What is the motherboard of HP pavilion dv7-2185DX?

Question

I found everything but the motherboard it uses.

Which one is it?

Answer 1

First, looking at the product spec for the HP Pavilion dv7-2185dx on the HP site there is no mention of the motherboard, but the computer's product number is given as NV023UA#ABA.

So, if we take that product number to the HP PartsSurfer we find that the main board is only listed as a System board (motherboard) - UMA architecture, which isn't really helpful and is a very strong indication it is customised and/or proprietary to HP, but we can see that the motherboards HP Part number is 516294-001.

This still isn't really helpful in general; probably the only thing it really helps with is if you happen to need a replacement for the motherboard, but such is the nature of the custom/proprietary motherboards used in laptops / netbooks / etc.

Answer 2

http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/hp-pavilion-dv7-2185dx/4505-3121_7-33695858.html#reviewPage1

Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset

http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

It seems that it is a PM45 Express chipset, Motherboard can be custom but it is the chipset which is important - so you download drivers accordingly.

the utility "Everest" can be useful in getting the MOBO / Chipset details.
Hope that helps

PM45 Express Chipset Overview
http://www.intel.com/products/notebook/chipsets/pm45/pm45-overview.htm

Answer 3

It, like pretty much all laptop motherboards, is completely custom.