The led's above the keyboard do not light up.

1. Remove 6 screws from the bottom of the case (as shown). These screws hold the accessory cover.

2. Remove one screw securing the CD/DVD drive. Slide the CD/DVD drive to the left to disconnect it from the motherboard. Remove the CD/DVD drive.

3. Remove all marked screws from the bottom of the notebook.
The yellow circled screws secure the keyboard cover, and the green one secures the HP Pavilion DV7 keyboard.

4. Turn the computer display-side up and open it as far as possible. Insert a guitar pick or small flat screwdriver between the keyboard cover and case and slowly move along the side.

5. Lift the keyboard cover. Be careful, it's still connected to the motherboard. Release the zero insertion force (ZIF) connector and disconnect the cable from the LED board. Remove the keyboard cover.

6. Remove the four screws that secure the HP Pavilion DV7 keyboard.

7. Lift the rear edge of the HP Pavilion DV7 keyboard until it rests at an angle. Slide the keyboard back to disengage the tabs on the front edge of the keyboard from the top cover and rest it on the display.

8. Release the ZIF connector to which the keyboard cable is attached and disconnect the keyboard cable. Remove the HP Pavilion DV7 keyboard.

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Id have a look on ebay with you model specs for all sorts of spare parts even broken complete pcs,some pcs have good spare part availability but others are difficult to find--good luck!

Davey Snake!

could be at least four major things, the ram, the video card, the power supply, and the cpu. Here is a link that can help http://www.wikihow.com/Figure-out-Why-a-Computer-Won't-Boot

Pry up the long, thin plastic panel above the function keys. Remove the 2 screws that secure the keyboard (up top, under where the panel was). The cd has a couple of screws that I have seen work their way loose in the past. If you remove the screws and slide your cd out, you will see a black connector. Make sure the screws that secure the connector are tight too. Then reassemble. If your cd is seated properly, you should see it listed as a storage device on "my computer" from your start menu.

it is not on the keyboard, but on a LED light on the panel, on the hinge cover.

I think you have CD RAM and DVD ROM i had also the problem of read dvd but i buy CD/DVD RAM Now my drive is working properly and successfully
if you have CD RAM and DVD ROM then change it to CD/DVD ram because in case of CD RAM and
DVD ROM it may read CD but not DVD but sometimes it can read DVD also but when we copy data
to computer it may freeze or give us error so i give you one suggest to buy a new CD/DVD RAM

try these codes:

• 178
• 184
• 205
• 218
• 224
• 228

here is another way to program the remote:

1. turn the device you want to set
2. aim the reomte control at the device and press and hold down the code search button for at least 3 seconds until the red led lights up solid red
3. press the device button you wish to program tv, vcr, dvd,etc and the led light will blink once and then remain solid red
4. press on/off slowly and repeatly until the device your trying to program shut off
5. once this occurs press enter button to store the code and the led light eill turn off

thanks
tom

open cd rom tray.open laptop lcd screen flat, remove the 2 screens on the back of the hinges.carefully remove the bezel(just above the keyboard, with the power buttons etc )from right to left.remove 2 screws securing keyboard.you will see one screw that holds the cd/dvd rom in place.remove screw,pul on tray carefully, cd rom will slide out. replace with new cd rom.

You may have pressed the Fn (function key) and F10 by accident at some time, pres Fn and F10 again to turn off the embedded cursor keypad, this enables/dissables the light grey labeled keys. This is all i can find related to that key, otherwise the other function is a light to show the dvd is active, but that icon doesnt look like a 4 leaf clover. This may be the problem when you type, so either the keyboard sensors are faulty or turn off the Fn F10 cursor use, or go to my computer>right click>properties>hardware tab>device manager and in the next window look down to ythe line that says keyboards, click '+'sign and on the line below right click then select uninstall. Restart notebook and the keyboard will self install again hopefully the problem will be solved.

Programming the Remote Control Remote-control switchover Press VCR/DVD, SAT/CABLE or AUX to select the device you want to control. To program the remote control Press and hold VCR.DVD, SAT/CABLE or AUX for over 2 seconds until the LED on the remote control turns off. Release the button the LED will light again (the remote control enters the PROGRAMMING mode). Enter three-digit code number for your equipment. If the correct code number is entered, the LED blinks three times. If you enter a code not listed below, or you press any other buttons than SEARCH and 100+, the LED turns off. To search codes Press ad hold VCR/DVD,SAT/CABLE or AUX for over 2 seconds unil the LED turns off. Release the button (the LED wil light again) and the remote control enters the PROGRAMMING mode. Press SEARCH. Press CH+/- to search codes downwards or upwards. Each time you press CH+/-, the code number decreases or increases by 1 while the remote control sends the code number for POWER button on your device. If the desired code number is found,press 100+ to program the code for your device until the LED blinks three times.Then the remote control exits from the PROGRAMMING mode and returns to norml operation. Or press any other button to exit from the PROGRAMMING mode after the LED blinks rapidly eight times, and the operation is not active. To check the current code number Press and hold VCR/DVD, SAT/CABLE or AUX for over 2 seconds until the LED turns off. Release the button (the LED will light again) and the remote control enters the PROGRAMMING mode. Press 100+ . You may read the code numder according to the LED display status as follows. * If there is no operation within 20 seconds during the steps mentioned above, the remote control will automatically exit from the appropriate operation. Code Number First - digit 0 1 0 1 Second - digit 0 0 4 5 Third - digit 0 6 3 0 First - digit Blinks rapidly once Blinks once Blinks rapidly once Bliks once Secod - digit Blinks rapidly once Blinks rapidly once Blinks four times Bliks five times Third - digit Blinks rapidly once Blinks six times Blinks three times Bliks rapidly once