I reinstalled the OS immediately after I got it and configured it exactly to my liking. I’ve had the dm1z-4000 since 2012 and I absolutely love it. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for this guide. Remove two screws securing the cooling fan.ĭisconnect fan cable from the motherboard. If the DC jack failed, simply unplug it from the motherboard and replace with a new one. The DC power jack has a cable which is plugged into the motherboard. The DC power jack is not soldered to the motherboard. Here’s the bottom side of the motherboard. Start removing the motherboard from the left side. Pull the wireless card from the slot and remove it. Remove one screw securing the wireless card. It’s necessary to remove the wireless card in order to remove the motherboard. Now we’ll continue with removing the motherboard. Here you can access the following components: Here’s the bottom side of the top cover assembly. Insert a piece of soft plastic (I’m using the guitar pick) between the top cover and laptop base and separate them from each other.Ĭontinue separating the cop cover assembly from the base. Unplug the speaker cable from the connector on the motherboard. The speaker cable has a regular male-female type of connector. Lift up the locking tab at a 90 degree angle. Unlock the power button cable connector and touchpad cable connector the same way as the keyboard connector. Lift up the base assembly and separate it from the display assembly.ĭisconnect the power button cable, touchpad cable and speaker cable. Remove two screws securing the display hinges. Unplug the video cable connector from the motherboard. Pull the keyboard cable from the connector.ĭisconnect hard drive cable from the motherboard and remove it.ĭisconnect both antenna cables from the wireless card. On this picture the same connector shown in the unlocked position. The locking tab will open up at a 90 degree angle. Lift up the left side of the locking tab with the fingernail.
#HP PAVILION DM1 BACKLIT KEYBOARD HOW TO#
In the following two steps I explain how to unlock keyboard connector and release the cable. Now you can access the keyboard cable connector. Turn the keyboard upside down and place it on the palmrest. It should be enough to insert your fingers under the keyboard as it shown on the following picture.Ĭarefully lift up the top side of the keyboard until it separates from the top cover. When you push on the keyboard through the opening on the bottom, the keyboard should lift up a little bit.
There is an opening on the bottom through which you can see the keyboard. Remove three screws securing the keyboard. Remove two screws found under those feet. You’ll have to lift them up with a sharp object. I’ll leave it connected to the motherboard. It’s not necessary to disconnect the memory module for the purpose of my guide. My HP Pavilion dm1 had only one memory module installed.
Remove one screw securing the hard drive mounting bracket.ĭisconnect the hard drive cable from the hard drive.īoth memory modules located under the bottom cover. Under the bottom cover you’ll get access to the following components:
I had to apply some force in order to slide the cover. While holding the battery latch in the unlocked position slide the bottom cover to the shown direction. Slide the battery locking latch to the UNLOCKED position. In the following three steps I explain how to remove the cover. HP Pavilion dm1 has a bottom cover but no screws. Make sure the computer is turned off and remove the battery. STEP 37-38: Disconnecting and removing the cooling fan. STEP 19-32: Separating the base assembly from the display. STEP 8-18: Disconnecting and removing the keyboard. Accessing the hard drive, CMOS battery, memory slots. It means I’ll have to remove most internal components in order to get access to the fan.ĭuring the disassembly process I’ll go through the following major steps: My goal is replacing failed cooling fan which is mounted on the bottom side of the motherboard. I’m working on the following model: HP Pavilion dm1z-4000 CTO Entertainment Notebook PC.
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