5 Removal and replacement procedures for Customer Self-Repair parts ............................................................. 32
Component replacement procedures .................................................................................................................. 32
Preparation for disassembly ............................................................................................................. 32
Optical drive ....................................................................................................................................... 33
6 Removal and replacement procedures for authorized service provider parts .................................................... 36
Component replacement procedures .................................................................................................................. 36
Bottom cover ..................................................................................................................................... 37
Battery ............................................................................................................................................... 40
Memory module ................................................................................................................................ 42
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................................... 44
Solid-state drive ................................................................................................................................ 46
Solid-state drive bracket and connector board ................................................................................ 47
WLAN module .................................................................................................................................... 48
System board hook ........................................................................................................................... 49
USB board .......................................................................................................................................... 50
Optical drive board ............................................................................................................................ 51
TouchPad button board ..................................................................................................................... 52
TouchPad module .............................................................................................................................. 53
Power connector cable (DC-in) .......................................................................................................... 55
Fan ..................................................................................................................................................... 56
Heat sink assembly ........................................................................................................................... 57
System board .................................................................................................................................... 61
Speakers ............................................................................................................................................ 65
Display assembly ............................................................................................................................... 66
Top cover with keyboard ................................................................................................................... 75
7 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................................. 76
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................................................ 76
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS) .............................................................................................................................. 76
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 76
Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 77
8 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics ................................................................................................................ 78
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows (select products only) ................................................................. 78
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows ....................................................................... 78
Downloading the latest HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows version ....................... 79
Downloading HP Hardware Diagnostics Windows by product name or number
(select products only) ..................................................................................................... 79
Installing HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows ............................................................................. 79
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