On Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:59:50 -0600, chuck wrote:

Most likely the nvida video BGA chip has pins which have broken away
from the motherboard. There are places in the U.S. that will do a
competent repair and mod for $125.00. Chuck

Sorta. It's not really Nvidia's fault. Any of the large BGA chips
have problems maintaining a connection to the PCB. The court
settlement which extended the manufacturers warranty for such design
screwups is long over.
http://web.archive.org/web/20110714213423/http://nvidiasettlement.com/affectedmodels.html
The HP dv6 is not on the list of affected models, but is one that I've
seen in the shop crap out in the same manner. You'll find vendors on
ebay that will fix it. For example:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170756141807
You can also try to fix it yourself with a hot air desoldering
station. It's not easy or reliable.
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