How do you find out with model a laptop is?

[Guest Justin]

The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so in order

to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what model/version the laptop

is.

How can I find out?

[Guest Andrew E.]

RE: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Go to run,type:Msinfo32

 

"Justin" wrote:

> The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so in order

> to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what model/version the laptop

> is.

> How can I find out?

[Guest Daave]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Justin wrote:

> The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so

> in order to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what

> model/version the laptop is.

> How can I find out?

 

I Googled HP ZD8000 and came up with HP Pavilion ZD8000. I'm sure that's

all you need!

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

"Justin" <Justin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so

> in order

> to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what model/version the

> laptop

> is.

> How can I find out?

 

 

Look on the label affixed to the laptop.

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Justin wrote:

> The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so in order

> to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what model/version the laptop

> is.

> How can I find out?

 

 

Read the label on the laptop, perhaps? But why do you ask? You've

already told us what model it is: an HP zd8000.

 

 

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[Guest Justin]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Yes I have told you what model the laptop is (HP Pavillion zd8000) but there

are 8 different models f this product.

http://h20141.www2.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Multi_Product.asp?mscssid=JQ1E7ACCQGD48HL55NWBP85WCCV64VB0&SearchCriteria=ZD8000

 

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> Justin wrote:

> > The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so in order

> > to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what model/version the laptop

> > is.

> > How can I find out?

>

>

> Read the label on the laptop, perhaps? But why do you ask? You've

> already told us what model it is: an HP zd8000.

>

>

> --

>

> Bruce Chambers

>

> Help us help you:

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

>

> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

>

> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

>

> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

> killed a great many philosophers.

> ~ Denis Diderot

>

[Guest Alpha]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

This is typical HP...they release a new model with the same number every few

weeks.

 

You must call HP for clarification.

 

"Justin" <Justin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Yes I have told you what model the laptop is (HP Pavillion zd8000) but

> there

> are 8 different models f this product.

> http://h20141.www2.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Multi_Product.asp?mscssid=JQ1E7ACCQGD48HL55NWBP85WCCV64VB0&SearchCriteria=ZD8000

>

> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:

>

>> Justin wrote:

>> > The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so in

>> > order

>> > to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what model/version the

>> > laptop

>> > is.

>> > How can I find out?

>>

>>

>> Read the label on the laptop, perhaps? But why do you ask? You've

>> already told us what model it is: an HP zd8000.

>>

>>

>> --

>>

>> Bruce Chambers

>>

>> Help us help you:

>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>>

>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

>>

>> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

>> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

>>

>> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand

>> Russell

>>

>> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

>> killed a great many philosophers.

>> ~ Denis Diderot

>>

[Guest PD43]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Justin <Justin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Yes I have told you what model the laptop is (HP Pavillion zd8000) but there

>are 8 different models f this product.

 

And they probably ALL use the same adapter.

 

Check the HP website.

 

DUH!

[Guest Anteaus]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Likely this one?

 

http://shop.battery.co.uk/cgi-bin/ic/battery/366165-001.html

 

Important points here are :

 

Voltage: The majority of laptops use 19v, a few 20v. From what I've seen

this makes no real odds, most tolerate an 18-20v range at least.

Max current: 3.75A is adequate for a basic laptop. A few 'power' laptops may

require up to 10A PSU's.

Connector: Some HP's use the standard 2.5mm ROCA connector, but some use a

round connector with a very slim centre pin, or special square plug.

Pinout and polarity: Watch this one. Almost all laptop ROCA plugs (the round

type) are positive centre, but make a mistake here and you could brick the

thing in one go. If in doubt check the polarity with a meter.

[Guest PD43]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Anteaus <Anteaus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Likely this one?

 

The HP site has the exact one.

[Guest Daave]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Justin wrote:

> Yes I have told you what model the laptop is (HP Pavillion zd8000)

> but there

> are 8 different models f this product.

>

http://h20141.www2.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Multi_Product.asp?mscssid=JQ1E7ACCQGD48HL55NWBP85WCCV64VB0&SearchCriteria=ZD8000

 

That link doesn't work.

 

When I searched on the HP site, I was only able to find one model of

that model. And when I looked for AC adapters, I found:

 

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/notebook/notebook_hp/batteries/1/accessories/DR911A%2523ABA;HHOJSID=nvGZHbFL4t3R6Vb8CHn9H2qLWqjTCp4cCjH7Gn4rlXrxQSnrQgbN!100970662

 

Or http://tinyurl.com/2sv34b

 

Another thing you can do is look at your Service Tag:

 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c00033108&product=18073&lc=en&dest_page=product&cc=us

[Guest C.Joseph S. Drayton]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Justin wrote:

>The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so

>in order to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what

>model/version the laptop is.

>How can I find out?

 

Hi Justin,

 

I ran into a similar problem about a year ago. My HP Pavilion dv8000us

says on the label that that is what it is the box that it came in said

that it was it is. I downloaded some drivers based on that information

and it messed up my system.

 

What I ended up doing was going to the HP web-site and used their

on-line tool for identifying my laptop. It ended up that my laptop is

actually a dv8100cto. Since then I have only downloaded drivers for

that specific laptop and I have had no problems.

 

I don't know of an offline tool that will be able to identify the

laptop for you.

 

--

 

Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

 

CSD Computer Services

Web site: http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

E-mail: csdcs@tlerma.com

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Justin wrote:

> Yes I have told you what model the laptop is (HP Pavillion zd8000) but there

> are 8 different models f this product.

> http://h20141.www2.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Multi_Product.asp?mscssid=JQ1E7ACCQGD48HL55NWBP85WCCV64VB0&SearchCriteria=ZD8000

>

 

Well, then, as you already been told repeatedly, simply read your

specific model number off the ID label affixed to the bottom of the laptop.

 

For that matter, why can't you simply look at the part number or model

number of the defunct power adapter and use that to make your choice?

 

Remember, we cannot see your computer or its components. Although

we're here to help where we can, there are some things that you just

have to do for yourself.

 

 

--

 

Bruce Chambers

 

Help us help you:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

 

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

 

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

 

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot

[Guest PD43]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

"C.Joseph S. Drayton" <csdcs@tlerma.com> wrote:

>What I ended up doing was going to the HP web-site and used their

>on-line tool for identifying my laptop. It ended up that my laptop is

>actually a dv8100cto. Since then I have only downloaded drivers for

>that specific laptop and I have had no problems.

 

He's looking for a new power adapter, not drivers.

 

There aren't different adapters for different models of the same line

of notebook series

[Guest C.Joseph S. Drayton]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

PD43 wrote:

>"C.Joseph S. Drayton" <csdcs@tlerma.com> wrote:

>

>>What I ended up doing was going to the HP web-site and used their

>>on-line tool for identifying my laptop. It ended up that my laptop

>>is actually a dv8100cto. Since then I have only downloaded drivers

>>for that specific laptop and I have had no problems.

>

>He's looking for a new power adapter, not drivers.

>

>There aren't different adapters for different models of the same line

>of notebook series

 

His question was how to IDENTIFY his laptop. I simply was explaining to

him that i understood that it was a problem since the label on the

machine and packaging do not always identify the machine correctly

where-as the identifier on their site does.

 

--

 

Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

 

CSD Computer Services

Web site: http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

E-mail: csdcs@tlerma.com

[Guest PD43]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

"C.Joseph S. Drayton" <csdcs@tlerma.com> wrote:

>>He's looking for a new power adapter, not drivers.

>>

>>There aren't different adapters for different models of the same line

>>of notebook series

>

>His question was how to IDENTIFY his laptop.

 

Classic example of taking things out of context to defend yourself. He

THOUGHT that the model number might effect his choice of power

adapters.

[Guest C.Joseph S. Drayton]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

If that is the case, then why does his subject line ask how to identify

the model of his laptop.

 

--

 

Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

 

CSD Computer Services

Web site: http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

E-mail: csdcs@tlerma.com

[Guest PD43]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

"C.Joseph S. Drayton" <csdcs@tlerma.com> wrote:

>If that is the case, then why does his subject line ask how to identify

>the model of his laptop.

 

<sigh>

 

You've got a Ph.D. I would assume that you can probably comprehend

what you read.

 

Here's the original post.

 

"The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so

in order to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what

model/version the laptop is.

How can I find out?"

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

 

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message

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> Justin wrote:

>> The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so in

>> order to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what model/version the

>> laptop is. How can I find out?

>

>

> Read the label on the laptop, perhaps? But why do you ask? You've

> already told us what model it is: an HP zd8000.

>

>

 

Well actually no he didn't. In HP terms, zd8000 is just a series number

within which there may be a few or many different models with digits other

than zero substituted for some of the zeros in the 'zd8000'. For example

the zd8005 is a specific laptop model in the zd8000 series. But HP don't

make life that simple because zd8050 is another series number.

[Guest PD43]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

"M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>Well actually no he didn't. In HP terms, zd8000 is just a series number

>within which there may be a few or many different models with digits other

>than zero substituted for some of the zeros in the 'zd8000'. For example

>the zd8005 is a specific laptop model in the zd8000 series.

 

<sigh>... the OP ONLY NEEDS AN AC ADAPTER.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Since HP zd8000 is a series, we go to Google and look a bit.

So,

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=zd8000&btnG=Google+Search

then

http://www.getpartsonline.com/hp-compaq-pavilion-zd8000.html

then

http://www.getpartsonline.com/374427-001-n.html

 

End of problem.

 

 

 

Justin wrote:

> The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so in order

> to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what model/version the laptop

> is.

> How can I find out?

[Guest Rich]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

Turn the damn thing over and read the tag. End of discussion!

 

Rich

 

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:%23TtHLfqjIHA.6084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Since HP zd8000 is a series, we go to Google and look a bit.

> So,

> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=zd8000&btnG=Google+Search

> then

> http://www.getpartsonline.com/hp-compaq-pavilion-zd8000.html

> then

> http://www.getpartsonline.com/374427-001-n.html

>

> End of problem.

>

>

>

> Justin wrote:

>> The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so in

>> order to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what model/version the

>> laptop is. How can I find out?

>

[Guest C.Joseph S. Drayton]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

PD43 wrote:

>"C.Joseph S. Drayton" <csdcs@tlerma.com> wrote:

>

>>If that is the case, then why does his subject line ask how to

>>identify the model of his laptop.

>

><sigh>

>

>You've got a Ph.D. I would assume that you can probably comprehend

>what you read.

>

>Here's the original post.

>

>"The laptop is a HP zd8000 laptop. The laptop's AC adapter is bust so

>in order to purchase a new AC adapter, I need to know what

>model/version the laptop is.

>How can I find out?"

 

I'm getting bored so I will waste my time and explain to you that in

both the subject line and body of the article he asked how he could

find out the specific model of his laptop.

 

And for the record, if you went to the HP web site, you would see that

they sell 3 different models of AC adapte for the dv8000 series laptop

that I have. When I checked, my actual model number is dv8100cto. So

saying an adapter is an adapter could get you in trouble. The fact that

the box said dv8000us doesn't mean that all 3 adapters will work. Which

is of course why HP tells you to use their identifier to make sure you

are asking about the correct model.

 

Since I spent $2,000 for my laptop, I see no problem with making sure

that the adapter I would plug into it is the correct one. BTW, the

batteries are the same when talking about the high-capacity ones.

 

--

 

Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T

 

CSD Computer Services

Web site: http://csdcs.tlerma.com/

E-mail: csdcs@tlerma.com

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> "M.I.5¾" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote:

>

>>Well actually no he didn't. In HP terms, zd8000 is just a series number

>>within which there may be a few or many different models with digits other

>>than zero substituted for some of the zeros in the 'zd8000'. For example

>>the zd8005 is a specific laptop model in the zd8000 series.

>

> <sigh>... the OP ONLY NEEDS AN AC ADAPTER.

 

Indeed. But he needs an adapter for a HP laptop. HP have a long history of

making things proprietory. For example, I have an HP laptop here with a

power plug that has an unusual stepped outer part of the plug. I know of no

generic adaptor that offers a similar plug, thus I am forced to buy one from

HP - if I could figure out the exact model and type number of the laptop.

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: How do you find out with model a laptop is?

 

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> "C.Joseph S. Drayton" <csdcs@tlerma.com> wrote:

>

>>>He's looking for a new power adapter, not drivers.

>>>

>>>There aren't different adapters for different models of the same line

>>>of notebook series

>>

>>His question was how to IDENTIFY his laptop.

>

> Classic example of taking things out of context to defend yourself. He

> THOUGHT that the model number might effect his choice of power

> adapters.

 

In the case of HP, the model number affects the choice of power supply

greatly. Even if the actual supply is the same, the connector can vary -

and HP often use non standard designs.