Service Teardown: HP EliteBook x360 1040 G5 Notebook PC
How to Replace the Base Enclosure
Removal -
Remove the six 5 mm T5 Torx-head screws that secure the base enclosure to the top cover.
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 from its connector on the mother board.
Remove the five 3 mm P0 Phillips-head screws that secure the battery to the top cover.
Using both hands, lift the battery off of the alignment pins on the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the battery.
How to Replace the Speakers
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and battery.
Removal -
IMPORTANT: Make careful note of the routing of the speaker cable for later replacement.
Disconnect the speaker cable from its connector on the mother board.
Remove the speaker cable from the adhesive tape on the touchpad board.
Remove the four 2.5 mm P0 Phillips-head screws that secure the speakers to the top cover.
Lift the speakers off of the alignment pins on the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the speakers.
How to Replace the Fingerprint Reader Board
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and battery.
Removal -
Remove the two 2.5 mm P0 Phillips-head screws that secure the right speakers to the top cover.
Lift the right speakers off of the alignment pins on the top cover and set aside.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the fingerprint reader board ZIF connector
and disconnect the fingerprint reader board ribbon cable from the fingerprint reader board.
Remove the 2.5 mm P0 Phillips-head screw that secures the fingerprint reader bracket to the top cover.
Slide the fingerprint reader bracket out from under the retention tabs on the top cover and remove.
Lift the fingerprint reader board out of cut out in the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the fingerprint reader board.
How to Replace the Touchpad Board
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, battery, and speakers.
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.
Remove the NFC antenna cable from the adhesive that secures it to the top cover.
Peel back the retention tape and use minimal force to lift the locking bar up on the NFC antenna ZIF connector
and disconnect the NFC antenna cable from the NFC board.
Remove the six 2.5 mm P0 Phillips-head screws that secure the touchpad board to the top cover.
Lift the touchpad board off of the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the touchpad board.
How to Replace the NFC Board
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and battery.
Removal -
Peel back the retention tape and use minimal force to lift the locking bar up on the NFC antenna ZIF connector
and disconnect the NFC antenna cable from the NFC board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the NFC board ZIF connector
and disconnect the NFC board ribbon cable from the NFC board.
Carefully separate the NFC board from the adhesive that secures it to the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the NFC board.
How to Replace the Fan/Heat Sink Assembly
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and battery.
Removal -
Disconnect the left fan from its connector on the mother board.
Remove the wireless antenna cables from the routing channel that secures them to the right fan.
Disconnect the right fan from its connector on the mother board.
Loosen the six captive P0 Phillips-head head screws that secure the fans to the mother board.
Note: The heat sink has numbers adjacent to the following four screws.
Loosen the four captive P0 Phillips-head head screws that secure the heat sink over the processor components in numerical order.
Note: Due to the adhesive quality of the thermal grease located between the heat sink and processor components,
it may be necessary to move the heat sink from side to side to detach it from the mother board.
Carefully lift the fan/heat sink assembly off of the mother board and remove.
Note: Before replacing the heat sink, the thermal grease should be replaced.
The thermal grease should be replaced every time the heat sink is removed.
Reverse this procedure to install the fan/heat sink assembly.
How to Replace the Power Button Board
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and battery.
Removal -
Peel back the shielding that covers the power button board ZIF connector on the mother board.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the power button board ZIF connector
and disconnect the power button board ribbon cable from the mother board.
Slide the plastic spacer up and out from between the power button board and mother board.
Side the power button out of the cut out in the top cover and remove the power button board from the unit.
Reverse this procedure to install the power button board.
How to Replace the Mother board
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure and battery.
Removal -
Carefully insert a non-metallic tool into the notch in the lower right corner of the mother board
and partially eject the SIM card dummy from the mother board.
Slide the SIM card dummy out of the cut out in the top cover and remove.
IMPORTANT: Make careful note of the routing of all cables for later replacement.
CAUTION! Use care when disconnecting the wireless antenna cables from the wireless module.
A damaged cable or connector can degrade notebook performance.
Carefully disconnect the wireless antenna LAN cables from the wireless LAN module
by grasping the connectors with a small pair of needle nose pliers or tweezers.
Remove the wireless antenna cables from the routing channel that secures them to the right fan.
Disconnect the following cables from the mother board:
Webcam cable , Fingerprint reader ribbon cable , NFC ribbon cable
Keyboard ribbon cable , Keyboard backlight ribbon cable , Touchpad board ribbon cable
Speaker cable , Power button board ribbon cable , Display panel cable, Audio board ribbon cable
Remove the five 3 mm P0 Phillips-head screws that secure the mother board to the top cover.
Remove the two 5 mm P0 Phillips-head screws that secure the mother board to the top cover.
Loosen the six captive P0 Phillips-head screws that secure the fans to the top cover.
Carefully lift the front edge of the mother board off of the alignment pins
and slide the rear edge out from under the lip on the top cover.
Remove the mother board.
Note: If you are installing a new mother board, remove the following from the old mother board and install onto the new mother board:
Heat Sink/Fan Assembly, M.2 Solid State Drive.
Reverse this procedure to install the mother board.
IMPORTANT: After mother board replacement, be sure to complete post-installation tasks as required that may include:
Verifying functionality of the notebook, Updating the BIOS, Updating DMI and other settings, Calibrating the audio outputs
How to Replace the Audio Board
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, battery, and mother board.
Removal -
Remove the 3 mm P0 Phillips-head screw that secures the fingerprint reader bracket to the top cover.
Side the audio board connector out of the cut out in the top cover and remove the audio board from the unit.
Reverse this procedure to install the audio board.
How to Replace the Display Panel Assembly
Before you begin: Remove the base enclosure, battery, and mother board.
Removal -
Open the display panel assembly and rotate it approximately 270 degrees.
While supporting the display panel assembly,
remove the six 6 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the display panel hinges to the top cover.
Carefully slide the display panel hinges out from underneath the lip on the top cover and remove.
Reverse this procedure to install the display panel assembly.