HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide

Optical drive connector cable

NOTE: The optical drive connector cable is included with the Optical Drive, spare part number

732075-001.

Before removing the optical drive connector 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 battery (see

Battery on page 45), and then remove the following components:

a. Optical drive (see

Optical drive on page 50).

b. Service door (see

Service door on page 47).

c. WLAN module (see

WLAN module on page 49).

d. Memory module (see

Memory module on page 47).

e. Keyboard (see

Keyboard on page 57).

f. Top cover (see

Top cover on page 63).

Remove the optical drive connector cable:

1. Disconnect the optical drive connector cable (1) from the system board.

2. Release the optical drive connector cable from the clip (2) built into the base enclosure.

Component replacement procedures