HP Chromebook 14-Q010DX Hard drive Replacement

Scritto Da: Kevin Piper
  • Commenti: 7
HP Chromebook 14-Q010DX Hard drive Replacement

Difficoltà

Moderate

Passi

23

Tempo Necessario

30 minuti

Introduzione

This guide will require removal of 1x3mm screws.

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    • Flip the laptop with the base of the laptop is facing you.

    • Using the #00 screwdriver, unscrew these screws.

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    • Warning! When prying open a laptop it could require some force, but it also has fragile connectors underneath. Use caution so as to avoid breaking these connectors.

    • Start from the top right corner of the laptop and work clockwise with an iFixit opening tool or spudger to pry the keyboard from the frame of the laptop.

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    • Warning! Handle the flaps and ribbon cables with care to prevent damage.

    • Gently pull the keyboard in the opposite direction of the screen, so the wires beneath are exposed.

    • Lift the black flap and pull the blue ribbon gently towards you until it is disconnected.

    • Lift the white flap and pull the blue ribbon towards you until it is disconnected.

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    • Lift keyboard slightly and remove the strip gently to prevent damaging any parts.

    • The tape has no function other than to keep the wire tucked away.

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    • Set aside the detached keyboard.

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    • Undo the black tape located on the bottom from the frame of the laptop.

    • The tape has no function other than to keep the wire tucked away.

    • Using fingers or the spudger, slide out the black connector indicated on the left.

    • Use a #00 screwdriver to remove the two screws.

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    • Gently remove the speakers.

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    • Note the shape that this wire strip is resting at and that the blue tip of the strip goes into the right connector for reassembly.

    • Lift the black flaps and gently pull the strip out.

    • Set the strip aside.

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    • Remove the screw.

    • Use your fingers to pull the white tab out of the black slot above the battery.

    While reassembling, the chromebook powered up when I reconnected the battery. Didn’t know how I could power it down, as the keyboard was not connected at this point.

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    • Gently remove battery.

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    • Using a spudger, remove the white and black cables from the card.

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    • Remove screw from card.

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    • Gently pull card at a 45° angle to remove it.

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    • Remove screw indicated by the red circle at the top of the card port.

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    • Gently remove the USB/SD card port.

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    • Remove the 3 screws around the fan.

    • Using your fingers or the spudger, disconnect the cable connecting the fan to the motherboard.

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    • Gently remove fan.

    how do I go about taking the fan off and what do I do after that?

    Maddie -

    Do I need to replace my fan?

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    • Using your fingers or spudger, pull out the connector.

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    • Remove all of the indicated screws.

    • Pull up on black strip to remove the monitor cord.

    The pic with the 3 screws circled in red is missing

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    • Gently remove motherboard.

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    • Flip motherboard over.

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    • Remove the screw indicated by the red circle.

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    • Remove the hard drive by pulling the device from the black slot.

Conclusione

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

Autore

Kevin Piper

Membro da: 16/01/15

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3 commenti

Thanks so much for your clearly , detailed and easy to follow guide, nice job!

pedro munoz -

Buenas tarde y despuesnde quitar el disco duro que se hace se cambia por otro igual o que modelo

chaffa_45 -

Can you add more storage on the HP Chromebook 14 SMB about 500GB. I also want to know if the Chromebook can run Windows 10 without any problems.

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