HP Chromebook 14-SMB Battery Replacement

ID: 185035

Description: The battery is one of the easiest parts to...

Steps:

  1. For your safety, unplug all peripheries, discharge the battery below 25%, and power down your device before beginning disassembly.
  2. Lay the laptop down with the lower case facing up.
  3. Remove eleven screws using a Phillips screwdriver.
  4. Remove the two rubber stoppers, then remove the two Phillips screws.
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  5. Flip the laptop over and open the lid.
  6. Insert an opening pick into the seam between the keyboard and chassis.
  7. Slide the opening pick a few centimeters along the seam to begin to release the clips.
  8. Once there's enough space in the seam, insert an opening tool into the seam.
  9. Pry around the entire perimeter of the keyboard until it fully releases.
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  10. Lift the keyboard perpendicular to the laptop.
  11. Flip up each of the the two black ZIF locking flaps that secure the keyboard and trackpad ribbon cables to their motherboard sockets.
  12. Disconnect the keyboard and trackpad ribbon cables.
  13. Remove the keyboard.
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  14. Use your fingernail or the flat end of a spudger to gently disconnect the battery connector from its motherboard connector.
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  15. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the three screws that secure the battery.
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  16. Lift the battery up and out of the chassis.
  17. Take care not to scratch or damage the battery. Lithium-Ion batteries can be dangerous if punctured.
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