HP dv5-1125nr Display Replacement

Ensure your computer is shut down.

Remove any power adapters and cords connected to the laptop body.

Turn the computer over so the bottom is facing up.

The battery release is below the bottom right corner of the battery bay.

Slide the switch to the right until the release clicks.

Remove the battery.

Remove the two 5mm Phillips screws on the hard drive cover using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the plastic hard drive cover.

Pull up on the two plastic flaps on the hard drive enclosure to remove it.

Gently lift the ribbon cable away from the hard drive enclosure to free the drive.

Locate four 2mm Phillips screws on the side of the enclosure and remove them using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Slide the hard drive out of the enclosure to complete the removal process.

Remove the one 4mm Phillips screw from the RAM cover using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the RAM cover to reveal the module's underneath.

Push the two metal tabs on the side of the RAM module outwards, towards the battery and CMOS compartments (up and down).

Once the module is released, gently pull the module upwards.

Repeat for the RAM module underneath the first one.

Begin by unscrewing the three 3mm Phillips head screws inside the battery bay with the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the five remaining 2mm screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Unscrew the 4mm Phillips screw inside the hard drive bay.

Locate the hole in between the hard drive and RAM compartments.

Unscrew the 4mm Phillips head screw from this hole.

Flip the laptop, and use the plastic opening tool on the side seam to remove the top cover.

Use a 2.5mm flathead screwdriver to remove the four 3mm screws on top of the keyboard.

Dislodge the keyboard to access the underside.

Locate the ribbon cable connection between the keyboard and motherboard.

Pull upwards on the small black bar to release the ribbon cable and remove it.

The keyboard is now ready for replacement.

Locate four 3mm screws in the upper corners of the keyboard tray and remove them using a #00 Phillips screwdriver.

Locate the two ribbon cable connectors that attach the speaker assembly to the motherboard.

Using your fingers, carefully detach the ribbon cables from the motherboard by pulling them straight out on the connector.

Remove the speaker assembly from the keyboard tray.

Locate the large display ribbon connector near the upper left corner of the keyboard tray and remove the ribbon by pulling straight out on the connector.

Locate the two final ribbon connectors for the display on the motherboard and remove them similarly by pulling straight outward on the connectors.

You are now free to remove the display from the computer.