, DVD...), fan began and heard the dvd begins to check for a disc.  This lasted for about 2 seconds.

(2) off laptop (all lights extinguished, no fan noise or a dvd).  This lasted for about 5 seconds.

then it would just repeat steps 1 & 2 times: start 2 seconds, stop for 5...

Steps that my work to correct (without success):

-J' I disconnected and removed the battery.  Let stand a few minutes.  After I have inserted the battery and reconnected, I pressed the power button.  Same 2 steps as shown above (lit for 2 seconds, turn off for 5, repetition) happened.

-saw a post on the site of HP on a hard reset.  so I unplugged, removed the battery, which is held from the Start button / stop for 20 seconds.  then replugged (without inserting the battery) and power on.  Same 2 steps above happened (lit for 2 seconds, off for 5, repetition...).

-J' I reset memory as someone on the HP Board has suggested:

(1) remove the two memory, then replace both in the correct order.

Result: same problem (2 seconds 5 seconds, repeat...)

(2) remove the top memory (1 GB), bottom (2 GB) by leaving in place.

Result: same problem...

(3) place 1 GB memory on the bottom, nothing over the top.

Result: same problem...

From the above information, no idea what the source of the problem is, and how to fix it?

It would be to remove the motherboard and "re-invest" the video chip with a heat gun. Configure you with a shield from sheet aluminium with the chip pushing through like dessert in a TV dinner. There are many tutorials online, but like anything else go you better the more you do and the first time is risky. Repair shops using a better process called "reballing", which is basically rebuild the chip and requires hardware, that no individual can afford to have.

Access to the old hard drive is easy. Physically, remove it from the machine.

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=B3tAGVzCS7w

See 02:20 in. You must remove the plastic adapter for in standard SATA ports. You can leave it in the basket after removing the plastic adapter bar. Then use a usb to SATA adapter and you can plug the old drive on USB ports on your computer again, and it will appear as a USB key where you can copy and paste things out of it to the new PC.

http://www.Amazon.com/STARTech-com-SATA-drive-adapter-cable/DP/B00HJZJI84/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&QID=1432146725&SR=8-1&keywords=USB+to+SATA

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