Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          5 - 20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Back Cover
  • 3 steps
  • HP Spectre x360 15" (15t-ap000) Battery Disconnect
  • 1 step
  • Wi-Fi Card
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

The Wi-Fi card uses a standard M.2 2230 form factor with two U.FL antenna connectors. You can replace this card with any Wi-Fi card following that form factor.

What you need

Step 1

              Unscrew the back cover
  • Be sure to completely power off and unplug your laptop before you begin your repair. Make sure the laptop is not in standby, sleep, or hibernation mode.
  • Use a T5 driver to remove the following screws securing the back cover:
  • Six 4 mm-long screws
  • Two 7.8 mm-long screws

Be sure to completely power off and unplug your laptop before you begin your repair. Make sure the laptop is not in standby, sleep, or hibernation mode.

Use a T5 driver to remove the following screws securing the back cover:

Six 4 mm-long screws

Two 7.8 mm-long screws

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Step 2

              Loosen the back cover
  • Use an opening tool or your fingers to pry up the back cover from the laptop.
  • Plastic clips hold the back cover lightly in place, so you may encounter some resistance.
  • If it feels like there is strong resistance, you may have a model that includes screws under the corner feet. Carefully pry the feet up to make sure they don’t have screws.

Use an opening tool or your fingers to pry up the back cover from the laptop.

Plastic clips hold the back cover lightly in place, so you may encounter some resistance.

If it feels like there is strong resistance, you may have a model that includes screws under the corner feet. Carefully pry the feet up to make sure they don’t have screws.

Step 3

              Remove the back cover
  • Lift and remove the back cover.
  • During reassembly, gently press along the perimeter of the back cover to re-engage the clips.

Lift and remove the back cover.

During reassembly, gently press along the perimeter of the back cover to re-engage the clips.

Step 4

              Disconnect the battery
  • Pry the edges of the battery connector with a spudger to loosen the connector from its motherboard socket.
  • Gently pull the connector parallel to the motherboard to disconnect it.

Pry the edges of the battery connector with a spudger to loosen the connector from its motherboard socket.

Gently pull the connector parallel to the motherboard to disconnect it.

Step 5

              Remove the Wi-Fi card
  • Use your fingers or tweezers to peel the black plastic strip until you uncover the Wi-Fi card.

Use your fingers or tweezers to peel the black plastic strip until you uncover the Wi-Fi card.

Step 6

  • Use the point of a spudger to carefully pry up and disconnect the two antenna cables from the Wi-Fi card.

Use the point of a spudger to carefully pry up and disconnect the two antenna cables from the Wi-Fi card.

Step 7

  • Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 2.8 mm-long screw securing the Wi-Fi card to the motherboard.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 2.8 mm-long screw securing the Wi-Fi card to the motherboard.

Step 8

  • Grasp the Wi-Fi card edges with your fingers and pull it at a shallow angle parallel to the motherboard.
  • Remove the Wi-Fi card.

Grasp the Wi-Fi card edges with your fingers and pull it at a shallow angle parallel to the motherboard.

Remove the Wi-Fi card.

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

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.

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