HP Pavilion dv6500 Screen Replacement

ID: 74967

Description: This guide goes through the steps necessary to...

Steps:

1. Flip computer face down.

2. Remove the battery by sliding the button to the side.
3. Be careful if the battery is leaking or appears punctured in anyway. Battery acid is harmful and may cause burns.

4. Remove fifteen 7.0mm PH0 screws.
5. Remove five silver 4.0mm PH 0 screws inside the cavity for the battery.

6. Gently lift the plastic panel on the top of the laptop at the divide until the two ribbon cables and cable leads are visible with their ports on left side on laptop.

7. Gently pull on the 2 ribbon cables until they detach from the computer.
8. Unplug cables connecting the top keyboard assembly and computer body.
9. Be careful not to rip the speaker cables.

10. The top of the keyboard should be exposed enough to unclip and slide the keyboard out from the clips near the trackpad on the laptop.
11. Gently pull the flat black cable toward the monitor to remove the cable from the motherboard, freeing the keyboard.
12. Be careful not to pull too hard and damage the black cable.

13. Insert new keyboard by sliding it into place of original keyboard and clipping into place near top of trackpad.

14. Remove the four 7mm screws holding screen to keyboard, there are 2 on each side.

15. Unplug all cables connected to the monitor on the left side. The thick black cable should come out with a simple tug.
16. Turn over laptop and unscrew 7mm fastener holding wires in place and pull the wires through the laptop to the other side.

17. Feed the cables through the laptop and lift the monitor from the rest of the computer.