HP Pavilion 15 Manual

HP 15 Notebook PC
Maintenance and Service Guide

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to most models. Some features may not be
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First Edition: November 2014
Document Part Number: 793973-001

Important Notice about Customer Self-Repair Parts
CAUTION: Your computer includes Customer Self-Repair parts and parts that should only be accessed by an
authorized service provider. See Chapter 5, "Removal and replacement procedures for Customer Self-Repair
parts," for details. Accessing parts described in Chapter 6, "Removal and replacement procedures for
Authorized Service Provider only parts," can damage the computer or void your warranty.
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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
Right side ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
Left side ................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Display ................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Top ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Lights ................................................................................................................................................... 8
Buttons and speakers ......................................................................................................................... 9
Keys ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Locating system information .............................................................................................................................. 12
Finding your hardware and software information ............................................................................................. 13
Locating hardware ............................................................................................................................ 13
Locating software ............................................................................................................................. 13
3 Illustrated parts catalog .............................................................................................................................. 14
Computer major components ............................................................................................................................. 14
Display assembly subcomponents ..................................................................................................................... 18
Miscellaneous parts ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Mass storage devices .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Sequential part number listing ........................................................................................................................... 20
4 Removal and replacement procedures preliminary requirements .................................................................... 23
Tools required ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
Service considerations ........................................................................................................................................ 23
Plastic parts ....................................................................................................................................... 23
Cables and connectors ...................................................................................................................... 24
Drive handling ................................................................................................................................... 24
Grounding guidelines ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Electrostatic discharge damage ....................................................................................................... 25
Packaging and transporting guidelines ......................................................................... 26
Workstation guidelines ................................................................................................... 26
Equipment guidelines ..................................................................................................... 27
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5 Removal and replacement procedures for Customer Self-Repair parts ............................................................. 28
Component replacement procedures ................................................................................................................. 28
Battery ............................................................................................................................................... 29
Service door ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Memory module ................................................................................................................................ 31
WLAN module .................................................................................................................................... 32
Optical drive ...................................................................................................................................... 34
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................... 36
6 Removal and replacement procedures for Authorized Service Provider parts ................................................... 39
Component replacement procedures ................................................................................................................. 39
Display panel ..................................................................................................................................... 40
Top cover ........................................................................................................................................... 42
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................................... 46
Power button board .......................................................................................................................... 49
TouchPad button board .................................................................................................................... 51
Optical drive connector cable ........................................................................................................... 53
eMMC board ....................................................................................................................................... 54
System board .................................................................................................................................... 56
RTC battery ........................................................................................................................................ 61
Fan ..................................................................................................................................................... 63
Heat sink assembly ........................................................................................................................... 65
Power connector cable ...................................................................................................................... 67
Speakers ............................................................................................................................................ 68
Display assembly .............................................................................................................................. 69
7 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ................................................................... 75
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................................................ 75
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................................................ 75
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 75
Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 76
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) .......................................................................................................... 77
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................. 77
8 Specifications ............................................................................................................................................. 78
Computer specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 78
15.6-inch display specifications .......................................................................................................................... 79
Hard drive specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 80
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9 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ........................................................................................................... 81
Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 81
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................................. 81
Restore and recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 82
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................................... 83
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 83
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) .................................................. 83
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................................. 84
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 84
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) .............................................................. 84
10 Power cord set requirements ...................................................................................................................... 85
Requirements for all countries ........................................................................................................................... 85
Requirements for specific countries and regions ............................................................................................... 85
11 Recycling .................................................................................................................................................. 87
Index ............................................................................................................................................................. 88
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