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HP Chromebook 14-ca061dx Motherboard Replacement

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    Tweezers
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    • Flip the Chromebook to the underside with the hinge at the top.

    • Remove the seven, small rubber stoppers using angled tweezers.

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    • Remove the two bigger rubber stoppers using a metal spudger.

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    • Remove the seven 6mm Phillips #00 screws found underneath the stoppers.

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    • Remove the two 9mm Phillips #1 screws.

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    • Flip the Chromebook over and open the cover.

    • Insert the iFixit opening tool into the edge of the keyboard, near the mouse pad.

    • By lifting the tool at an angle, work the tool around the entire perimeter of the keyboard.

    • You will hear a popping noise when you disconnect the keyboard.

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    • Lift the keyboard from the mouse pad.

    • Lift the keyboard carefully, because there are cables connecting the keyboard to the base and they may break.

    • Use your finger or the spudger tool to flip up the black locking flap.

    • Grab the black cable and pull away from the motherboard.

    • Carefully lift the black piece up, because it is fragile and can break easily.

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    • Flip up the white locking flap with your finger or spudger tool.

    • Remove the white cable from the motherboard.

    • Carefully lift the white piece up, because it is fragile and can break easily.

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    • Lift the rest of the keyboard up from the base of the Chromebook.

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    Tweezers
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    • Peel back the black electrical tape from the wires connecting the battery to the motherboard using tweezers.

    • Pull the white plastic piece toward you using your finger to disconnect the wires.

    • Make sure to pull the plastic and not the wires, because pulling the wires could cause them to break.

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    • Peel back the plastic covering on the wires connecting the speaker to the motherboard.

    • Using your finger, pull the white plastic piece toward you and remove.

    • Make sure to avoid pulling the wires, for it may cause them to break.

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    • Pull back the plastic covering of the cables connecting the motherboard to the daughter-board using tweezers.

    • Flip up both of the black plastic pieces using the spudger.

    • Remove both of the blue and white cables by pulling the blue plastic pieces toward you.

    • Disconnect the cables carefully because they are fragile.

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    • Peel back the plastic covering of the WiFi card using tweezers.

    • With a JIS J000 head, remove the 2mm screw.

    • Pull the WiFi card toward the left to remove.

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    • Peel back the plastic covering on the wires connecting the screen to the motherboard using tweezers.

    • Peel back the black electrical tape using tweezers.

    • Remove the wires by pulling the plastic piece away from you.

    • Make sure to pull the plastic piece and not the wires because the wires are fragile.

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    • Using a PH0 head, remove the two 4 mm screws from the metal piece.

    • Remove the metal piece using tweezers.

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    • Remove the four, 4 mm screws from the motherboard using a PH0 head.

    • Remove the motherboard from the Chromebook.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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