HP Pavilion 15-e043cl Maintenance Panel Replacement

Introduction

The HP Pavilion 15-e043cl has a maintenance panel on the bottom of the device. This panel allows access to many vital components that may need replacement. In order to work on this device you will probably need to follow the steps in this guide.

What you need

Step 1 Battery

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Flip the device over.
Slide the battery switch on the right half of the laptop.
Make sure the device is powered off, and that it is not connected to any power sources.

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Step 2

Lift the battery up and out of the device by the inward-facing edge.

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Step 3 Maintenance Panel

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Unscrew the single Phillips #0 captive screw that was previously hidden by the battery.
The screw can not, and should not, be fully removed.
Slide the maintenance panel away from the battery compartment to release it.