Laptop dead after replacing motherboard twice

Does anyone know where I can get my Pavilion DV9925nr repaired without spending an arm and a leg. I have already paid two out-of-town vendors to replace my motherboard. The first time the repair lasted about a week. The second time it came back totally dead. When I plug in the AC adapter the colored ring around the plug lights up and the battery light on the front of the machine lights up - nothing else happens. No sounds of disks spinning, no other lights, and nothing to signify that it should be working.
I would probably be better off to throw the machine in the dumpster but I am just hard headed enough to try my best to make it work. Any suggestions? Obviously, it is out of warranty. I am curious if HP would repair it or replace it for a reasonable price.
Thanks for listening......
Paul

Thank you. I'm typing this from my just-recovered laptop. I don't know what I would've done if I wasn't able to fix it. You are a true hero heroine.
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* Not every BIOS version on the HP site can be installed with this method. I had to click on "previous versions" and only the three oldest ones were able to generate the required files with Phoenix tools.

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