HP Chromebook 15a-nb0013dx I/O Board Replacement

ID: 185527

Description: If you are experiencing charging issues or...

Steps:

1. For your safety, unplug all peripheries, discharge the battery below 25%, and power down your device before beginning disassembly.
2. Lay the device down so the lower case is facing up.

3. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove four 6.6 mm screws that secure the lower case.

4. Insert an opening tool into the seam between the lower case and the chassis, near the hinge.
5. Pry around the entire perimeter of the lower case until it fully releases.
6. Remove the lower case.

7. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the three 4.1 mm screws that secure the metal bracket.

8. Grasp and remove the metal bracket.

9. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 4.1 mm screws that secure the I/O board.

10. Use tweezers to fold back the black adhesive that covers the upper connector.

11. Use tweezers to fold back the black adhesive that covers the lower ribbon cable.

12. Use a spudger to flip up the black ZIF locking flap that secures the upper ribbon cable.

13. Use a spudger to flip up the black ZIF locking flap that secures the lower ribbon cable.

14. Use tweezers to grasp the upper ribbon cable's blue pull tab, then pull the ribbon cable directly out of its socket.

15. Use tweezers to grasp the lower ribbon cable's blue pull tab, then pull the ribbon cable directly out of its socket.

16. Lift the I/O board up and out.