Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes            

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 5 steps
  • Mainboard
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

If your HP Pavilion x2 10-n113dx laptop is experiencing these symptoms, this is a good time to replace its mainboard. This guide provides a walk-through of the steps needed to expose the mainboard to replace it with a new one.

There is no specific training required before executing the guide. Please turn off your laptop before starting and be careful when doing each step to avoid any damages to other electronic parts. Make sure you have all the necessary tools and 15 to 20 minutes to get this done.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               
  • Before starting, please turn off your laptop.
  • Using the blue plastic opening tool or a flat bladed tool, carefully slide the blade in between the display panel and gently slide to prop open the assembly.

Before starting, please turn off your laptop.

Using the blue plastic opening tool or a flat bladed tool, carefully slide the blade in between the display panel and gently slide to prop open the assembly.

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Step 2

  • Gently lift and remove the display panel from the assembly.
  • Remove the translucent yellow tape that covers the battery connector on the mainboard.
  • The tape will be in the way for a future step.

Gently lift and remove the display panel from the assembly.

Remove the translucent yellow tape that covers the battery connector on the mainboard.

The tape will be in the way for a future step.

Step 3

  • Flip up the small white colored locking flap using the tip of a spudger or your fingernail. Then the ribbon cable can be removed easily without much effort.
  • Carefully disconnect the white ribbon cable from the mainboard.

Flip up the small white colored locking flap using the tip of a spudger or your fingernail. Then the ribbon cable can be removed easily without much effort.

Carefully disconnect the white ribbon cable from the mainboard.

Step 4

  • Carefully disconnect the battery cable from its connector on the mainboard.

Carefully disconnect the battery cable from its connector on the mainboard.

Step 5

  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, carefully remove the 4 corner screws that hold the battery to the display panel.
  • 3 screws are 3.12 mm head, 2.40 mm length, and 1 screw is 5.85mm head, 2.5mm length.
  • Remove the battery from the device.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, carefully remove the 4 corner screws that hold the battery to the display panel.

3 screws are 3.12 mm head, 2.40 mm length, and 1 screw is 5.85mm head, 2.5mm length.

Remove the battery from the device.

Step 6

              Mainboard               
  • To unscrew the mainboard use the Phillips #0 Screwdriver to remove two types of screws. Three 4.15mm head, 2.35mm in length screws and three 3.32mm head, 3.99mm in length screws

To unscrew the mainboard use the Phillips #0 Screwdriver to remove two types of screws. Three 4.15mm head, 2.35mm in length screws and three 3.32mm head, 3.99mm in length screws

Step 7

  • Remove mainboard.

Remove mainboard.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Julian Lemmerich - Jun 15, 2018

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Is this about the WiFi card? Because I cant see the SSD in any of your pictures.

Matteo Repossi - Oct 10, 2018

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So, where is the SSD? You’ve taken apart the whole logic board, but not evidence of any SSD module from your photos….

Da K - Oct 17, 2018

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It is not SSD drive, it is a motherboard

Karantez Jegou - Nov 12, 2018

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has anyone figured out where is the SSD (eMMC) by the way ?