Difficulty
Easy
Steps
8
Time Required
5 minutes
Sections
2
- Keyboard Mount
- 5 steps
- Battery
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Keyboard Mount
- Flip the laptop upside down so that the lid lies flat on the table.
- Remove the nine 6mm Phillips #00 screws that line the border.
Flip the laptop upside down so that the lid lies flat on the table.
Remove the nine 6mm Phillips #00 screws that line the border.
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Step 2
- Remove the two rubber feet closest to the hinge using tweezers.
- Remove the two 6mm Phillips #00 screws revealed under these rubber feet.
- The rubber feet may tear while removal; preventing this can be difficult, but it won’t harm the laptop. If desired, replace these rubber feet during reassembly.
Remove the two rubber feet closest to the hinge using tweezers.
Remove the two 6mm Phillips #00 screws revealed under these rubber feet.
The rubber feet may tear while removal; preventing this can be difficult, but it won’t harm the laptop. If desired, replace these rubber feet during reassembly.
Step 3
- Flip the laptop so it is in the upright position.
- Open the lid.
- Unsnap the keyboard mount along the border of the laptop using a plastic opening tool.
- This may require more force than expected. Hearing loud clicks as the plastic opening tool slides along the seam is normal.
Flip the laptop so it is in the upright position.
Open the lid.
Unsnap the keyboard mount along the border of the laptop using a plastic opening tool.
This may require more force than expected. Hearing loud clicks as the plastic opening tool slides along the seam is normal.
Step 4
- Tilt the keyboard mount up.
- Use a spudger to flip up the two ZIF connector retaining flaps for the ribbon cables that connect the keyboard mount to the motherboard.
- Gently remove both ribbon cables.
Tilt the keyboard mount up.
Use a spudger to flip up the two ZIF connector retaining flaps for the ribbon cables that connect the keyboard mount to the motherboard.
Gently remove both ribbon cables.
Step 5
- Lift the keyboard mount out of the laptop.
Lift the keyboard mount out of the laptop.
Step 6
Battery
- Gently remove the battery’s rainbow-colored bundled cable from the motherboard.
Gently remove the battery’s rainbow-colored bundled cable from the motherboard.
Step 7
- Remove the six 4 mm Phillips #00 screws located along the perimeter of the battery.
Remove the six 4 mm Phillips #00 screws located along the perimeter of the battery.
Step 8
- Lift out the battery.
- The laptop may tip backwards onto its lid due to uneven weight distribution.
Lift out the battery.
The laptop may tip backwards onto its lid due to uneven weight distribution.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Andrew Logan - Nov 6, 2018
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Can the HP Chromebook 11 G3 be operated from the power adapter after the battery has been removed?
