Compaq Presario CQ60 Motherboard Replacement

ID: 140056

Description:

Steps:

1. Slide battery latch to left
2. Simultaneously lift battery

3. Lift and remove battery

4. Loosen 2 phillips screws
5. Lift and remove cover

6. Remove 3 M2.5x4mm screws
7. Slide caddy forwards
8. Lift tab to remove caddy

9. Remove 4 phillips screws to remove drive from caddy

10. Remove 3x M2.5x4mm

11. Lift the keyboard in the middle with a spudger
12. Remove 4 clips by bending keyboard in middle, do not force the clips at the sides
13. Do not remove the keyboard fully, it is attached via a ribbon cable

14. Lift keyboard slightly
15. Push each side of ribbon cable connector
16. Fully remove keyboard

17. Remove 2x Phillips M2.5x8mm screws from under the display
18. Remove 4x Phillips M2x2.8mm screws from the battery compartment

19. Turn over the laptop
20. Use a spudger to lift the ribbon cable hinged clip
21. Pull the ribbon cable out of the connector

22. Lifting the bezel by the screen
23. Slide the bezel back towards the screen to release it from the clips

24. Fully remove bezel

25. Remove 4x #1 Phillips M2.5x8mm screws from the bottom case
26. Remove 2x #0 Phillips M2x4mm screws from hard drive bay

27. Using a spudger lift the mouse ribbon cabe latch
28. Do not remove yet

29. Remove 4x #1 Phillips M2x5mm
30. Remove 1x #0 Phillips M2x2.6

31. Starting at the edge by the screen, use a spudger to unclip the top case
32. Work around both sides and finish with the touchpad

33. Lift top base off of laptop, being careful to disconnect the touchpad ribbon cable

34. Disconnect CMOS battery backup connector from bottom of laptop

35. Disconnect speaker connector. This connector is easy to break, there are 2 tabs on the bottom that need to be lifted slightly to remove. Use a spudger carefully under the connector to lift slightly and pull gently on the wires all together to remove.
36. Disconnect the USB connector

37. Remove 2x #1 Phillips M2.5x4.5mm screws holding the optical drive connector
38. Remove the modem port connector

39. Lift audio/status light connector tab using a spudger and remove ribbon cable

40. Remove 1x #0 Phillips M2x2.8mm screw from left speaker
41. Lift speaker out and place out of the way of the motherboard

42. Remove 4x #1 Phillips M2.5x4mm screws

43. Lift motherboard from right hand side and slide towards right
44. Be careful of power connector releasing from case

45. Motherboard (with RAM) is removed