HP Chromebook 11 G8 EE Motherboard Replacement

はじめに

The motherboard is the primary piece of circuitry that helps keep your laptop running. After troubleshooting through the possible issues with the motherboard and determining that it needs a replacement, you can follow these steps in order to accomplish that goal. This guide will walk you through the steps of replacing the motherboard in your HP Chromebook 11 G8 EE.

Note that there are many symptoms to a failing motherboard such as a loose connection that is a lot less costly than a replacement.

必要な工具と部品

手順1 Keyboard & Touchpad Assembly

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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove:
Four 7 mm screws.
Two 8 mm screws.

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手順2

Flip the device over and open the lid.
Use a plastic opening tool to pry the keyboard assembly away from the bottom case, prying around the perimeter until it fully separates.
Lift the keyboard assembly from the laptop towards you, away from the screen.

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手順3

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Lift the keyboard ribbon lock bar and use tweezers to disconnect the keyboard ribbon from the motherboard.
Lift the lock bar and use tweezers to remove the touchpad ribbon.
Remove the keyboard.

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手順4 Speaker

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Peel back the film over the speaker's motherboard connector.
Disconnect the speaker cable from the connector on the motherboard.

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手順5

Unseat the speaker cable from the routing channel of the battery.

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手順6

Remove the four 3.5 mm screws from the base enclosure with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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手順7

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Lift the speakers off the base alignment pins to remove.

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手順8 Battery

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Do not puncture or damage any parts of the battery.
Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard by pulling the connector straight out of its motherboard port.
The speakers are removed in these images, but they don't need to be to replace the battery.

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手順9

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Remove the four 3.5 mm Phillips #1 screws securing the battery.
If you've already removed the speakers, you'll only need to remove the two screws on the top of the battery, near the motherboard.

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手順10

Carefully lift the battery up and out.

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手順11 Motherboard

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Unscrew the single screw securing the Wi-Fi card/cover using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove wireless antenna cables from the module using tweezers.
Pull the Wi-Fi card out from its motherboard port using tweezers.