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| Name | HP Pavilion dv7z |
| Processor | AMD Turion 64 X2 |
| Screen | 17” WXGA+ or WSXGA+ Widescreen |
| RAM | 1GB to 4GB |
| HDD | 160GB to 500GB HDD |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW or Blu-ray |
| Graphics | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 |
| Network | Ethernet, Broadcom 802.11abgn or Broadcom 802.11bg, Bluetooth |
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Not Tested | |
| Screen | Not Tested | |
| HDD | Not Tested | |
| Optical Drive | Not Tested | |
| Graphics | Not Tested | |
| Sound | Not Tested | |
| Ethernet | Not Tested | |
| Wireless | Not Tested | |
| Bluetooth | Not Tested | |
| 56K Modem | Not Tested | |
| USB | Not Tested | |
| Firewire | Not Tested | |
| ExpressCard Slot | Not Tested | |
| Fingerprint Reader | Not Tested | |
| Camera | Not Tested |
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