HP Chromebook 11 G8 EE Motherboard Replacement

ID: 155523

Description: The motherboard is the primary piece of...

Steps:

1. Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove:
2. Four 7 mm screws.
3. Two 8 mm screws.

4. Flip the device over and open the lid.
5. Use a plastic opening tool to pry the keyboard assembly away from the bottom case, prying around the perimeter until it fully separates.
6. Lift the keyboard assembly from the laptop towards you, away from the screen.

7. Lift the keyboard ribbon lock bar and use tweezers to disconnect the keyboard ribbon from the motherboard.
8. Lift the lock bar and use tweezers to remove the touchpad ribbon.
9. Remove the keyboard.

10. Peel back the film over the speaker's motherboard connector.
11. Disconnect the speaker cable from the connector on the motherboard.

12. Unseat the speaker cable from the routing channel of the battery.

13. Remove the four 3.5 mm screws from the base enclosure with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

14. Lift the speakers off the base alignment pins to remove.

15. Do not puncture or damage any parts of the battery.
16. Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard by pulling the connector straight out of its motherboard port.
17. The speakers are removed in these images, but they don't need to be to replace the battery.

18. Remove the four 3.5 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the battery.
19. If you've already removed the speakers, you'll only need to remove the two screws on the top of the battery, near the motherboard.

20. Carefully lift the battery up and out.

21. Unscrew the single screw securing the Wi-Fi card/cover using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
22. Remove wireless antenna cables from the module using tweezers.
23. Pull the Wi-Fi card out from its motherboard port using tweezers.

24. Disconnect the webcam cable from the motherboard using tweezers.

25. Flip the two black lock bars on the ZIF connectors using tweezers.
26. Disconnect both ribbon cables from the motherboard using the tweezers.

27. Disconnect the power cable from the I/O board using tweezers.

28. Peel back the film and lift the lock bar on the display panel cable with tweezers.
29. Disconnect the display panel connector with tweezers.

30. Remove the six 3.5 mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
31. Lift the USB-C bracket off the motherboard.

32. Lift the motherboard up and out.