Discontinued parts

[scm37390]

Does anyone know what company might have the surplus/discontinued parts for the DV7 4000 series of HP notebooks?

[Huffer · Accepted solution]

Readily available from parts houses and even on eBay. 

https://www.impactcomputers.com/hewlett-packard-notebooks-pavilion-dv-dv7-4000-parts

What specifically do you need and where are you located (country)? 

[scm37390]

Hi Huffer,

thanks for the immediate response!!!

 Of course I am referring to parts that I know HP no longer offers because I know my model has been discontinued. But the heat damage that occurs to many bottom cases, even in contemporary units is extreme and I happen to like the DV7 4000 series. I can find the odd "NEW" part for $150.00 but that is way too much. I live in Florida, USA. The material used in production is

"PC + ABS" so even if I could find a solvent material and some kind of resin/epoxy/ glue I could repair some of these cases. I currently have three. One is of absolutely no use. Severe damage. I could use it to file down the material and add it to some epoxy or something. The left hinge area is the affected area. Right at the fan/heatsink area.

Thanks

[Huffer]

Look for a nonbooting/broken screen parts unit on eBay if you want to scavenge case parts. The big plastic pieces seem to stay expensive if someone goes to the trouble of parting out a unit. Whole dead laptops tend to be less. 

[scm37390]

Also, if you could tell me how to distontinue these odd "BADGES" and "RANKS"?  I feel like I am playing a video game.

Thanks

[Huffer]

Don't get me started you are preaching to the choir...I have been here since Day 1 and one of the leading contributors and I can't escape them. Just ignore it. 

[scm37390]

Thanks again. Please understand, I have been scouring. I have purchased a few units the way you described but most come damaged internally, the seller cant tell unless they do a complete tear down. They just won't do that.

Thanks

[Huffer]

Can you send a picture? You mean the case is melted internally somehow? I have to say I have never seen anything like that. 

[scm37390]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[scm37390]

Sure, as many pictures as you want. I don't have the older machines that had the same problem. They weren't of the tech specs these DV7's have. I don't have need of anything more than a triple core or core i5 so that's why I like these.

I don't know how to attach a picture on here, though.