Introduction
Make sure your device is completely powered off and unplugged from any power source before beginning.
What you need
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Use the spudger to pry off the two rubber feet near the hinge of the laptop. This will reveal two hidden 9mm screws.
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You must remove eleven screws.
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Four 9mm screws with the PH0 screwdriver.
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Seven 6mm screws with the PH0 screwdriver.
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Use the spudger to pry the corners of the laptop near the display hinges.
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Pry around the seam of the laptop with the plastic opening tool until the backing begins to pull apart.
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Use the plastic opening tool to lift the white tab up at the connection.
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Pull the cable outwards.
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Remove the four 6mm screws from the battery with the PH0 screwdriver.
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Use the spudger to pry up the blue/white speaker wires that are routed beside the battery.
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Remove the battery cable from the motherboard by gently pulling out on the black part of the cable closest to the white tab.
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Use your fingernails to slowly loosen the fan connection cable.
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After the cable is slightly pulled from the connection, grab the cable and pull it outwards.
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Remove the three 3mm screws using the PH0 screwdriver.
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Pull the hard drive slightly away from the connection to easily disconnect the hard drive cable from the motherboard.
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Remove the hard drive.
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Remove the two screws from the metal hinge on the power button side using the PH0 screwdriver.
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One silver 4mm screw
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One black 5mm screw
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Lift up the hinge to remove the metal bracket underneath.
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Remove one 3mm screw using the PH0 screwdriver from the metal hinge located on the power connector side of the computer.
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Lift up the hinge with some force to remove the metal bracket underneath.
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Unscrew the two 3mm screws with the PH0 screwdriver.
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Pull the wireless card out of its port to disconnect it from the motherboard.
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Push the black tab away from the hinge of the laptop.
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After the black tab has been flipped, pull out the blue cable to disconnect the keyboard cable.
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Pull horizontally toward the hinge of the laptop to disconnect the webcam cable.
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Pull up on the black tabs to disconnect the display cable.
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Pull the cable horizontally away from the motherboard to disconnect the power button board cable.
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Pull the cable horizontally away from the motherboard to disconnect the power connector cable.
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Pull the cable horizontally away from the motherboard to disconnect the speaker cable.
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Push the white tab up toward the hinge of the laptop.
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Disconnect touch pad cable by pulling up and away from the motherboard.
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Remove the four 3mm screws using the PH0 screwdriver.
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Lift up the heat sink to remove it from the motherboard.
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Remove the fifteen 3mm screws connected directly to the keyboard using the PH0 screwdriver.
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Remove the 3mm screw under the keyboard cable using the PH0 screwdriver.
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Remove the two 3mm screws attached to the power button board.
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Lift out power button board.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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I just replaced my keyboard and everything was exactly like the guide. Worked perfectly.
Hello, I'm the computer tech for a school, we have about 500 HP Probook x360 11 G1 EE, and often the key pop out and the hinge are broken, not the key. Where can I buy a bunch (like 25+) of hinges only.
