Hp Mini 110 3131Dx Touchpad Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          45 minutes            

Sections

4

• Battery
• 1 step
• Keyboard
• 3 steps
• Keyboard Bezel
• 3 steps
• Touchpad
• 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Power off the laptop before trying to remove the battery.
• Turn the laptop upside down, and locate the sliding tabs on the battery.
• Slide both tabs in an inward direction, then slide the battery away from the laptop.

Power off the laptop before trying to remove the battery.

Turn the laptop upside down, and locate the sliding tabs on the battery.

Slide both tabs in an inward direction, then slide the battery away from the laptop.

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Step 2

              Keyboard               

• Remove the three black screws marked by the keyboard symbol using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the three black screws marked by the keyboard symbol using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 3

• Turn the laptop upright and open it.
• Disconnect the clips located around the perimeter of the keyboard.
• Slide the iFixit opening tool between the top edge of the keyboard and the plastic bezel.
• Start either above the esc key or the delete key.
• Pull the keyboard with your fingers until it comes out on both sides.
• Be careful not to pull the keyboard out too fast. There is a fragile ribbon cable that attaches to the motherboard behind the keyboard.

Turn the laptop upright and open it.

Disconnect the clips located around the perimeter of the keyboard.

Slide the iFixit opening tool between the top edge of the keyboard and the plastic bezel.

Start either above the esc key or the delete key.

Pull the keyboard with your fingers until it comes out on both sides.

Be careful not to pull the keyboard out too fast. There is a fragile ribbon cable that attaches to the motherboard behind the keyboard.

Step 4

• Tilt the keyboard toward you to reveal the ribbon cable.
• Lift up the black tab on top of the keyboard ribbon cable to release the ribbon cable.
• Pull the ribbon cable out of its container.

Tilt the keyboard toward you to reveal the ribbon cable.

Lift up the black tab on top of the keyboard ribbon cable to release the ribbon cable.

Pull the ribbon cable out of its container.

Step 5

              Keyboard Bezel               

• Remove the six black screws around the perimeter of the laptop using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
• Be sure to keep track of which screws go where as they are not all the same size.
• Flip the laptop over and remove the six black screws.

Remove the six black screws around the perimeter of the laptop using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Be sure to keep track of which screws go where as they are not all the same size.

Flip the laptop over and remove the six black screws.

Step 6

• Using your fingernail or the iFixit opening tool, flip the black tab up to release the ribbon cable that connects the touchpad and motherboard.
• Disconnect the red and black wires from the motherboard on the left-hand side of the bezel using your fingernail or iFixit opening tool.

Using your fingernail or the iFixit opening tool, flip the black tab up to release the ribbon cable that connects the touchpad and motherboard.

Disconnect the red and black wires from the motherboard on the left-hand side of the bezel using your fingernail or iFixit opening tool.

Step 7

• Lift the keyboard bezel from the back end and slide the iFixit opening tool around the perimeter of the bezel until it is fully released.

Lift the keyboard bezel from the back end and slide the iFixit opening tool around the perimeter of the bezel until it is fully released.

Step 8

              Touchpad               

• Turn the keyboard so that the touchpad is close to you.
• Detach the ribbon cable from the connector on the touchpad circuit board using your fingernail or an opening tool.
• Remove the four 2.9 mm screws from the bracket using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Remove the touchpad from the top of the keyboard bezel on the touch-sensitive side.

Turn the keyboard so that the touchpad is close to you.

Detach the ribbon cable from the connector on the touchpad circuit board using your fingernail or an opening tool.

Remove the four 2.9 mm screws from the bracket using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the touchpad from the top of the keyboard bezel on the touch-sensitive side.

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

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