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This guide will show you how to safely remove the motherboard from your HP 15-ay014dx laptop.
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With the device turned upside down, use your index fingers to push the battery latches in towards each other.
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Gently grasp the battery and pull it back away from the device and yourself.
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Close the laptop and lay it down with the bottom facing up.
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Using a size #00 Phillips screw drive remove the screw holding in the optical drive.
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Grip the optical drive and gently pull it out.
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Remove the 11 screws holding the body of the laptop together with a size #00 Phillips screwdriver.
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Use the spudger to press the tabs in the back of the computer. Carefully remove the back of the laptop by prying around the sides using the plastic opening tool.
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Undo the clips holding the RAM in place using the plastic opening tool.
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Carefully pull out the RAM from the motherboard.
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Remove the highlighted screws holding the body of the laptop together with a size #00 Phillips screwdriver.
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Using the spudger, push in the tabs in the back that hold the body together. Carefully pry the body apart by working the spudger around the body.
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Pull the back cover off.
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Pry up on the clamp holding the SATA power ribbon using the plastic opening tool.
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Pull out the SATA power ribbon using the tweezers.
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Remove the highlighted screws holding the hard drive to the body using the Philips #00 screwdriver.
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Remove the hard drive.
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Remove the 4 screws holding the hard drive to the hard drive cage using the Philips #00 screwdriver.
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Remove the 11 screws holding the body of the laptop together with a size #00 Phillips screwdriver.
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Using the spudger, push in the tabs in the back that hold the body together. Carefully pry the body apart by working the spudger around the body.
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Using the spudger, carefully pry the wire connecting the wireless card to the motherboard off of it.
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Using the size #00 Phillips screwdriver remove the single screw holding it in place.
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carefully pull the card of its slot.
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Disconnect all ribbon connectors by flipping up the black tabs and gently pulling them out.
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Disconnect the speakers by gently pulling the connector out.
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Disconnect the Fan by gently pulling the connector out.
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Disconnect the power by gently pulling the connectors out.
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Unscrew the five screws securing the motherboards.
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Gently lift the motherboard up and out of the casing.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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