HP Pavilion x360 m3-u001dx System Board Replacement

Shut down the computer.

Disconnect the power and all external devices connected to the computer.

Use a Metal Spudger and remove the rubber foot closet from the bottom of the laptop.

Remove all of the screws located on the bottom of the laptop:

5 Phillips 2.4 x 5.7 mm screws

5 Phillips 2.0 x 5.0 mm screws

Turn the computer over onto its base, with the computer open and the keyboard facing upward.

Use the Plastic Opening Tool to separate the keyboard from the base of the laptop.

Raise the keyboard slightly to access the touch pad and keyboard cables.

Disconnect the ribbon cables attaching the touch pad and keyboard to the system board (motherboard).

Using the Heavy-Duty Spudger lift up the plastic locks connecting the ribbon cable to the motherboard.

Use the blue plastic tab on the ribbon cable to pull it out from the lock on the motherboard.

Lift the keyboard away from the base of the laptop.

Using the Phillips 00 Screwdriver, remove 6 Phillips 2.0 x 4.6 mm screws from the perimeter of the battery.

(You don't NEED to remove this shielding as you can remove the board with it still there.)

Remove the adhesive strip.

Lift the shield away from the base of the laptop.

Disconnect the ribbon cables attached to the system board (motherboard).

Using the Heavy-Duty Spudger lift up the plastic locks connecting the ribbon cable to the motherboard.

Use the plastic tab on the ribbon cable to pull it out from the lock on the motherboard.

Disconnect the fastened cables from the system board (motherboard) by carefully pushing the cable's plastic edges using the Heavy Duty Spudger.

Pull the clipped cables from system board (motherboard).

Remove the system board (motherboard).

Using the Phillips 00 Screw Driver, remove 9 Phillips 2.0 x 4.7 mm screws with "M2L4" next to them.

Using the Phillips 00 Screw Driver, remove the silver screw.

Using a Heavy Duty Spudger, disconnect the black and red RTC battery cable on the left side of the system board (motherboard).

Release the system board (motherboard) from the base enclosure.