HP Pavilion 15 User Manual

Optical drive
NOTE: The optical drive spare part kit includes the optical drive connector board and cable. The
optical drive connector board and cable are removed when removing the system board and not part
of the customer replacement procedure of the optical drive.
Description Spare part number
Optical drive, DVD+/-RW DL SuperMulti (includes optical drive hardware kit with optical drive bezel and bracket):
For HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC
Aqua blue finish 765793-001
Natural silver finish 763426-001
Snow white finish 765787-001
Vibrant red finish 766894-001
Neon purple finish 777222-001
For HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC
Optical drive, DVD+/-RW DL SuperMulti (includes optical drive hardware kit with optical drive
bezel and bracket):
762503-001
Blu-ray Disc R/RW with SuperMulti fo AMD models only 778266-001
Aqua blue finish 765793-001
Natural silver finish 763426-001
Optical drive hardware kit for touchscreen Intel computer models 790019-001
Before removing the optical drive, follow these steps:
1. Shut down the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn
the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer.
3. Disconnect the power from the computer by first unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet
and then unplugging the AC adapter from the computer.
4. Remove the battery (see
Battery on page 76).
Remove the optical drive:
1. Remove the screw (1) that secures the optical drive to the computer.
Component replacement procedures 77

HP Pavilion 15 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black
Country of origin	China
Bus type	DMI2
Stepping	C0
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i5-4200U
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor series	Intel Core i5-4200 Mobile series
Processor socket	BGA 1168
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Haswell
Processor frequency	1.6 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor boost frequency	2.6 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x4, 2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	12
Accelerometer	Yes
Motherboard chipset	-
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3L-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	- GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 4 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Total storage capacity	500 GB
Compatible memory cards	SD
Number of HDDs installed	1
HD type	Not supported
Display surface	Gloss
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0xA16
Discrete graphics card model	AMD Radeon HD 8670M
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR3
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequency	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1000 MHz
Audio system	DTS Sound+
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
Pointing device	Touchpad
Operating system installed	Ubuntu Linux
Processor code	SR170
Processor ARK ID	75459
Intel TSX-NI version	0.00
Processor package size	40 x 24 x 1.5 mm
Intel ME Firmware Version	9.5
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0
Intel Smart Connect Technology version	1.00
Battery life (max)	- h
AC adapter power	65 W

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	258 mm
Width	385.6 mm
Height	22.6 mm
Weight	2330 g