Difficulty
Moderate
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15
Time Required
25 - 50 minutes
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- HP Compaq Presario CQ56-110US Disassembly
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Removing Battery
- Remove Battery by sliding the tab
Remove Battery by sliding the tab
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Step 2
Removing Ram Cover
- Remove the 3 screws from the Ram Cover and lift up the cover
Remove the 3 screws from the Ram Cover and lift up the cover
Step 3
Removing Ram Sticks and Wifi Card
- Remove Ram Stick by pulling the tabs to it side
- Remove the to remove the Wifi Card and remove its antenna wires
Remove Ram Stick by pulling the tabs to it side
Remove the to remove the Wifi Card and remove its antenna wires
Step 4
Removing Hard Drive Cover
- Remove 2 Screw from the Hard Drive Cover and lift up the cover
Remove 2 Screw from the Hard Drive Cover and lift up the cover
Step 5
Removing the Hard Drive
- Remove the 3 screws from the Hard Drive
- Remove the SATA Cable from the Hard Drive and Motherboard
Remove the 3 screws from the Hard Drive
Remove the SATA Cable from the Hard Drive and Motherboard
Step 6
Removing Screws
- Remove 10 screws from the laptop
- Remove 3 2.5 x 6.5 screws from the laptop
- Remove 3 2.5 x 5 screws from the laptop
- Remove 4 2.5 x 3 screws from the laptop
- *The Photo looks incomplete because it exceeded the crop limit
Remove 10 screws from the laptop
Remove 3 2.5 x 6.5 screws from the laptop
Remove 3 2.5 x 5 screws from the laptop
Remove 4 2.5 x 3 screws from the laptop
*The Photo looks incomplete because it exceeded the crop limit
Step 7
Removing the Keyboard
- Put Your Hands on the Top Corners and Put some little pressure
- Be careful that there is a ribbon cable under there and make sure that it is removed
Put Your Hands on the Top Corners and Put some little pressure
Be careful that there is a ribbon cable under there and make sure that it is removed
Step 8
Removing Top Cover
- Remove the Ribbon Cables and Wires from the Motherboard and use a pick to remove the top cover
- Remove 1 screw and lift up the top cover
Remove the Ribbon Cables and Wires from the Motherboard and use a pick to remove the top cover
Remove 1 screw and lift up the top cover
Step 9
Removing the CD Drive
- Remove the CD Drive by Pushing or Pulling to the outside
Remove the CD Drive by Pushing or Pulling to the outside
Step 10
Removing the Display Cable
- Remove the 3 Display Cables and a USB Port Ribbon Cable
Remove the 3 Display Cables and a USB Port Ribbon Cable
Step 11
Remove Motherboard Screws
- Remove 2 Screws from the Motherboard
Remove 2 Screws from the Motherboard
Step 12
Removing the Motherboard
- Remove the Power Cable and pull the motherboard to the right
Remove the Power Cable and pull the motherboard to the right
Step 13
Removing the CPU Heatsink
- Remove the Six Screws from the Heatsink
- Remove the Cable of the fan
Remove the Six Screws from the Heatsink
Remove the Cable of the fan
Step 14
Removing the CPU
- Use Something Flat Tipped like a Flat tip screw driver
- Be Careful with removing the CPU because it has fragile pins under it, remove it by wiggling it back and forth
Use Something Flat Tipped like a Flat tip screw driver
Be Careful with removing the CPU because it has fragile pins under it, remove it by wiggling it back and forth
Step 15
And We're Done.....
- Laptop Dissasembly Complete, Here is Everything except for the Case and Display
Laptop Dissasembly Complete, Here is Everything except for the Case and Display
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. This can be useful for a CPU Upgrade
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hussein abbas - Jul 7, 2022
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Thank you so much . I learned to unlock the device by following the illustrations