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HP 7 1800 Display Replacement

Introduction

This guide requires you to take apart nearly the entire tablet to get to the display. Be sure to keep track of the screws.

What you need

  1. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the back panel: step 1, image 1 of 2 HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the back panel: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Carefully insert a Spudger into one of the corners of the tablet.

    • Slide the Spudger along the edge popping the tabs out along the way.

    • Be careful not to break the tabs.

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  2. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the battery: step 2, image 1 of 3 HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the battery: step 2, image 2 of 3 HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the battery: step 2, image 3 of 3

    • Slide the Spudger under the battery to lift it off the adhesive.

    • Gently pull the cable connection from the motherboard using tweezers.

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  3. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the large ribbon cable: step 3, image 1 of 2 HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the large ribbon cable: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the larger ribbon cable by gently flipping the beige latch and pulling it out with tweezers.

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  4. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the smaller ribbon cable: step 4, image 1 of 2 HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the smaller ribbon cable: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the smaller ribbon cable by gently flipping the black latch and pulling it out with tweezers.

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  6. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Unscrew the 7 silver screws from the logic board: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the following 7 screws:

    • Six 4.17mm Phillips #00 around the motherboard.

    • One 2.67mm Phillips #00 next to the front facing camera.

    • The 2.67mm screw circled in yellow is notably shorter than the other 6 screws circled in red.

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  7. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Unplug the front facing camera from the logic board: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Gently pry the front facing camera plug up and off of the motherboard.

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  8. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the logic board: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Carefully lift the motherboard directly up.

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  9. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the ribbon cable attached to the metal plate: step 8, image 1 of 2 HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the ribbon cable attached to the metal plate: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • On the metal plate inside of the device, there is a ribbon cable in a loop. Flip the white tab and pull the cable out.

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  10. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Unscrew the 7 black screws on the metal plate: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Unscrew the following black screws:

    • Seven 2.82mm Phillips #00 around the metal casing.

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  11. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the metal plate: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • Gently lift the metal plate directly up.

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  12. HP 7 1800 Display Replacement, Remove the display: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • Gently lift the display directly up.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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2 Comments

I have this same tablet but I cannot find a replacement screen. Do you know where I could find one?

Karen Porter - Reply

I have the same problem

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