HP Pavilion G7 2240SB screen replacement

Hi all,

I've got a HP Pavilion G7 2240SB sitting here with a broken screen. From what i can tell it just uses a standard LVDS 40 pin connector. Can anyone confirm that? If so can I buy a generic 17.3" screen and expect it to work?
Bonus points for whoever can find the cheapest screen, preferably in Europe to avoid giant import taxes. I don't care about the quality, it should just work. If it's 1600x900 like the original that would be nice.
To end this post what do the last 2 letters SB mean? Is it just a region code of some sorts?

Regards,
~Aeny

 

You can find the Service Guide for this notebook here. This is the US version and should work for you… but you can double check on a HP Euro specific site. The HP part number for the replacement screen is 682755-001. It is a 17.3” screen at 1600 X 900 and uses a 40 pin data cable. The part is available via Amazon, UK…
here.

I’m not sure about the “SB” identifier but these are usually either a country code (US = United States, CA = Canada, ect…) or a retailer who ordered large quantities of a specifically equipped unit to be sold only in their stores (WM = Wal Mart, … etc.).

Hope that helps…

 

Thanks for the reply,
Yes it seems SB is one of those retailers or code for Belgian machines, I can't find a guide for that specific one, I found the US one before. And that screen is expensive. How about this one?
Ebay link
Seems 40pins and cheaper, on top of that it's 1920x1080p, I'm gonna see if I can pull the screen out tonight and look for a manufacturer part number so I can find some cheaper compatible screens hopefully. Sadly I don't have much money to spend on this machine.

~Aeny

EDIT: Took it apart and found the original manufacturer part number for the screen, it's AUO B173RW01 V.5 H/W:3A F/W:1.

 

- Just doing a quick search I see the G7-2240SB listed in Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and Germany. Perhaps there are more countries, I have no idea, but it certainly doesn’t appear the “SB” is a country code. Perhaps it’s a region identifier or specific retailer.

- Looking at the Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) it doesn’t look as though pushing 1080P should be an issue so I think you’re safe there… though obviously not for gaming. The only concerns I would have with the 1080P display in your link would be if it has the data connector in the same location and the appropriate screw positions for attaching the hinges. If both of those items are covered and the display is the same dimensions… I don’t see an issue.

- Still…perhaps you could contact the seller of the 1080P display and ask if they could do a comparison prior to purchase. Can’t hurt to ask.

Best, Dave

 

HP Pavilion (computer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

SB could indeed mean Small Business. At least I have the feeling that G series is more business oriented than consumer Pavilion series.
the letters in model number after hash like #ABA are the area/language, they define power plug and OS/keyboard languages.

I did a quick search for that exact model number and all I could find were in the 70EUR range. Therefore FHD panel you found is a better option. Screw holes should be standard, for LCD cable connector position there's couple options but in this case it looks like everything is fine. Also HD+ and FHD use same fully connected LCD Cable so that shouldn't be a problem either.

Since it is also from HP laptop, it should be compatible with yours. We have had some issues with (new) generic panels simply not working in certain computers but being just fine in others.

 

Same here… very annoying.

SB = Small Business… good one!

 

The screen I ordered works perfectly, I had to powercycle the notebook a few times before the UEFI/BIOS agreed with the new screen resolution (scrambled screen). But after that it works great.
If anyone ever needs more info on this, the screen I got was a Chimei Innolux N173HGE-L21 Rev.C1.
Screen looked fine to me, better than the stock one that came out of it.

~Aeny