HP 15-bs051od Motherboard Replacement

ID: 160361

Description: This is a guide for replacing the motherboard...

Steps:

1. Start with the laptop face down.
2. Remove the eight 6 mm Phillips head screws securing the lower case.

3. Use the opening tool to pry the lower case away from the body of the laptop.
4. Remove the lower case.

5. Pull the RAM-retaining arms away from the RAM chip.
6. The RAM chip should slightly "pop" up from it's socket.

7. Pull the RAM chip out of its socket.
8. Our device does not specifically have a second RAM chip, but make sure to remove the second RAM chip below the first RAM chip.
9. Repeat this process for the second RAM chip.

10. Remove the four (4 mm) Phillips screws on the heatsink.
11. Remove the exhaust by carefully lifting it up.

12. Disconnect the connecting cable of the fan and remove the fan.

13. Pull the red, white, black, and blue cable directly out of its port.

14. Slide the left speaker out.

15. Pull the black and red cable connecting both speakers out of its secure fastening.

16. Pull the right speaker out by sliding from left to right.

17. Locate the motherboard.
18. The motherboard is the biggest blue-colored surface located inside the computer.
19. Locate the six ribbon cables.

20. Flip up the ZIF lock bars that keep the six ribbon cables in place.
21. Slide the rest of the ribbon cables out of their fastenings.

22. Remove the four (4 mm) Phillips screws securing the motherboard.

23. Remove the single (4 mm) Phillips screw on the Wi-Fi card.
24. Slide the Wi-Fi card out of its port.

25. Unfasten the connecting cable.

26. Remove the display cable.

27. Lift up the motherboard.