Restoring To Factory Condition Using Similar Model

Hi
My eny 17 3010en was vandalised by some douche and I lost my original internal hard disk.
A friend of mine has an envy 17 3xxx, I'm not sure which on exactly, but I want to create back up disks from his device to use on mine. Is this advisable???
P.S. My reason for doing this is to restore my keyboard backlight capability which just stopped somehow and NO ONE in HP seems to know how to fix this problem.
So what's the point of designing a backlight feature that nobody in HP is willing to help fix??? I don't mean to bad mouth, but that's some lousy service right there. I now have to result to my own means to fix the one feature I love most on this device.
"Thanks HP"

Hi @Chabbzz ,
Thank you for your query, I will do my best to assist you!
I regret that someone vandalized your notebook and took the hard drive. I also regret that HP support has not been able to help you overcome this issue.
I am not sure if that will work or not.  I would definitely give is a try.  I would check to see if you notice any hardware differences.( example the network card or graphic cards.  If so his system would require different drivers then you do on yours.
Please be sure your friend is aware that he will only be allowed to created 1 set of recovery disks. Creating Recovery Discs or Saving a Recovery Image to a USB Flash Drive (Windows 7)
You could try just installing the original drivers for the keyboard.Using Recovery Manager to Restore Software and Drivers (Windows 7)
You may wish to consider Obtaining HP Recovery Discs or an HP USB Recovery Drive for your exact system.  This would allow you to restore your system back to factory condition.
I hope this helps.
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