HP laptop disassembling – HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1 – Step by step disassembling procedure – How to remove the battery – How to remove the base – Laptop repair and service

Category: Laptop Repair and Service 

Contents of this article 

  • How to remove the battery
  • How to remove the Bottom cover
  • Display disassembling 

HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G1

DISASSEMBLING PROCEDURE 
How to remove Display assembly components
Before removing the display panel, follow these steps:
1. Shut down the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer.
3. Disconnect the power from the computer by first unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet, and then unplugging the AC adapter from the computer.
4. Remove the battery
Remove the display assembly components:
1. Position the computer upright, with the front toward you.
2. Open the computer as far as possible.
3. If it is necessary to replace the display bezel:
a. Close the computer, position it so you can access the bottom of the display, and then open the computer slightly.
b. From the rear of the computer, press through the slightly open computer to disengage the bottom of the bezel (1).
c. Open the computer.
d. Use a tool to disengage the bottom of the bezel from the display (2), and then remove the bezel from the display (2).
e. Flex the inside edges of the top edge (3), the left and right sides (4), and the bottom edge (5) of the display bezel until the bezel disengages from the display enclosure. The display bezel is available using spare part number 739568-001 on models with a webcam and 748015-001 on models without a webcam.
4. If it is necessary to replace the webcam/microphone module:
a. Detach the webcam/microphone module (1) from the display enclosure. (The webcam/ microphone module is attached to the display enclosure with adhesive.)
b. Disconnect the cable (2) from the webcam/microphone module. The webcam module is available using spare part number 739570-001. The microphone module is available using spare part number 739571-001
5. If it is necessary to replace the display panel:
a. Remove the four Phillips PM2.0×2.0 screws that secure the display panel to the display enclosure.
# 739582-001 — 35.6-cm (14.0-in), LED, AntiGlare display panel, UWVA
# 739581-001 — 35.6-cm (14.0-in), LED, AntiGlare display panel, SVA HD+
b. Rotate the top of the display panel downward (1) onto the keyboard.
c. Lift the tape that secure the display cable connector on the panel (2), and then disconnect the cable from the connector (3).
How to remove Bottom cover
Before removing the bottom cover, follow these steps:
1. Turn off the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect the power from the computer by unplugging the power cord from the computer.
3. Disconnect all external devices from the computer.
4. Remove the battery
Remove the bottom cover:
1. Remove the five inner Torx T8M2.0×5.0 screws (1) and the six outer Torx T8M2.0×5.0 screws (2) that secure the bottom cover to the computer.
2. Pry up on the top (near the display hinge) of the bottom cover to disengage it from the computer
How to remove Display assembly
Before removing the display assembly, follow these steps:
1. Turn off the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect the power from the computer by unplugging the power cord from the computer.
3. Disconnect all external devices from the computer.
4. Bottom cover
5. Remove the battery
Remove the display assembly:
1. Open the computer and position it with the base enclosure on a table and the display hanging down.
2. Disconnect the WWAN antennas cables from the WWAN module and remove the cables from the routing path (1) from the system board.
3. Disconnect the display panel cable (2) from the system board.
4. Remove the six Phillips PM2.5×4.0 screws (3) that secure the display assembly to the computer.
5. Remove the computer from the display assembly (4).
6. If you need to remove the display bezel, webcam/microphone module, or raw display panel.
7. If it is necessary to replace the display hinges:
Display hinges are available in the Display Hinge Kit, spare part number 739572-001.
a. Remove the four broadhead Phillips PM2.5×3.0 screws (1) that secure each display hinge to the
display enclosure.
b. Lift the display hinges off the display enclosure (2).
How to remove Battery
Before disassembling the computer, follow these steps:
1. Turn off the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect the power from the computer by unplugging the power cord from the computer.
3. Disconnect all external devices from the computer.
4. Remove the bottom cover
Remove the battery:
1. Disconnect the battery cable from the system board (1).
2. Remove the five Phillips PM2.0×4.0 screws (2) that secure the battery to the computer.
3. Lift the battery out of the computer.