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In the following guide I explain how to disassemble HP Pavilion dv6500, dv6600, dv6700, dv6800 notebooks. In this particular case I’m taking apart an HP Pavilion dv6700 notebook.
I believe this guide will work for some other models in the Pavilion dv6000 line.
You can use these instructions for removing and replacing all main notebook components.
If you need spare parts for HP Pavilion dv6500/dv6600/dv6700/dv6800 notebooks, you can search here.
Turn off the notebook and unplug the AC adapter.
STEP 1.
Remove the battery.
Remove four screws securing the hard drive and memory (RAM) covers. Remove both covers.
STEP 2.
Lift up the right side of the hard drive assembly to disconnect it from the motherboard.
Remove the hard drive assembly.
STEP 3.
Remove both memory (RAM) modules.
Disconnect two antenna cables (black and gray) from the wireless card. Remove two screws securing the wireless card to the motherboard. Remove the wireless card.
By the way, in this step you can access the CMOS (RTC) battery.
STEP 4.
Remove one screw securing the CD/DVD drive to the laptop base.
Pull the CD/DVD drive from the notebook and remove it.
STEP 5.
Remove all screws from the bottom of the notebook.
Do not forget:
- three screws in the CD/DVD drive bay (yellow).
- one screw in the hard drive bay (green).
- two hex studs under memory slots (orange).
Mark all removed screws somehow so you don’t forget their location when assemble the notebook back together.
STEP 6.
Carefully lift up the right side of the power button board cover.
There are two cables connected to the motherboard. We’ll disconnect these cables after removing the keyboard in the STEP 8.
STEP 7.
Now, when the power button board cover separated from the laptop case, you can remove the keyboard as it shown on the picture below.
STEP 8.
Carefully disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard.
For more detailed keyboard removal instructions please follow this guide for HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop.
These instructions should be identical for HP Pavilion dv6500, dv6600, dv6700, dv6800 notebooks.
STEP 9.
Disconnect two cables running from the power button boar cover.
There are no locks on these connectors. Simply pull both cables from connectors.
STEP 10.
Turn the cover upside down and disconnect one cable from the power button board.
STEP 11.
Remove the cover.
STEP 12.
Disconnect the video cable connector from the motherboard.
This connector is located close to the left display hinge.
STEP 13.
Pull both wireless card antenna cables through the opening in the top cover. Unroute both antenna cables.
Remove two screws securing the display assembly hinges.
STEP 14.
Lift up and separate the display assembly from the notebook base.
In one of the previous posts I explain how to disassemble the display assemble and remove the LCD screen from an HP Pavilion dv6000.
These instructions should be identical for HP Pavilion dv6500, dv6600, dv6700, dv6800 notebooks.
STEP 15.
Remove five screws securing the top cover assembly.
Disconnect the touch pad cable from the motherboard.
STEP 16.
Start separating the plastic cover from the notebook base. You can use a piece of soft plastic (I’m using a guitar pick) to separate the cover from the base.
The cover has been removed.
STEP 17.
Separate the top cover assembly from the notebook base.
Again, as a case cracker I’m using the same guitar pick.
STEP 18.
Remove the top cover assembly.
The top cover assembly has been removed.
STEP 19.
Disconnect the Bluetooth module cable from the motherboard.
Remove two screws securing the Bluetooth module.
Remove the module.
STEP 20.
Remove four screws securing the express card slot.
Slide the slot board to the right and disconnect it from the motherboard.
STEP 21.
There is only one screws securing the motherboard to the notebook base.
Remove these screw.
STEP 22.
Start removing the motherboard as it shown on the picture below.
When the motherboard is lifted up, disconnect one cable from the audio board.
There are two more cables connected to the motherboard and we’ll remove them in the next step.
STEP 23.
Turn the motherboard upside down and disconnect two more cables.
STEP 24.
The motherboard has been removed.
The audio board and power connector board are still connected to the notebook base.
STEP 25.
Loosen four screws securing the cooling assembly (heat sink and fan) to the motherboard.
STEP 26.
Lift up and remove the cooling assembly.
Now you can access the processor (CPU).
In this model the power connector (DC power jack) is not soldered directly to the motherboard.
The power connector is mounted on a separate board.
If the power connector fails, you can desolder it from the board and replace with a new one or replace the entire power connector board.
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August 31st, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Thanks a lot for the instructions w/ pictures. I just want to clean the fan and I have to remove nearly all the parts. Just the thing I hate about HP laptops. Also, where the hell are speaker connectors? I’ve been getting “No audio output installed” error and I want to check if it’s lose or not. Anyone of you know lol?
August 31st, 2010 at 2:13 pm
And once more I used your instructions (couldn’t remember the screws positions) to change the heatsink altogether (50 bucks for the whole thing – rather expensive), because due to previous heat problems, the fan had problems and got stuck for good.
However, I messed one thig up: As I was trying to disconnect the wireless antenna cables, I used – probably – rather too much force and ripped the whole thing off of one of the connections. Now I need to go buy me an external wireless adapter, because I believe that this is unfixable. Thankfully, these wireless sticks come quite cheap nowadays.
August 29th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Jon Fleming,
You have three cables because you have a better Wi-Fi card installed 802.11 a/b/g/n which requires an extra antenna cable.
August 29th, 2010 at 8:26 am
Excellent guide! FYI my Pavilion dv6500 had three coax cables to the wireless card: black, gray, green.
August 27th, 2010 at 1:55 am
Hey very useful informaion.
In my dv6000, there is a wireless provision but it does not have bluetooth facility. I can connect it to Wi-fi connection but not to cell phone or any other blue tooth device. Can it be installed in?
August 18th, 2010 at 3:25 am
Amazing walk through, very easy to understand. I was able to install a new motherboard into a laptop for a friend with this article. You saved me a lot of time and frustration. Thank you!
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:29 pm
My computer is having a graphic card problem. can you dissemble the graphic card replace it with a new one? or how would you go about fixing the graphic problem?
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Hey,
I have a problem, I’ ve disassemble my HP Pavillion dv6675ep, I followed your instructions and I clean my computer fan and I assemble my computer back again.
The problem is: I click to power On my HP and the HP quick launch buttons don’t show up, the blue light that indicates that computer is On lights and the blue light of the card reader also lights and the wireless red light also lights, but the computer keeps like that!!!! The HP computer doesn’t light up, stays black, doesn’t appear even the BIOS…
Help meee!!!
Regrads,
Jon
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:06 am
Hi there,
I have an HP Pavilion dv6500 and I want to open it up either to clean the cpu fan, or replace it if it’s had it! Do I need to follow every step in the disassembly, or do I only need to go to a certain step?
Thanks,
Sian
August 1st, 2010 at 9:26 am
Great guide. Saved me much time in fixing my laptop. Many thanks for taking the time to do this.
July 29th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
great tutorial. Spot on and saved me heaps of time.
July 28th, 2010 at 4:11 am
Well done for this and other tutorials on this site. Please donate to him.
July 28th, 2010 at 1:43 am
HI sir,
could you give me a pdf file form of manual how to replace/ diassemble to clean the fan of hp pavillon dv6 1299. i would be very great ifd you help me.
July 26th, 2010 at 11:01 am
Hello. I was left with a dv6500 that has a cracked screen and it would be cool if I could remove the monitor all in all and run it as sort of a media center since it still works. Do you think it would be possible?
July 25th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Nice guide. but i got one question, if i just want to apply some thermal compund over the cpu, do i have to go all the way down to step 26?
July 24th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
After removing both the memory and hard drive covers, I found it really difficult to pull the hard drive out of its slot. Not sure if I missed something but I’m literally breaking a sweat trying to pull it out. I’m surprised nothing’s ripped yet. Am I doing something wrong or should I continue to try and pull it out? Thanks. :]
July 21st, 2010 at 12:25 pm
If these instructions work, I will definitely give you a donation. Thanks.
July 19th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Nice job…your instructions were right on…saved me time and heartburn
July 12th, 2010 at 9:36 am
Great walk through…. saved me hours of faffing adn mucking about. Thanks very much!