HP EliteBook x360 830 G7 Fan Replacement

ID: 149459

Description: This guide will help you remove the fan from an...

Steps:

1. Turn the computer over so that the back is facing up.
2. Use a Torx T5 screwdriver to remove the three 9 mm screws from the hinge of the device.
3. Use a Torx T5 screwdriver to remove the two 7 mm screws from the left and right mid-section of the case.
4. Lift the backplate from the computer.

5. Use a nylon spudger to gently disconnect the battery's bundled cable connector from the motherboard.
6. This bundled cable connector has a tab on each side. Insert the spudger between these tabs and the motherboard's battery connector port and gently push the battery connector out and away from the connector.

7. Peel back both sides of the copper foil tape connected to the battery.

8. Use a JIS #1 screwdriver to remove the four 4 mm screws that secure the battery.

9. Remove the battery from the laptop.

10. Disconnect the display panel cable from it's connector on the motherboard.

11. Remove the display panel and the wireless antenna cables from the routing channels. Then, remove the retention tape from the system fan.

12. Loosen the JIS #1 screws that secure the system fan to the motherboard.
13. These screws are captive.

14. Once all of the connectors and screws that secure the fan in place have been removed sucessfully, you can safely remove the system fan from the motherboard.