Maintenance and Service Guide - hp.com

1 HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PCMaintenance and Service Guide Copyright 2011 Hewlett-PackardDevelopment Company, , the AMD Arrow logo, andcombinations thereof, are trademarks ofAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. Bluetooth is atrademark owned by its proprietor and usedby Hewlett-Packard Company under , Core, and Pentium are trademarks ofIntel Corporation in the and othercountries. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of MicrosoftCorporation. SD Logo is a trademark of information contained herein is subjectto change without notice. The onlywarranties for HP products and services areset forth in the express warranty statementsaccompanying such products and herein should be construed asconstituting an additional warranty.

2 HP shallnot be liable for technical or editorial errorsor omissions contained Edition: September 2011 Document Part Number: 657627-001 Safety warning noticeWARNING!To reduce the possibility of heat-related injuries or of overheating the device, do notplace the device directly on your lap or obstruct the device air vents. Use the device only on a hard, flatsurface. 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 theskin or a soft surface, such as pillows or rugs or clothing, during operation.

3 The device and the ACadapter comply with the user-accessible surface temperature limits defined by the InternationalStandard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment (IEC 60950).iiiiv Safety warning noticeTable of contents1 Product description .. 12 External component identification .. 10 Top .. 11 Buttons .. 11 Keys .. 12 Lights .. 14 TouchPad .. 15 Display .. 16 Front .. 17 Left side .. 18 Right side .. 19 Bottom .. 203 Illustrated parts catalog .. 21 Service tag .. 22 Computer major components .. 23 Display assembly subcomponents.

4 30 Mass storage devices .. 31 Miscellaneous parts .. 32 Sequential part number listing .. 334 Removal and replacement procedures .. 41 Preliminary replacement requirements .. 41 Tools required .. 41 Service considerations .. 41 Plastic parts .. 41 Cables and connectors .. 41 Drive handling .. 42 Grounding guidelines .. 42 Electrostatic discharge damage .. 42vPackaging and transporting guidelines .. 44 Component replacement procedures .. 46 Service tag .. 46 Computer feet .. 47 Battery .. 47 Optical drive .. 48 Hard drive.

5 51 RTC battery .. 54 Memory module .. 55 WLAN module .. 56 Keyboard .. 59 Top cover .. 62 Fingerprint reader board .. 66 Power button board .. 68 Display lid switch board .. 70SD Card reader board .. 72 Bluetooth module .. 74 USB board .. 76 Front speakers .. 78 Power connector cable .. 80 System board .. 81 Fan/heat sink assembly .. 85 Processor .. 89 Optical drive cable .. 93 Rear speakers .. 94 Subwoofer .. 96 Display assembly .. 975 Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics .. 105 Using Setup Utility .. 105 Starting Setup Utility.

6 105 Changing the language of Setup Utility .. 105 Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility .. 106 Displaying system information .. 106 Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility .. 107 Exiting Setup Utility .. 107 Updating the BIOS .. 107 Determining the BIOS version .. 108 Downloading a BIOS update .. 108 Using System Diagnostics .. 109vi6 Specifications .. 110 Device specifications .. display specifications .. 111 Hard drive specifications .. 1127 Backup and recovery .. 113 Restore .. 113 Creating restore media .. 114 Performing a system restore.

7 115 Restoring using the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) .. 115 Restoring using the restore media .. 116 Changing the computer boot order .. 116 Backing up and recovering your information .. 117 Using Windows Backup and Restore .. 118 Using Windows system restore points .. 118 When to create restore points .. 118 Create a system restore point .. 119 Restore to a previous date and time .. 1198 Power cord set requirements .. 120 Requirements for all countries .. 120 Requirements for specific countries and regions.

8 1219 Recycling .. 123 Index .. 124viiviii1 Product descriptionCategoryDescriptionComputer modelsequipped with anAMD processorComputer modelsequipped with anIntel processorProduct NameHP Pavilion dv7 Notebook PC ProcessorsAMD A8-3550MX processor ( FSB, L2 cache, quad core, 45 W) AMD A8-3530MX processor ( FSB, L2 cache, quad core, 45 W) AMD A8-3520M processor ( FSB, L2 cache, quad core, 45 W) AMD A8-3510MX processor ( FSB, L2 cache, quad core, 45 W) AMD A8-3500M processor ( FSB, L2 cache, quad core, 35 W)

9 AMD A6-3430MX processor ( FSB, L2 cache, quad core, 45 W) AMD A6-3420M processor ( FSB, L2 cache, quad core, 45 W) AMD A6-3410MX processor ( FSB, L2 cache, quad core, 45 W) AMD A6-3400M processor ( FSB, L2 cache, quad core, 35 W) AMD A4-3330MX processor ( FSB, L2 cache, dual core, 45 W) AMD A4-3320MX processor ( FSB, L2 cache, dual core, 45 W) AMD A4-3310MX processor ( FSB, L2 cache, dual core, 45 W) AMD A4-3305M processor ( FSB, L2 cache, dual core, 45 W) AMD A4-3300M processor ( FSB, L2 cache, dual core, 35 W) 1 CategoryDescriptionComputer modelsequipped with anAMD processorComputer modelsequipped with anIntel processor AMD E2-3300M processor ( FSB, L2 cache, dual core, 35 W) Intel Core i7-2860QM (SC turbo up ) processor (1600-MHz FSB, L3cache, quad core, 45 W) Intel Core i7-2820QM (SC turbo up ) processor (1600-MHz FSB, L3cache, quad core, 45 W) Intel Core i7-2760QM (SC turbo up ) processor (1600-MHz FSB, L3cache, quad core, 45 W)

10 Intel Core i7-2720QM (SC turbo up ) processor (1600-MHz FSB, L3cache, quad core, 45 W) Intel Core i7-2670QM (SC turbo up ) processor (1600-MHz FSB, L3cache, quad core, 45 W) Intel Core i7-2640M (SC turbo up to ) processor (1333-MHz FSB, L3 cache,dual core, 35 W) Intel Core i7-2630QM (SC turbo up ) processor (1600-MHz FSB, L3cache, quad core, 45 W) Intel Core i7-2620M (SC turbo up to ) processor (1333-MHz FSB, L3 cache,dual core, 35 W) Intel Core i5-2540M (SC turbo up to ) processor (1333-MHz FSB, L3 cache,dual core, 35 W) Intel Core i5-2520M (SC turbo up to ) processor (1333-MHz FSB, L3 cache,dual core, 35 W) Intel Core i5-2430M (SC turbo up to ) processor ( L3 cache, dual core, 35 W) Intel Core i3-2350M processor ( L3cache, dual core, 35 W)