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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). Use 3/16 nutdriver.
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.
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:07 am
Hara,
I’m using Craftsman 3/16 nutdriver.
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:52 am
Keep up the good work! This is the first time I can say : what a clear instructions!!
Can you help me with one issue?Which kind of screwdriver did you use to open those special 2 screws in step 5 ??
please help me with this, I’m almost there
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Steven,
Maybe you forgot to remove two hex studs shown on the step 5?
No! I’m not breaking anything. The pick helps me to separate the top cover from the base.
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:31 pm
First off I want to say great step by step instructions. I am having a problem at step 17. When trying to lift the face plate up, it seems that there is something still holding it down. The hold seems to be coming from under the mouse plate. Now i see you are using the pick as a “case cracker”. Are you actually breaking what is holding the face plate to the motherboard. I am just afraid that I will try and pull it off and that was not what you were doing. Thanks for your help!
June 19th, 2010 at 3:08 am
i have never attempted this before but i am so fed up with hp’s customer support that i no longer trust hp to fix my laptop. i came across this after arguing it out with hp who keeps telling me to spend another 90 dollars on a third ac adapter/power cord when they are failing to comprehend the jack is loose and has been since i bought the laptop. anyhow, after seeing this, i am printing it out and going to use it to try and guide myself through taking apart the laptop and re-soldering the loose power jack. also another issue i have is with the laptop getting hot. is it safe to use a can of air to clean the dust out of the laptop or will this cause damage? please let me know before i begin tearing into this. worse thing that will happen is i will have to buy another laptop… and to be honest, when i do i know for a fact i will not buy another hp. lol.
June 15th, 2010 at 2:26 am
Hello,
I just disassemble my hp dv 6700 to clean its fan but afterward I couldn’t reattached the touch pad cable to the motherboard. To remove to cable from the motherboard, I just pulled it. There wasn’t any pin or something to press first to free the jack. Did I made something wrong? Because right now, the cable that I pulled off just don’t fit well. Its like there should be some pincer to hold it there. Please help me out.
June 10th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
chris:
this is a common problem with the motherboard. you most likely did nothing wrong. there was a huge recall on the 6000 series a year ago, i missed it myself. the motherboard has gone bad. it could have happened at any time. you can call HP and attempt to deal with their customer support, or you could go buy a new laptop. I’m going with the latter.
June 6th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
hi
im putting my laptop back together and im having a problem.. where ever i put the battery or the power cord the power just turns on the fan run for a sec then then turns off but the power still running through. if i press the power buttom to start it up nothing happes and screen is always black.
any ideas on where i went wrong and how to fix this with the issue that im having? i know i put all cables back together. please help.
Many thanks
June 6th, 2010 at 8:43 am
Can you show me where is the BIOS chip ?
June 4th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Thanks for the tutorial I haved a few doubts about this and with this guide I changed a motherboard quickly thanks a lot………………………….