How to Upgrade, Repair, Disassemble a Hewlett-Packard (HP) Laptop or Notebook
Do you want to repair your Hewlett-Packard - HP laptop or notebook?
Here is a collection of
free take apart instructions,
disassembly pictures or dismantling videos,
upgrade and repair manuals,
as well as do-it-yourself (DIY) tips and tricks for Hewlett-Packard - HP laptops and notebooks.
If you have written a repairing guide yourself
(or if you know of a report not linked here),
please submit a new entry.
| HP OmniBook (different models) | Manuals and inside pictures. |
| HP OmniBook XE2 | Laptop Case Mod - Respray your laptop, an illustrated tutorial. |
| HP OmniBook XE4500 | Complete autopsy picture gallery. |
| HP OmniBook 5700CT | How to turn the notebook into an electronical picture frame (in German). |
| HP Pavilion N5190 | A take apart picture gallery and disassembly guide. |
| HP Pavilion N5250 | A disassembly picture gallery. |
| HP Pavilion N5425 | Reseating the keyboard connector. |
| HP Pavilion N5430 (aka OmniBook XE3 | Complete disassembly to solve power problems, includes also instructions how to take apart the display. |
| HP Pavilion XF145 | Laptop deconstruction, cooling mod. |
| HP Pavilion XZ355 | How to take apart the notebook and repair the power connection. |
| HP Pavilion DV1000 | Multimedia Notebook A Breed Apart. |
| HP Pavilion DV8000T | A keyboard checkup guide. |
| HP Pavilion ZD 7140US | This upgrade is all about getting more performance out of your existing laptop. Going from a 4,200 rpm to a 7,200 rpm HDD will result in a tremendous increase in disk access. The operating system will load faster, and programs will open quicker. Also, upgrading from 512MB of memory to 2GBs will greatly help when using memory hungry programs [Video]. |
| HP Pavilion ZT 1000 | This CCFL backlight replacement pictorial explains a typical laptop disassembly. This is most likely not the exact model you will be servicing, however it is indicative of what you will find in most models. They are all relatively the same and this tutorial will give you a basic idea on the scope of backlight replacement. |
| HP Pavilion ZT 1141S | How to fix a broken power-connector. Disassembly photos and instructions. |
| HP Pavilion ZT 1175 | If the LCD display will goes dark this is in most cases due to the failure of a part known as an inverter. This guide provides an illustrated step-by-step instruction to repair the inverter. |
| HP Pavilion ZV 5000 | Cleaning Your Laptop Cooling System: this laptop uses two heat pipes with heat sinks and two fans to cool the processor. Through use, those heat sinks and pipes it collects quite a bit of dust reducing the machine's cooling capacity. |
Manufacturer Information
Hardware Maintenance Manual, User Guide, Service Manual
The official
HP/COMPAQ Services Media Library.
uses rich media
to provide just-in-time service information.
Rich media can include narrated videos of
field replacable units (FRUs) and animations
of system components.
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