UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 10-K/A
                                 Amendment No. 1

        |X| Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
            Exchange Act of 1934.

            For the year ended December 31, 2008

        |_| Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
            Exchange Act of 1934.

            For the transition period from      to

                        Commission File number 000-24175

                      ATEL Capital Equipment Fund VII, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                California                                 94-3248318
      (State or other jurisdiction of                  (I. R. S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)

     600 California Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, California 94108-2733
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 989-8800

        Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act: None

 Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: Limited Partnership
 Units

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes |_| No |X|

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the
registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Act of 1934. Yes |_| No |X|

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes |X| No |_|

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K (Sec.229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K. |X|

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large accelerated filer |_|   Accelerated filer |_|   Non-accelerated filer |_|
Smaller reporting company |X|                        (Do not check if a smaller
                                                       reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes |_| No |X|


State the aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant:  Not applicable

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held
by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity
was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of a
specified date within the past 60 days. (See definition of affiliate in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.) Not applicable

The number of Limited Partnership Units outstanding as of July 31, 2009 was
14,985,550.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None.


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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE

ATEL Capital Equipment Fund VII, L.P. (the "Partnership") is filing this
Amendment No. 1 to amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on March 26, 2009 (the "Original Filing"). The Original Filing is amended due to
the inadvertent omission of phrases from the introductory portions of paragraphs
4 and 5 in Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, the Certifications of the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively.
Refer to the attached exhibits to this amendment for certifications including
the complete language required in paragraphs 4 and 5.

Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original
Filing. The Original Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original
Filing, and the Partnership has not updated the disclosures contained therein to
reflect any events which occurred subsequent to the filing of the Original
Filing, or to modify the disclosure contained in the Original Filing other than
to reflect the changes described above.
























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Item 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 (b) Exhibits
       (31.1)  Certification of Dean L. Cash pursuant to
               Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
       (31.2)  Certification of Paritosh K. Choksi pursuant to
               Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)





























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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date: August 17, 2009

                             ATEL Capital Equipment Fund VII, L.P.
                                                (Registrant)


                     By:     ATEL Financial Services, LLC,
                             General Partner of Registrant


                            By:   /s/ Dean L. Cash
                                  --------------------------------------------
                                  Dean L. Cash,
                                  President and Chief Executive Officer of
                                  ATEL Financial Services, LLC (General Partner)

                            By:   /s/ Paritosh K. Choksi
                                  --------------------------------------------
                                  Paritosh K. Choksi,
                                  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
                                  Officer and Chief Operating Officer of
                                  ATEL Financial Services, LLC (General Partner)

                            By:   /s/ Samuel Schussler
                                  --------------------------------------------
                                  Samuel Schussler,
                                  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of
                                  ATEL Financial Services, LLC (General Partner)


 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
 report has been signed below by the persons in the capacities and on the dates
 indicated.


             SIGNATURE                     CAPACITIES                DATE

                                      President and Chief        August 17, 2009
          /s/ Dean L. Cash            Executive Officer of ATEL
------------------------------------- Financial Services, LLC
            Dean L. Cash              (General Partner)

                                      Executive Vice President   August 17, 2009
                                      and Chief Financial Officer
         /s/ Paritosh K. Choksi       and Chief Operating Officer
------------------------------------- of  ATEL Financial Services, LLC
         Paritosh K. Choksi           (General Partner)

                                      Vice President and Chief   August 17, 2009
         /s/ Samuel Schussler         Accounting Officer of ATEL
------------------------------------- Financial Services, LLC
          Samuel Schussler            (General Partner)






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