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These instructions will help you remove hard drive, memory, wireless card and keyboard from a HP Pavilion dv9000 series laptop. All these components, except the keyboard, can be accessed through the bottom of the laptop.
In the next guide I will explain how to disassemble laptop display panel and remove inverter board with LCD screen.
Do not disassemble your laptop if it’s still covered by the manufacturer’s warranty or you loose the warranty. Are you looking for spare parts for your HP Pavilion dv9000 laptop? Search here.
First of all, remove the battery. Remove screws from the 1st hard drive and memory covers. Remove both covers.
Under the memory cover you will find the wireless card and RTC battery.
In order to remove the hard drive, lift up the right side of the drive assembly (move 1) and then pull it to the right (move2). If you are replacing the hard drive, you’ll have to transfer the caddy and connector to the new drive.
Before you remove the wireless card, you’ll have to disconnect both antenna cables pointed with green arrows. Simply unsnap both antenna cables from the wireless card with your fingers. After that remove two screws securing the wireless card and pull it from the slot by the edges.
Some Pavilion dv9000 laptops have only one hard drive installed. As you can see, in my notebook there is no second hard drive under the cover.
If you would like to install a second hard drive into your notebook, you’ll have to purchase a new 2.5″ SATA hard drive, SATA connector and drive caddy.
I refer to all HP Pavilion dv9000, dv9000, dv9100, dv9200, dv9300, dv9400, dv9500, dv9600 & dv9700 notebooks as the “dv9000″ since adding a hard disk drive (HDD) to all above mentioned notebooks is similar.
In order to remove the CD/DVD drive you’ll have to remove the securing screw (1) and then carefully pull the drive from the laptop.
KEYBOARD REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
Remove six green screws securing the keyboard bezel and one red screw securing the keyboard.
Carefully start removing the keyboard bezel with a small flathead screwdriver.
Be very carefull, the bezel is attached to the motherboard with a flat ribbon cable. The cable location is pointed by the green arrow. Do not disconnect this cable. Simply place the bezel as it shown on the picture below.
Remove three screws securing the laptop keyboard.
Lift up the keyboard. Be carefull, it’s connected to the motherboard.
In order to release the keyboard cable, you’ll have to unlock the connector as it shown on the picture above.
1. Slide the connector lock to the direction shown by two green arrows with your fingernails.
2. Pull the keyboard cable from the connector.
Now you can remove and replace the keyboard with a new one.
In the next guide I explain how to replace broken dispaly hinge in HP Pavilion dv9000 series laptop.
September 30th, 2012 at 6:29 am
I have a dv9000 running XP MCE, when I try to turn it on it just flashes the lights and shuts back down. What could this be? I am thinking it is the motherboard, am I right?
Thanks,
Ted
September 17th, 2012 at 1:31 am
hello
I have dv9000 & the sound of it is damaged!
when i play music the equalizer of tray bar move but i cannot hear any sound from speakers & headphone & both of them are down!
I think drivers are installed good but somethings wrong in boards of laptop.
please help me!
August 6th, 2012 at 12:34 am
I wanted to replace 2 HDD with a larger one, something about 500 Gb. The manual refers to a maximum of 200 GB. it is imperative or can be exceeded?
July 23rd, 2012 at 10:38 am
@ Paolo,
Check out this service manual for HP Pavilion dv9000 notebooks.
The manual has disassembly instructions.
Laptop disassembly starts at the page 5-1.
Cooling module (fan) removal shown on the page 5-81.
Hope it helps.
July 23rd, 2012 at 1:02 am
I wish to know if it’s available an “How to…” about change the fan at the bottom (always HP pavilion dv 9000).
Thanks.
Paolo
July 20th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
@ Mascenic Roche,
1. Run memory test. Download Memtest86+ and run test overnight. Make sure it pass many times. Maybe the memory fails when hot.
Alternatively, you can remove memory modules one by one and test the laptop with only one module installed. Does it still fail when only one module installed?
2. Run hard drive test. It’s possible the hard drive fails when hot.
July 20th, 2012 at 5:23 am
Laptop Tech – I have an HP dv9700 and it runs when it is cool but blue screens after it warms up. Any suggestions? thank you Mascenic
July 14th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
@ Wilma,
Are you trying to install the correct driver?
You can try this one.
July 14th, 2012 at 6:41 am
I have a HP Pavilion dv9000. I can’t use my webcam and can’t find the drivers. I use Windows XP.
The setup is on my laptop but if i want to start the setup, it says that i first have to remove my temporary files, but there are no files there. Please help…….thankssss
June 23rd, 2012 at 7:46 pm
@ John,
You cannot replace or repair the memory slot at home. You can try this trick: http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2008/02/28/fix-laptop-memory-slot-failure/