HP Pavilion 17-f004dx Screen Replacement

Introduction

This guide outlines how to remove and replace your device's screen. Please follow this guide only if your original screen is beyond repair and replacement is absolutely necessary.

What you need

Step 1 Battery

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Before you remove the battery, make sure the laptop is powered off.
Slide the black battery latches inward to remove the battery.

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Step 2

Pull the battery out towards you while your fingers are still holding the latches in place.

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Step 3 CD Drive

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Remove one 7 mm screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Step 4

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Use a metal spudger to push the CD drive out of its slot for removal.

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Step 5 Front Panel

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Remove fifteen 7 mm screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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Step 6

Remove the thin plastic cover using the flat metal spudger to expose another screw.
Remove one 7 mm screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 7

Use a metal spudger to remove the rubber "feet" to expose two screws.

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Step 8

Underneath each rubber foot, there is a screw.
Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove a 4.8 mm screw on each side.

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Step 9

Remove the two black end caps to expose more screws.
The end caps will require some force to remove.

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Step 10

Remove the following six screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver:
Two 7 mm screws.
Two 7 mm screws.
Two 4.8 mm screws.

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Step 11

Remove two 2.4 mm broadhead screws from the CD Drive bay with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 12

Flip the laptop back over. Then, with the laptop open, move the plastic prying tool around the top cover to pry it from the enclosure.

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Step 13

Partially lift the top cover from the enclosure.

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Step 14

Remove the ribbon connecting the power button to the motherboard.

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Step 15

Remove the ribbon connecting the mousepad to the motherboard.

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Step 16

Remove the ribbon connecting the keyboard to the motherboard.
You may now fully lift the front panel from the rest of the laptop.

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Step 17 Screen

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There is a metal component connecting the screen to the casing underneath each hinge.
Remove three 5.6 mm screws with a Phillips 1 screwdriver on each side.

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