HP (Hewlett-Packard) dv9500, dv9600, dv9700 User Manual
HP Pavilion dv9500, dv9600, and dv9700
Entertainment PCs
Maintenance and Service Guide
© Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard
Development Company, L.P.
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Sixth Edition: November 2007
First Edition: April 2007
Document Part Number: 448374-006
MSG revision history
Revision Publication date Description
A November 2009 The power connector bracket is included in the base enclosure kits. The information
was updated in the following location:
The part number for the optical drive connector board was incorrect in the system
board removal and replacement procedures. It has been corrected to part number
432992-001.
Computer major components on page 19.
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Safety warning notice
WARNING! To reduce the possibility of heat-related injuries or of overheating the computer, do not
place the computer directly on your lap or obstruct the computer air vents. Use the computer 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 computer 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
2 External component identification
Top components ................................................................................................................................... 9
Display and top components ............................................................................................... 9
QuickPlay buttons .............................................................................................................. 11
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 12
TouchPad .......................................................................................................................... 13
Front components .............................................................................................................................. 14
Right-side components ....................................................................................................................... 15
Left-side components ......................................................................................................................... 15
Bottom components ........................................................................................................................... 17
3 Illustrated parts catalog
Serial number location ........................................................................................................................ 18
Computer major components ............................................................................................................. 19
Display assembly components ........................................................................................................... 26
Plastics Kit .......................................................................................................................................... 28
Cable Kit ............................................................................................................................................. 29
Mass storage devices ......................................................................................................................... 30
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................ 31
Sequential part number listing ............................................................................................................ 32
4 Removal and replacement procedures
Preliminary replacement requirements ............................................................................................... 40
Tools required .................................................................................................................... 40
Service considerations ....................................................................................................... 40
Plastic parts ....................................................................................................... 40
Cables and connectors ..................................................................................... 41
Drive handling ................................................................................................... 41
Grounding guidelines ......................................................................................................... 42
Electrostatic discharge damage ........................................................................ 42
Packaging and transporting guidelines ............................................. 43
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Workstation guidelines ..................................................................... 43
Equipment guidelines ....................................................................... 44
Unknown user password ................................................................................................... 45
Component replacement procedures ................................................................................................. 46
Serial number .................................................................................................................... 46
Battery ............................................................................................................................... 47
Camera module ................................................................................................................. 48
Display inverter .................................................................................................................. 50
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................... 52
Computer feet .................................................................................................................... 54
Memory module ................................................................................................................. 54
RTC battery ....................................................................................................................... 56
WLAN module .................................................................................................................... 57
Optical drive ....................................................................................................................... 59
Switch cover ...................................................................................................................... 61
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................... 63
Speaker assembly ............................................................................................................. 66
Power button board ........................................................................................................... 67
Display assembly ............................................................................................................... 69
Top cover ........................................................................................................................... 75
Wireless switch board ........................................................................................................ 80
Bluetooth module ............................................................................................................... 82
Front USB board ................................................................................................................ 84
ExpressCard assembly ...................................................................................................... 85
Top cover trim .................................................................................................................... 87
Display switch module ....................................................................................................... 89
Rear USB board ................................................................................................................ 90
System board ..................................................................................................................... 92
Audio board ....................................................................................................................... 97
Fan/heat sink assembly ..................................................................................................... 99
Processor ......................................................................................................................... 103
5 Setup Utility
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Starting the Setup Utility ................................................................................................................... 105
Using the Setup Utility ...................................................................................................................... 106
Changing the language of the Setup Utility ..................................................................... 106
Navigating and selecting in the Setup Utility .................................................................... 106
Displaying system information ......................................................................................... 106
Restoring default settings in the Setup Utility .................................................................. 107
Using advanced Setup Utility features ............................................................................. 108
Closing the Setup Utility ................................................................................................... 108
Setup Utility menus .......................................................................................................................... 108
Main menu ....................................................................................................................... 108
6 Specifications
Computer specifications ................................................................................................................... 110
17.0-inch, SXGA+ display specifications .......................................................................................... 111
17.0-inch WXGA+ display specifications .......................................................................................... 112
Hard drive specifications .................................................................................................................. 113
DVD±RW and CD-RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Combo Drive specifications ................................ 114
HD DVD-ROM Drive with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double Layer support specifications ................. 115
Blu-ray Disc ROM Drive with SuperMulti DVD±R/RW Double-Layer (DL) support
specifications .................................................................................................................................... 116
System DMA specifications, Intel ..................................................................................................... 117
System DMA specifications, AMD discrete and UMA graphics ........................................................ 118
System interrupt specifications, Intel ................................................................................................ 119
System interrupt specifications, AMD discrete graphics .................................................................. 120
System interrupt specifications, AMD UMA graphics ....................................................................... 121
System I/O address specifications, Intel .......................................................................................... 122
System I/O address specifications, AMD discrete and UMA graphics ............................................. 124
System memory map specifications, Intel ........................................................................................ 126
System memory map specifications, AMD discrete graphics ........................................................... 127
System memory map specifications, AMD UMA graphics ............................................................... 128
Security menu .................................................................................................................. 109
System Configuration menu ............................................................................................ 109
Diagnostics menu ............................................................................................................ 109
7 Screw listing
Phillips PM2.5×8.0 captive screw ..................................................................................................... 129
Phillips PM3.0×4.0 screw ................................................................................................................. 130
Phillips PM2.5×5.0 captive screw ..................................................................................................... 131
Phillips PM2.0×11.0 screw ............................................................................................................... 132
Phillips PM2.5×8.0 screw ................................................................................................................. 133
Phillips PM2.0×3.0 screw ................................................................................................................. 137
Phillips PM2.5×5.0 screw ................................................................................................................. 139
Phillips PM2.5×6.0 screw ................................................................................................................. 143
Phillips PM2.0×4.0 screw ......................................................................................................
Phillips 2.5×4.0 captive screw .......................................................................................................... 145
8 Backup and recovery
Recovering system information ........................................................................................................ 146
Creating recovery discs ................................................................................................... 146
Backing up your information ............................................................................................ 147
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When to back up ............................................................................................. 147
Backup suggestions ........................................................................................ 147
Using system restore points ............................................................................ 148
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Performing a recovery ..................................................................................................... 149
Recovering from the recovery discs ................................................................ 149
Recovering from the partition on the hard drive .............................................. 149
9 Connector pin assignments
Audio-out (headphone) ..................................................................................................................... 150
Audio-in (microphone) ...................................................................................................................... 150
External monitor ............................................................................................................................... 151
RJ-11 (modem) ................................................................................................................................ 152
RJ-45 (network) ................................................................................................................................ 152
S-Video-out ...................................................................................................................................... 153
Universal Serial Bus ......................................................................................................................... 153
10 Power cord set requirements
Requirements for all countries or regions ......................................................................................... 154
Requirements for specific countries or regions ................................................................................ 155
When to create restore points ........................................................ 148
Create a system restore point ........................................................ 148
Restore to a previous date and time ............................................... 148
11 Recycling
Battery .............................................................................................................................................. 156
Display .............................................................................................................................................. 156
Index ................................................................................................................................................................. 162
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1 Product description
Category Description Full-
featured
models
(AMD)
Product
Name
Processors
T7700 (2.4-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache,
Intel® Core™ Duo processors:
T7500 (2.2-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache,
T7300 (2.0-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache,
T7100 (1.8-GHz, 2-MB L2 cache,
T5250e (1.5-GHz, 2-MB L2 cache,
T2300 (1.6-GHz, L2 cache, 533-
HP Pavilion dv9500, dv9600, and
dv9700 Entertainment PCs
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor:
800-MHz FSB)
800-MHz FSB)
800-MHz FSB)
800-MHz FSB)
667-MHz FSB)
MHz FSB)
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Defeatured
models
(AMD)
8m GM
system
board (Intel)
8m PM
system
board
(Intel)
8p PM
system
board
(Intel)
TJ85 (1.67-GHz, 2-MB L2 cache,
667-MHz FSB)
AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core
Mobile Technology and AMD
Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core
processors:
Turion TL-68 (2.4 -GHz, 1-MB L2
cache)
Turion TL-66 (2.3 -GHz, 1-MB L2
cache)
Turion TL-64 (2.2 -GHz, 1-MB L2
cache)
Turion TL-62 (2.1 -GHz, 1-MB L2
cache)
Turion TL-60 (2.0 -GHz, 1-MB L2
cache)
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Category Description Full-
featured
models
(AMD)
Defeatured
models
(AMD)
8m GM
system
board (Intel)
8m PM
system
board
(Intel)
8p PM
system
board
(Intel)
Turion TL-58 (1.9 -GHz, 1-MB L2
cache)
Turion TL-56 (1.8 -GHz, 1-MB L2
cache)
Athlon TK-55 (1.86-GHz. 512-MB
L2 cache)
Athlon TK-53 (1.7-GHz. 512-MB L2
cache)
Chipset Northbridge: Intel PM965 √ √
Northbridge: Intel GM965 √
Southbridge: ICH8m √ √ √
Northbridge/Southbridge: nVidia
MCP67D
Northbridge/Southbridge: nVidia
MCP67M
Graphics nVidia Discrete PCI Express × 16
Graphics:
nVidia NB8P-SE (GeForce 8600M
GS, G86M-128 bit) with at least
256 MB of dedicated video memory
(16M×16 DDR2 × 8 PCs), with:
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511 MB of video memory
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when system memory = 1 GB
(256 MB + 255 MB Turbo
Cache)
1023 MB of video memory
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when system memory = 2 GB
(256 MB + 767 MB Turbo
Cache)
2047 MB of video memory
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when system memory = 4 GB
(256 MB + 1791 MB Turbo
Cache)
System design supports up to 55-W
GPU requirement.
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Category Description Full-
featured
models
(AMD)
Defeatured
models
(AMD)
8m GM
system
board (Intel)
8m PM
system
board
(Intel)
8p PM
system
board
(Intel)
nVidia NB8M-SE -GS (GeForce
Intel Extreme Graphics - Intel GMA
8400M GS) with at least 128 MB of
dedicated video memory (16M × 16
DDR2 × 4 PCs), with:
192 MB of video memory
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when system memory =
512 MB (128 MB + 64 MB
Turbo Cache)
383 MB of video memory
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when system memory = 1 GB
(128 MB + 255 MB Turbo
Cache)
895 MB of video memory
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when system memory = 2 GB
(128 MB + 767 MB Turbo
Cache)
1919 MB of video memory
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when system memory = 4 GB
(128 MB + 1535 MB Turbo
Cache)
System design supports up to 55-W
GPU requirement.
X3100 UMA (integrated) with
shared video memory:
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Up to 64 MB when system
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memory = 512 MB
Up to 251 MB when system
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memory = 1024 MB
Up to 358 MB when system
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memory > 2047 MB
Memory size is dynamically
allocated.
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Category Description Full-
featured
models
(AMD)
Defeatured
models
(AMD)
8m GM
system
board (Intel)
8m PM
system
board
(Intel)
8p PM
system
board
(Intel)
UMA nVidia MCP67M with shared
Panels 17.0-inch dual lamp WXGA+
17.0-inch single lamp SXGA+
video memory, and
Up to 128 MB on computer
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models with 512 MB of system
RAM
Up to 287 MB on computer
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models with 1024 MB of
system RAM
Up to 559 MB on computer
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models with 2048 MB of
system RAM
Up to 559 MB on computer
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models with 4096 MB of
system RAM
Memory size is dynamically
allocated.
BrightView (1440 × 900), 200 nits
typical brightness
BrightView 1680 × 1050), 200 nits
typical brightness
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17.0-inch single lamp WXGA
BrightView (1440 × 900), 200 nits
typical brightness
Memory 2 SODIMM slots √ √ √ √ √
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PC2-5300, 667-MHz, DDR2 √ √ √ √ √
Dual-channel support √ √ √ √ √
Supports up to 4096 MB of system
memory
2048-MB total system
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memory (1024 MB × 2)
1024-MB total system
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memory (1024 MB × 1)
Hard
drives
RAID software support not required
Supports all Serial ATA (SATA) 9.5mm, 2.5-inch hard drives
for second hard drive
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Category Description Full-
featured
models
(AMD)
Defeatured
models
(AMD)
8m GM
system
board (Intel)
8m PM
system
board
(Intel)
8p PM
system
board
(Intel)
Single hard drive configurations:
250-GB, 5400-rpm
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200-GB, 4200-rpm
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160-GB, 5400-rpm
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120-GB, 7200- and 5400-rpm
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100-GB, 7200-rpm
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80-GB, 5400-rpm
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Dual hard drive configurations:
500-GB, 5400-rpm (250 GB ×
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400-GB, 4200-rpm (200 GB ×
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2)
320-GB, 5400-rpm (160 GB ×
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2)
280-GB, 5400-rpm (160 GB +
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120 GB)
240-GB, 7200-rpm (120 GB ×
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240-GB, 5400-rpm (120 GB x
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200-GB, 7200-rpm (100 GB ×
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200-GB, 5400-rpm (120 GB +
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80 GB)
Optical
drives
Parallel ATA √ √ √ √ √
Fixed (1 screw for removal) √ √ √ √ √
Support for the following optical drives:
12.7-mm tray load √ √ √ √ √
Blu-ray Disc ROM Drive with
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SuperMulti DVD±R/RW
Double-Layer (DL) support
(select models only)
HD DVD-ROM Drive with
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SuperMulti DVD±R/RW
Double Layer support
DVD±RW and CD-RW
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SuperMulti Double-Layer
Combo Drive with LightScribe
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Category Description Full-
featured
models
(AMD)
Defeatured
models
(AMD)
8m GM
system
board (Intel)
8m PM
system
board
(Intel)
8p PM
system
board
(Intel)
Camera Low-light VGA camera √ √ √ √ √
Fixed (no tilt) √ √ √ √ √
640 × 480 by 20 frames per second √ √ √ √ √
Diskette
drive
Audio HD Audio (Realtek ALC861-VD-
HD Audio - Conexant CX20549-12) √ √
Supports Microsoft Premium
Pavilion-branded Altec Lansing
2 omnidirectional microphones,
Modem 56K V.92 data/fax modem √ √ √ √ √
DVD±RW and CD-RW
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SuperMulti Double-Layer
Combo Drive
Supports external USB drive only √ √ √ √ √
GR)
Requirements
speakers
dual array with appropriate
software (supports beam forming,
echo cancellation, and noise
suppression)
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Supports all world-wide certification
requirements
Ethernet Integrated Realtek RT8111B
10/100/1000 network interface card
(NIC)
Integrated Realtek RT8101e
10/100 NIC
Integrated Realtek RTL8211B
10/100 NIC
Integrated Realtek RT8201CL
10/100 NIC
Wireless Integrated wireless local area
network (WLAN) options by way
of wireless module:
Intel PRO wireless 3945 a/b/g and
b/g with 2 antennae built into the
display assembly
Intel WLAN + Bluetooth® √ √ √
802.11b/g for use only in North
America, includes two 2.4-GHz
antennae in display assembly
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Category Description Full-
featured
models
(AMD)
Defeatured
models
(AMD)
8m GM
system
board (Intel)
8m PM
system
board
(Intel)
8p PM
system
board
(Intel)
Intel PRO wireless 4965 a/b/g with
Broadcom 4321AGN Wi-Fi Adapter
Broadcom 4321AGN Wi-Fi Adapter
External
media card
One Mini PCIe slot √ √ √ √ √
Digital Media Slot, supports SD,
Ports Audio-in (mono microphone) √ √ √ √ √
Audio-out (stereo headphone) √ √ √ √ √
Audio-out (stereo headphone with
Consumer infrared √ √ √ √ √
2 antennae built into the display
assembly and a/b/g/n with 3
antennae built into the display
assembly
(802.11 a/b/g/ draft-n) + Bluetooth
with 2 antennas
(802.11 a/b/g/ draft-n) with 2
antennas
One ExpressCard 54 slot, supports
Hybrid Analog+ATSC and DVBT
TV tuner
MMC, SD I/O, MS, MSP, xD
S/PDIF)
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High-Definition Multimedia
Interface (HDMI, on select models
only)
IEEE 1394a √ √ √ √ √
RJ-11 (modem) √ √ √ √ √
RJ-45 (Ethernet, includes link and
activity lights)
S-Video-out √ √ √ √ √
USB (4 on computer models not
equipped with a fingerprint reader;
3 on computer models equipped
with a fingerprint reader)
VGA (Dsub 15-pin) √ √ √ √ √
2-pin AC power for 90-W AC
adapter
2-pin AC power for 65-W AC
adapter
Docking Expansion port 3 supports the HP
xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base
and HP Notebook QuickDock
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Category Description Full-
featured
models
(AMD)
Defeatured
models
(AMD)
8m GM
system
board (Intel)
8m PM
system
board
(Intel)
8p PM
system
board
(Intel)
Keybrd/
pointing
devices
Touchpad supports 2-way scrolling √ √ √ √ √
Taps enabled as default √ √ √ √ √
Power
requirements
8-cell 2.20-Ah Li-ion battery √ √ √ √ √
90-W AC adapter with localized
65-W AC adapter with localized
Security Security cable slot √ √ √ √ √
Fingerprint reader (select models
Operat- ing
system
17-inch full-size keyboard with
numeric keypad
8-cell 2.55-Ah Li-ion battery √ √ √ √ √
cable plug support (2-wire plug with
ground pin, supports 2-pin DC
connector)
cable plug support (2-wire plug with
ground pin, supports 2-pin DC
connector)
only)
Preinstalled:
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Windows Vista® with embedded
QuickPlay Direct
Windows Vista Business (32-bit) √ √ √ √ √
Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit) √ √ √ √ √
Windows Vista Premium (64-bit) √ √ √ √ √
Serviceability
AC adapter √ √ √ √ √
Battery (system) √ √ √ √ √
Hard drives (2) √ √ √ √ √
Memory module √ √ √ √ √
Optical drive √ √ √ √ √
WLAN module √√√ √√
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8 Chapter 1 Product description
2 External component identification
Top components
Display and top components
Item Component Description
(1) Internal microphones (2) (select models only) Record sound.
NOTE: If there is a microphone icon next to each
microphone opening, the computer has internal
microphones.
(2) Integrated camera (select models only) Records video and captures still photographs.
(3) Speakers (2) Produce sound.
(4) Num lock light On: Num lock is on or the embedded numeric keypad is
enabled.
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Item Component Description
(5) Volume scroll zone Adjusts speaker volume. Slide your finger to the left to
decrease volume and to the right to increase volume. You
can also tap the minus sign on the scroll zone to decrease
volume, or tap the plus sign on the scroll zone to increase
volume.
(6) Volume mute button Mutes and restores the speaker sound.
(7) Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on.
(8) Power button*
*This table describes factory settings. For information about changing factory settings, refer to the user guides located in Help
and Support.
When the computer is off, press the button to turn on
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the computer.
When the computer is on, press the button to shut
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down the computer.
When the computer is in the Sleep state, press the
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button briefly to exit Sleep.
When the computer is in Hibernation, press the button
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briefly to exit Hibernation.
If the computer has stopped responding and Windows®
shutdown procedures are ineffective, press and hold the
power button for at least 5 seconds to turn off the computer.
To learn more about power settings, select Start > Control
Panel > System and Maintenance > Power Options.
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QuickPlay buttons
Item Component Description
(1) Media button Launches the QuickPlay program.
NOTE: If the computer has been set up to require a logon
password, you may be asked to log on to Windows.
QuickPlay launches after you log on. Refer to the
QuickPlay online Help for more information.
(2) DVD button Launches the DVD playback feature of the QuickPlay
program.
NOTE: If the computer has been set up to require a logon
password, you may be asked to log on to Windows.
QuickPlay launches after you log on. Refer to the
QuickPlay online Help for more information.
(3) Previous/rewind button When a disc is playing in the optical drive:
Plays the previous track or chapter, when pressed
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once.
Rewinds when pressed with the fn key.
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(4) Play/pause button Plays or pauses the disc.
(5) Next/fast forward button
(6) Stop button Stops the disc.
Plays the next track or chapter when the button is
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pressed once.
Fast forwards media when pressed simultaneously
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with the fn key.
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Keys
Item Component Function
(1) Function keys Execute frequently used system functions when pressed in
combination with the fn key.
(2) caps lock key Enables caps lock and turns on the caps lock light.
(3) fn key Executes frequently used system functions when pressed
(4) Windows logo key Displays the Windows® Start menu.
(5) Windows applications key Displays a shortcut menu for items beneath the pointer.
(6) Arrow keys Move the cursor around the screen.
(7) Embedded numeric keypad keys Can be used like the keys on an external numeric keypad.
(8) num lock key Enables numeric lock, turns on the embedded numeric
in combination with a function key or the esc key.
keypad, and turns on the num lock light.
12 Chapter 2 External component identification
TouchPad
Item Component Function
(1) TouchPad light
(2) TouchPad* Moves the pointer and selects or activates items on the
(3) TouchPad left and right buttons* Function like the left and right buttons on an external
(4) TouchPad on/off button Enables/disables the TouchPad.
(5) TouchPad scroll zone Scrolls up or down.
*This table describes factory settings. View or change pointing device preferences by selecting Start > Control Panel >
Hardware and Sound > Mouse.
Blue: TouchPad is enabled.
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Amber: TouchPad is disabled.
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screen.
mouse.
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Front components
Item Component Function
(1) Power light
(2) Battery light
(3) Drive light Blinking: The hard drive or optical drive is being accessed.
(4) Wireless switch Turns the wireless feature on or off, but does not create a
(5) Wireless light
On: The computer is on.
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Blinking: The computer is in the Sleep state.
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Off: The computer is off or in Hibernation.
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On: A battery is charging.
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Blinking: A battery that is the only available power
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source has reached a low battery level or a critical
battery level.
Off: If the computer is plugged into an external power
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source, the light is turned off when all batteries in the
computer are fully charged. If the computer is not
plugged into an external power source, the light stays
off until the battery reaches a low battery level.
wireless connection.
NOTE: To establish a wireless connection, a wireless
network must already be set up.
Blue: An integrated wireless device, such as a
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wireless local area network (LAN) device and/or a
Bluetooth® device, is turned on.
Amber: An integrated wireless device is turned off.
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(6) Consumer infrared lens Receives a signal from a remote control device, such as
(7) Audio-in (microphone) jack Connects an optional computer headset microphone,
(8) Audio-out (headphone) jack Produces sound when connected to optional powered
Audio-out (headphone) S/PDIF jack (select models
only)
(9) Display lid latch Opens the computer.
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the HP Remote Control.
stereo array microphone, or monaural microphone.
stereo speakers, headphones, ear buds, a headset, or
television audio.
Produces sound when connected to optional powered
stereo speakers, headphones, ear buds, a headset, or
television audio.
Right-side components
Item Component Function
(1) USB ports (select models only) Connect optional USB devices.
(2) ExpressCard slot Supports optional ExpressCard/54 cards.
(3) Optical drive Reads optical discs, and, on select models, also writes to
(4) Power connector Connects an AC adapter.
Left-side components
optical discs.
Item Component Function
(1) Security cable slot Attaches an optional security cable to the computer.
NOTE: The security cable is designed to act as a
deterrent, but it may not prevent the computer from being
mishandled or stolen.
(2) S-Video-out jack Connects an optional S-Video device such as a television,
VCR, camcorder, overhead projector, or video capture
card.
(3) External monitor port Connects an external VGA monitor or projector.
(4) Expansion port 3 Connects the computer to an optional docking device or
expansion product.
NOTE: The computer has only one expansion port. The
term expansion port 3 describes the type of expansion port.
(5) RJ-45 (network) jack Connects a network cable.
NOTE: On select computer models, the network jack
provides Gigabit Ethernet functionality.
(6) RJ-11 (modem) jack Connects a modem cable.
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Item Component Function
(7) HDMI port (select models only) Connects an optional video or audio device such as a high-
definition television, set-top box, DVD player, or any
compatible digital or audio device.
(8) USB ports (1 or 2, depending on computer model) Connect optional USB devices.
NOTE: Depending on your computer model, the
computer may include an HDMI port or a USB port.
(9) 1394 port (select models only) Connects an optional IEEE 1394 or 1394a device, such as
a camcorder.
(10) Digital Media Slot light (select models only) On: A digital card is being accessed.
(11) Digital Media Slot (select models only) Supports the following optional digital card formats:
Memory Stick (MS)
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Memory Stick Pro (MSP)
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MultiMediaCard (MMC)
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Secure Digital Input/Output (SD I/O)
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Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card
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xD-Picture Card (XD)
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xD-Picture Card (XD) Type H
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xD-Picture Card (XD) Type M
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Bottom components
Item Component Function
(1) Battery bay Holds the battery.
(2) Battery release latch Releases the battery from the battery bay.
(3) Optical drive Reads optical discs, and, on select models, also writes to
optical discs.
(4) Secondary hard drive bay Holds an optional secondary hard drive.
Primary hard drive bay Hold the primary hard drive.
(5) Vents (5) Enable airflow to cool internal components.
NOTE: The computer fan starts up automatically to cool
internal components and prevent overheating. It is normal
for the internal fan to cycle on and off during routine
operation.
(6) Memory/WLAN module compartment Contains the memory module slots, the WLAN module slot,
and the RTC battery.
CAUTION: To prevent an unresponsive system, replace
the wireless module only with a wireless module authorized
for use in the computer by the governmental agency that
regulates wireless devices in your country or region. If you
replace the module and then receive a warning message,
remove the module to restore computer functionality, and
then contact technical support through Help and Support.
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Serial number location
When ordering parts or requesting information, provide the computer serial number and model number
located on the bottom of the computer.
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Computer major components
Item Description Spare part number
(1) Display assemblies (include wireless antenna transceivers and cables)
For use only with computer models equipped with a camera:
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Item Description Spare part number
For use only with computer models not equipped with a camera:
NOTE: See Display assembly components on page 26 for more information on display assembly spare part
(2)
(3) Power button board (includes power button board cable) 432987-001
(4) Speaker assembly 432994-001
(5) Keyboards (include keyboard cable)
Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden 441541-DH1
France 441541-051
French Canada 441541-121
17.0-inch, WXGA+, TFT, dual Lamp with BrightView
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17.0-inch, SXGA+, TFT, single Lamp with BrightView
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17.0-inch, WXGA+, TFT, single Lamp with BrightView
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17.0-inch, WXGA+, TFT, dual Lamp with BrightView
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17.0-inch, SXGA+, TFT, Single Lamp with BrightView
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17.0-inch, WXGA+, TFT, Single Lamp with BrightView
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numbers.
Switch cover (includes LED board and LED board cable) 448014-001
Belgium 441541-A41
447991-001
447990-001
447989-001
447994–001
447993-001
447992-001
Germany 441541-041
Greece 441541-151
Israel 441541-BB1
Italy 441541-061
Japan 441541-291
South Korea 441541-AD1
Latin America 441541-161
The Netherlands and Europe 441541-B31
Portugal 441541-131
Russia 441541-251
Saudi Arabia 441541-171
Spain 441541-071
Switzerland 441541-111
Thailand 441541-281
Turkey 441541-141
The United Kingdom 441541-031
The United States 441541-001
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