HP Pavilion G6-1d16dx Motherboard Replacement

Written By: Calvin Kerr

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HP Pavilion G6-1d16dx Motherboard Replacement

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

Time Required

30 minutes

Introduction

This guide aims to teach you how to replace a motherboard for the HP Pavilion G6-1d16dx, a necessary step if your computer has overheated and shorted the board. Unlike a PC, the HP Pavilion G6-1d16dx is a compact machine that has tightly integrated components, so be sure to take your time.

The motherboard is the main printed circuit board (also known as PCB) for computers and electronics. It connects all the components in the device, allowing them to communicate. A faulty motherboard may not allow devices to communicate properly or receive enough power.

Before using this guide, make sure that the laptop is receiving enough cooling, and is drawing enough air into the chassis (also known as the frame). Typically, the fans on a laptop get clogged with dust and debris overtime, making it harder to pull in air and cool the components properly. The dust can be removed by using short compressed air burst through the laptops vents, or by opening up the chassis and using a soft brush or cotton swabs to physically clean off debris. Be sure to test the laptop afterwards to confirm the motherboard is the issue.

Before beginning, make sure the laptop is powered off, and is disconnected from any external power source.

Tools

Parts

HP MU09XL Laptop Battery

Step 1

Flip the computer so that the bottom side is facing up, and locate the battery above the screen hinges.

Step 2

Slide the switch under the battery compartment to release the battery.

Step 3

Remove the battery.
The battery will have popped out of the compartment when it was released.

Step 4

Unscrew the two silver screws holding the protective cover in place until they make a clicking noise.
The screws do not remove from the cover.

Step 5

Unsnap the Cover by lifting the edge along the battery compartment.
Remove all of the body screws.
Remove the rubber cap and the screw underneath it.

There are 10 body screws plus one that holds the hard disk cover!

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“Remove the rubber cap and the screw underneath it.”

I assume you mean the rubber feet at the four corners? Which of the rubber feet hides that screw?

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There are body screws under the protective hard - disk - and - memory - cover! That cover has to be removed first!

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Remove the hard disk (described much to late in step 11).

There are 2 screws under the hard disk.

The memory can stay in place.

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Step 6

The keyboard is held in by nine tabs
Using a metal tool, depress the center tab and pry up the keyboard by pivoting the tool towards the screen.

A plastic card (credit card or the like) is handy to keep the keyboard up while opening the nine tabs.

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Make sure you did remove the screw that is at the under side between the memory compartment and the radio compartment!

A plastic card (credit card or the like) is handy to keep the keyboard up while opening the nine tabs.

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The screw that is at the underside between the memory compartment and the radio compartment is the one screw holding the keyboard in place, apart from the 9 tabs.

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Step 7

Slide the tool that is now under the keyboard sideways along the edge and use another tool to depress the other tabs along the edge of the keyboard.
As you depress the tabs, the edges of the keyboard will pop up.
Lift off the keyboard

Step 8

Flip up the black tab holding the keyboard in place via the ribbon cable and pull out the cable

Step 9

Remove the two remaining ribbon cables.
Remove the screws holding in the protective cover underneath the keyboard.
Pop the cover off using any flat metal tool, starting with where you took out the optical drive
It will be very sticky near the edge closest to the screen. This is where the sticker in the battery compartment is stuck to. just use a little more force.

“Remove the screws holding in the protective cover underneath the keyboard. “ there are 6 of them, see image

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“Pop the cover off using any flat metal tool, starting with where you took out the optical drive “

When did we remove the optical drive? How?

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“Remove the screws holding in the protective cover underneath the keyboard.” There is only one screw holding the cover protecting the hard disk and memory.

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