I have an HP 15-bs168cl that I love and do not want to throw away due to a broken hinge mount. Here's what happened:

I closed the cover with a pencil in the joint area of the hinge on the RH side. This, of course, put stress on the hinge and attachment point. The lid is fine, it's the palm rest upper corner that now lifts up and will eventually get worse and crack the palm rest corner, I'm sure. It's not cracked yet, but with the flexibility of the surface, it's only a matter of time before it fatigues and cracks! I saw that you put a link for HP 13 XXXXX with what to do to repair it. I would like the same info and link for MY model so I can remove the bottom and order whatever part is broken (I'm 90% sure it's NOT the hinge itself, as it still functions smoothly and is very stiff yet. The top Upper corner lifts when I raise or move the lid.

⟐ Commented May 09, 2025 at 20:41 MST

⟐ Answered July 05, 2023 at 21:51 MST