HP Chromebook 11 G3 Motherboard Replacement

Step 1 Keyboard Mount



• Flip the laptop upside down so that the lid lies flat on the table.
• Remove the nine 6mm Phillips #00 screws that line the border.
Step 2



• Remove the two rubber feet closest to the hinge using tweezers.
• Remove the two 6mm Phillips #00 screws revealed under these rubber feet.
• The rubber feet may tear while removal; preventing this can be difficult, but it won’t harm the laptop. If desired, replace these rubber feet during reassembly.
Step 3
• Flip the laptop so it is in the upright position.
• Open the lid.
• Unsnap the keyboard mount along the border of the laptop using a plastic opening tool.
• This may require more force than expected. Hearing loud clicks as the plastic opening tool slides along the seam is normal.
Step 4
• Tilt the keyboard mount up.
• Use a spudger to flip up the two ZIF connector retaining flaps for the ribbon cables that connect the keyboard mount to the motherboard.
• Gently remove both ribbon cables.
Step 5
• Lift the keyboard mount out of the laptop.
Step 6 Motherboard
• Gently pull the battery’s rainbow-colored, bundled cable out of its socket.
Step 7
• Use a spudger to lift the small ZIF retaining flap for the ribbon cable that connects the SD card reader to the motherboard.
• Gently pull the cable out of its socket.
Step 8
• Remove the 2 mm Phillips #00 screw that holds the Wi-Fi module in place.
• Slide the Wi-Fi module out of the motherboard.
• If the black and white cables come off of the Wi-Fi module, remember to reattach them during reassembly by matching the number on the wire to the number on the module.
Step 9
• Gently pull the bundled cable that connects the charging port to the motherboard out of its connector on the motherboard.
Step 10
• Use a spudger to lift the small ZIF retaining flip for the ribbon cable that connects the display to the motherboard.
• Gently pull the cable out of its socket.
• This cable comes out of the left side of the display’s hinge.
Step 11
• Use a spudger to remove the slide-out connector from its socket.
• Do not attempt to remove this connector by pulling on the cables, as this may cause damage.
Step 12
• Remove the center-right Phillips #1 3mm screw.
Step 13
• Remove the center-left Phillips #00 4mm screw.
Step 14
• Remove the four perimeter Phillips #00 6mm screws.
Step 15
• Gently slide the motherboard to the left and away from the external ports on the right and then pull it up and out of the laptop.

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