HP Pavilion Hdx9100 Entertainment Notebook Pc Series Service Guide

							HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC
Maintenance and Service Guide 
						

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First Edition: July 2007
Document Part Number: 443051-001 
						

							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 ...................................................................................................................... 6
Display and top components ...................................................................................... 6
Top-left buttons and lights ........................................................................................... 7
Top-right buttons, lights, and fingerprint reader ............................................................. 9
TouchPad ...............................................................................................................  10
Keys .....................................................................................................................................  11
Front components ................................................................................................................... 12
Rear components ...................................................................................................................  13
Rear left-side components .........................................................................................  13
Rear right-side components ....................................................................................... 14
Right-side components ............................................................................................................  15
Left-side components ............................................................................................................... 16
Bottom components ................................................................................................................  17
3  Illustrated parts catalog
Serial number location ............................................................................................................ 18
Computer major components ................................................................................................... 19
Display assembly components .................................................................................................  23
Plastics Kit ............................................................................................................................. 24
Mass storage devices .............................................................................................................  25
Miscellaneous parts ................................................................................................................ 26
Sequential part number listing .................................................................................................. 27
4  Removal and replacement procedures
Preliminary replacement requirements ....................................................................................... 31
Tools required ......................................................................................................... 31
Service considerations .............................................................................................  31
Plastic parts .............................................................................................  31
Cables and connectors .............................................................................  32
Drive handling .........................................................................................  32
Grounding guidelines ..............................................................................................  33
Electrostatic discharge damage .................................................................. 33
Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................  34
Workstation guidelines ..............................................................  34
Equipment guidelines ................................................................. 35
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							Unknown user password ..........................................................................................  36
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 37
Serial number ......................................................................................................... 37
Battery ................................................................................................................... 38
Computer feet ......................................................................................................... 39
Display assembly internal components ....................................................................... 40
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 45
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 47
TV tuner module ...................................................................................................... 49
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 50
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 52
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 54
Hinge cover ........................................................................................................... 56
Rear cover ............................................................................................................. 57
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 59
Fingerprint reader board .......................................................................................... 61
TouchPad on/off board ........................................................................................... 62
Display assembly .................................................................................................... 64
Audio/infrared board .............................................................................................. 67
Bluetooth module .................................................................................................... 68
Front USB board ..................................................................................................... 69
Power connector LED board ..................................................................................... 70
Rear USB board ...................................................................................................... 71
Subwoofer ............................................................................................................. 72
Video connector board ............................................................................................ 73
Processor fan .......................................................................................................... 75
System board ......................................................................................................... 76
Audio connector board ............................................................................................ 80
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 81
Processor heat sink .................................................................................................. 83
Processor ............................................................................................................... 85
Video board heat sink ............................................................................................. 87
Video board fan ..................................................................................................... 89
Video board ........................................................................................................... 90
5  Computer Setup
Starting Computer Setup ......................................................................................................... 92
Using Computer Setup ............................................................................................................ 93
Changing the language of Computer Setup ................................................................ 93
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup .............................................................. 93
Displaying system information ................................................................................... 93
Restoring default settings in Computer Setup ............................................................... 94
Closing Computer Setup .......................................................................................... 94
Computer Setup menus ........................................................................................................... 95
File menu ............................................................................................................... 95
Security menu ......................................................................................................... 96
Diagnostics menu .................................................................................................... 96
System Configuration menu ...................................................................................... 97
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							6  Specifications
Computer specifications .......................................................................................................... 98
20.1-inch, WUXGA display specifications ................................................................................ 99
20.1-inch WSXGA+ display specifications .............................................................................. 100
Hard drive specifications ...................................................................................................... 101
DVD±RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer Combo Drive specifications .............................. 102
System DMA specifications .................................................................................................... 103
System interrupt specifications ............................................................................................... 104
System I/O address specifications .......................................................................................... 105
System memory map specifications ........................................................................................ 107
7  Screw listing
Phillips PM2.5×5.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 108
Black Phillips PM2.0×5.0 captive screw .................................................................................. 113
Phillips PM2.5×12.0 captive screw ........................................................................................ 114
Phillips PM3.0×4.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 115
Phillips PM2.5×8.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 116
Phillips PM2.0×3.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 118
Phillips PM3.0×8.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 119
Phillips PM2.5×4.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 121
Phillips PM3.0×12.0 screw ................................................................................................... 122
Phillips 2.5×3.0 broad-head screw ........................................................................................ 123
Phillips PM2.5×11.0 screw ................................................................................................... 124
Silver Phillips PM2.0×4.0 screw ............................................................................................ 125
Slotted SM1.5×9.0 shoulder screw ........................................................................................ 127
Phillips PM2.5×13.0 captive screw ........................................................................................ 128
Silver Phillips PM2.0×5.0 captive screw ................................................................................. 129
Phillips PM2.5×8.0 captive screw .......................................................................................... 130
Black Phillips PM2.0×4.0 screw ............................................................................................. 131
8  Backup and Recovery
Recovering system information ............................................................................................... 132
Creating recovery discs ......................................................................................... 132
Backing up your information ................................................................................... 133
When to back up ................................................................................... 133
Back up suggestions ............................................................................... 134
Using system restore points ..................................................................................... 134
When to create restore points .................................................................. 134
Create a system restore point ................................................................... 134
Restore to a previous date and time .......................................................... 136
Performing a recovery ........................................................................................... 137
Recovering from the recovery discs ........................................................... 137
Recovering from the partition on the hard drive .......................................... 137
9  Connector pin assignments
Audio-out (headphone) ......................................................................................................... 138
Audio-in (microphone) .......................................................................................................... 138
External monitor ................................................................................................................... 139
RJ-45 (network) .................................................................................................................... 140
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							Universal Serial Bus .............................................................................................................. 141
10  Power cord set requirements
Requirements for all countries or regions ................................................................................. 142
Requirements for specific countries or regions .......................................................................... 143
11  Recycling
Battery ................................................................................................................................ 144
Display ............................................................................................................................... 144
Index ............................................................................................................................... 150
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Product description
CategoryDescription
Product NameHP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC
ProcessorsIntel® Core™ 2 Extreme processors (4-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz front side bus
(FSB), 44-W):
 X7900 2.8-GHz processor
 X7800 2.6-GHz processor
 Intel® Core™ Duo processors (4-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB, 35-W):
 T7700 2.4-GHz processor
 T7500 2.2-GHz processor
 T7300 2.0-GHz processor
 T7100 1.8-GHz processor
 System design supports up to 55-W requirement
ChipsetNorthbridge: Intel PM965
 Southbridge: ICH8m
GraphicsATI Discrete PCI Express x 16 Graphics via MXM
Panels20.1-inch WSXGA UltraBrightView (1680 × 1050), ~300 nits typical brightness
Memory2 SODIMM slots
 Customer-accessible/upgradable
 PC2-5300, 667-MHz, DDR2
 Dual-channel support
 Supports up to 4096 MB of system memory
●4096-MB total system memory (2048 MB × 2)
●2048-MB total system memory (1024 MB × 2)
●1024-MB total system memory (512 MB × 2)
Hard drivesSupports all Serial ATA (SATA) 9.5-mm, 2.5-inch hard drives
  RAID software support not required for second hard drive
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							CategoryDescription
 Dual hard drive configurations:
●400-GB, 4200-rpm (200 GB × 2)
●320-GB, 5400-rpm (160 GB × 2)
●280-GB, 5400-rpm (160 GB + 120 GB)
●240-GB, 5400-rpm (120 GB + 120 MB)
●200-GB, 7200-rpm (100 GB × 2)
Optical drives12.7-mm tray load
 Parallel ATA
 Fixed (1 screw for removal)
 Support for the following optical drives:
 ●DVD±RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer Combo Drive with LightScribe
 ●HD-DVD Drive (with read-only function)
CameraLow-light VGA camera
 Tilt: +/- 15 degrees, with activity LED
 640 × 480 by 30 frames per second
Diskette driveSupports external USB drive only
AudioHD audio: SigmaTel STAC9271D5TAyy
 10-channel, simultaneous Voice over IP (VoIP) output (V.7.1), with 95-dB signal-to-noise ratio
(SNR)
 Dolby home theater support
 12-band parametric equalizer (disabled when external connections are made)
 Dynamic processing for tunable compression/limiter function
 Speakers requirements:
 4 speakers (40 mm × 20 mm × 10 mm dimensions)
 2 speaker enclosures on the display panel, each with a 30-cc chamber
 40-mm subwoofer located in base enclosure with 110-cc chamber, mechanically isolated from
the computer with soft elastomeric grommets and foam
 V. 7.1 analog out and supported ports
 Supports Microsoft Premium requirements
 Pavilion-branded Altec Lansing speakers
 2 omnidirectional microphones
ModemNo integrated modem
EthernetIntel 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet network interface card (NIC)
WirelessIntegrated wireless local area network (WLAN) options by way of wireless module:
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