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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.
January 27th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
I have an HP Pavilion dv6000, among several problems like my battery not working from the first day, to my screen having 6 or so lines that always show one color. The main issue currently is my DVDRW Drive. It worked at one point but now when I place a dvd in the drive nothing happens. When I locate the drive from “my computer” and double click it, the dvd tray opens and it says insert a disk. If this does not happen then the dvd or installation disk just spins inside and the drive makes some constant whining noise every 10 seconds until I eject the disk in frustration.
Any advice?
January 24th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Great step by step directions. I’m a professional tech, but not with HP. They don’t provide manuals, so it’s nice to have the steps in the right order so you’re not snapping off bezels, etc. because there were two more screws you didn’t know about. Changed a motherboard in less than an hour.
Thanx!!
January 22nd, 2010 at 9:21 am
Ian,
If I need to detach/reattach my sound card, is that possible with a 6500 is it too integrated into the motherboard? Windows can no longer detect any sound hardware (it’s not the driver, trust me I tried) so I think I need to check out a hardware solution.
Yes, I believe the sound chip is soldered to the motherboard.
Even though the sound control board (volume wheel and audio jacks) is a separate unit, I believe the main sound circuit is located on the motherboard and replacing or reconnecting the sound control board will not help.
External PCMCIA audio cards are very expensive.
January 21st, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Lap Tech:
I own a dv6000 and no, the sd card port its on the left side of the laptop. And I am not confusing the hdd led with the port led. I’ll take my laptop to a tech and see what they can do. And if not I’ll save all my stuff from the HD and save for a new lappy. Thanks.
January 21st, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Do I need to clarify the particulars of my question above?
January 21st, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Kumar,
I would really suggest using canned air or air compressor. It’s not necessary to disassemble the laptop completely.
You can remove the keyboard and the bezel and get access to the fan as it shown in the step 10.
After that just blow compressed air into the fan until it’s clean.
January 21st, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Emmanuel,
I don’t remember location of all LED lights on this model off the top of my head. Does it have a dedicated SD card LED? Maybe you are confusing it with a hard drive LED?
I guess there could be a problem with the hard drive and the LED is on all the time because the laptop is trying access the hard drive. Just a guess.
By the way, if you have a problem with the SD card and it’s preventing the laptop from starting properly, there is not much you can do besides replacing the entire motherboard. The SD card slot is soldered to the motherboard.
January 21st, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Hello, I’ve been having some problems with my dv6000
At some point it wouldn’t start and I noticed that when I turnet it on it was trying to read ( I suposse) something on the SD card port, because the blue led was shining brightly. Then I procedded to force boot the laptop because it would keep rebooting itself always trying to read something from said port. Finnaly when the led would’t turn on it would start normally. Sometimes it took me up to three tries so the laptop started. Yesterday this changed, it would not stop trying to read something from the port (again I’m guessing) sometimes I would insert a card and it seemed to fix the problem, not this time. I’ve tried to force boot (keep pressing the power button until it yeah, you know what I mean) several times but it’s not working. I stumbled here googling how to dissemble my laptop, thinking that if I somehow disconnected the port it would work again. I read it all and before dissasembling my laptop decided to consult a tech first. Any comments will be greatly appreciated.
and excuse my grammar or not using proper terms, for english is not my first language.
Cheers!
January 21st, 2010 at 8:14 am
Hi, the fan on my dv6426 seems to be running slow and the temperatures are high. Can you tell me how to clean the fan from inside? I can dis-assemble the laptop. I dont want to touch the processor as I dont have thermal gel. I dont have compressed air, I will use a q-Tip. Thanks.
January 19th, 2010 at 11:55 am
If I need to detach/reattach my sound card, is that possible with a 6500 is it too integrated into the motherboard? Windows can no longer detect any sound hardware (it’s not the driver, trust me I tried) so I think I need to check out a hardware solution. Either replugging it to make it detect new, replacing it if possible, or getting an external sound card.