Compaq F700 series Disassemble Tear-down How To

How To Disassemble the Compaq / HP F700 series F730us Laptop Disassembly Tear-Down with photos.

How to take apart Compaq Presario F700 Series Laptop

Tear down Guide for the Compaq Presario F700 / F730us Series Laptop

This is a quick post showing a F700 tear-down.


Level of experience needed: Advanced (this is not to say anyone should not be able to do this it will just take more time)

Reason for Tear-Down: F730us No video on boot, Post would not complete, all lights and indicators show good but no video on post. or if your F730us turns on and shuts down almost immediately if that is your issue also look at this page it is the same fix for the Compaq F730us video chip fix its the same as the HP DV6000 / DV2000 / DV90000 Fix

Time for Tear-Down: 20 min. (including taking pictures)

The Compaq Presario line of laptops are almost exactly the same specifications and design as the HP Pavillion DV6000, DV2000, DV9000 series laptops they have just been tattooed as Compaq with the bios and external branding.

Specifications:
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 running at 1.8GHz Dual-Core 64-bit processor
ChipSet type: Nvidia NForce / GeForce Go 6150
Memory: 1GB with max of 2GB DDR2
Storage controller: Serial ATA / SATA-150
Optical Storage: EIDE DVD+_RW with LightScribe Technology

On to the tear-down

What is needed: Clean Space to work you should have an anti-static mat and wrist strap as well.

make sure you discharge any static build up before working on any electronic components
and if you get up to get coffee or any other reason discharge again before touching anything

****** Warning this will void your warranty (if you still have one) and can render your laptop useless if you do something wrong if you are not comfortable taking this or any electronic product apart have a qualified Service Technician do if for you I take no responsibilities if you decide to to this your self. There is always a risk of electrocution as well capacitors can retain a charge and the power supply as well as the battery should be removed when any repair is made. (have to do this warning just a CYA thing) OH BTW DON'T DO THIS (ok that should cover me)********



First you will need the laptop.





Tools you should have.









You should start on the bottom of the laptop with battery closest to you, I have circled all of the screws that you have access to with out taking the battery out or the Memory bay and the hard drive bay.

Take the battery out before starting in on removing the screws.


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With the hard drive cover and memory cover removed. You now have access to Memory, Wi-Fi, CMOS battery, and the Hard drive and carrie.




Carefully grasp the plastic on top of the hard drive carrier and pull up .. the hard drive will pop out and place it to the side.





This shows with the memory cover, hard drive cover (and hard drive removed), battery removed and the optical drive removed this will present you with the screws and connections to remove

Disconnect the Wireless connection now to ensure you don't have to flip it over again to remove them later, as you will need to pull them through the chassis to remove the LCD panel later.

There are 6 silver screws in the bottom of the battery bay that hold the power button bezel on and 2 black screws in the bay that hold the keyboard, the keyboard is held in with 3 black screws one is accessible with out taking the battery out.

In the memory and wireless bay there are 2 nut type screws that need to be removed at this time as well do not forget these they hold the system board to the chassis.



When taking the screws out it is a good idea to keep them in the same relative orientation they came out in. this gives you a sort of map or guide to put them back in.


Part 2 will cover taking the Power Button Bezel, KeyBoard, LCD panel, and Top Cover off.



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New To Me HP mini 2133 NetBook Review

New To Me HP 2133 NetBook Review Pros and Cons
HP mini 2133 netbook business class netbook.



I have been a intrigued with HP's recent line of Laptops and netbooks. Unfortunately I am only able to get and play with at least a generation or 2 previous..

I really need to learn how to stay off of CraigsList (lol)... Well I was looking and am still looking for the HP 2140 this will match the specifications better to what I will be using it for but the 2133 will do for this review. (if you want to donate a 2140 to me I will not refuse it .. and will provide reviews and tear down guides for it as well) ;)




HP historically have had some very good business class Notebooks (IMO) and I really like sub compact notebooks the kind you can throw in a small bag and you are off.. The original "netbook" I had was the HP/Compaq M300 12" magnesium alloy (metal) casing was a great little machine for the time period.

Well the 2133 is built tough with airplane grade aluminum enclosure. This NetBook feels like a real piece of technology when you pick it up and carry it around. It has some weight to it and does not feel like a toy when you pick it up. There is no flexing of the entire unit while you are using it.


With an 8.9 inch Active Matrix Screen that has a resolution of 1280x800. This is actually a better resolution (all be it a smaller screen physically) than the HP Mini 1000 series mentioned in other posts of only 1024x600 but a better screen physical size of 10.2 inches. This better resolution gives the availability of using the netbook to connect to our Citrix and Terminal Servers with better resolution and connect to the applications that require a minimum of 1024x768. Where as the Mini 1000 is incapable of doing that unless you force a different screen resolution and have the desktop scrolling issues.

The screen is very bright and clear even with the very small size (and my eyes are not as good as they once were) I have no problems reading any web page or application I have thrown at it. Some folks will have issues with the Glossy screen due to it will reflect and be difficult to see in very bright situations like outside in the sun. But I think this is something we will have to get use to .. marketing will always win out Matte screens are just not as Sexy as the glossy hi-def screens.

Above the screen is a 640x480 Web cam and the Microphones

The speakers are on either side of the screen and actually have relatively decent sound for a laptop .. but still no real bass.

The one issue I do have with the screen (not just this mini but the 1000 as well) it will not tilt back far enough to uses sitting up right with it in your lap.. if HP had given it 5 more degrees of tilt back it would have been perfect.




Well done HP, they have managed to fit a 92% sized keyboard in to this very compact area. The keys have a great tactile feel and response to them, for me there is no modification to the way I have to type on this unit and it is relatively comfortable to use when on a desk. But when you are using it on your lap there is not much space to rest your wrists.

The Touch Pad will take some getting use to though. For HP to fit the almost full sized keyboard they had to compromise with the touch pad. It is elongated not difficult to mouse around the desktop but will require a bit of scrolling for web pages and documents the pad is a bit short for that .. the mouse buttons are on the sides not in the traditional position at the bottom of the touch pad.. this will also take some getting use to ..(unless you are like my oldest daughter who uses 2 fingers all the time one on the pad the other on left click)



Ports. Left side.

Wow.. a ExpressCard/54 slot on a NetBook this is unheard of ... will give the flexibility of add on cards that most NetBooks will not have.

SD memory card slot.. great for those photographers now you won't have to lug around the big laptop to view and show your shots on site, and will give better backup availability. Also with ReadyBoost for Vista you can use this to expand your memory.

One of the 2 USB ports.

Network Port 10/100/1000 RJ-45

Power Port

And a slot for securing with a laptop lock.



On the right side you see a full size VGA connection .. for connection to a projector for presentations or just hooking it up to a larger screen and expanding your desktop.

The second USB 2.0 port

Separate head phone and mic jacks .. better than the Mini 1000 that uses a combined port for mic and head phones.

And the fan exhaust vent



On the bottom side are the normal things you would expect the HP sticker Windows COA and the intake vents for cooling..

Cooling .. here I think HP went wrong again.. putting the intake vents for cooling and or exhaust should not ever be put on the bottom of the laptop.. The designers should take note here .. people want to use NoteBooks as LAPTOPS!!! The biggest killer of Notebooks (IMO) is heat and folks either using or setting them down on soft surfaces like beds couches and what not... this will cover vents on the bottom of the Notebook.. Apple places the intake and exhaust on the tops of the MacBooks and MacBook Pro's ... come on HP follow suit..

BTW the HP Mini 1000 does have the vents on the top and side as well .. this should be standard.


The 2133 comes standard with 1GB of ram, 120GB hard drive, Via 1.2GHz ULV Processor, and Windows Vista Basic.

Pros:
Great Resolution on the 8.9 inch screen
54/Express card slot
Cool Aluminum case
almost full sized keyboard
full sized VGA connection for external monitor connections
good for light web surfing and would be great for meetings and
Students taking notes
2.5" SATA laptop hard drive. Makes it easy to upgrade in the future to a larger drive
SD memory slot for photos on the run.


Cons:
Very Poor Performance with the ULV Via Processor hulu.com is unwatchable
Due to the low CPU performance and low amount of memory Vista??? come on Vista
This laptop would have been better suited for XP
NO BlueTooth standard on this model.
Poor Performance from the battery lasted 1.5 hr on average mix multi-media and surfing and writing.

Over all the coolness factor of the looks and feel of the 2133 are they worth the price well that is up to you

Like I said before it is good for light web browsing would be great for some one that will not want to watch their fav tv episode online, but would be good for other light computing .. writers, college students, and the business person on the go.

Make your own decision.

Was going to show the tear-down / disassemble of the 2133 with memory upgrades and hard drive upgrades, and bluetooth upgrade .. but alas .. with all things the 2133 found a new home tonight ... cause that's what I do Buy and Sell.. LOL

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HP QuickPlay only installing DVDPlay issues

HP's QuickPlay only installing DVDPlay

I can not take credit for this find it was found in one of HP's forums burried deap.. seems they really dont want any one to know about it. And I would guess rightfully so due to the fact

that this little gem would alow you to install Cyberlink's HP QuickPlay on any system (not tested).

QuickPlay is HP's version of Media Center for the PC. I have been using it on the DV6000's, DV2000's and the DV9000's to watch over the air broad casting on HP's Digital/Analog HP ExpressCard.. (BTW that rocks) but recently wanted to do some testing on and HP mini 2133 that has the express card slot. The issue with the 2133 is it came with Vista Basic no Media Center, and no QuickPlay!!!

So I figured this is an HP branded note book .. Why not install QuickPlay .. Well that did not work as expected. with out the bios branding of the media center HP notebooks QuickPlay will only install DVDPlay and you will not have access to the other features built in.

*** Hint I will not tell you exactly where to get QuickPlay but here is your hint sp43325 ****

If you already have it installed un-install in now and follow the instructions then re-install.

To get QuickPlay to install with all of the features correctly you will need do one of 2 things...

1.) Manualy edit your registry

Go to Start menu click on Run
If it is not there you will have to right click the start menu button
properties go to the Start Menu tab and click customize scroll down till
you see the box for run command click the box to enable it and close.

Now start run and type regedit

this will open the tool to edit your registry

*****Warning you are editing the registry .. if you deleat or change something in here that should not be changed you can render your system useless unbootable ... be careful .. if you are uncomfortable doing this DON'T. I take no responcibilities for your system*******

you will need to either add or modify a key in here ..

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE

under software you will need to

Add a Key if it is not there

Right Click SOFTWARE new key

QPFlag

Right Click that

new Dword

QPFlag for the Dword and the value data should be 3

again right click original QPFlag new string

name in @= and its value should be =

close regedit and reinstall QuickPlay and you should be on your way.

2.) copy the following in note pad

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\QPFlag]
"QPFlag"=dword:00000003
"@="=""

save as QPreg.reg change the save as type to all files

save it to your desktop right click merge .. and you are ready to go.

so you won't have to worry about messing something up in your registry

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how to fix dv6000 No Video No Wireless issue

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HP DV6000 BGA re-flow / reflow

How to Fix dv6000 No Video No Wireless issues Nvidia Video Chip Separating from the system board.

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This issue affects HP Pavilion dv2000, dv6000, dv9000, tx1000, and Compaq Presario V3000, V6000 series notebooks.

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This will also give you symptoms of no wireless connectivity or loosing the wireless card.. or the system will loose the dvd/cd rom before the chip will entirely go out ... lots of different problems can be attributed to this issue .. they all have something to do with the Nvidia ChipSet.



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Directly from HP's web site
HP has identified a hardware issue with certain HP Pavilion dv2000/dv6000/dv9000 and Compaq Presario V3000/V6000 series notebook PCs, and has also released a new BIOS for these notebook PCs, version F.39 for dv2000/V3000, and version F.3D for dv6000/dv9000/V6000

The first thing you should do if you are experiencing these issues is

to go directly to HP's Website and see if you fall under their extended limited warranty just click on the link I have provided for you.

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Now if you are not covered under warranty any longer ... HP will help you at a cost .. it could be over 350$ dollars plus shipping and handling. With that type of cost you may as well just go out an purchase a new computer.

If you really decide to do that SEND ME YOUR COMPUTER I WILL TAKE IT!!!!

****Warning CYA stuff again this will void your warranty (if you still have one) and can render your laptop useless if you do something wrong if you are not comfortable taking this or any electronic product apart have a qualified Service Technician do if for you I take no responsibilities if you decide to to this your self. There is always a risk of electrocution as well capacitors can retain a charge and the power supply as well as the battery should be removed when any repair is made. (have to do this warning just a CYA thing) OH BTW DON'T DO THIS (ok that should cover me)********

But you can follow the previous posts dv6000 disassembly Part 1 and Part 2.

Also there is a guide here for the DV9000 series 17" laptop tear down


DV2000 series Tear-Down guide can be found here.


After Part 2 of the DV6000 post or the last post of the other DV tear-down guides, you will have access to the system board ... you will need to take off the Heat Sink and fan assembly if you have made it this far you should be able to do that with no problem.. as well I would remove the processor from the ZIF socket.. and you will have this.


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The chip that is causing the problem is circled .... thats the Nvidia Video Chip. To be honest it is not Nvidia's issue don't blame them it is actually the manufacturing process of the system board that is at fault the chip is fine and works great. During assembly the chip is attached to the system board via BGA soldering (Ball Grid Array) because of the heat generated by the video chip if heat is not wicked away properly and the proper amount of flux that was used the small solder joints under the chip will melt and eventually separate and no longer have contact with the chip and the system board.

As you were taking the Heat Sink off you may or may not have noticed the little squishy pad on the heat sink that was covering the video chip. IMO here is your first problem. As the system heats up over time this little pad expands and contracts it has some stickiness factor to it and will pull on the chip as it contracts when it cools.. this could be pulling the solder joints away under the video chip.

Regardless of if you are having the video issue or not this needs to be replaced.

*****Rant in my life time things have been fixed with bubble gum, bailing wire, and the almighty Duct Tape. Don't laugh at anything I will put in these blog postings... they work and have been tested repeatedly.... *********

With that said the best replacement for that pad I have found is a piece of copper with thermal paste applied to both sides to conduct heat away from the chip to the heat sink.. This will ensure that there is no flexing or expanding or contractions to break the solder joints.

So where can I find a piece of copper that will fit under there??? that is the right size?? Odds are pretty good you may have one in your pocket or in your change jar at home...

It's a Penny

Not just any Penny though it must be mostly cooper Penny.

Bit of History here the U.S. Mint in 1983 started making pennies with 97.5% Zinc with copper plating. Previously 1982 and earlier the pennies were made with 95% copper with the remaining 15% of Zinc and other metals.

Zinc will just not do so find an older penny and use it.


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According to:
United States Code
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 17 - COINS AND CURRENCY
333. Mutilation of national bank obligations
so don't do it******

The surfaces of a penny are pretty smooth and may make enough contact to conduct the heat desired to the heat sink or use something else similar sized that you can sand and lap to a smooth finish. And just using a penny will not deface it and after the computer has finished its usefulness you can still use the penny.

*** Rant what about those machines you find in the Museums that mash pennies with a picture or advertisement.. Is that not defacing U.S. Currency????? end of rant ****



Here is a close up of the video chip it self.. for some reason or another HP made different revisions of the same board yours may look a bit different.. The red silicone was an attempt on their part to eliminate the separation issues but this will not help if the heat sink pad is not removed and replaced with something else.

Do not try to remove the red compound that has been placed around the video chip .. it is very hard and you may end up damaging the systemboard in the process. This procedure has worked with the red compund intact and on boards that do not have the compound.

HP also adjusted the BIOS with a flash that will keep the fans running to wick heat away that also proved to be ineffective IMO as well.

Ok now that you have the board out and know why ... How do we fix it..

Well the most permanent way to fix your issue is to send the board out for Re-Flow... there are numerous companies out there that will do this for you usually the cost is 50$ plus shipping and handling. You can find them on Fee-Bay (E-Bay) or you may be able to find a circuit repair shop in your local area ... google it..

or

There are 2 ways you can do it at home... ****Warning ... eh you know already ... never mind*****

This may be a temporary fix may or may not hold for long but worth a shot

If you have removed the memory ... which you really did not have to, to get the board out. Put it back in


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Remove the pad that goes between the heat sink and the video chip ... now you definitely will see a gap between the chip and the heat sink when you reinstall the heat sink ... make sure you use thermal paste on the processor .. we don't want to damage that... BTW clean all the hard gooped up thermal compound they used its crap .. use Artic Silver the best stuff.. connect the fan so you know its on.

Reconnect the Power Cables. flip the board over place the LCD panel flat and close enough so you can watch it.

Find the Quick Launch Bezel and just attach the ribbon cable for the power.. it is the left ribbon cable.

Plug the computer in ... and turn it on ... you will still get either the beeping or no video ... let it sit.. ON for a bit less than 2 or 3 min.

Turn it off ... immediately turn it back on ... wait for it .... wait for it ... did it post? if not try again for 5 min.

If it did ... and you see the wonderful HP logo ... shut it off .. disconnect the power, the Quick Launch ribbon cable and the LCD panel flip it back over take the heat sink off ... put your piece of copper on top of the video chip (with thermal paste) reattach the Heat Sink flip it back over reattach everything and test it ...

is it still posting??? re-assemble and use

Now a more permanent fix or if none of that worked.... requires a Heat Gun, another bit of metal about the size of a Quarter .. (funny how useful money really is) and a bit of silver solder.

put the metal on top of the video chip directly with a bit of wound up solder on top so it won't blow away .. usually uses a glob of artic silver to conduct the heat between the chip and the metal.

*** Some Folks are confused as to what does the Quarter sized piece of metal and the silver solder do. Well this is my (back yard mechanic) attempt at gaugeing the heat that will be transfered to the video chip and the BGA below the chip. If the metal on top gets hot enough to melt the silver solder odds are good that the chip is getting hot enough to melt the BGA and effectivly re-joining the chip to the system board. **

Be very careful ... it will take a blink of an eye to melt plastic components surrounding the video chip.. so stay away from them with the heat gun.. this is a delicate process again DO NOT DO THIS but if you chose to it's your computer not mine.

You would be better to send it out to a certified Re-Flow company.

*** Before you start with the heat gun there is plastic (wrap for no better explination) sheilding all over the system board .. carefully remove anything that will melt and create a mess and bad smell. Just make sure you put it back where it was after you are done. ***

start by heating the chip side about 5 inches away from the board for bout 30 seconds .. depending on how hot the heat gun gets..

you should have it close to a ledge so you can do the same to the bottom side.. 30 seconds or so ..

then start on the chip again..make sure the board is flat and level at this time. moving the heat gun closer ever 10 sec or so .. till the solder melts... if it melts too quickly you just got the heat gun to close to fast .. but just hold it there for another 30 sec to a min.. pull back for about another 30 seconds at 5 to 6 inches ...

Let cool.... for 30 min or more ... and test .. Just like above... if it works reassemble with your copper between the heat sink .. and your computer can be used... Waaahooo.


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Upgrade Memory in the HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop

What is Max / Maximum amount of memory the HP Pavilion dv6000 or How much memory can you put in a dv6000

Well the answer is different every where I look so I figured I would try it and find out for my self..

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With the dv6000 I currently have at my disposal, running Windows Vista Home Premium

And the most current BIOS from HP F.3D

You really should be running this BIOS any ways .. it will reduce the risk of toasting the video chip ... (but that is a whole different issue I will try and tackle in a later post)

It seems the system will accept 2 X 2GB memory modules .. for a grand total of 4GB of memory.. The modules I used (in response to a comment) was DuraRam 2X 2GB PC5300 ram .. these came from a Toshiba M45 tablet that I had to replace the system board on .. then turned around and sold that one with 2X 1GB sticks of Corsair ram. You can also use Corsair DDR2 667mhz. Local MicroCenter had the 4GB kit on sale a while ago for 50$...

now heres the issue .. BIOS and Windows will see 4GB's of memory ... bbbuuuuuttt will only utilize 3GB .. not sure if this will change with windows 7 or not .. *** RANT and I am sure the 64 bit version of Vista would use all 4GB but I have found some of my programs refuse to run under Vista. And to be honest I am very happy running XP pro on every other computer I have.. Save for the Mac's in the house be even those run XP under boot camp and Parallels (lol). END RANT****

As you can see in the screen shot ... Vista says yes 4GB is there ... but task manager is only accessing 3GB




Now even though the operating system is only accessing 3GB does not mean you should only put a 2GB and a 1GB module in any time you put memory in a system it is a good idea to put matched sets in speed and size for memory interleaving this will speed up your system and provide less over head than mixing speeds and sizes...

your milage may vary ... have a great day ... comment if you like.

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How to add Bluetooth to the DV6000

How to upgrade a DV6000 with bluetooth. Possibly these series of laptops as well dv2000, dv9000, Compaq v5000, v6000, v3000 they all have similar builds

How to add stock bluetooth to the HP Pavilion dv6000

This guide is a follow up to the how to take apart the HP Pavilion dv6000 tear down guide

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*****Warnings again .... CYA stuff**********
make sure you discharge any static build up before working on any electronic components
and if you get up to get coffee or any other reason discharge again before touching anything

****** Warning this will void your warranty (if you still have one) and can render your laptop useless if you do something wrong if you are not comfortable taking this or any electronic product apart have a qualified Service Technician do if for you I take no responsibilities if you decide to to this your self. There is always a risk of electrocution as well capacitors can retain a charge and the power supply as well as the battery should be removed when any repair is made. (have to do this warning just a CYA thing) OH BTW DON'T DO THIS (ok that should cover me)********

This assumes that your dv6000 system board is capable of accepting the bluetooth module you will have to verify with HP that your system board can do this ... or follow the previous guides Part 1 and Part 2 to verify the connector is on the system board that I will show in the pictures exist..

If your system has a web cam there is a very good

possibility that your system will accept the stock bluetooth module.



After you have verified your system will accept the bluetooth follow part 1 and 2 of the tear-down guide for the dv and order a bluetooth module off of E-Bay (Fee-Bay as I like to refer to it) ... they go for 19.99$ usually with free shipping ... if your module is ordered from a foreign country it may take an extended time to get to you .. for me it was 15 days...



I know the pictures are not very good... but this shows the location of where the bluetooth module will rest on the PCMCIA card cage. there are 2 mounting screws that will hold it in place.



put the module on the card cage and screw it down with the included screws... (Not Shown but you should install the cable on the module first it will make it easier to mount and route the cable)



Route your cable making sure it will not interfere with any other components or get pinched when closing up the case. and attach it to the system board as shown...



Now before I close anything up .... permanently I always test to make sure the system works .. temporarily attach the LCD panel, keyboard, and the Power from the Quick Launch bezel to test. Booted up to Windows ... and it installed no problems.



After the drivers were installed Windows wants a reboot... after reboot

To Prove functionality I paired my motorola s9 head set ... and was immediately rock-in out to tunes...

Put everything back together and enjoy wireless head phone bliss .. with little out of pocket expense and some time and effort on your part...

*** I am providing this information for free to all but if I have helped you, you may consider a small donation 5$ or what ever. So I can continue with this and more information on other repairs. ******

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HP DV6000 Disassembly Tear-down Part 2

HP DV6000 Disassembly Tear-down Part 2

Second Part to the DV6000 Disassembly How To

To view Part 1 of how to take apart the HP Pavilion dv6000 click this link

HP DV6000, DV9000, DV2000, and Compaq v3000, v6000 Disassembly Tear-Down with photos.

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This is a quick post showing a DV6000 tear-down.

Level of experience needed: Advanced (this is not to say anyone should not be able to do this it will just take more time)

Time for Tear-Down: 20 min. (including taking pictures)

What is needed: Clean Space to work you should have an anti-static mat and wrist strap as well.

make sure you discharge any static build up before working on any electronic components
and if you get up to get coffee or any other reason discharge again before touching anything

****** Warning this will void your warranty (if you still have one) and can render your laptop useless if you do something wrong if you are not comfortable taking this or any electronic product apart have a qualified Service Technician do if for you I take no responsibilities if you decide to to this your self. There is always a risk of electrocution as well capacitors can retain a charge and the power supply as well as the battery should be removed when any repair is made. (have to do this warning just a CYA thing) OH BTW DON'T DO THIS (ok that should cover me)********


Now That you have removed all of the screws on the bottom that will release the top case from the chassis you will need to remove the bezel holding the quick launch buttons and the power button ... the keyboard and the LCD ..



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Pry (very carefully) one side of the bezel up this will release the rest of it.
***Do NOT Pull the bezel out just yet there are cables still holding it ... these will be removed later just make sure its losse***




This will let you lift the keyboard up and back on its self.





Once the keyboard is resting on the touchpad unclip the ribbon cable from the system board and place the keyboard off to the side.



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There is another ribbon cable for the touch pad that will also need to be disconnected.



The 2 ribbon cables that go to the power button and quick launch buttons do not have latches or any keepers ... they are held in by pressure ... be very careful with these pulling them out and putting back in they will very easily be damaged and then you will need to hit ebay to replace them....




Now that the Ribbon cables have been released you can remove the last little cable from the bezel going to the LCD panel and place the bezel off to the side.



Lift up on the plastic pull tab for the LCD connector to release it from the system board


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on the left side you can now remove the black screw holding the left side of the LCD panel ... the silver screw next to it can be left in ..



Before removing the screw on the right side for the LCD panel remove the cables from their keepers so they are free and clear when you lift up on the LCD panel... the Wi-Fi cables will need to be pulled up through the system board from the bottom where they were attached to the wireless card ... and the cable attached to the system board should be easily disconected with a very small flat head screw driver be very careful not to damage the connector or the cable.




Now you can remove the remaining black screw that is holding the LCD panel in place ... carefully lift the panel up taking care with the cables still attached making sure they are free and put the panel in a safe place till you need to put it back on.


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Now that the Quick Launch bezel, keyboard, and LCD panel have been removed you can see the 4 screws left that can be removed for the top case... but don't try to take the top case off just yet.



There is a small plastic bezel that was hidden under the LCD panel that needs to be removed first the retaining screw is hidden by the power plug remove the screw and pry up the bezel.



Lift the bezel off and place that to the side.



Now you can remove the top cover ... you will need to either use a plastic spuger or your finger nail to release the small clips around the edges to lift up on the top cover. Just go around all of the edges and they will easily release.


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Now finally you have access to the system board... there are 5 screws left to remove 4 of them are holding down the PCMCIA card cage and the last one on the lower right side of the system board hold the system board to the lower case.



Showing the PCMCIA card cage removed.



And the PCMCIA card cage and the screws..


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Lift up on the right side of the system board ... you will have to unclip the power supply cables from the bottom of the case .. there are 2 keepers they are routed through .. don't try to disconnect them from the system board right now .. just free them enough to be able to move the system board around

There is a cable on the front of the system board remove it from the system board side and leave it in the case, this goes to the IR board (have never actually seen the remote work with the IR board no matter what I do .. have 4 remotes and have had 6 of these systems and not one of them have worked) and the head phones jack. (dual jacks for head phones .. now thats a good ideal girls both can watch a movie by themselves and not bother the rest of us)



After the cable on the front has been disconnected ... here is the tricky part... the system board is free to come out .. but you will have to gently pry the left side away from the system board ... gently rocking the system board back and forth to free it from the bottom case ... gently pry away the plastic areas next to the usb, firewire, and the s-video connector the system board will eventually come free. Remember the power cables are still connected so do not just yank it out.




Carefully flip the system board over ... and TADA.... all you have to do is remove the power cables .. and its out .. your done..

Re-assembly is just the reverse of taking it apart... hope this helps in any and all endeavors you may be seeking.

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