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In this guide I will disassemble a HP 530 Notebook PC and remove the top cover assembly. I’m replacing the top cover assembly because one of the touch pad buttons is broken. When you press on the button it feels loose and sometimes will not click. The plastic button is a part of the top cover and when it gets broken you have to replace the whole top cover.
In order to replace the top cover I will have to disassemble the whole notebook. I’ll be removing all internal parts including hard drive, keyboard, motherboard, cooling fan and other key components.
It’s possible that my guide will work for some other HP notebooks. If it works for you, please mention the notebook model in the comments below and help other people.
First of all, turn off the notebook and remove the battery.
STEP 1.
Remove the memory and hard drive covers from the bottom of the notebook.
You will find the wireless card under the memory cover.
STEP 2.
Remove one screw securing the CD/DVD optical drive. Push the drive from the laptop with a small screwdriver.
Remove the optical drive.
STEP 3.
Pull the hard drive assembly to the left to disconnect it from the motherboard. Remove the hard drive assembly.
STEP 4.
When you replace the top cover, you don’t have to remove memory modules and wireless card, but it’s necessary to disconnect the wireless card antenna cables from the card.
Disconnect both Wi-Fi antennas from the wireless card.
STEP 5.
Remove eleven (yellow) screws from the bottom of the notebook. These screws are securing the switch cover (power button cover).
Remove two (red) screws. These two screws securing the display panel assembly.
Remove two (orange) screws. These two screws securing the keyboard.
STEP 6.
Turn the laptop over and start removing the switch cover. If you cannot separate the cover from the base, you can use a piece of plastic (I’m using a guitar pick).
Insert the guitar pick between the switch cover and base and carefully lift up the cover. Continue removing the cover with your fingers.
The switch cover has been removed.
STEP 7.
You removed two screws securing the keyboard in the step 5. Now you can lift up the keyboard from the base.
Place the keyboard so you can access the cable connector underneath.
In order to unlock the connector, you’ll have to move the brown locking clip towards the display panel. Move it about 2-3 millimeters, not more. The locking clip must stay attached to the connector base.
Now you can release the keyboard cable and remove the keyboard.
WARNING! If you break the keyboard connector, you’ll have to replace the motherboard.
Need a replacement keyboard for HP 530 notebook? Find a new keyboard here.
STEP 8.
Disconnect the video cable from the motherboard.
Pull the wireless antenna cable through the hole in the motherboard. You disconnected these cables from the wireless card in the step 4.
Remove two screw securing the display panel hinges. You removed two more screws securing the display panel in the step 5.
Remove the display panel assembly from the notebook base.
You can find the LCD screen removal instruction in the official service guide for HP 530 notebooks. Take a look on the page 49.
Search here for new LCD screens.
STEP 9.
Disconnect the switch board cable from the motherboard. Unlock the connector the same way as you unlocked the keyboard connector in the step 7.
Remove one screw securing the switch board.
Remove the switch board.
STEP 10.
Remove all remaining screws from the bottom.
STEP 11.
Disconnect the touch pad cable from the motherboard.
STEP 12.
Start separating the top cover from the notebook base.
Continue separating the top cover from the base.
By the way, in a HP 530 notebook PC the motherboard is attached to the top cover, not to the base assembly as a most other notebooks.
Remove the base cover.
STEP 13.
The base cover has been removed.
Now you can access and replace the RTC (CMOS) battery if needed.
STEP 14.
Remove one screw securing the cooling fan.
Disconnect the cooling fan cable from the motherboard.
Remove the cooling fan.
Here are replacement cooling fans.
STEP 15.
Loosen four screws securing the heat sink.
Remove the heat sink.
In my laptop the heat sink was clogged with dust and needed a good cleaning.
After the heat sink is removed, you can access and remove the processor (CPU) if needed. I’ll leave the processor attached to the motherboard.
STEP 16.
Disconnect the speaker cable.
Remove one screw securing the motherboard to the top cover.
Start removing the motherboard from the top cover.
The motherboard has been removed.
STEP 17.
The touch pad is attached to the top cover and secured by a metal bracket. I’m not removing the touch pad because when you buy a new top cover it comes with the cover.
Now you can replace the top cover assembly with a new one.
You can find a new top cover assembly (with touch pad) using the HP spare number. In my notebook the part number is 441626-001.
I think you can use the same top cover for all HP 530 Notebook PCs.
You can find a new or used top cover assembly here.
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August 16th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Very clear instructions! 5 keys on my keyboad failed about 3 months ago and I’ve been using my laptop with an external keyboard since then. It’s such a pain! Now I can replace the keyboard and it’s not as expensive as I thought. Ordering a new keybord tonight. Thanks for this guide!
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:16 am
wow.. very clear instructions!!
Thank you!
August 26th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Many many thanks to you b,coz i want this particular model’s disassembly.It is in detail and easy to understand
September 1st, 2009 at 12:30 am
Is it possible to remove/replace CPU on this model or is it soldered?
September 4th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Aweasome! I have one of this.
Thx
September 6th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Thankx a million for the great guide!
I tried cleaning my cooling fan and it got jammed.
I followed your disassembling guide and removed the cooling fan. The dust balls had jammed the propellers, I cleaned it up, replaced it back, followed the guide backwards to put everything into place. Turned my laptop on, and voila!
Thankx again for the great and simple guide!
September 10th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Zed, the CPU is in a socket. All you should have to do is turn the lock with a flat blade screw driver and it will pop right out. Replacing my fan tomorrow and probably ordering a keyboard soon.
September 13th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
I need to change the screen it(he,she) unites hp 530 since they left her to fall down and one broke only that in Internet I find a standard screen and the plastic part not to be disarmed to see if it is the same type of screen if you could help me I am grateful for it to you. He(she) forgives if he(she) does not understand himself(herself) very much but I speak Spanish and am using a translator in line.
September 14th, 2009 at 8:21 am
wow.. very clear instructions!!
Thank you!
September 16th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Thanks a lot Dude!
I managed to get to the cooler fan, clean and grease it.
I also replaced the heat conductor between the processor and the heatsink.
Thanks to your instructions it took me a little over half an hour
Thanks a million!
September 16th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Andrew, could you please help me to know where to order a replacement keyboard for the HP530. I do have the same problem than your but haven’t been able to find the keyboard. Thank you.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
To Omable (comment 11).
I bought a new keyboard through the link in the step 7. Still works great!
September 19th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Abner castañeda,
I guess you need to change the LCD screen?
Follow instructions in this service manual for HP 530 notebook. Take a look at the page 49.
September 28th, 2009 at 3:02 am
I have an HP510 and the left touchpad button no longer works. It does not feel like the button is broken like your description as it still ‘clicks’ when you press it but nothing happens. Will replacing the top cover resolve this issue in your optinion or is the problem elsewhere?
October 3rd, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Hey, thanks for posting this! I used it to replace my HP 530’s screen and upgrade the processor from a Celeron 520 to a T5300 (533FSB / Intel 945GME chipset, bios v.06). It’s loads faster!
October 24th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Thanks
This was very helpfull
Glenn
Netherlands
October 31st, 2009 at 6:03 am
A great detailled manual. I used it for dismantling my HP510 and for 99% usefull!!!
For those who use this manual for their HP510 please remove 2 small screws at the position of the cd-drive to remove the cover.
Removing the motherboard also an extra screw has to be removed located at the corner between the usb connectors and microfoon/headphone connectors.
This manual is a perfect guide.
With great compliments and thanks for all the clear pictures.
November 8th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I have some power problems. I am not shure is it a conector in lap top or a cable nere the conector… Now i need to finde a specific position wen i put a charging cable in to a lap top… Plese HELP ME……. Goran
November 19th, 2009 at 12:09 am
This has been very helpful and I’m grateful for the resource. I would lyk 2 know how 2 reset the setup password on a hp 530 I’m working on. I’m referring to the motherboard setup that is accessed by hitting f10 during startup. I’v tried removing the rtc battery but the system’s stil demanding for a password. Pls I need help on this urgently & would b thankful for any assistance with this problem.
December 5th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Great, very helpful. Thank you!!!
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:04 pm
very useful information, thank you…
December 30th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Very very useful information!
Cleaning the Laptop has become a piece of cake! Thanks!!
January 8th, 2010 at 3:07 am
Thnx a lot dude!
January 19th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Many many thanks. a very useful guide.
January 25th, 2010 at 11:56 am
Really helpful man, nice work and thanks! : )
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Trying to find help with this issue…. have hp 530 … the screen doesnt look damaged… 5/6ths of the screen work… yet there is a blank space to the very right. just unused… tried all hp support/ updated drivers .. etc… but still this exists.. when looking at buying a new screen I noticed that the guide said you may not need to replace… im really confused on this please help if you can????