HP Pavilion x360 14m-ba114dx Battery Replacement

ID: 130455

Description: This guide will help you replace the battery in...

Steps:

  1. Using a #0 Phillips-head screwdriver, remove the three 5 mm screws along the bottom of the back cover.
  2. Using a #0 Phillips-head screwdriver, remove the 6 mm screw at the top of the back cover.
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  3. Using the flat end of the Spudger, pry up the two rubber feet on the top of the laptop's back cover.
  4. Using a #0 Phillips-head screwdriver, remove the 8 mm screw under each of the rubber feet.
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  5. Open the laptop, with the display fully extended to 360 degrees so that the screen is on the table.
  6. In this orientation, sliding the laptop around may scratch the screen. A blanket or a mat placed under the screen will help to prevent scratching.
  7. Using the thinner end of an iFixit Plastic Opening Tool, pry open the keyboard panel from the base of the laptop near the screen hinges.
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  8. Using the iFixit Plastic Opening Tool and the iFixit Opening Picks, work your way around the rest of the keyboard and pry it out of the base.
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  9. Grasp the keyboard with both hands and gently lift it out of the base.
  10. Do not lift the keyboard completely out of the base, as there are ZIF connectors that must be removed first.
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  11. Using a plastic Spudger, remove the ZIF connectors that attach the motherboard to the touchpad and the keyboard. Use the flat end of the Spudger to pop up the cap on top of the connector. The connector will then slide out of place.
  12. Repeat this step for all three connectors.
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  13. Using the flat end of the plastic Spudger, remove the ZIF connector attaching the volume button and headphone jack to the motherboard.
  14. This ZIF ribbon is glued to the middle of the battery. You do not need to separate this ribbon from the battery in order to remove the battery from the device. You only need to unclip it at both ends.
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  15. Using a #1 Phillips-head screwdriver, remove the seven 4 mm screws around the battery.
  16. Gently move the ZIF connector out of the way to reach the screw marked in orange. Then use the #1 Phillips-head screwdriver to unscrew it.
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  17. Using the thin end of the iFixit Plastic Opening Tool, pry the battery out of its place inside the laptop's base.
  18. Next, use your fingers to pull the battery out of its position.
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