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In this guide I explain how to take apart a HP Pavilion dv6000 series laptop. I’ll be removing memory, hard drive, wireless card, CD/DVD optical drive and keyboard. Please use this guide at your own risk and only if your laptop is out of warranty.
In the next post I’ll be removing the LCD screen and inverter board.
STEP 1.
Turn off the laptop, unplug the AC/DC power adapt and remove the battery.
Remove screws from the memory and hard drive covers. Remove both covers.
STEP 2.
Lift up the right side of the hard drive and disconnect it from the motherboard. Remove the hard drive.
STEP 3.
Remove one screw securing the CD/DVD optical drive. Pull the drive to the left and remove it from the laptop.
STEP 4.
In order to remove the memory module, spread latches on both sides from the memory module. The memory card will pop up at a 20-30 degree angle. Carefully pull the memory module from the slot by the edges. Remove both modules.
There are two wires connected to the wireless card (Wi-Fi card). These wires are antennas. In order to disconnect the antenna cable from the card, grab the gold connector with our finger tips and unsnap it from the card.
Remove two screws securing the wireless card. Pull the wireless card from the slot.
STEP 5.
Now I’m going to remove the keyboard.
Remove three screws securing the keyboard bezel, I marked them with red circles.
Remove three screws securing the keyboard, I marked them with green circles.
By the way, if you are replacing the keyboard, you don’t have to remove memory, CD/DVD drive and wireless card. Simply go from the step 1 directly to the step 5.
STEP 6.
Turn the laptop over and start lifting up the bezel. Be careful, do not lift it up to far because there are wires connected to the bezel. You can see these wires on the last picture.
STEP 7.
After you release the bezel, you’ll be able to lift up the keyboard as it shown on the picture below. Leave the bezel attached to the laptop.
STEP 8.
The keyboard is connected to the motherboard via a flat ribbon cable. Before you pull the cable you have to unlock the connector.
STEP 9.
Here’s how to unlock the keyboard connector on the motherboard.
Very carefully move the connector locking tab to the direction shown by two red arrows using your finger nails. Move it abut 2 millimeters, not more. The tab must stay attached to the connector. All you have to do is release the cable.
WARNING! If you destroy the connector, the internal keyboard will not function anymore. You’ll have to either use the laptop with an external keyboard or replace the motherboard. The keyboard connector is permanently soldered to the motherboard.
After the cable has been released, you can pull it from the connector and remove the keyboard. Replace the keyboard with a new one if needed.
Here you can find new replacement parts for your HP Pavilion dv6000 laptop.
On the picture above you can see how the keyboard bezel is attached to the laptop. Be careful when you lifting up the bezel, you can accidentally disconnect the cables.
UPDATE: In one of the next guides I explain how to completely disassemble HP Pavilion dv6500, dv6600, dv6700, dv6800 notebooks. It should be similar for HP Pavilion dv6000 too.
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February 24th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Andrew,
You are missing a screw. Look again.
Same thing held me up for about 2 minutes.
February 24th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Hey, thanks for this!
TAKE NOTE TROUBLESHOOTERS: This disassembly guide took care of the dreaded flickering screen issue that is apparently pretty common on the DV6000 (part of a larger warranty program that I don’t qualify for). I’ve had this laptop 2 years and it’s been absolutely problem free until a month ago. The flicker gradually got worse and the general trend is eventually you see nothing. I simply followed this guide to get inside the case, made sure all the connections and pieces involved were sitting solid and put it back together and the problem has disappeared.
You are the MAN!
I was just about to drop $1500 on a new laptop.
There are a lot of complaints about this HP model, but it’s been a great laptop for me. Glad to keep it for a while longer.
XP Clean install
Centrino Duo 1.6Ghz
Nvidia GeForce Go 7400
2gb Ram
320 gb upgrade for stock 70gb hard drive in the mail and will try upgrading to Vista Ultimate since they finally came up with a video card driver for Vista.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I have a dv6245 HP, I power it up but lcd stays like if its off. After further inspection i found the fan burnt and partially melted. Does this mean my processors & boards are gone or is it just a replacement of fan I have to worry about.
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:15 pm
I need to do some internal work on a HP pavilion DV6000. I tried to go to the comcast website and was denied access through the technicians page and the customer page wouldn’t load up. Any suggestions? It seems that the hold up is around the mouse pad. What am I missing here?
February 21st, 2009 at 10:49 am
Hi, I have a two year old hp dv6200 series laptop was interested to know if you can remove the graphics card and upgrade it, it currently has a nvadia geforce go 7200. This is no longer good enough for my games, is it possible to change it
February 20th, 2009 at 4:25 am
I have the dv 6000. My internal microphones will not work and I can’t find them listed anywhere.
Is it possible they were not plugged in when Hp replaced the motherboard?
If so how do i check this out?
February 17th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Thank you very much for the guide! $18 for a new keyboard, and 8 minutes of my time and we are back in business. Don’t have to tolerate a dorked shift key!!!
February 17th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
You rock with your directions- made for dummies! I have never touched an electronic like this before, but it was easy to do task, not to forget the $298 that HP was charging to do it. Thanks a bundle!
February 17th, 2009 at 2:39 am
I own a 3 year old dv6000 (dv6146eu) and now present a problem with the graphic card: black screen and beep sounds at start-up. Is it possible to change it?
February 16th, 2009 at 5:54 am
Hi.I have a DV6146EU Pavilion (DV6000). My problem is with the graphic card, infact when i switch-on the laptop i hear one long beep sound and then two short beep sounds. So i’d like to dismount the laptop to understand if it’s possible to adjust it. My question is: is the only possible action to subsitute the motherboard?
February 14th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Great info & pics. My problem is the wifi-switch moves but stays amber & can not connect wirelessly
but can connect wired. So in your opinion would I need switch or new wi-fi card & how do I get to the switch. Im a bit nervous about going any futher in dissasembly, Im done with step #4
Thank You & Happy Valenines Day
February 9th, 2009 at 12:32 am
Vik,
Most likely it happens because the heat sink is clogged with dust and the laptop simply overheats. Try cleaning the heat sink using compressed air.
February 9th, 2009 at 12:29 am
mike,
The cooling fan is located deep inside the laptop. You’ll have to open up the case and remove the motherboard.
You can follow disassembly instructions in the maintenance and service guide for HP Pavilion dv6000 notebooks. It’s a 3.28MB pdf file.
February 8th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I own a 2 year old HP Pavilion dv6000 and for the past couple of weeks i have noticed that the fun is running at I believe full speed non-stop. It does occasionally stop but starts off again. I dont know why this happens as I am not even running a movie or playing games.. its sitting idle which makes me think that the processor power consumption is not high and should drive the fan speed.
anyone can shed light on this?
thanks
February 8th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
How much further to take out the fan? Mine is louder and seems like its going bad. ;(
February 8th, 2009 at 9:57 am
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February 6th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Bob,
That could be:
1. damaged power cord.
2. bad/loose/broken power jack.
You’ll have to test the power adapter with a multimeter to find out if it’s bad. Here’s more info:
Laptop battery stops charging when I move power cord
February 5th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
My laptop’s ac adapter is kind of loose. It turns on and off (between using the battery and the power from the outlet) when I jiggle the plug. Any help?
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Dan,
Yes, you can pull the cables and later, when you reassemble the laptop, just run them back through the hole. There shouldn’t be any problem doing that.
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:08 pm
I see the part where you disconnect the wireless antenna cables, so you can pull them through the chassis and remove the display? But when you want to reassemble the laptop, how do you get the antenna cables to snake back through to where they need to be?
February 1st, 2009 at 4:17 pm
My daughters HP dv6149us DVD drive has come completely loose from the housing. The one screw that holds this in place has come out still attached to the unit. It looks like the plastic where it is part of the bottom case has broken, thus alowing it to slide out. Can this be fixed? or will I need a whole new computer?
Help?
January 31st, 2009 at 9:10 am
Thank you very much for your help. HP will repair it free.
January 30th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Matti,
Read the third comment in this thread. Don’t you qualify for a free repair from HP?
January 30th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Hi:
Thank you for guide. Can you please help me i have some problem with WI-FI switch I can not switch on (switch is moving but light does not turn on and i can not get WI-FI connect).
How can I repair it? Thank you for your help.
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Thank you! I was able to reconnect a laptop screen connection that had gotten unhooked.
January 15th, 2009 at 8:43 am
[...] By the way, you’ll find another disassembly guide for the same laptop in my previous post. [...]
January 7th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Before I read this I dissasembled the unit. I completely removed the bezel. While doing so I lost one of the little brown clips holding the ribbon cable to the bezel. Where can I find a replacement, and what are they called?
January 6th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Before you jump in and start taking it apart, check out this post.
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Free repair for some out-of-warranty HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario laptops
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January 5th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
John,
I believe the keyboard part number will be the same as for all laptops in dv6000 series.
Here it is: 441427-001 (US keyboard).
January 5th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Thanks for the guide!
I want to replace the keyboard on my HP Pavilion dv6045nr because it has a few sticky keys. By any chance do you know the keyboard part number?