Hewlett Packard DV7 Laptop Problems

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dvmdsc Guru Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the pool because it is too hot. Posts: 3054 Good Answers: 141	Hewlett Packard DV7 Laptop Problems 01/15/2012 1:52 PM
	Dear Fellow Roommates, Our dv7 HP is dead. Please no cards or flowers. It has been moderate for a too short time. The battery has been replaced and multiple Vista related disturbances. The adapter (18,5 V DC) is OK now, but the motherboard doesn't kick in. I know, I can check the regulator on the board and the chance it is defective is big. But... here is a big problem to get parts. Question: 1: If and when I buy a different laptop, will the hard drive(s) be interchangeable? 2: What is the make of the year ? Price/ expected life time. Thank You. D __________________ Plenty of room here
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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 33392 Good Answers: 1817	#1 Re: Hewlett Packard DV7 Laptop Problems 01/15/2012 2:07 PM
	This might help...I find them good for about 5 years... http://search.reviews.ebay.com/?satitle=laptops __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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dvmdsc Guru Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the pool because it is too hot. Posts: 3054 Good Answers: 141	#2 In reply to #1 Re: Hewlett Packard DV7 Laptop Problems 01/15/2012 7:50 PM
	Thank you so much. The link is very good. Any idea of the interchangeability of the Hard Drives? There is some needed info on it. G.A. D. __________________ Plenty of room here
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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 33392 Good Answers: 1817	#3 In reply to #2 Re: Hewlett Packard DV7 Laptop Problems 01/15/2012 10:10 PM
	Hard drives are not interchangeable, but you can copy one to another...any good tech can do this, that is if the hard drive still runs....You should have your files backed up on an external hard drive for just this type of thing, a lesson I learned from the same situation... __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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KJK/USA Guru Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Mid Western USA - The Corn Belt Posts: 1439 Good Answers: 58	#4 Re: Hewlett Packard DV7 Laptop Problems 01/16/2012 4:43 PM
	You can also get a USB supported hard drive case. Install your hard drive in the case. Plug the cord from the case into you new laptop and access or transfer files you need. You may have to convert some document and spread sheet file to newer program versions on your new machine. Hard drive cases can be bought for as low as $29.95 TigerDirect.com is a good source. I have used this company for several years - no complaints. __________________ The first 5 days after a weekend are always the hardest................................
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