Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

15

Time Required

                          25 - 30 minutes

Sections

5

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Fan
  • 3 steps
  • CD Compartment
  • 1 step
  • Motherboard
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Remove all external devices from the computer.
  • Remove the charging cord from the computer.

Remove all external devices from the computer.

Remove the charging cord from the computer.

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Step 2

  • Turn off the computer by holding the power button.

Turn off the computer by holding the power button.

Step 3

  • To remove the battery, slide the left slider on the back to the unlocked position.

To remove the battery, slide the left slider on the back to the unlocked position.

Step 4

  • Push the right slider inwards.
  • Remove the battery out by pulling straight out and to the right.

Push the right slider inwards.

Remove the battery out by pulling straight out and to the right.

Step 5

              Back Panel
  • Locate the CD Compartment panel and gently slide it out.

Locate the CD Compartment panel and gently slide it out.

Step 6

  • Remove the back of the laptop by unscrewing the screws shown.
  • Also remove the other 5 Phillips screws lining the back cover.

Remove the back of the laptop by unscrewing the screws shown.

Also remove the other 5 Phillips screws lining the back cover.

Step 7

  • Using the prying tool, wedge it underneath the back of the laptop and do the same all around until the back comes off.
  • Dont forget to unscrew 2 screws under 2 plastic tabs (one on each hing). The lid will not come off without them being removed!

Using the prying tool, wedge it underneath the back of the laptop and do the same all around until the back comes off.

Dont forget to unscrew 2 screws under 2 plastic tabs (one on each hing). The lid will not come off without them being removed!

Step 8

              Fan
  • Locate the Fan as shown.
  • Pull out the black cable, with four wires attached from its port.

Locate the Fan as shown.

Pull out the black cable, with four wires attached from its port.

Step 9

  • Pull out the white cable wire from its port.
  • Unscrew the two black Phillips screws holding in the fan.

Pull out the white cable wire from its port.

Unscrew the two black Phillips screws holding in the fan.

Step 10

  • Remove fan.
  • Unscrew the two screws holding in the fan.

Remove fan.

Unscrew the two screws holding in the fan.

Step 11

              CD Compartment
  • Locate the CD Compartment as shown and gently slide it out.

Locate the CD Compartment as shown and gently slide it out.

Step 12

              Motherboard
  • Remove the TEN 3mm screws.
  • Remove the ONE 9mm screw.

Remove the TEN 3mm screws.

Remove the ONE 9mm screw.

Step 13

  • Locate the four ribbon clips.
  • Lift the grey part of the ribbon clips.
  • Pull the ribbon cable out and repeat this step for all four ribbon cables.
  • Also use a spudger and release the TWO cables attaching the hard drive to the motherboard. Another ribbon cable is located where the fan was sitting.

Locate the four ribbon clips.

Lift the grey part of the ribbon clips.

Pull the ribbon cable out and repeat this step for all four ribbon cables.

Also use a spudger and release the TWO cables attaching the hard drive to the motherboard. Another ribbon cable is located where the fan was sitting.

Step 14

  • Pull out the white cable (contains red and white cable attached to a black support) with wires from its port.

Pull out the white cable (contains red and white cable attached to a black support) with wires from its port.

Step 15

  • Remove the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.

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

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Emeka Jeffrey - Oct 20, 2022

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Pls can the motherboard of HP - 15 ac-250g5 replacethe board of HP 15 ac-121dx since they have the same body structure.