Service Teardown: HP Pavilion Gaming 15 Notebook PC
How to Replace the Base Enclosure
Removal -
Remove the four 12 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the base enclosure to the top cover.
Remove the three 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the base enclosure to the top cover.
Starting with the rear edge, carefully separate the edges of the base enclosure from the top cover.
Remove the base enclosure.
Reverse this procedure to install the base enclosure.
How to Replace the Battery
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure.
WARNING: To avoid personal injury and damage to the product,
use extreme care not to puncture, twist, or crack the battery.
An internal puncture or rupture to the battery has the potential to cause a short which may result in a thermal event.
Removal -
Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Remove the four 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the battery to the top cover.
Lift the battery straight up and off the alignment pins on the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the battery.
How to Replace the Memory Module(s)
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure.
Removal -
Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Push both arms outward simultaneously to release the memory module to the spring tension position.
Grasp the memory module by the edges and pull gently to remove it.
Reverse this procedure to install the memory module.
IMPORTANT: When installing a memory module, be sure to align the notch in the memory module with the key in the memory module slot in the motherboard.
How to Replace the M.2 Solid State Drive
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure.
Removal -
IMPORTANT: The solid state drive on the production models of this notebook come with a bracket attached.
You will need to remove this bracket before removing the solid state drive.
Take care not to touch the thermal pad attached to the solid state drive bracket.
A damaged or dirty thermal pad will reduce its ability to dissipate heat from the solid state drive.
Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Remove the two 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the solid state drive bracket to the mother board.
Remove the bracket from the solid state drive.
Grasp the solid state drive by the edges and pull gently to remove it.
Reverse this procedure to install the solid state drive.
IMPORTANT: When installing a solid state drive, be sure to align the notch in the solid state drive with the key in the solid state drive slot in the motherboard.
How to Replace the WLAN Module
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and battery.
Removal -
Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the motherboard.
CAUTION! Use care when disconnecting the wireless antenna cables from the wireless module.
A damaged cable or connector can degrade notebook performance.
Remove the Mylar strip that covers the wireless antenna cable connectors on the wireless module.
Carefully disconnect the wireless antenna cables from the wireless module
by grasping the connectors with a small pair of needle nose pliers or tweezers.
Remove the 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screw that secures the wireless module to the motherboard and allow it to raise to the spring-tension position.
Grasp the wireless module by the edges and pull gently to remove it.
Reverse this procedure to install the wireless module.
IMPORTANT: When installing a WLAN module, be sure to align the notch in the WLAN module with the key in the WLAN module slot in the motherboard.
How to Replace the Hard Disk Drive Assembly
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure.
Removal -
Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the hard disk drive ZIF connector and disconnect the hard disk drive ribbon cable from the mother board.
Remove the three 2.5 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the hard disk drive assembly to the top cover.
Lift the hard disk drive assembly off the alignment pins on the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the hard disk drive assembly.
How to Replace the Power Board
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and hard disk drive assembly.
Removal -
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the power board ZIF connector
and disconnect the power board ribbon cable from the power board.
Remove the two 2 mm P0 Phillips broad-head screws that secure the power board to the top cover.
Lift the power board off the alignment pins on the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the power board.
How to Replace the Touchpad Board
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and battery.
Removal -
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the touchpad board ZIF connector and disconnect the touchpad board ribbon cable from the touchpad board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the touchpad board ZIF connector and disconnect the touchpad board ribbon cable from the mother board.
Remove the three 2.3 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the touchpad bracket to the top cover.
Lift the touchpad bracket off the alignment pins and remove.
Peel back the Mylar and remove the three 2 mm P0 Phillips broad-head screws that secure the touchpad board to the top cover.
Lift the touchpad board off the alignment pins on the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the touchpad board.
How to Replace the Left Fan
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure.
Removal -
Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Disconnect the left fan cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Remove the three 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the left fan to the top cover.
Lift the left fan off the alignment pins on the top cover and motherboard and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the left fan.
How to Replace the Right Fan
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and left fan.
Removal -
Disconnect the right fan cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Remove the DC-in cable from the routing channel on the right fan.
Remove the two 3 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the right fan to the top cover.
Lift the right fan off the alignment pins on the top cover and motherboard and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the right fan.
How to Replace the Heatsink
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, left fan, and right fan.
Removal -
Note: The heatsink has numbers adjacent to the following eight screws.
Remove the eight 3 mm P1 Phillips-head head screws that secure the heatsink over the processor components in numerical order.
Peel back the retention tape that secures the wireless antenna cables to the heatsink.
Note: Due to the adhesive quality of the thermal grease located between the heatsink and processor components,
it may be necessary to move the heatsink from side to side to detach it from the mother board.
Carefully lift the heatsink off the mother board and remove.
Note: Before replacing the heatsink, the thermal grease should be replaced.
The thermal grease should be replaced every time the heatsink is removed.
Reverse this procedure to install the heatsink.
How to Replace the Motherboard
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, battery, M.2 solid state drive, WLAN module,
hard disk drive assembly, left fan, and right fan.
Removal -
IMPORTANT: Make careful note of the routing of all the cables for later replacement.
Peel back the retention tape that secures the wireless antenna cables to the heatsink.
Disconnect the speaker cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the keyboard light ZIF connector
and disconnect the keyboard light ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the touchpad button board ZIF connector
and disconnect the touchpad button board ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the display panel cable ZIF connector
and disconnect the display panel cable from the motherboard.
Disconnect the DC-in cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the power board ZIF connector
and disconnect the power display panel cable from the motherboard.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the power board ZIF connector
and disconnect the power board ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Remove the five 3.5 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the motherboard to the top cover.
Grasping the mother board near the center, lift the right edge off the alignment pins,
slide the external connectors out of the cut outs in the top cover, and remove.
NOTE: Before installing a new motherboard, remove all components from the old motherboard and install them onto the new motherboard.
Reverse this procedure to install the motherboard.
How to Replace the Speakers
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, battery, M.2 solid state drive, WLAN module,
hard disk drive assembly, left fan, right fan, motherboard, and display panel assembly.
Removal -
IMPORTANT: Make careful note of the routing of the speaker cable for later replacement.
Peel back the retention tape that secures the speaker cable to the top cover.
Remove the DC-in cable form the routing channel on the speaker.
Remove the two 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the speakers to the top cover.
Lift the speakers off the alignment pins on the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the speakers.
How to Replace the DC-in Cable
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, battery, M.2 solid state drive, WLAN module,
hard disk drive assembly, left fan, right fan, motherboard, and display panel assembly.
Removal -
Remove the DC-in cable form the routing channel on the speaker.
Release the DC-in connector from the retention tabs on the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the DC-in cable.
How to Replace the Display Panel Assembly/Top Cover
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and WLAN module.
Removal -
Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the motherboard.
IMPORTANT: Make careful note of the routing of wireless antenna, DC-in, and display panel cables for later replacement.
Remove the wireless antenna cables from the retention tape and routing channel on the top cover.
Remove the DC-in cable from the routing channel on the left fan and speaker.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the display panel cable ZIF connector and disconnect the display panel cable from the motherboard.
Remove the display panel cable from the routing channel on the top cover.
Grasp the top cover near the display panel hinges and open the display panel hinges.
While supporting the top cover, remove the three 5 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the left display panel hinge to the top cover.
Remove the three 5 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the right display panel hinge to the top cover.
Slide the top cover off the display panel hinges and remove.
NOTE: If installing a new top cover, remove all components from the old top cover and install them onto the new top cover.
Reverse this procedure to install the display panel assembly or top cover.
How to Replace the Display Bezel
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, WLAN module, and display panel assembly.
Removal -
Carefully separate the inside edges of the display bezel from the top, sides, and bottom to disengage it from the display enclosure.
IMPORTANT: The edges of the display bezel are held in place with adhesive.
Take care when removing them from the display enclosure. It may be necessary to use a non-metallic flat-bladed tool to aid in the removal.
Lift the display bezel off the display enclosure and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the display bezel.
How to Replace the Webcam
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, WLAN module, display panel assembly, and display bezel.
Removal -
Peel back the retention tape and disconnect the webcam cable from its connector on the webcam board.
Using a flat, non-conductive tool, carefully remove the webcam board from the adhesive and alignment pins that secure it to the display enclosure.
Remove the webcam board.
Reverse this procedure to install the webcam board.
How to Replace the Display Panel
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, WLAN module, display panel assembly, and display bezel.
Removal -
IMPORTANT: The display panel is held in place by two strips of stretch-release tape. Each tape strip has a plastic pull-tab attached to one end.
One at a time, grasp the pull-tab of each strip of tape and carefully wrap it around the end of a cylindrical tool such as a screw driver.
Slowly twist the tool to release the tape. Continue twisting until the entire strip has been removed.
IMPORTANT: If the stretch-release tape strips are pulled too quickly or at an extreme angle, they will break before releasing the display panel.
NOTE: The removed stretch-release tape is not reusable.
Lift the display panel off the display enclosure and turn it over to gain access to the display panel cable connector.
Peel back the retention tape and disconnect the display panel cable from the connector on the display panel.
Remove the display panel.
IMPORTANT: Please refer to the maintenance and service guide for instructions on replacing the display panel.
The stretch-release tape strips that secure the display panel to the display enclosure must to be placed in a specific orientation.
How to Replace the Left Display Panel Hinge
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, WLAN module, display panel assembly, display bezel, and display panel.
Removal -
Remove the four 3 mm P1 Phillips broad-head screws that secure the left display panel hinge to the display enclosure.
Remove the 2.5 mm P0 Phillips-head screws that secure the left display panel hinge to the display enclosure.
Lift the left display panel hinge off the alignment pins on the display enclosure and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the left display panel hinge.
How to Replace the Right Display Panel Hinge
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, WLAN module, display panel assembly, display bezel, and display panel.
Removal -
Remove the four 3 mm P1 Phillips broad-head screws that secure the right display panel hinge to the display enclosure.
Remove the 2.5 mm P0 Phillips-head screws that secure the right display panel hinge to the display enclosure.
Lift the right display panel hinge off the alignment pins on the display enclosure and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the right display panel hinge.
How to Replace the WLAN Antenna/Display Cover
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, WLAN module, display panel assembly, display bezel, display panel and display panel hinges.
Removal -
IMPORTANT: The display cover is spared with the WLAN antenna preinstalled.
If installing a new display cover, there is no need to remove the WLAN antenna from the old display cover.
Remove the wireless antenna cables from the routing channel on the display enclosure.
Peel back the metallic tape that secures the left wireless antenna to the display enclosure.
Remove the left wireless antenna transceiver from the display enclosure.
Peel back the metallic tape that secures the right wireless antenna to the display enclosure.
Remove the right wireless antenna transceiver from the display enclosure.
Remove the wireless antenna cable.
Reverse this procedure to install the wireless antenna cables.