Thursday, April 12, 2018

HP Envy 14 U000 disassembly and RAM HDD upgrade options

In this guide, I’ll explain how to disassemble HP Envy 14-U000 to remove and replace the dvd drive, hard drive, RAM, keyboard, palm rest, touchpad, wireless card, heat sink, cooling fan, speaker and motherboard.

Repair Parts
Laptop Screen for HP Envy 14-u000
AC Adapter for HP Envy 14-u000
Cooling Fan for HP Envy 14-u000
Keyboard for HP Envy 14-u000
LCD Cable for HP Envy 14-u000

Step 1: Remove battery


The laptop model is HP Envy 14-U003tx.
Unlock and remove the battery.
HP Envy 14-U000 using a 15v, 48wh Li-ion battery, HP P/N: HSTNN-DB6K, cells made in Korea, maybe is Samsung or LG.

Step 2: Remove dvd drive


Remove the screw securing the dvd drive.
Pull out the dvd drive.
HP Envy 14-U000 using a HL-DT-ST GU90N 9.5mm DVD burner.

Step 3: Remove hidden screws


Remove all screws from the bottom case.
Remove the plastic mat.
Under the plastic mat you can find a hidden screw.
Remove the plastic cap. You can find another screw and remove it.
Remove this hidden screw.

Step 4: Remove palm rest


Open the palm rest.
The palm rest has been removed, you can remove and replace the keyboard and touchpad.
Under the palm rest you can get access to the hard drive, speakers and motherboard.

Step 5: Remove hard drive


Disconnect the white cable cover the hard drive.
Disconnect the SATA cable from motherboard and remove the hard drive module.
HP Envy 14-U000 features a Western Digital 1TB hard drive.
The USB board.

Step 6: Remove wireless card


Disconnect two antennas and remove one screw securing the wireless card. Take it away from its slot.
The Intel wireless card.

Step 7: Remove motherboard


Disconnect the LCD cable and speaker cables. Remove five screws securing the motherboard. You can remove the motherboard.
The motherboard has been removed

Step 8: Remove RAM


Separate the clips. The memory will pop up.
The memory has been removed.

Step 9: Remove heat sink and cooling fan


Disconnect the cooling fan cable from motherboard and remove the screws securing the cooling fan.
The cooling fan has been removed.
Loosen seven screws securing the heat sink then remove it.
The heat sink
The heat sink
Heat sink and cooling fan has removed

Step 10: Motherboard details


USB ports
RJ45 port and dc power jack cable
SATA port
Two speakers


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