Optical drive ....................................................................................................................................... 32
6 Removal and replacement procedures for Authorized Service Provider parts ................................................... 35
Component replacement procedures .................................................................................................................. 35
Bottom cover ..................................................................................................................................... 36
Battery ............................................................................................................................................... 38
Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 40
Hard drive .......................................................................................................................................... 42
Optane memory module ................................................................................................................... 44
Solid-state drive ................................................................................................................................ 45
Solid-state drive bracket and connector board ................................................................................ 46
WLAN module .................................................................................................................................... 47
System board hook ........................................................................................................................... 48
USB board .......................................................................................................................................... 49
Optical drive board ............................................................................................................................ 50
TouchPad button board ..................................................................................................................... 51
TouchPad module .............................................................................................................................. 52
Power connector cable (DC-in) .......................................................................................................... 54
Fan ..................................................................................................................................................... 55
Heat sink assembly ........................................................................................................................... 56
System board .................................................................................................................................... 60
Speakers ............................................................................................................................................ 64
Display assembly ............................................................................................................................... 65
Top cover with keyboard ................................................................................................................... 74
7 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................................. 75
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................................................ 75
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS) .............................................................................................................................. 75
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 75
Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 76
8 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics ................................................................................................................ 77
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows (select products only) ................................................................. 77
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows ....................................................................... 77
Downloading the latest HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows version ....................... 78
Downloading HP Hardware Diagnostics Windows by product name or number
(select products only) ..................................................................................................... 78
Installing HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows ............................................................................. 78
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI ............................................................................................................. 78
Starting HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI ....................................................................................... 79
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