HP Pavilion Dv7 Heat Sink Replacement - IFixit Repair Guide

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HP Pavilion dv7 Heat Sink Replacement

Introduction

These units are notorious for running at very high temperatures. This shows you how to get at the heat sink, graphics card, processor, and all other goodies associated with it.

What you need

1. Step 1 Heat Sink

   

   • The model number of this particular laptop is DV7-4078ca - it features a first-generation i7 processor, has beats audio, and due to the placement of the vents, is susceptible to getting uncomfortably warm.

   • There are multiple hardware versions of the popular DV7 model, so depending on the specifics of yours, you may find small differences in location of screws, etc.

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