Comments on: How to disassemble HP Pavilion dv7 series notebook

By: bari

bari — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:57:42 +0000

fan problems in dv7 are common since the amount of airflow is just barely sufficient to coolthe processor and vid processor and the continuous high temp causes the fan housing to warp, and interfere with the fan, thus seizing the fan blades and replacement of fan if you have the thing apart is wise if not essential

By: Eric Westerlund

Eric Westerlund — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:13:17 +0000

My HP D7 Pavillion I bought 14 months ago has
Gone completely dead. No power, no sign of life.
From what I am reading here , it seems to be an overheating
Issue . My tech expertise is on the lower end of the scale ,
However the advice offered here is quite encouraging .
I don’t want to screw up the D7 . Please advise me
What might help. Many thanks.

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:41:33 +0000

@ Stefanie Röhling

Hallo Ich habe eine folgende Frage an euch ist Der HP PAVILION DV7 einfach aus einander zu nehmen ich wollte den Lüfter da reinigen da dreck von Kind reingedrückt wurde

If I understand correctly, you would like to clean up the cooling fan.
Here’s what you can try. Buy a can of compressed air or find an air compressor. Blow air into the fan grill on the bottom of the laptop until the dust stops coming from the side. After that blow air into the grill on the side of the laptop. This should be enough to clean the cooling fan and heatsing. Do not keep the air nozzle too close to the laptop or the fan will spin like crazy and you can damage the bearing.
If you would like to remove the fan, you’ll have to disassemble the entire laptop and remove the motherboard. The cooling fan mounted to the bottom case of the laptop as it shown on the last picture.

By: Stefanie Röhling

Stefanie Röhling — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:47:46 +0000

Hallo Ich habe eine folgende Frage an euch ist Der HP PAVILION DV7 einfach aus einander zu nehmen ich wollte den Lüfter da reinigen da dreck von Kind reingedrückt wurde
Bitte um Rasche Antwort

Danke
Frau Röhlibng

By: NotaTech

NotaTech — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:53:09 +0000

So I have half the disassembly done and I have two stripped screws that will not budge. I am about to call a tech out. What should I do, and would a tech even step in at this point and take over?

By: Bluto

Bluto — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:38:59 +0000

Fantastic instructions. My hp DV7 1260us had black screen on boot up (dead CPU according to single flashing led). Followed dis-assembly instructions replaced Turion CPU and cleaned fan. Wow lots of dust in the heat sink by the fan. Guess that’s why the CPU burnt out. reassembled and booted right away. Saved buying a replacement laptop. Total cost $40 for new chip.
Dude you rock

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:02:45 +0000

@ karl,

Where i can get a replacement for a locking clip?

I doubt you can buy it separately.
Is it broken?
Take a look at this page:
http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2011/12/25/how-to-repair-broken-touchpad-connector-on-laptop-motherboard/
Hope it helps.

By: karl

karl — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:41:55 +0000

Where i can get a replacement for a locking clip?

By: Tracy Alexander

Tracy Alexander — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:11:17 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful illustration!!! You helped my 13 yr old son take apart my laptop, clean the fan, and put the whole thing back together again! Thank you!

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:47:47 +0000

@ Mardi,

but the main problem is that the Laptop turns on, and lights up, but there is a black screen and the Caps Lock + Num Lock flash 4 times.

Maybe this error message is memory related? Make sure both memory modules plugged in correctly. Try reseating them.