On this page you’ll find complete disassembly instructions for a HP Pavilion dv7 laptop.

This is my second guide for HP Pavilion dv7 laptop.

In this particular case I’m taking apart a HP Pavilion dv7-4177NR model.

I believe this guide should work for the following series: HP Pavilion dv7-3000 and dv7-4000.

READ THIS: I found that HP Pavilion dv7 laptops come in different body types. If your laptop doesn’t look like one shown in this guide, check out my first HP Pavilion dv7 disassembly guide (for dv7-1000 series) or my third HP Pavilion dv7 disassembly guide (for dv7-6000 series).

As you see this laptop has a cracked screen. My target is replacing the damaged screen but I’ll do a few extra steps and show how to disassemble the entire laptop.

It’s not easy to replace the LCD screen on this HP laptop. In order to do so it’s necessary remove the laptop palmrest assembly (STEPS 1-19), separate the display panel from the laptop body (STEP 20-25) and only after that disassemble the display and replace the screen (STEP 33-48).

Also, I show how to remove the laptop motherboard and access the cooling fan (STEPS 26-32) but it’s not necessary to go though these steps in order to replace the screen.

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In this guide I show how to disassemble an Acer Aspire 5741 5741G series laptop.

In this particular case I’m taking apart an Acer Aspire 5741G-6983 laptop.

I will go though the following major laptop disassembly steps:
STEP 1-7: Removing the laptop hard drive and DVD drive. Accessing RAM modules and wireless card.
STEP 8-13: Disconnecting and removing the laptop keyboard.
STEP 14-18: Removing the palmrest assembly.
STEP 19-25: Disconnecting and removing the motherboard.
STEP 26-27: Removing the cooling fan and DC power jack.

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In this guide I’ll be taking apart a Samsung 900X notebook. I’m working on notebook model NP900X3A.

Most important components in a Samsung 900X notebook located under the bottom cover.

I’ll show how to remove the bottom cover and access the internal notebook components.

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In this guide I show how to disassemble a Dell Studio XPS 1640/1645 laptop. I’m taking it apart in order to remove and replace the DVD drive.

Dell Studio XPS 1640/1645 laptop has a slot loading DVD drive which is mounted inside the laptop case. In order to replace the DVD drive it’s necessary to remove the palmrest assembly.

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In this guide I will take apart a Sony Vaio VGN-CS215J laptop in order to replace failed DC jack. I think this guide will work for all other models in the Sony Vaio VGN-CS line.

During this disassembly process I’ll go though the following major steps:
STEP 1-5: Removing laptop hard drive, DVD drive. Accessing memory modules.
STEP 6-12: Disconnecting and removing laptop keyboard.
STEP 13-16: Removing laptop bottom cover.
STEP 17-18: Disconnecting and removing the cooling fan assembly.
STEP 19-29: Disconnecting, removing and replacing the DC jack harness.

It’s hard to replace the DC jack on this model. If you have never fixed a laptop before, you don’t want to start with Sony Vaio VGN-CS.  I think Sony engineers tried their best to make the DC jack cable replacement as difficult as possible. Well… they succeeded.

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In this post I explain how to disassemble HP 2000 laptop. I will remove main laptop components and show how to access area under the top cover.

I’ll go through the following major disassembly steps:
STEP 1-7: Accessing memory. Removing hard drive and DVD drive.
STEP 8-15: Disconnecting and removing laptop keyboard.
STEP 16-19: Removing the top cover assembly. Accessing internal laptop components.

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Today I will dismantle a Dell XPS 15z laptop.

According to Dell website XPS 15z laptop also has another name XPS L511z.

My goal is replacing the keyboard. This model allows you to replace the keyboard only after you take apart the whole laptop.

Here’s a short description of all major steps I’ll be going through while dismantling the laptop:

STEP 1-5: Removing laptop bottom cover. Accessing memory modules.
STEP 6-10: Disconnecting and removing laptop battery and hard drive.
STEP 11-15: Disconnecting and removing the CMOS battery, DVD drive and DC power jack.
STEP 16-21: Disconnecting and removing the cooling fan, heatsink, power button board and wireless card.
STEP 22-26: Removing laptop motherboazd.
STEP 27-30: Removing and replacing the keyboard.
STEP 30-33: Disconnecting and removing touchpad assembly.

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Today I show how to disassemble a HP Pavilion dm1 laptop.

I’m working on the following model: HP Pavilion dm1z-4000 CTO Entertainment Notebook PC.

My goal is replacing failed cooling fan which is mounted on the bottom side of the motherboard. It means I’ll have to remove most internal components in order to get access to the fan.

During the disassembly process I’ll go through the following major steps:

STEP 1-7: Removing laptop bottom cover. Accessing hard drive, CMOS battery, memory slots.
STEP 8-18: Disconnecting and removing laptop keyboard.
STEP 19-32: Separating base assembly from the display. Removing top cover.
STEP 33-36: Removing the motherboard. Accessing laptop DC power jack.
STEP 37-38: Disconnecting and removing the cooling fan.

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In this guide I show how to disassemble a HP Pavilion dv2 laptop. I’m taking it apart in order to replace the motherboard.

HP Pavilion dv2 motherboard comes with the processor attached to it and the motherboard is not very expensive. If the motherboard failed it might make sense to repair the laptop.

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In this guide I will disassemble an Asus UX50V laptop.

I’m not sure 100% but I think this guide might work for one of the following Asus laptops: U50A, U50F, U50VG, U50, U50V, U50F, U50VF. If you have one of the mentioned models please confirm if my guide works (of doesn’t work) for you in comments after this post.

I’ll go through the following major laptop disassembly steps:

STEP 1-7: Disconnecting and removing the keyboard.
STEP 8-11: Removing the top cover and display assembly.
STEP 12-18: Removing DVD drive, hard drive and cooling fan.
STEP 19-21: Removing laptop motherboard and accessing both memory modules.

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