Comments on: How to remove keyboard and clean cooling fan in HP Compaq 6515b laptop

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:35:05 +0000

Melissa,

i tried this and i was able to clean the interior of my laptop, but i’v come across a small problem after closing the whole things up. Now when i turn on the entire laptop it works fine except the quick play buttons and that whole LED panel doesnt light up. i have a feeling the ZIF cable that is connected to the quick touch buttons has got lose or come out of its socket or is broken. i have no idea where it needs to be connected.

I does sound like a connection related problem but I cannot tell which cable is loose without looking at the laptop.
Here’s the service manual with laptop disassembly steps. Go through the disassembly steps and compare it to your laptop. Find the missing cable.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01597750.pdf

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:45:37 +0000

Hey guys, i tried this and i was able to clean the interior of my laptop, but i’v come across a small problem after closing the whole things up. Now when i turn on the entire laptop it works fine except the quick play buttons and that whole LED panel doesnt light up. i have a feeling the ZIF cable that is connected to the quick touch buttons has got lose or come out of its socket or is broken. i have no idea where it needs to be connected. can someone pls help me and tell me exactly where i need to connect it to my laptop is a dv4-1125nr… thanx so much url are a great help!

By: Jeah

Jeah — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:41:09 +0000

I would like to know how to clean the fan in HP Pavilion dv5 1035eo. Could you please help me?

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:19:03 +0000

kiki,

mines a pavillion dv6000 could you possibly show me how to clean the fan please?

If you remove the keyboard bezel, you’ll get access to the cooling fan. Spray compressed air into the fan. This will remove most dust from the cooling module.
It’s not necessary to disassemble the entire notebook.
Here are instructions for removing the keyboard bezel from a HP Pavilion dv6000 notebook: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/take-apart-hp-pavilion-dv6000-laptop/

By: kiki

kiki — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:32:34 +0000

mines a pavillion dv6000 could you possibly show me how to clean the fan please?

By: Kevin Szabo

Kevin Szabo — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:12:33 +0000

I used these instructions on my compaq nx6110. My screws were different in number and in location, but the basic premise was the same, that is, remove a couple of screws and flip the latches and you are done. The article gave me the confidence to finally lift the keyboard and install a one gig sodimm that I had lying around for two months. I also blew out the heat exchanger (cooler-fan). That was a good move since there was a lot of dust in there that was completely invisible from the outside. Thanks a lot for the article!

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:52:58 +0000

Raven,

Mine is HP DV2855EE, can you show me how to remove the keyboard in order to clean inside?

I think you can use guide for HP Pavilion dv2000 notebooks. Take a look here: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/take-apart-hp-pavilion-dv2000-notebook-pc/

By: RAVEN

RAVEN — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:48:09 +0000

Mine is HP DV2855EE, can you show me how to remove the keyboard in order to clean inside?