HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC

Maintenance and Service Guide

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Second Edition: May 2011
First Edition: January 2011
Document Part Number: 635468-003
Safety warning notice
WARNING! To reduce the possibility of heat-related injuries or of overheating the device, do not
place the device directly on your lap or obstruct the device air vents. Use the device only on a hard, flat
surface. Do not allow another hard surface, such as an adjoining optional printer, or a soft surface,
such as pillows or rugs or clothing, to block airflow. Also, do not allow the AC adapter to contact the
skin or a soft surface, such as pillows or rugs or clothing, during operation. The device and the AC
adapter comply with the user-accessible surface temperature limits defined by the International
Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment (IEC 60950).
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Table of contents
1 Product description ........................................................................................................... 1
2 External component identification ................................................................................... 11
Top ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Buttons ................................................................................................................... 12
Keys ...................................................................................................................... 13
Lights ..................................................................................................................... 15
TouchPad ............................................................................................................... 16
Display ................................................................................................................................ 17
Front .................................................................................................................................... 18
Left side ............................................................................................................................... 19
Right side .............................................................................................................................. 20
Bottom ................................................................................................................................. 21
3 Illustrated parts catalog .................................................................................................. 22
Service tag ............................................................................................................................ 23
Computer major components ................................................................................................... 24
Display assembly subcomponents ............................................................................................. 33
Mass storage devices ............................................................................................................. 34
Miscellaneous parts ................................................................................................................ 35
Sequential part number listing .................................................................................................. 36
4 Removal and replacement procedures ............................................................................ 46
Preliminary replacement requirements ....................................................................................... 46
Tools required ......................................................................................................... 46
Service considerations ............................................................................................. 46
Plastic parts ............................................................................................. 46
Cables and connectors ............................................................................. 46
Drive handling ......................................................................................... 47
Grounding guidelines .............................................................................................. 47
Electrostatic discharge damage .................................................................. 47
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Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................ 49
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 51
Service tag ............................................................................................................. 51
Computer feet ......................................................................................................... 52
Battery ................................................................................................................... 52
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 53
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 56
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 60
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 61
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 62
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 65
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 68
Fingerprint reader board .......................................................................................... 72
Power button board ................................................................................................. 74
Display lid switch board .......................................................................................... 76
SD Card reader board ............................................................................................. 78
Bluetooth module .................................................................................................... 80
USB board ............................................................................................................. 82
Front speakers ........................................................................................................ 84
Power connector cable ............................................................................................ 86
System board ......................................................................................................... 87
Fan/heat sink assembly ........................................................................................... 91
Processor ............................................................................................................... 95
Optical drive cable ................................................................................................. 99
Rear speakers ....................................................................................................... 100
Subwoofer ........................................................................................................... 102
Display assembly .................................................................................................. 103
5 Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics .................................................................. 111
Using Setup Utility ................................................................................................................ 111
Starting Setup Utility .............................................................................................. 111
Changing the language of Setup Utility .................................................................... 111
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility .................................................................. 112
Displaying system information ................................................................................. 112
Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility ................................................................... 113
Exiting Setup Utility ............................................................................................... 113
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................ 113
Determining the BIOS version .................................................................. 114
Downloading a BIOS update ................................................................... 114
Using System Diagnostics ...................................................................................................... 115
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6 Specifications ............................................................................................................... 116
Device specifications ............................................................................................................ 116
17.3-inch display specifications ............................................................................................. 117
Hard drive specifications ...................................................................................................... 118
7 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................... 119
Restore ............................................................................................................................... 119
Creating restore media ......................................................................................................... 120
Performing a system restore ................................................................................................... 121
Restoring using the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) ........................... 121
Restoring using the restore media ............................................................................ 122
Changing the computer boot order .......................................................................... 122
Backing up and recovering your information ........................................................................... 123
Using Windows Backup and Restore ....................................................................... 124
Using Windows system restore points ...................................................................... 124
When to create restore points .................................................................. 124
Create a system restore point ................................................................... 125
Restore to a previous date and time .......................................................... 125
8 Power cord set requirements ........................................................................................ 126
Requirements for all countries ................................................................................................ 126
Requirements for specific countries and regions ....................................................................... 127
9 Recycling ...................................................................................................................... 128
Battery ............................................................................................................................... 128
Display ............................................................................................................................... 128
Index ............................................................................................................................... 134
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1 Product description