Hp Stream 13 Disassembly For Upgrading The Pcie Mini Ssd Repair Guide

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Introduction

I will get around to refining it some more if more people are interested in the process.

What you need

Step 1

              Starting out               

• Make sure that you take your laptop apart in an area that has lots of light and are discharged. Touch something to ground yourself before starting! Electrostatic damage can fry your motherboard.

Make sure that you take your laptop apart in an area that has lots of light and are discharged. Touch something to ground yourself before starting! Electrostatic damage can fry your motherboard.

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Step 2

              Flip laptop over               

• Flip your laptop over. There are four pads that you need to remove to access the screws. Remove the center pad first as shown in the picture.

Flip your laptop over. There are four pads that you need to remove to access the screws. Remove the center pad first as shown in the picture.

Step 3

• Beneath each pad is a screw. Make sure you remove all of the pads.

Beneath each pad is a screw. Make sure you remove all of the pads.

Step 4

              Use a screwdriver to remove the keyboard assembly               

• There will be a total of 3 cables to unplug. Flip each ZIF upward to unplug.

There will be a total of 3 cables to unplug. Flip each ZIF upward to unplug.

Step 5

              Bottom of Keyboard               

• Insert wisdom here.

Insert wisdom here.

Step 6

              Identify the wifi/bluetooth mPCIe card.               

• The WiFi/Bluetooth mPCIe card is located to the right of the motherboard, highlighted with the arrow.

The WiFi/Bluetooth mPCIe card is located to the right of the motherboard, highlighted with the arrow.

Step 7

              Close up of the WiFi and WWAN ports               

• You’ll notice that there is a large gap for the WWAN card and no M.2 connection. It is possible to extend the mPCIe card and remove the WiFi card completely. Another option might be to purchase a board with an M.2 WWAN card and swap it out with an SSD. Unfortunately these are quite rare.

You’ll notice that there is a large gap for the WWAN card and no M.2 connection. It is possible to extend the mPCIe card and remove the WiFi card completely. Another option might be to purchase a board with an M.2 WWAN card and swap it out with an SSD. Unfortunately these are quite rare.

Step 8

              USB / WWAN Board               

• A close up of the USB WWAN Board.

A close up of the USB WWAN Board.

Step 9

              mPCIe Card               

Step 10

              Replace thermal paste               

• A common issue might be heat dissipation, so it’s good practice to remove the stock thermal paste and replace it with better quality. I also recommend adding heat pads to the bottom of the copper heatsink where the RAM chips sit.

A common issue might be heat dissipation, so it’s good practice to remove the stock thermal paste and replace it with better quality. I also recommend adding heat pads to the bottom of the copper heatsink where the RAM chips sit.

Step 11

              Put it all back together.               

• Follow the steps in reverse to put your HP Stream back the way you found it!

Follow the steps in reverse to put your HP Stream back the way you found it!

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

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basicmail3 - Mar 28, 2016

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half-width mSATA SSD available in boot?

Gian Lorenzo Molinari - Apr 8, 2016

Questo è il problema!!!

Sicuro che tale scheda possa funzionare al Boot del PC.

Bisognerebbe provare potresti dire, 53 $ per la scheda da 64 Gb + 20-30 $ per una penna USB WiFi, tot 80-90 $, e se poi non parte?

bye

That is the question!!!

Sure that this card will work at Boot the PC.

You should try to say, $ 53 for 64 GB card + 20-30 $ for a WiFi USB stick, tot 80-90 $, and if not then part?

Gian Lorenzo Molinari - Apr 8, 2016

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Non ci fai vedere come è questa scheda SSD da mettere al posto del modulo WiFi

E poi questa scheda half-width mSATA SSD è possibile farla partire al boot?

E neppure so dove trovarle

Do not you show us how this SD card to put in place the WiFi module.

I’ve never seen nor know where to find them.

And then this half-width mSATA SSD card, you can start it at boot?

basicmail3 - Apr 9, 2016

I already have a wi-fi card and I ordered hard drive 120Gb for 53$ . 20 days I’ll write how it works or not

Kevin Fessler - Apr 16, 2016

Make sure that you order an PCIe mini half-width or full-width (buy or make an extension bracket) and you have the current BIOS (HP sometimes whitelists cards).