Difficulty
Easy
Steps
15
Time Required
5 minutes
Sections
3
- Keyboard
- 8 steps
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Hard Drive
- 5 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Keyboard
- Shut down the computer.
- Disconnect the power and all external devices connected to the computer.
- Working on your device while it is turned on may result in electric shock.
Shut down the computer.
Disconnect the power and all external devices connected to the computer.
Working on your device while it is turned on may result in electric shock.
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Step 2
- Use a Metal Spudger and remove the rubber foot closet from the bottom of the laptop.
Use a Metal Spudger and remove the rubber foot closet from the bottom of the laptop.
Step 3
- Remove all of the screws located on the bottom of the laptop:
- 5 Phillips 2.4 x 5.7 mm screws
- 5 Phillips 2.0 x 5.0 mm screws
- Make special note of each screw and screw lock size and location during removal and replacement.
Remove all of the screws located on the bottom of the laptop:
5 Phillips 2.4 x 5.7 mm screws
5 Phillips 2.0 x 5.0 mm screws
Make special note of each screw and screw lock size and location during removal and replacement.
Step 4
- Turn the computer over onto its base, with the computer open and the keyboard facing upward.
Turn the computer over onto its base, with the computer open and the keyboard facing upward.
Step 5
- The keyboard is attached internally by clips. Use a small amount of force when removing the keyboard.
- Use the Plastic Opening Tool to separate the keyboard from the base of the laptop.
The keyboard is attached internally by clips. Use a small amount of force when removing the keyboard.
Use the Plastic Opening Tool to separate the keyboard from the base of the laptop.
Step 6
- Raise the keyboard slightly to access the touch pad and keyboard cables.
- Raising the keyboard too far or with excessive force may cause damage to the keyboard, touch pad cables, or their connectors.
Raise the keyboard slightly to access the touch pad and keyboard cables.
Raising the keyboard too far or with excessive force may cause damage to the keyboard, touch pad cables, or their connectors.
Step 7
- Disconnect the ribbon cables attaching the touch pad and keyboard to the system board (motherboard).
- Using the Heavy-Duty Spudger lift up the plastic locks connecting the ribbon cable to the motherboard.
- Use the blue plastic tab on the ribbon cable to pull it out from the lock on the motherboard.
Disconnect the ribbon cables attaching the touch pad and keyboard to the system board (motherboard).
Using the Heavy-Duty Spudger lift up the plastic locks connecting the ribbon cable to the motherboard.
Use the blue plastic tab on the ribbon cable to pull it out from the lock on the motherboard.
Step 8
- Lift the keyboard away from the base of the laptop.
Lift the keyboard away from the base of the laptop.
Step 9
Battery
- Using the Phillips 00 Screwdriver, remove 6 Phillips 2.0 x 4.6 mm screws from the perimeter of the battery.
- Make special note of each screw and screw lock size and location during removal and replacement.
Using the Phillips 00 Screwdriver, remove 6 Phillips 2.0 x 4.6 mm screws from the perimeter of the battery.
Step 10
- Carefully lift the battery up from lower right corner and disconnect it from the motherboard.
Carefully lift the battery up from lower right corner and disconnect it from the motherboard.
Step 11
Hard Drive
- Disconnect the ribbon cables attaching the hard drive to the system board (motherboard).
- Using the Heavy-Duty Spudger lift up the plastic locks connecting the ribbon cable to the motherboard.
- Use the purple plastic tab on the ribbon cable to pull it out from the lock on the motherboard.
Disconnect the ribbon cables attaching the hard drive to the system board (motherboard).
Use the purple plastic tab on the ribbon cable to pull it out from the lock on the motherboard.
Step 12
- Using the Phillips00 Screw Driver, remove 4 Phillips 2.0 x 4.6 mm screws around the perimeter of the hard drive.
- Make special note of each screw and screw lock size and location during removal and replacement.
Using the Phillips00 Screw Driver, remove 4 Phillips 2.0 x 4.6 mm screws around the perimeter of the hard drive.
Step 13
- Using the tab provided, lift and remove the hard drive out of the laptop base.
Using the tab provided, lift and remove the hard drive out of the laptop base.
Step 14
- Using the Phillips00 Screw Driver, remove 4 Phillips 3.0 x 3.7 mm screws on exterior mounting bracket.
- There are 2 Phillips screws on each side of the hard drive bracket.
- Make special note of each screw and screw lock size and location during removal and replacement.
Using the Phillips00 Screw Driver, remove 4 Phillips 3.0 x 3.7 mm screws on exterior mounting bracket.
There are 2 Phillips screws on each side of the hard drive bracket.
Step 15
- Remove the mounting bracket.
Remove the mounting bracket.
Follow these instructions in reverse order to reassemble your device.
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Gouse Khan - Jul 5, 2017
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Awesome. Thanks. This helped me a lot.
James Harris - Jun 4, 2018
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Can anyone tell me the model number of the hdd ribbon cable please :)
KurwynK - Jun 8, 2018
I need to replace the data ribbon as well.
KurwynK - Jun 8, 2018
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Found it. part# 856011–001
downdog89 - Sep 27, 2018
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My HP Pavilion X360 M3-u00ldx is not recognizing my brand new Samsung 860 Evo 500GB ssd. Upon start up I get 3F0 error which states there is no hard drive. When I boot to a Windows 10 disc it also doesn’t recognize it.
Any suggestions on how it can be recognized is appreciated.
Thank you for looking.
