Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

2

  • Rear Cover
  • 5 steps
  • Screen
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Cover
  • Opening the device voids the manufacturer warranty.
  • Power down the HP Split x2 before beginning the repair
  • Separate the tablet from the keyboard by pushing the slider to the left and lifting the tablet from the keyboard.

Opening the device voids the manufacturer warranty.

Power down the HP Split x2 before beginning the repair

Separate the tablet from the keyboard by pushing the slider to the left and lifting the tablet from the keyboard.

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Step 2

  • Remove the four white caps on the bottom edge of the tablet.
  • Use a tweezer to grasp white caps.
  • The white caps are easily lost. Store them in a secure place.

Remove the four white caps on the bottom edge of the tablet.

Use a tweezer to grasp white caps.

The white caps are easily lost. Store them in a secure place.

Step 3

  • Use a Phillips #000 screwdriver to remove the four 3mm screws.

Use a Phillips #000 screwdriver to remove the four 3mm screws.

Step 4

  • Use a plastic opening tool to pry the tabs on the top, left and right sides of the tablet.
  • Only the top and sides have tabs. Remove all tabs before lifting screen.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry the tabs on the top, left and right sides of the tablet.

Only the top and sides have tabs. Remove all tabs before lifting screen.

Step 5

  • Separate the cover and the screen.
  • Gently lift the screen out of the cover.

Separate the cover and the screen.

Gently lift the screen out of the cover.

Step 6

              Screen
  • Use a J0 screwdriver to remove the ten 4mm Phillips screws.

Use a J0 screwdriver to remove the ten 4mm Phillips screws.

Step 7

  • Peel back the large black tape.
  • Remove the 4mm Phillips screw.

Peel back the large black tape.

Remove the 4mm Phillips screw.

Step 8

  • Remove three 2 mm zero insertion force (ZIF) connectors. Lift the black tab in front and then remove the ribbon from the rear.
  • Remove two larger zero insertion force (ZIF) connectors. Lift the black tab in front and then remove the ribbon from the rear.

Remove three 2 mm zero insertion force (ZIF) connectors. Lift the black tab in front and then remove the ribbon from the rear.

Remove two larger zero insertion force (ZIF) connectors. Lift the black tab in front and then remove the ribbon from the rear.

Step 9

  • The last attachment to the screen is the bronze colored display cable connector.
  • Use a pair of tweezers to lift the metal bar and swing it to the other side on top of the cable.
  • Pull in the direction of the cable to remove the connector.

The last attachment to the screen is the bronze colored display cable connector.

Use a pair of tweezers to lift the metal bar and swing it to the other side on top of the cable.

Pull in the direction of the cable to remove the connector.

Step 10

  • Glue is holding the device together along the edges. The glue is can be very strong. A heat gun may be required to loosen the glue for removal of the digitizer to prevent damage to the screen.
  • Apply pressure to to the sides of the tablet.
  • Separate the digitizer from the the body of the tablet.

Glue is holding the device together along the edges. The glue is can be very strong. A heat gun may be required to loosen the glue for removal of the digitizer to prevent damage to the screen.

Apply pressure to to the sides of the tablet.

Separate the digitizer from the the body of the tablet.

Step 11

  • Glue is holding the screen on at the four corners.
  • Lift the screen up, breaking any adhesion forced by the glue.
  • Replace the old screen with a new one.

Glue is holding the screen on at the four corners.

Lift the screen up, breaking any adhesion forced by the glue.

Replace the old screen with a new one.

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

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Matt Brown - Apr 4, 2016

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This is not helpful because the one I am working on has no screws.

dbmacaulay - Oct 17, 2016

I also have a Split x2 with no screws

Nohora Chitiva - Jan 28, 2017

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I want change my screen because My screen is broken but I do not know , where I can buy my screen

Andrei Isari - Mar 15, 2017

ebay or amazon

Nwatu Chineme Edger - Jun 27, 2018

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Is HP Touch Screen Digitizer Glass for HP Split X2 The same as the screen being replaced here?? I need to know