HP 14-dq5009nr Daughterboard Replacement

ID: 199164

Description: Replacing the daughterboard in your HP...

Steps:

1. Peel the rubber feet off the bottom casing to reveal hidden screws.
2. Keep the rubber feet for reassembly.
3. Make sure the device is completely powered off before replacement.

4. Use a Philips #0 screwdriver to remove the eight screws from the back case.
5. Six 7 mm-long screws
6. Two 4.8 mm-long screws

7. Use a plastic opening tool to separate the back case from the palmrest keyboard assembly. Gently pry the back cover from the device.
8. Start from a corner of the device and run the opening tool along the edge of the cover to release the clips before you separate them.
9. Be careful to not bend or crack the back cover.

10. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 3 mm screws that secure the battery to the chassis.

11. Angle the battery up slightly and gently pull it from the socket on the motherboard.

12. Use a spudger or a clean fingernail to flip up the black locking flap.
13. Use the widest tool possible to avoid damaging the delicate hinge pins.
14. Use tweezers or your fingers to gently pull the cable out of its socket.
15. If the cable has a pull tab, use it to grip the cable. You may damage the cable by gripping it directly.
16. Pull gently to avoid damaging the ribbon cable.

17. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two screws securing the daughterboard.

18. Use a spudger or a clean fingernail to flip up the locking flap on the ZIF connector on the daughterboard —this is the unlocked position.
19. Use tweezers to gently pull the ribbon cable from the connector on the daughterboard.

20. Remove the daughterboard from the laptop.