HP Pavilion 15-p214dx Headphone Jack Replacement

Step 1 Disk Drive




• Place your laptop on a flat surface with the bottom facing upwards. The HP logo should be facing downwards.
• Locate the disk drive screw. It is a 7mm screw that can be found to the upper left on label on the bottom of the computer and is marked with a disk drive symbol.
• Remove this screw using a Philips #0 screwdriver.
Step 2



• Place your thumbnail between the disk drive exterior and your laptop's bottom cover.
• If your nail is not long enough to do this, you can use a prying tool instead.
• Pull outwards to slide the disk drive out of its slot.
• Due to how the disk drive's slot is constructed, the drive must be properly aligned to fit back in. It may take a couple attempts to properly align it.
Step 3 Top Cover
• Using a magnetic screwdriver with a Philips #0 head, remove all of the visible screws on your laptop's bottom face. These screws are all about 7.5mm long.
Step 4
• Remove the 5.5mm screws holding the computer's end caps in place. The end caps are located to the left and right of the battery.
• These screws are normally hidden underneath the end caps' rubber feet, which are not shown in the pictures. To remove these, gently pry them out of their slots with a plastic opening tool or a flathead screwdriver.
Step 5
• Lift both end caps from their respective corners.
• Use a Philips #0 screwdriver to remove the 4.3mm screw that is underneath both end caps.
Step 6
• Use a Philips #0 screwdriver to remove the three 5.5mm screws in on the edge of the disk drive slot.
• These three screws are missing from the pictures.
Step 7
• Flip your computer so that the bottom is now on the surface. Open the laptop like you normally would if you were about to use it.
• Use a plastic opening tool to separate the top cover from the bottom cover.
• Be careful when prying the cover off since it is susceptible to bending and cracking.
• There are several cables connecting the top cover to the computer's motherboard that need to be disconnected before the cover can be completely removed.
Step 8
• While lifting the top cover, undo the clip holding the keyboard cable in place.
• Slide the cable out of its port.
Step 9
• Undo the clip holding the touchpad cable in place.
• Remove the touchpad cable from its port.
Step 10
• Undo the clip holding the power button cable in place.
• Disconnect the power button cable from its port.
• Gently lift the top cover to remove it from the computer.
Step 11 Headphone Jack / USB Port
• Undo the clip holding the small circuit cable.
• Gently pull the cable out from the clip.
Step 12
• Using a magnetic screwdriver with a Philips #0 head, remove both screws that are holding down the circuit These screws are all about 5.5mm long.
Step 13
• Once the circuit is unmounted gently remove the circuit board to be replaced.

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