Maintenance and Service Guide
Table Of Contents
- Product description
- External component identification
- Illustrated parts catalog
- Removal and replacement procedures
- Preliminary replacement requirements
- Component replacement procedures
- Bottom cover
- Rear cover
- Hard drive
- Memory module
- Y-axis capacitor board
- RTC battery
- USB board
- X-axis capacitor board
- Converter board
- Media card reader board
- USB connector cable
- Speakers
- Display stand recess
- Power button board
- Battery
- Webcam/microphone module
- Audio/USB board
- WLAN module
- Air flow channel
- Display panel cable
- Fan
- System board
- Heat sink
- Display stand
- Wireless antenna
- Middle frame
- Power connector cable
- Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Specifications
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Power cord set requirements
- Recycling
- Index

Display panel cable
Description Spare part number
Display panel cable 728047-001
Rear-facing webcam (includes cable) 731533-001
Before removing the display panel cable, follow these steps:
1. Turn off the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the
computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.
2. Disconnect the power from the computer by unplugging the power cord from the computer.
3. Disconnect all external devices from the computer.
4. Remove the bottom cover (see
Bottom cover on page 23).
5. Remove the rear cover (see
Rear cover on page 26).
6. Disconnect the battery cable (see
Hard drive on page 27).
7. Remove the hard drive (see
Hard drive on page 27).
8. Remove the cover bracket (see
X-axis capacitor board on page 33).
9. Remove the display stand recess (see
Display stand recess on page 41).
10. Remove the air flow channel (see
Air flow channel on page 51).
Remove the display panel cable:
1. Release the adhesive strip (1) that secures the display panel cable to the display assembly.
2. Disconnect the display panel cable (2) from the display panel.
3. Remove the display panel cable (3).
4. Remove the display panel cable.
Reverse this procedure to install the display panel cable.
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