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HP 7 1800 Motherboard Replacement

Introduction

The motherboard could be the root of many problems of your HP 7 1800. This guide will aid you in replacing the motherboard.

What you need

  1. HP 7 1800 Motherboard Replacement, Remove the back panel: step 1, image 1 of 2 HP 7 1800 Motherboard 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 Motherboard Replacement, Remove the battery: step 2, image 1 of 3 HP 7 1800 Motherboard Replacement, Remove the battery: step 2, image 2 of 3 HP 7 1800 Motherboard 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 Motherboard Replacement, Remove the large ribbon cable: step 3, image 1 of 2 HP 7 1800 Motherboard 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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  5. HP 7 1800 Motherboard Replacement, Remove the smaller ribbon cable: step 4, image 1 of 2 HP 7 1800 Motherboard 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 Motherboard 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 Motherboard 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 Motherboard Replacement, Remove the logic board: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Carefully lift the motherboard directly up.

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Conclusion

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

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After replacing the motherboard, will is act as a brand new tablet upon next boot? Will the OS and everything already be installed? Or is the main memory module elsewhere in the tablet?

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