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

2. Remove the middle frame (3).
3. If it is necessary to replace the capacitor board ribbon cable, turn the middle frame upside down.
4. Release both ends of the capacitor board ribbon cable from the openings (1) in the middle
frame.
5. Release the capacitor board ribbon cable from the (2) the middle frame. (The capacitor board
ribbon cable is attached to the middle frame with double-sided adhesive.)
6. Remove the capacitor board ribbon cable (3).
The capacitor board ribbon cable is included in the Cable Kit, spare part number 728048-001.
See
Cable Kit on page 12 for more Cable Kit information.
Reverse this procedure to install the middle frame and the capacitor board ribbon cable.
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