<s>
The	O
HP	B-Device
Pavilion	I-Device
dv9000	I-Device
series	I-Device
was	O
a	O
model	O
series	O
of	O
laptops	B-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
Company	O
with	O
17.0	O
"	O
16:10	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
laptop	B-Device
was	O
featured	O
with	O
an	O
HP	O
Imprint	O
finish	O
,	O
also	O
featured	O
with	O
HP	O
QuickPlay	O
and	O
HP	O
WebCam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
ports	O
that	O
are	O
:	O
Expansion	O
Port	O
3	O
,	O
Ethernet	O
,	O
56K	O
Modem	O
,	O
VGA	B-Protocol
,	O
S-Video	O
,	O
PCMCIA	O
Slot	O
and	O
a	O
SD	O
MS/Pro	O
MMC	O
XD	O
card	O
reader	O
for	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
model	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
and	O
the	O
DV9700	O
line	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
larger	O
DV7	B-Device
series	O
and	O
smaller	O
DV6	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Display	O
:	O
17.0	O
"	O
16:10	O
aspect	B-General_Concept
ratio	I-General_Concept
WXGA	O
(	O
1440	O
x	O
900	O
)	O
or	O
WSXGA+	O
(	O
1680	O
x	O
1050	O
)	O
High-Definition	O
"	O
HP	O
BrightView	O
"	O
LCD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
releases	O
of	O
this	O
model	O
had	O
three	O
separate	O
audio	O
outputs	O
:	O
one	O
3.5mm	O
stereo	O
,	O
one	O
S/PDIF	O
optical	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
releases	O
have	O
only	O
two	O
outputs	O
:	O
one	O
3.5mm	O
stereo	O
and	O
one	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Note	O
:	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
Stripe	O
Volume	O
or	O
Spanned	O
Volume	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
volume	O
,	O
thus	O
eliminating	O
RAID	O
support	O
for	O
this	O
system	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Memory	O
:	O
4GB	O
maximum	O
,	O
2	O
slots	O
DDR2	O
,	O
1.8volt	O
unbuffered	O
,	O
asymmetric	O
or	O
interleaved	B-General_Concept
operation	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
laptop	B-Device
is	O
notable	O
for	O
having	O
dual	O
SATA	O
2.5	O
"	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
expansion	O
bays	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
RAID	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
options	O
for	O
integrated	O
Bluetooth	O
,	O
mobile	O
broadband	O
from	O
the	O
Verizon	O
Wireless	O
V740	O
ExpressCard	B-Device
,	O
microphone	O
,	O
1.3	O
megapixel	O
webcam	O
,	O
and/or	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I/O	O
Ports	O
:	O
4	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	O
(	O
3	O
on	O
models	O
with	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
)	O
,	O
IEEE	B-Protocol
1394	I-Protocol
FireWire	I-Protocol
,	O
PCI	O
expansion	O
port	O
3	O
(	O
proprietary	O
bus	O
for	O
docking	O
port	O
)	O
,	O
ExpressCard/54	B-Device
,	O
Integrated	O
Consumer	O
IR	O
(	O
remote	O
control	O
receiver	O
)	O
,	O
5-in-1	O
digital	O
media	O
card	O
reader	O
,	O
microphone	O
in	O
,	O
RJ-11	O
(	O
modem	O
)	O
,	O
RJ-45	O
(	O
LAN	O
)	O
,	O
VGA	B-Protocol
,	O
TV	O
out	O
(	O
S-video	O
)	O
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dock/Base	O
:	O
The	O
HP	O
xb3000	O
Notebook	B-Device
Expansion	O
Base	O
is	O
intended	O
for	O
this	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
:	O
test	O
on	O
an	O
out-of-box	O
model	O
with	O
2.4GHz	O
processor	O
,	O
4GB	O
RAM	O
,	O
256MB	O
graphics	O
adapter	O
,	O
7200RPM	O
hard	O
drives	O
,	O
no	O
external	O
attachments	O
,	O
WIFI	O
enabled	O
,	O
Balanced	O
power	O
plan	O
yielded	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Windows	O
Experience	O
Index	O
of	O
3.4	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
lowest	O
scores	O
being	O
Graphics	O
(	O
3.4	O
)	O
and	O
Gaming	O
Graphics	O
(	O
4.5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
10	O
runs	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
better	O
than	O
,	O
Windows	O
7	O
on	O
the	O
Intel	O
versions	O
of	O
these	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
but	O
you	O
should	O
upgrade	O
to	O
an	O
SSD	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
n't	O
already	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
7	O
runs	O
very	O
well	O
on	O
these	O
laptops	B-Device
using	O
the	O
Vista	B-Application
drivers	O
from	O
HP	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
7	O
video	O
drivers	O
from	O
NVIDIA	O
's	O
site	O
(	O
for	O
laptops	B-Device
only	O
)	O
can	O
usually	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
however	O
341.81	O
of	O
15-Aug-2015	O
are	O
not	O
recommended	O
for	O
8600GS	O
on	O
Windows	O
7	O
x86/x64	O
due	O
to	O
recently	O
discovered	O
sleep	O
and	O
hibernation	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Intel	O
7260AC	O
802.11AC	O
wireless	O
card	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
work	O
well	O
in	O
this	O
series	O
of	O
laptops	B-Device
with	O
a	O
BIOS	O
modification	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
whitelist	O
(	O
it	O
is	O
model-specific	O
,	O
so	O
find	O
the	O
SP	O
number	O
for	O
your	O
specific	O
model	O
's	O
BIOS	O
on	O
hp.com	O
and	O
look	O
for	O
the	O
equivalent	O
SPxxxxx.exe	O
with	O
the	O
whitelist	O
removed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
SSD	O
drive	O
is	O
the	O
biggest	O
improvement	O
you	O
can	O
make	O
to	O
this	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
fully	O
supported	O
and	O
highly	O
recommended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
2.5	O
"	O
SATA3	O
SSD	O
will	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
proper	O
connector	O
adapter	O
specific	O
to	O
these	O
laptops	B-Device
,	O
and	O
though	O
it	O
will	O
run	O
at	O
SATA2	O
speeds	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
dramatically	O
faster	O
than	O
a	O
mechanical	O
drive	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	B-Protocol
3.0	O
:	O
A	O
54mm	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.0	O
ExpressCard	B-Device
is	O
available	O
,	O
sold	O
under	O
various	O
names	O
online	O
using	O
the	O
Renesas	O
uPD720202	O
chipset	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
give	O
you	O
two	O
genuine	O
,	O
high-speed	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.0	O
ports	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
power	O
adapter	O
to	O
boost	O
the	O
current	O
capability	O
of	O
more-demanding	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.0	O
devices	O
like	O
external	O
3.5	O
"	O
hard	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
3-port	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
problematic	O
with	O
many	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.0	O
devices	O
with	O
higher	O
current	O
demands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
recalled	O
many	O
notebooks	B-Device
during	O
the	O
period	O
November	O
2008	O
-	O
May	O
2009	O
for	O
a	O
common	O
fault	O
leading	O
to	O
one	O
or	O
both	O
hinges	O
fracturing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
thin	O
flexible	O
aluminium	O
in	O
a	O
critical	O
location	O
of	O
stress	O
and	O
tension	O
to	O
hold	O
up	O
the	O
large	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	O
was	O
a	O
poor	O
choice	O
for	O
a	O
product	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
opened	O
and	O
closed	O
frequently	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
customers	O
reporting	O
poor	O
customer	O
service	O
from	O
HP	O
's	O
warranty	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
customer	O
even	O
reported	O
a	O
service	O
representative	O
telling	O
her	O
to	O
"	O
just	O
leave	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
open	O
and	O
do	O
n't	O
close	O
the	O
lid	O
,	O
or	O
it	O
may	O
break	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
stop	O
using	O
the	O
laptop	B-Device
immediately	O
until	O
you	O
replace	O
the	O
broken	O
hinge	O
,	O
no	O
other	O
damage	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
occur	O
,	O
but	O
reopening	O
it	O
can	O
destroy	O
the	O
rear	O
cover	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
where	O
it	O
can	O
get	O
more	O
expensive	O
to	O
repair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
laptops	B-Device
are	O
notorious	O
for	O
having	O
an	O
overheating	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worse	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
laptop	B-Device
must	O
be	O
completely	O
disassembled	O
and	O
the	O
motherboard	O
entirely	O
removed	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
area	O
that	O
gets	O
clogged	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regularly	O
blasting	O
compressed	O
air	O
into	O
the	O
exhaust	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
rear	O
side	O
(	O
below	O
the	O
VGA	B-Protocol
&	O
expansion	O
ports	O
)	O
while	O
it	O
's	O
running	O
will	O
help	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
typically	O
see	O
idle	O
temps	O
above	O
115-120	O
deg	O
F	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
a	O
problem	O
and	O
need	O
to	O
clean	O
it	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
