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

By: M. Möhling

M. Möhling — Sun, 15 May 2011 02:18:38 +0000

Did it with my HP Compaq 6715s. Didn’t have compressed air, just gave it some thorough whiffs (that almost left me with silicosis , the fan’s noise went back to normal, yay! Will buy me a can of compressed air on Monday, though, it’s worth it certainly.

> Loosen three screws securing the
> keyboard on the bottom of the laptop

No need to pull them out which is a hassle (as I did). Just loosen them till the first resistance is gone.

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:43:16 +0000

Federico,

I took out the bottom screws of my Presario F505 but still cannot take the keyboard out. It does not have latches to move. I removed battery and memory: should I also take out the HDD?

Take a look at this service manual for Compaq Presario F500 laptops: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01095493.pdf
The keyboard removal instructions shown on the page 40. It looks like all you have to do is remove three screws on the bottom.

By: Federico

Federico — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:55:49 +0000

I took out the bottom screws of my Presario F505 but still cannot take the keyboard out. It does not have latches to move. I removed battery and memory: should I also take out the HDD?

By: george

george — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:42:32 +0000

Thanks for posting service manual link!

By: Stef

Stef — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:20:11 +0000

The fan gets its air from the bottom of the laptop (nx6110) and blows it through a heatsink. This heatsink collects all the dust and at last the dust will form an isolating blanket and your laptop runs too hot.
Blowing just air through the fan is not enough, unmount the fan and remove the dust from the heatsink (I used a vacuum cleaner).
Anyway, thanks for the instructions for opening my laptop! Its running smoothly again (Very silent and no display dropouts anymore)

By: Ranjeev Rai

Ranjeev Rai — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:32:45 +0000

Man you rock ! your instructions are so simple that even a kid can understand…… I was able to change the CMOS battery and my computer was up and running as new…….. Love you for this.

By: Harry Pabla

Harry Pabla — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:42:51 +0000

Hey I did as directed. And got great results!!
One thing I want to know is that the laptop blows out air from the left side but from where does it suck air inside? Majority laptops have air sucking openings at the bottom. But what about ours? 6515b? Is it near the speakers in the front of the laptop? Kindly reply!!

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:38:42 +0000

Sam,

This is a great start however the fan is still very loud, i was wondering if you had a forum on how to replace the fan rather than just cleaning it. I seem to be getting stuck on removing the shell by the monitor and the power supply. It’s the HP-Compaq 6715b

Download and use this service manual for HP Compaq 6715b notebook. You'll find step by step notebook disassembly instructions in the manual.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:25:57 +0000

This is a great start however the fan is still very loud, i was wondering if you had a forum on how to replace the fan rather than just cleaning it. I seem to be getting stuck on removing the shell by the monitor and the power supply. It’s the HP-Compaq 6715b
Thanks

By: Jaffe

Jaffe — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:14:50 +0000

mine is a compaq 6715b and it worked