HP Pavilion DV1600 Manual

Maintenance and Service
Guide
HP Pavilion dv1600 Entertainment
Notebook PC
Document Part Number: 408524-001
March 2006
This guide is a troubleshooting reference used for maintaining
and servicing the computer. It provides comprehensive
information on identifying computer features, components, and
spare parts; troubleshooting computer problems; and performing
computer disassembly procedures.

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Maintenance and Service Guide
HP Pavilion dv1600 Entertainment Notebook PC
First Edition: March 2006
Document Part Number: 408524-001

Maintenance and Service Guide iii
Contents
1 Product Description
1.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
1.2 Resetting the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
1.3 Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
1.4 External Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6
1.5 Design Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–22
2 Troubleshooting
2.1 Computer Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Accessing Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Computer Setup Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Selecting from the File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Selecting from the Security Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Selecting from the Tools Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Selecting from the Advanced Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
2.2 Troubleshooting Flowcharts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

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3 Illustrated Parts Catalog
3.1 Serial Number Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
3.2 Computer Major Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
3.3 Display Assembly Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
3.4 Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
3.5 Plastics Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
3.6 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–19
3.7 Sequential Part Number Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21
4 Removal and Replacement Preliminaries
4.1 Tools Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
4.2 Service Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Plastic Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
4.3 Preventing Damage to Removable Drives . . . . . . . . 4–2
4.4 Preventing Electrostatic Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
4.5 Packaging and Transporting Precautions . . . . . . . . . 4–4
4.6 Workstation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
4.7 Grounding Equipment and Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6

Contents
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5 Removal and Replacement Procedures
5.1 Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
5.2 Disassembly Sequence Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
5.3 Preparing the Computer for Disassembly . . . . . . . . . 5–5
5.4 Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
5.5 Computer Feet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
5.6 Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
5.7 Mini Card Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–15
5.8 Optical Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–19
5.9 Switch Cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–22
5.10 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–25
5.11 Display Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–29
5.12 Base Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–41
5.13 USB/S-Video Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–46
5.14 Bluetooth Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–48
5.15 Speaker Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–50
5.16 RTC Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–52
5.17 Menu Control Button Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–54
5.18 Fan/Heat Sink Assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–57
5.19 Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–59
5.20 System Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–61
5.21 LED Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–68
5.22 ExpressCard Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–70

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6 Specifications
A Connector Pin Assignments
B Power Cord Set Requirements
C Screw Listing
D Display Component Recycling
Index

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1
Product Description
The HP Pavilion dv1600 Entertainment Notebook PC offers
advanced modularity, Intel® Core Duo and Core Solo processors,
and extensive multimedia support.
HP Pavilion dv1600 Entertainment Notebook PC

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Product Description
1.1 Features
■The following processors are available, varying by
computer model:
❏Intel Core Duo T2500 (2.00-GHz)
❏Intel Core Duo T2400 (1.83-GHz)
❏Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66-GHz)
❏Intel Core Solo T1300 (1.66-GHz)
■14.0-inch WXGA (1280 × 768) TFT display with over
16.7 million colors, varying by computer model
■100-, 80-, 60-, or 40-GB high-capacity hard drive, varying
by computer model
■256-MB DDR synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) at 533 MHz,
expandable to 2.0 GB on models with Intel Core Duo
processors and 1.0 GB on models with Intel Core Solo
processors
■Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition or Windows XP
Professional, or Free DOS, varying by computer model
■Full-size Windows keyboard with embedded numeric keypad
■TouchPad pointing device with on/off button and dedicated
two-way scroll region
■Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet local area network
(LAN) network interface card (NIC) with RJ-45 jack
■Integrated high-speed 56K modem with RJ-11 jack
■Integrated wireless support for Mini Card IEEE 802.11b and
802.11b/g WLAN device

Product Description
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■Support for one ExpressCard
■External 65-watt AC adapter with 3-wire power cord
■6-cell or 12-cell Li-Ion battery pack
■Stereo speakers with volume up and down buttons
■Integrated Web camera
■Integrated microphone
■Support for the following optical drives:
❏8X Max DVD+RW/R and CD-RW Combo Drive
❏4X Max DVD+RW/R and CD-RW Combo Drive
❏8X Max DVD-ROM Drive
❏24X Max DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
■Connectors:
❏Audio-in (microphone)
❏Audio-out (headphone)
❏Digital Media Slot (select models only)
❏Docking (select models only)
❏ExpressCard
❏External monitor
❏IEEE 1394 digital (select models only)
❏Infrared
❏Power
❏RJ-11 (modem)
❏RJ-45 (network)
❏S-Video-out (select models only)
❏Universal Serial Bus (USB) v. 2.0

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Product Description
1.2 Resetting the Computer
If the computer you are servicing has an unknown password,
follow these steps to clear the password. These steps also
clear CMOS:
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly (refer to Section 5.3,
“Preparing the Computer for Disassembly,” for more
information).
2. Remove the real-time clock (RTC) battery (refer to
Section 5.16, “RTC Battery,” for more information).
3. Wait approximately 5 minutes.
4. Replace the RTC battery and reassemble the computer.
5. Connect AC power to the computer. Do not reinsert any
battery packs at this time.
6. Turn on the computer.
All passwords and all CMOS settings have been cleared.

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–5
1.3 Power Management
The computer comes with power management features that
extend battery operating time and conserve power. The
computer supports the following power management features:
■Standby
■Hibernation
■Setting customization by the user
■Hotkeys for setting the level of performance
■Battery calibration
■Lid switch standby/resume
■Power/standby button
■Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPM)
compliance

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Product Description
1.4 External Components
The external components on the front of the computer are shown
below and described in Table 1-1.
Front Components

Product Description
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Table 1-1
Front Components
Item Component Function
1 Speakers (2) Produce stereo sound.
2Powerlight ■On: Computer is turned on.
■Blinking: Computer is in standby.
■Off: Computer is off.
3 Drive light On or blinking: The internal hard drive or an
optical drive is being accessed.
4Batterylight ■Amber: The battery pack is charging.
■Green: The battery pack is fully charged.
■Off: The battery pack is discharging
or not inserted.
5 Display release latch Opens the computer.
6Audio-in
(microphone) jack
Connects an optional monaural (single
sound channel) microphone.
7Audio-out
(headphone) jack (2)
Connect optional headphones or powered
stereo speakers. Also connect the audio
function of an audio/video device such as
a television or VCR.

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Product Description
The external components on the right side of the computer are
shown below and described in Table 1-2.
Right-Side Components

Product Description
Maintenance and Service Guide 1–9
Table 1-2
Right-Side Components
Item Component Function
1 USB connectors (2) Connect an optional USB device.
2 Digital Media Slot
(select models only)
In Windows, supports digital cards.
3 1394 port
(select models only)
Connects an optional 1394a device such
as a scanner, digital camera, or digital
camcorder.
4 Digital Media
Slot light
(select models only)
On: A digital card is being accessed.
5 Optical drive Supports an optical disc.
6S-Video-outjack
(select models only)
Connects an optional S-Video device, such
as a television, VCR, camcorder, projector,
or video capture card.

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Product Description
The external components on the rear and left side of the computer
are shown below and described in Table 1-3.
Rear and Left-Side Components

Product Description
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Table 1-3
Rear and Left-Side Components
Item Component Function
1 Wireless light
(select models only)
On: An internal wireless device, such as a
wireless LAN device and/or a Bluetooth
device, is turned on.
✎To establish a wireless connection, a
wireless network must already be set
up.
2 Exhaust vent Provides airflow to cool internal
components.
ÄTo prevent overheating, do not
obstruct vents. Do not allow a hard
surface, such as a printer, or a soft
surface, such as pillows, thick rugs
or clothing, to block airflow.
3 Power connector Connects an AC adapter cable.
4 External monitor port Connects an optional VGA external monitor
or projector.
5 Expansion port 2 Connects the computer to an optional
expansion product or docking device.
6 RJ-45 (network) jack Connects an optional network cable.
7 RJ-11 (modem) jack Connects the modem cable.
8 USB connector Connects an optional USB device.
9 ExpressCard slot Supports an optional ExpressCard.
10 Security cable slot Attaches an optional security cable to the
computer.

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Product Description
The keyboard components on the computer are shown below and
described in Table 1-4.
Keyboard Components

Product Description
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Table 1-4
Keyboard Components
Item Component Function
1fn key Combines with other keys to perform
system tasks. For example, pressing
fn+f7 decreases screen brightness.
2caps lock key Enables caps lock and turns on the caps
lock light.
3f1 to f12 keys (12) Perform system and application tasks.
When combined with the fn key, several
keys and buttons perform additional tasks
as hotkeys.
4num lock key Enables numeric lock, turns on the
embedded numeric keypad, and turns
on the num lock light.
5 Keypad keys (15) In Windows, can be used like the keys
on an external numeric keypad.
6 Arrow keys Move the cursor around the screen.
7Windows
applications key
In Windows, displays a shortcut menu
for items beneath the pointer.
8 Windows logo key In Windows, displays the Windows
Start menu.

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Product Description
The top components on the computer are shown below and
described in Table 1-5.
Top Components, Part 1
Table 1-5
Top Components, Part 1
Item Component Function
1 Display switch If the computer is closed while on, turns off
the display.
2 Power button When the computer is
■Off, press to turn on the computer.
■On, briefly press to initiate Hibernation.
■In Standby, briefly press to resume
from Standby.
■In Hibernation, briefly press to restore
from Hibernation.