HP Pavilion m6 Manual
HP Pavilion m6 Entertainment PC
Maintenance and Service Guide
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First Edition: May 2012
Document Part Number: 683555-001
Safety warning notice
WARNING! To reduce the possibility of heat-related injuries or of overheating the device, do not
place the device directly on your lap or obstruct the device air vents. Use the device only on a hard, flat
surface. Do not allow another hard surface, such as an adjoining optional printer, or a soft surface,
such as pillows or rugs or clothing, to block airflow. Also, do not allow the AC adapter to contact
the skin or a soft surface, such as pillows or rugs or clothing, during operation. The device and the AC
adapter comply with the user-accessible surface temperature limits defined by the International
Standard for Safety of Information Technology Equipment (IEC 60950).
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Table of contents
1 Product description ........................................................................................................... 1
2 External component identification ................................................................................... 10
Finding your hardware and software information ....................................................................... 10
Display ................................................................................................................................. 10
Button, speakers, and fingerprint reader ................................................................................... 12
Keys ..................................................................................................................................... 13
Lights .................................................................................................................................... 14
TouchPad .............................................................................................................................. 15
Front ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Left side ................................................................................................................................ 17
Right side .............................................................................................................................. 18
Bottom .................................................................................................................................. 19
3 Illustrated parts catalog .................................................................................................. 21
Service tag ............................................................................................................................ 22
Computer major components ................................................................................................... 23
Display assembly subcomponents ............................................................................................. 29
Mass storage devices ............................................................................................................. 30
Miscellaneous parts ................................................................................................................ 32
Sequential part number listing .................................................................................................. 33
4 Removal and replacement procedures ............................................................................ 41
Preliminary replacement requirements ....................................................................................... 41
Tools required ......................................................................................................... 41
Service considerations ............................................................................................. 41
Plastic parts ............................................................................................. 41
Cables and connectors ............................................................................. 41
Drive handling ......................................................................................... 42
Grounding guidelines .............................................................................................. 42
Electrostatic discharge damage .................................................................. 42
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Packaging and transporting guidelines ........................................ 44
Component replacement procedures ........................................................................................ 46
Service tag ............................................................................................................. 46
Battery ................................................................................................................... 48
Hard drive ............................................................................................................. 49
RTC battery ............................................................................................................ 52
Optical drive .......................................................................................................... 53
Memory module ...................................................................................................... 56
Keyboard ............................................................................................................... 57
WLAN module ........................................................................................................ 62
Solid-state drive ...................................................................................................... 65
Top cover ............................................................................................................... 66
Power button board ................................................................................................. 70
Fingerprint reader board .......................................................................................... 72
TouchPad button board ............................................................................................ 74
Fan ....................................................................................................................... 76
System board ......................................................................................................... 78
Heat sink ................................................................................................................ 81
Processor ............................................................................................................... 84
Optical drive connector board .................................................................................. 86
Speakers ................................................................................................................ 87
USB board ............................................................................................................. 89
Subwoofer ............................................................................................................. 90
Power connector cable ............................................................................................ 91
Display assembly .................................................................................................... 93
5 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ......................................................... 101
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................... 101
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................... 101
Determining the BIOS version ................................................................................. 102
Downloading a BIOS update .................................................................................. 102
Using System Diagnostics ...................................................................................................... 103
6 Specifications ............................................................................................................... 104
Computer specifications ........................................................................................................ 104
15.6-inch WGA display specifications ....................................................................................105
Hard drive specifications ...................................................................................................... 106
7 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................... 107
Restore ............................................................................................................................... 107
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Creating recovering media ....................................................................................................108
Performing a system restore ................................................................................................... 109
Restoring using the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) ........................... 109
Restoring using the recovery media ......................................................................... 110
Changing the computer boot order .......................................................................... 110
Backing up and recovering your information ........................................................................... 111
Using Windows Backup and Restore ....................................................................... 112
Using Windows system restore points ...................................................................... 112
When to create restore points .................................................................. 112
Create a system restore point ................................................................... 112
Restore to a previous date and time .......................................................... 113
8 Power cord set requirements ........................................................................................ 114
Requirements for all countries ................................................................................................ 114
Requirements for specific countries and regions ....................................................................... 115
9 Recycling ...................................................................................................................... 116
Index ............................................................................................................................... 117
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1 Product description
Category Description Computer model
equipped with
AMD processor
Computer model
equipped with
Intel processor
Product Name HP Pavilion m6 Entertainment PC √√
Processors ●AMD A10-4600M 2.30-GHz processor
(turbo up to 3.20-GHz; 1600-MHz, 4.0-
MB L2 cache, quad core, 35 W)
●AMD A8-4500M 1.90-GHz processor
(turbo up to 2.80-GHz; 1600-MHz, 4.0-
MB L2 cache, quad core, 35 W)
●AMD A6-4400M 2.70-GHz processor
(turbo up to 3.20-GHz; 1600-MHz, 1.0-
MB L2 cache, dual core, 35 W)
√
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Category Description Computer model
equipped with
AMD processor
Computer model
equipped with
Intel processor
●Intel® Core® i7-3612QM 2.10-GHz
processor (turbo up to 3.10-GHz; 1600-
MHz, 6.0-MB L3 cache, quad core,
35 W)
●Intel Core i7-3520M 2.90-GHz
processor (turbo up to 3.60-GHz; 1600-
MHz, 4.0-MB L3 cache, dual core,
35 W)
●Intel Core i5-3360M 2.80-GHz
processor (turbo up to 3.50-GHz; 1600-
MHz, 3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core,
35 W)
●Intel Core i5-3320M 2.60-GHz
processor (turbo up to 3.30GHz; 1600-
MHz, 3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core,
35 W)
●Intel Core i5-3210M 2.50-GHz
processor (turbo up to 3.10-GHz; 1600-
MHz, 3.0-MB L3 cache, dual core,
35 W)
●Intel Core i3-3110M 2.40-GHz
processor (1333-MHz, 4.0-MB L3 cache,
dual core, 35 W)
●Intel Core i3-2370M 2.40-GHz
processor (1333-MHz, 3.0-MB L3 cache,
dual core, 35 W)
●Intel Core i3-2350M 2.30-GHz
processor (1333-MHz, 3.0-MB L3 cache,
dual core, 35 W)
√
Chipset AMD A70M fusion controller hub (FCH) √
Intel HM77 Express Chipset √
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