HP Pavilion dv6700

dv6700 · 2007–2008 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250-T8300 (1.5-2.4 GHz) or AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60/TL-68 (2.0-2.4 GHz), depending on configuration
Ram: max: 4 GB DDR2-667 (2x2 GB) · base: 1 GB DDR2-667
Ports: USB 2.0 x3 · FireWire (IEEE 1394) · VGA · HDMI (select configurations) · S-Video TV-out · RJ-11 modem · RJ-45 Ethernet · ExpressCard/54 · 5-in-1 media card reader
Battery: 6-cell Li-Ion, removable
Display: 15.4" BrightView widescreen, 1280x800 (WXGA)
Storage: base: 120 GB 5400 rpm SATA HDD · options: 160 GB / 200 GB / 250 GB 5400 rpm SATA HDD · Blu-ray combo drive on select dv6700t configurations
Weight: 2.78 kg
Os Support: latest: No official support past Vista; Windows 7 is widely reported as working by users, unofficially · shipped: Windows Vista Home Premium (Windows XP downgrade offered in some markets)
Release Price: Not publicly documented (contemporary dv6000-series pricing ran roughly $800-1,200 depending on configuration)

Variants

Revisions

Intel Core 2 Duo configurationT5250 through T8300 (1.5-2.4 GHz); the most common dv6700/dv6700t configuration, typically paired with the NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS.

AMD Turion 64 X2 configurationTL-60/TL-68 (2.0-2.4 GHz) variants were sold alongside the Intel builds within the same dv6700 chassis and model range.

dv6941LALatin America regional SKU number. HP's own documentation for this exact model number could not be independently located; it is presumed to be a standard Core 2 Duo configuration for that market, consistent with the rest of the series, but that specific detail is unconfirmed.

Upgrade paths

RAM

4 GB DDR2-667 (2x2 GB SO-DIMM) · Two SO-DIMM slots under the bottom access panel, standard consumer-notebook serviceability for the era.

~$20

EASY

storage

Any 2.5" SATA HDD or SSD the BIOS can address · Tool-accessible 2.5" SATA bay behind the bottom cover.

~$30

EASY

battery

6-cell or higher-capacity replacement pack · External, latch-release battery, no disassembly required.

~$40

EASY

GPU

Not upgradable, soldered to the motherboard · This generation's NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M/8600M GS chips are part of the G84/G86 family at the center of the well-documented 'bumpgate' bad-solder defect that made dv2000/dv6000/dv9000-era HP laptops notorious for graphics-related motherboard failure. HP's official recall and extended-warranty program named the dv2000, dv6000, and dv9000 series specifically rather than dv6700, but the dv6700 shares the same chassis generation and NVIDIA chip family, and its own GPU failures are widely reported in repair forums. A full BGA reflow or reball is the only fix, not a user upgrade.

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