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    DV7-6bXX How do I determine my motherboard part number?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ciper, Nov 30, 2011.

  1. ciper

    ciper Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have tried looking though the DV7 manual from HP and I think it is incorrectly showing only four motherboards. I have a DV7-6b77DX with I7 2670 and no discrete graphics (only Intel HD). The four boards listed all seem to have a discrete graphics card installed.

    My only thought is that perhaps I have the same board and the GPU slot is just empty? That would be wasteful but wouldn't surprise me

    Thanks
     
    ciper, Nov 30, 2011
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    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    MB part number should be on a sticker, usually under the SODIMMs.
    "Replace with HP Spare 123456-001"
     
    KLF, Dec 1, 2011
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    ciper Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well shoot. Good call and I found out my MB part number is not even listed in the official manual. It is 665993-001 and I downloaded the manual from the support page specific to my machines model number dv7-6b77dx

    edit: Interesting, I found another manual that shows this part number http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03043778.pdf
     
    ciper, Dec 1, 2011
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