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  • HP Pavilion 15-cd040wm Back Cover Disassembly
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  • Battery
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Introduction

To access the battery, you will first need to open your HP Pavilion 15-cd040wm by disassembling its back cover.

Before beginning, make sure to power off your laptop completely and disconnect it from any external power source.

What you need

Step 1

              HP Pavilion 15-cd040wm Back Cover Disassembly
  • The first step is to remove the four rubber non-slip pads on the bottom of the laptop to expose screws hidden underneath them. Peel off each tab with your fingers.
  • If you have trouble gripping a tab, use a spudger to wedge it loose.

The first step is to remove the four rubber non-slip pads on the bottom of the laptop to expose screws hidden underneath them. Peel off each tab with your fingers.

If you have trouble gripping a tab, use a spudger to wedge it loose.

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Step 2

  • 3x 10mm Phillips scews
  • 2x 5mm Phillips screws
  • 6x 6mm Phillips screws
  • Remove all screws using a size Phillips #0 screwdriver.

3x 10mm Phillips scews

2x 5mm Phillips screws

6x 6mm Phillips screws

Remove all screws using a size Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 3

  • Using the iFixit opening tool, carefully pry along the sides of the back cover.
  • After all of the edges of the back cover have been freed, use your opening tool to carefully unclip the tabs holding the back cover to the CD drive.
  • After everything is unclipped, you can safely remove the back cover from the rest of the device.

Using the iFixit opening tool, carefully pry along the sides of the back cover.

After all of the edges of the back cover have been freed, use your opening tool to carefully unclip the tabs holding the back cover to the CD drive.

After everything is unclipped, you can safely remove the back cover from the rest of the device.

Step 4

              Battery
  • 2x 5mm Philips screws
  • 2x 3mm Philips screws
  • Remove all screws using a size Phillips #0 screwdriver.

2x 5mm Philips screws

2x 3mm Philips screws

Step 5

  • Gently pull up on the battery and tilt it away from the rest of the laptop chassis.
  • Pull out the battery at an angle and lift it out of the laptop.

Gently pull up on the battery and tilt it away from the rest of the laptop chassis.

Pull out the battery at an angle and lift it out of the laptop.

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

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