Service Teardown: HP ProDesk 600 G4 Desktop Mini PC
How to Replace the Access Panel
Removal
NOTE:
The front bezel comes attached to the access panel and is not separately removable/replaceable.
Loosen the T15 captive thumb screw on the rear of the PC.
Firmly slide the panel toward the front of the PC to disengage it from the PC.
Lift the panel off of the PC.
Replacement
Align the tabs with the slots in the chassis and lower the access panel into position on the PC.
Slide the panel toward the rear of the unit until the rear edge of the panel is flush against the rear of the chassis.
Tighten the T15 captive thumb screw on the rear of the PC.
How to replace the 2.5in Storage Drive
Before you begin: Remove the access panel.
Removal:
Swing the storage drive cage lever up to disconnect the storage drive from the motherboard.
Lift the storage drive up and out of the cage.
Replacement:
Important: If you are replacing the storage drive,
the mounting screws will need to be removed from the old storage drive and attached to the new storage drive.
Make sure the thermal pad is correctly positioned on the storage drive cage.
Align the mounting screws on the storage drive with the slots in the storage drive cage,
and lower the storage drive into position.
Press the storage drive cage lever down while sliding the storage drive toward the connector
until the storage drive is fully seated in the connector and the cage lever is closed.
How to Replace the Storage Drive Cage
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel and storage drive.
Removal
Press the storage drive cage lever down.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the storage drive cable ZIF connector
and disconnect the storage drive ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Remove the two 12 mm T15 Torx-head screws that secure the storage drive cage to the system board.
Slide the storage drive cage toward the rear of the unit to disengage it from the slots in the chassis.
Lift the storage drive cage up and out of the PC.
Replacement
Align the tabs on the storage drive cage with the slots in the chassis and lower the storage drive into position.
Slide the storage drive cage towards to the front of the PC to secure it into the slots in the chassis.
Replace the two 12 mm T15 Torx-head screws that secure the storage drive cage to the system board.
Insert the storage drive cable into the storage drive ZIF connector on the motherboard
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
How to Replace the Storage Drive Cable
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel and storage drive.
Removal
Press the storage drive cage lever down.
Using minimal force, lift the locking bar up on the storage drive cable ZIF connector
and disconnect the storage drive ribbon cable from the motherboard.
Remove the two 9 mm T15 Torx-head screws that secure the storage drive cable to the storage drive cage.
Slide the alignment pins on the storage drive cable out of the holes in the storage drive cage and remove.
Replacement
Slide the alignment pins on the storage drive cable into the holes in the storage drive cage.
Replace the two 9 mm T15 Torx-head screws that secure the storage drive cage cable to the storage drive cage.
Insert the storage drive cable into the storage drive ZIF connector on the motherboard
and press the locking bar down to lock the cable into place.
How to Replace the Memory Module
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel.
Removal
Swing up the system fan.
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.
Replacement
Align the notch in the memory module with the key in the memory module slot on the motherboard.
At an angle, gently insert the memory module into its slot on the motherboard.
Press the memory module down to latch the arms.
Swing down the system fan.
How to Replace the Wireless LAN Module
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel, 2.5in storage drive, and storage drive cage.
Removal
CAUTION:
Use care when disconnecting the wireless LAN antenna cables from the wireless LAN module.
A damaged cable or connector can degrade performance.
arefully disconnect the wireless LAN antenna cables
from the wireless LAN module by grasping the connectors with a small pair of needle nose pliers or tweezers.
Remove the 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screw that secures the wireless LAN module to the motherboard
and allow it to release to the spring tension position.
Grasp the wireless LAN module by the edges and pull gently to remove it from the slot on the motherboard.
Replacement
Align the notch in the wireless LAN module with the key in the wireless LAN module slot on the motherboard.
At an angle, gently insert the wireless LAN module into the slot on the motherboard.
Replace the 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screw that secures the wireless LAN module to the motherboard.
Reconnect the wireless LAN antenna cables to the wireless LAN module.
CAUTION:
Use care when disconnecting the wireless LAN antenna cables from the wireless LAN module.
A damaged cable or connector can degrade performance.
How to replace the M.2 Solid State Drive
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel, 2.5 inch storage drive, and storage drive cage.
Removal:
IMPORTANT: It is possible to have two M.2 solid state drive installed and configured into a RAID.
Be sure to check your systems configuration before replacing an M.2 solid state drive.
Remove the four-millimeter P1 Phillips-head screw that secures the solid state drive
to the mother board and allow it to release to the spring tension position.
Grasp the solid state drive by the edges and pull gently to remove it from the slot on the mother board.
Replacement:
Align the notch in the solid state drive with the key in the solid state drive slot on the mother board.
At an angle, gently insert the solid state drive into its slot on the mother board.
Replace the four millimeter P1 Phillips-head screw that secures the solid state drive to the mother board.
How to Replace the Option Board
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel, 2.5in storage drive, and storage drive cage.
Removal
Remove the two 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the option board to the motherboard.
Lift the edge of the option board to disconnect it from the motherboard and slide it out of the cut out in the chassis.
Replacement
Slide the option board into the cut out in the chassis
and align the screw holes in the option board with the stand offs on the motherboard.
Press the option board into the connector on the motherboard.
Replace the two 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screws that secure the option board to the motherboard.
How to Replace the Fan
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel, 2.5in storage drive, and storage drive cage.
Removal
IMPORTANT:
Make careful note of the routing of the fan cable for later replacement.
Disconnect the fan connector from the motherboard.
Remove the fan cable from the routing channel on the heat sink.
Rotate the front edge of the fan
off of the alignment pins and slide the fan posts out of the cut outs in the chassis and heat sink.
Replacement
Slide the fan posts into the slots in the chassis and heat sink
and lower the front edge of the fan onto the alignment pins.
Connect the fan into the connector to the motherboard.
Route the fan connector through the routing channel on the heat sink.
How to Replace the Speaker
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel.
Removal
IMPORTANT:
Make careful note of the routing of the fan cable for later replacement.
Remove the foam pad and grounding tape that partially cover the speaker.
Disconnect the speaker from the connector on the motherboard.
Remove the 4 mm P1 Philips-head screw that secures the speaker to the chassis.
Slide the speaker up and out of the chassis.
Replacement
Slide the speaker into the position on the chassis.
Replace the 4 mm P1 Philips-head screw that secures the speaker to the chassis.
Connect the speaker into the connector on the motherboard.
Replace the foam pad and grounding tape that partially cover the speaker.
How to Replace the Thermal Sensor
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel.
Removal
Remove the foam pad that covers the thermal sensor connector on the motherboard.
Disconnect the thermal sensor from the connector on the motherboard and remove.
Replacement
Connect the thermal sensor into the connector on the motherboard.
Replace the foam pad that covers the thermal sensor connector on the motherboard.
How to Replace the Heat Sink
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel, 2.5in storage drive, storage drive cage, and fan.
Removal
NOTE:
The heat sink has numbers adjacent to the following three screws.
Loosen the three captive T15 Torx-head screws that secure the heat sink over the processor in numerical order.
NOTE:
Due to the adhesive quality of the thermal grease and thermal pads
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 motherboard.
Lift the heat sink off of the processor and slide it out from under the chassis edge.
Replacement
Using an alcohol swab, carefully remove the thermal grease from the heat sink and processor.
Apply new thermal grease to the processor.
Inspect the thermal pads.
If one is torn or otherwise damaged, it needs to be replaced.
Toe the heat sink under the chassis edge,
align the screw holes on the heat sink with the stand offs on the motherboard and place the heat sink into position
Tighten the three T15 Torx-head screws that secure the heat sink over the processor in numerical order.
How to replace the CPU
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel, 2.5-inch storage drive,
storage drive cage, fan, and heat sink.
Removal:
Press down to release the CPU load lever from its retention tab and pull it back.
Lift the load plate off the socket.
Important: Identify the pin one triangle on the socket and CPU prior to removing the CPU.
Important: When handling the CPU, do not touch the CPU contacts.
Carefully lift the CPU straight up and out of the socket.
Replacement:
Align the pin one triangle on the CPU with the pin one triangle on the socket.
Carefully lower the CPU into position in the socket.
Swing the load plate down.
Lock the load lever under its retaining tab to secure the CPU in place.
How to Replace the CMOS Battery
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel, 2.5in storage drive, and storage drive cage.
Removal
Carefully release the CMOS battery from the socket retention clips
that secure it on the motherboard and remove.
Replacement
Carefully secure the CMOS battery under the socket retention clips on the motherboard.
How to Restore CMOS to Factory Settings
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel, 2.5in storage drive, and storage drive cage.
Steps
Carefully release the CMOS battery from the socket retention clips
that secure it on the motherboard and remove.
Wait thirty seconds.
Carefully secure the CMOS battery under the socket retention clips on the motherboard.
CMOS factory settings are now reset.
IMPORTANT:
You will now need to enter system BIOS and reset the clock in BIOS after this procedure.
How to replace the Mother board
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel, 2.5-inch storage drive,
storage drive cage. wireless LAN module,
M.2 solid state drive, option board,
fan, heat sink, and CPU.
Removal:
Install a socket cover on the CPU load plate.
Disconnect the speaker cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Remove the three nine-millimeter T15 Torx head screws that secure the motherboard to the chassis.
Lift the front edge of the motherboard,
and guide the external connectors on the motherboard out of the cut-outs in the chassis.
Remove the motherboard.
Note: Before installing a new motherboard,
remove the following from the old motherboard and install onto the new motherboard:
Memory boards,
CMOS battery,
Thermal pad.
Replacement:
At an angle, toe the external connectors on the rear edge of the motherboard
into the cut-outs in the chassis, and lower it into position.
Replace the three nine-millimeter T15 Torx head screws that secure the motherboard to the chassis.
Connect the speaker cable into the connector on the motherboard.
How to Replace the Wireless Antennas
Before you begin:
Remove the access panel, 2.5in storage drive, storage drive cage.
wireless LAN module, m.2 solid state drive, option board, fan, heat sink, CPU, and mother board.
Removal
IMPORTANT:
Make careful note of the routing of the wireless antenna cables for later replacement.
Remove the wireless antenna cables from the routing clips on the chassis.
Remove the retention tabs on the number "2" wireless antenna transceiver
from the chassis and guide the wireless antenna cable thru the cut out.
Remove the 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screw that secures the middle frame to the top cover.
Remove the retention tabs on the number "1" wireless antenna transceiver
from the chassis and guide the wireless antenna cable thru the cut out.
Replacement
Guide the number "1" wireless antenna cable into the cut out in the chassis
and use the retention clips on the wireless antenna transceiver to secure it to the chassis.
Replace the 4 mm P1 Phillips-head screw that secures the middle frame to the top cover.
Guide the number "2" wireless antenna cable into the cut out in the chassis
and use the retention clips on the wireless antenna transceiver to secure it to the chassis.
Guide the wireless antenna cables through the routing clips on the chassis.