HP Envy 6 Service Manual

							HP Envy 6
Maintenance and Service Guide
IMPORTANT! This document is intended for HP
authorized service providers only. 
						

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First Edition: April 2012
Document Part Number: 695828-001 
						

							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 ................................................................................................................ 4
Display .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Button, speakers, and subwoofer ......................................................................................................... 5
Keys ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Lights .................................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Left side ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Right side ...........................................................................................................................................  10
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 11
3  Illustrated parts catalog ............................................................................................................................... 12
Service tag .........................................................................................................................................  12
Computer major components ............................................................................................................. 13
Mass storage devices ......................................................................................................................... 18
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................ 19
Sequential part number listing ............................................................................................................ 19
4  Removal and replacement procedures ....................................................................................................... 26
Preliminary replacement requirements ............................................................................................... 26
Tools required .................................................................................................................... 26
Service considerations ....................................................................................................... 26
Plastic parts ....................................................................................................... 26
Cables and connectors .....................................................................................  26
Drive handling ................................................................................................... 27
Grounding guidelines ......................................................................................................... 27
Electrostatic discharge damage ........................................................................ 27
Packaging and transporting guidelines ............................................. 29
Component replacement procedures ................................................................................................. 30
Service label ...................................................................................................................... 31
Display panel ..................................................................................................................... 32
Base enclosure .................................................................................................................. 34
Battery ...............................................................................................................................  36
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................... 38
RTC battery .......................................................................................................................  41
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							TouchPad module .............................................................................................................. 43
WLAN module .................................................................................................................... 45
Memory module ................................................................................................................. 46
Fan ..................................................................................................................................... 47
System board ..................................................................................................................... 48
Fan-Heat sink .................................................................................................................... 53
RJ-45 module cover ........................................................................................................... 54
Media card reader assembly (smart card reader) .............................................................. 55
Subwoofer .......................................................................................................................... 56
Security bracket ................................................................................................................. 57
USB/Audio board ............................................................................................................... 58
Power connector cable ...................................................................................................... 59
Speakers ............................................................................................................................ 60
Power button board ........................................................................................................... 61
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................... 62
Top cover ........................................................................................................................... 66
WLAN antenna cables ....................................................................................................... 66
Display panel cable assembly ........................................................................................... 67
Webcam assembly ............................................................................................................ 68
Display hinges and hinge covers ....................................................................................... 69
5  Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ............................................................................................ 71
Using Setup Utility .............................................................................................................................. 71
Starting Setup Utility .......................................................................................................... 71
Changing the language of Setup Utility ............................................................................. 71
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility ............................................................................ 72
Displaying system information ........................................................................................... 72
Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility .......................................................................... 73
Exiting Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 73
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................. 73
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................... 74
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................. 74
Using System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 75
6  Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 76
Computer specifications ..................................................................................................................... 76
15.6-inch display specifications .......................................................................................................... 76
7  Backup and recovery .................................................................................................................................... 78
Restoring the system .......................................................................................................................... 78
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							Creating restore media ....................................................................................................................... 78
Performing a system recovery ............................................................................................................ 79
Using the dedicated recovery partition .............................................................................. 79
Restoring using the restore media ..................................................................................... 81
Changing the computer boot order .................................................................................... 81
Backing up and recovering your information ...................................................................................... 81
Using Windows Backup and Restore ................................................................................ 82
Using Windows system restore points ............................................................................... 83
When to create restore points ........................................................................... 83
Create a system restore point ........................................................................... 83
Restore to a previous date and time ................................................................. 83
8  Power cord set requirements ...................................................................................................................... 84
Requirements for all countries ............................................................................................................ 84
Requirements for specific countries and regions ............................................................................... 84
9  Recycling ....................................................................................................................................................... 86
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 87
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							1 Product description
Category Description
Product NameHP Envy 6 PC
ProcessorsIntel® Core™ i5-3317U 1.7GHz processor SC turbo up to 2.6GHz (3–MB cache, dual core 17 W)
  Intel® Core™ i3-3217U 1.8GHz processor 2c/4t (3–MB cache, dual core 17 W)
  Intel® Core™ i5-2467M 1.6GHz processor SC turbo up to 2.3GHz (3–MB L3 cache, dual core 17
W)
  Intel® Core™ i3-2367M 1.4GHz processor (3–MB L3 cache, dual 17W)
  Intel® Core™ i5-2377M 1.5GHz processor SC turbo up to 2.3GHz (3–MB L3 cache, dual core 17
W)
  AMD® A6–4455M 2.6GHz/2.1GHz (1–MB L2 cache)
  AMD® A10-4655M 2.8GHz/2.0GHz (4–MB L2 cache)
ChipsetIntel® HM77 Express platform controller hub (PCH)
  AMD A70M fusion controller hub (FCH)
GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 4000 discrete-class graphics. Supports BD and or HD-DVD playback with HD
decode, and DX11 support and HDMI support
  Intel® HD Graphics 3000 discrete-class graphics. Supports BD and or HD-DVD playback with HD
decode, and DX11 support and HDMI support
  AMD Radeon™ HD 7500G for A6 APU
  AMD Radeon™ HD 7620G for A10 APU
Panel15.6 high-definition (HD) light-emitting diode (LED), BrightView (1366x768) display; (3.2mm) Slim,
Shuriken, 200 nits
  All display assemblies include 2 wireless local area network (WLAN) antenna cables.
  Supports 16:9 wide aspect ratio
  Support for non-flush glass panel cover (non-PMMA)
MemoryTwo memory module slots
  DDR3-1600MHz single channel support
DDR3-1333MHz single channel support (DDR3-1600 downgrade to 1333)
  Supports up to 16384-GB of system RAM
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							Category Description
  Supports the following configurations:
●2048-MB total system memory (2048×1)
●4096-MB total system memory (2048×2)
●4096-MB total system memory (4096×1)
●6144-MB total system memory (2048×1 + 4096×1)
●8192-MB total system memory (4096×2)
●8192-MB total system memory (8192×1)
●12288-MB total system memory (8192×1 + 4096×1)
●16384-MB total system memory (8192×2)
Hard drivesHard drive (7mm SATA 2.5”) configurations:
●320-GB 7200 RPM 7mm SATA
●320-GB, 5400 RPM 7mm SATA
●500-GB 5400 RPM 7mm SATA
  mSATA SSD configurations:
 ●32-GB SSD
●128-GB SSD
Optical driveExternal USB optical drive (computer USB ports support 2A current)
 SATA
 12–7 mm tray load
  Supports the following external optical drives:
●Blu-ray ROM DVD±R/RW Super Multi Double-Layer Drive
●DVD±RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer Combo Drive
Audio and videoDual array digital microphones
  Two integrated stereo speakers and subwoofer
  HP TrueVision high-definition webcam (fixed, no tilt, 1280×720 by 30 frames per second)
EthernetIntegrated 10/100/1000 GB network interface card (NIC)
WirelessIntegrated WLAN options by way of wireless module
  Two WLAN antennas built into display assembly
  Supports the following WLAN formats:
●Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 + Bluetooth combo w/ *2 antennas (802.11 b/g/n,
Bluetooth 3.0)
●Atheros 9485GN 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi and 3012 Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter
●Broadcom 4313GN 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi and 20702 Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter
External media cardPush-push insertion/removal
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