HP Pavilion Hdx9300 Entertainment Notebook Pc Series Service Guide

							HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Series Notebook
PC
Maintenance and Service Guide 
						

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Second Edition: November 2007
First Edition: July 2007
Document Part Number: 443051-002 
						

							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 ............................................................. 8
TouchPad ................................................................................................................. 9
Keys .....................................................................................................................................  10
Front components ................................................................................................................... 11
Rear components ...................................................................................................................  11
Rear left-side components .........................................................................................  11
Rear right-side components ....................................................................................... 12
Right-side components ............................................................................................................  13
Left-side components ............................................................................................................... 13
Bottom components ................................................................................................................  14
3  Illustrated parts catalog
Serial number location ............................................................................................................ 16
Computer major components ................................................................................................... 17
Display assembly components .................................................................................................  22
Plastics Kit ............................................................................................................................. 23
Mass storage devices .............................................................................................................  24
Miscellaneous parts ................................................................................................................ 24
Sequential part number listing .................................................................................................. 26
4  Removal and replacement procedures
Preliminary replacement requirements ....................................................................................... 31
Tools required ......................................................................................................... 31
Service considerations .............................................................................................  31
Plastic parts .............................................................................................  31
Cables and connectors .............................................................................  31
Drive handling .........................................................................................  32
Grounding guidelines ..............................................................................................  32
Electrostatic discharge damage .................................................................. 32
Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................  33
Workstation guidelines ..............................................................  33
Equipment guidelines ................................................................. 34
Unknown user password ..........................................................................................  34
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................  35
Serial number .........................................................................................................  35
Battery ................................................................................................................... 36
Computer feet ......................................................................................................... 36
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							Display assembly internal components .......................................................................  37
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 42
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 44
TV tuner module ...................................................................................................... 46
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 47
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 49
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 50
Hinge cover ........................................................................................................... 52
Rear cover ............................................................................................................. 53
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 55
Fingerprint reader board .......................................................................................... 57
TouchPad on/off board ........................................................................................... 58
Display assembly .................................................................................................... 60
Audio/infrared board .............................................................................................. 62
Bluetooth module .................................................................................................... 63
Front USB board ..................................................................................................... 64
Power connector LED board ..................................................................................... 65
Rear USB board ...................................................................................................... 66
Subwoofer ............................................................................................................. 67
Video connector board ............................................................................................ 68
Processor fan .......................................................................................................... 69
System board ......................................................................................................... 70
Audio connector board ............................................................................................ 73
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 74
Processor heat sink .................................................................................................. 75
Processor ............................................................................................................... 77
Video board heat sink ............................................................................................. 79
Video board fan ..................................................................................................... 81
Video board ........................................................................................................... 82
5  Computer Setup
Starting Computer Setup ......................................................................................................... 84
Using Computer Setup ............................................................................................................ 84
Changing the language of Computer Setup ................................................................ 84
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup .............................................................. 84
Displaying system information ................................................................................... 85
Restoring default settings in Computer Setup ............................................................... 85
Closing Computer Setup .......................................................................................... 85
Computer Setup menus ........................................................................................................... 85
File menu ............................................................................................................... 86
Security menu ......................................................................................................... 86
Diagnostics menu .................................................................................................... 86
System Configuration menu ...................................................................................... 86
6  Specifications
Computer specifications .......................................................................................................... 87
20.1-inch, WUXGA display specifications ................................................................................ 88
20.1-inch WSXGA+ display specifications ................................................................................ 88
Hard drive specifications ........................................................................................................ 89
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							DVD±RW and CD-RW Super Multi Double-Layer Combo Drive specifications ................................ 89
HD-DVD combo drive ............................................................................................................. 90
System DMA specifications ...................................................................................................... 91
System interrupt specifications ................................................................................................. 92
System I/O address specifications ............................................................................................ 93
System memory map specifications .......................................................................................... 94
7  Screw listing
Phillips PM2.5×5.0 screw ....................................................................................................... 96
Black Phillips PM2.0×5.0 captive screw .................................................................................. 100
Phillips PM2.5×12.0 captive screw ........................................................................................ 101
Phillips PM3.0×4.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 102
Phillips PM2.5×8.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 103
Phillips PM2.0×3.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 105
Phillips PM3.0×8.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 105
Phillips PM2.5×4.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 107
Phillips PM3.0×12.0 screw ................................................................................................... 108
Phillips 2.5×3.0 broad-head screw ........................................................................................ 108
Phillips PM2.5×11.0 screw ................................................................................................... 109
Silver Phillips PM2.0×4.0 screw ............................................................................................ 110
Slotted SM1.5×9.0 shoulder screw ........................................................................................ 111
Phillips PM2.5×13.0 captive screw ........................................................................................ 112
Silver Phillips PM2.0×5.0 captive screw ................................................................................. 112
Phillips PM2.5×8.0 captive screw .......................................................................................... 113
Black Phillips PM2.0×4.0 screw ............................................................................................. 114
8  Backup and Recovery
Recovering system information ............................................................................................... 116
Creating recovery discs ......................................................................................... 116
Backing up your information ................................................................................... 117
When to back up ................................................................................... 117
Backup suggestions ................................................................................ 117
Using system restore points ..................................................................................... 117
When to create restore points .................................................................. 118
Create a system restore point ................................................................... 118
Restore to a previous date and time .......................................................... 118
Performing a recovery ........................................................................................... 118
Recovering from the recovery discs ........................................................... 119
Recovering from the partition on the hard drive .......................................... 119
9  Connector pin assignments
Audio-out (headphone) ......................................................................................................... 120
Audio-in (microphone) .......................................................................................................... 120
External monitor ................................................................................................................... 120
RJ-45 (network) .................................................................................................................... 121
Universal Serial Bus .............................................................................................................. 122
10  Power cord set requirements
Requirements for all countries or regions ................................................................................. 123
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							Requirements for specific countries or regions .......................................................................... 123
11  Recycling
Battery ................................................................................................................................ 125
Display ............................................................................................................................... 125
Index ............................................................................................................................... 131
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Product description
CategoryDescription
Product NameHP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Series Notebook PC
ProcessorsIntel® Core™ 2 Extreme processors (800-MHz front side bus [FSB], 44-W):
 ●X9000 2.8-GHz, 6-MB L2 cache processor
 ●X7900 2.8-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache processor
 ●X7800 2.6-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache processor
 Intel® Core Duo processors (800-MHz FSB, 35-W):
 ●T9500 2.6-GHz, 6-MB L2 cache processor
 ●T9300 2.5-GHz, 6-MB L2 cache processor
 ●T8300 2.4-GHz, 3-MB L2 cache processor
 ●T8100 2.1-GHz, 3-MB L2 cache processor
 ●T7700 2.4-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache processor
 ●T7500 2.2-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache processor
 ●T7300 2.0-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache processor
 ●T7250 2.0-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache processor
 ●T7100 1.8-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache processor
 System design supports up to 55-W requirement
ChipsetNorthbridge: Intel PM965
 Southbridge: ICH8m
GraphicsATI Discrete PCI Express x 16 Graphics via MXM
nVidia Discrete x 16 Graphics via MXM
Panels20.1-inch WSXGA UltraBrightView (1680 × 1050), approximately 300 nits typical
brightness
20.1-inch WSXGA UltraBrightView (1920 × 1200), approximately 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)
●3072-MB total system memory (2048 MB + 1024 MB)
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							CategoryDescription
●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
 Dual hard drive configurations:
●640-GB, 5400-rpm (320 GB × 2)
●500-GB, 5400-rpm (250 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)
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 Combo Drive
 ●Blu-ray Combo (BD-ROM + DVD/CD Combo)
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
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							CategoryDescription
 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:
 Intel PRO wireless 4965 a/b/g with 2 WLAN antennae built into the display assembly +
Bluetooth®
 Intel PRO wireless 4965 a/b/g/n with 3 WLAN antennae built into the display assembly +
Bluetooth
 Intel PRO wireless 3945 a/b/g with 2 WLAN antennae built into the display assembly +
Bluetooth
Integrated TV tuner optionsIntegrated NTSC/ATSC hybrid TV tuner (in Canada and the United States)
 Integrated analog/DVB-T TV tuner (in the rest of the world)
 PAL to F-jack and infrared emitter with cable, included with TV tuner option
 TV tuner antennas for both DVB-T and ATSC/NTSC
External media cardOne ExpressCard 54 slot, supports hybrid analog+ATSC and DVB-T TV tuner
 Digital Media Slot: supports SD, MMC, SD I/O, MS, MSP, xD-Picture Card; with adapter,
supports mini versions of SD, MMC, and MS Duo (adapter is not included)
PortsVideo ports:
 VGA (Dsub 15-pin) supporting 1920 × 1200 external resolution @ 75 Hz, hot plug/unplug,
and auto-detect for correct output to wide-aspect video (disabled when connected to the HP
xb3000 Notebook Expansion Base and HP Notebook QuickDock)
 High-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) V.1.2 supporting 1080p with High-bandwidth
Digital Content Protection (HDCP) key
 Audio ports:
 Analog audio-out V.7.1
 Audio-in (stereo microphone)
 Audio-out (stereo headphone, 2 ports)
 Center low-frequency effect (LFE) output
 Front, rear, and side speaker outputs
 Consumer infrared
 TV tuner ports:
 Stereo audio input
 RF input using PAL jack
 S-Video capture input
 Infrared emitter jack
 Other ports:
  AC power through 180-W Multipin AC adapter plug (Smart AC adapter)
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