HP Omnibook Xe2 Service Manual

HP OmniBook XE2 Removal and Replacement 2-11
Removing the Display Assembly
(HP Authorized Service Providers Only)
Required Equipment
 · Small Phillips screwdriver.
 · Plastic knife or small flat-blade screwdriver.
Removal Procedure
 1. Unplug the AC adapter, if present, and remove the battery.
 2. Open the display completely (180 degrees).
 3. Use a plastic knife or small flat-blade screwdriver to gently pry up the right side of the keyboard
cover.
 4. Remove the cover by pulling it to your right.
 5....

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Removing the LCD Module
(HP Authorized Service Providers Only)
Required Equipment
 · Small Phillips screwdriver.
 · Pointed knife or probe.
Removal Procedure
 1. Unplug the AC adapter, if present, and remove the battery.
 2. Remove the display assembly (page 2-11).
 3. On the display bezel, using a pointed knife or probe, remove the eight upper and lower screw
covers.
 4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the eight screws.
 5. Using your fingers at each...

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 Figure 2-8. Removing the LCD Module
LCD module
Inverter PCA
Display case
Display bezelScrew covers
Right LCD bracket Left LCD bracketNote: In some models,
the inverter PCA is at
the bottom of the LCD
module.
Hinges 

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Reassembly Notes
 · To resposition the inverter PCA, insert the plastic positioning knobs in the holes at each end of
the inverter.
 · Wrap the cable and wires around screw holes and free of the edge of the display case.
 · Slide the display bezel toward the top until it snaps in place.
 · Start all of the bezel screws before tightening any of them.
 · Note that the top screw covers differ from the bottom screw covers, and that the two screw covers
at the...

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Removing the Top Case
(HP Authorized Service Providers Only)
Required Equipment
 · Small Phillips screwdriver.
 · Pointed knife or probe.
 · Small flat-blade screwdriver.
Removal Procedure
 1. Unplug the AC adapter, if present, and remove the battery.
 2. Remove these additional assemblies:
 · Hard disk drive (page 2-6).
 · Fan (page 2-7).
 · Keyboard (page 2-9).
 · Display assembly (page 2-11).
 3. Using the Phillips screwdriver, remove four screws on the top...

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 4. Turn the case bottom side up and, with the battery compartment toward you, using the Phillips
screwdriver, remove thirteen screws from the bottom case:
 · four on the right side
 · two in the battery compartment
 · two to the left of the battery compartment
 · one from the RAM module cover (also remove the RAM module cover itself)
 · one in the hard disk drive compartment
 · one under the upper left foot (first remove the foot with a pointed knife or...

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Removing the CPU and Motherboard
(HP Authorized Service Providers Only)
Required Equipment
 · Small Phillips screwdriver.
 · Small flat-blade screwdriver.
 · 5-mm (3/16 inch) hex driver.
 · uPGA-1 CPU removal tool (Technology Code DD)
Removal Procedure
 1. Unplug the AC adapter, if present, and remove the battery.
 2. Remove these additional assemblies:
 · Hard disk drive (page 2-6).
 · Fan (page 2-7).
 · Keyboard (page 2-9).
 · Display assembly (page 2-11)....

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Using the Phillips screwdriver, remove the three screws (two long screws on top and one short
screw on the front left).
 Technology Code (DD):
Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the four screws (two long screws on top, one short screw on
the top right, and one short screw on the front left).
 · Tilt the front of the LED PCA up to detach the two connectors on the bottom.
 · Lift the PCA out.
  Figure 2-11. Removing the CPU and Motherboard
  Note: Omnibook...

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 · Tilt the left of the modem PCA up to detach the connector on the bottom.
 · Lift the PCA out.
 9. Remove the motherboard:
 · Using the Phillips screwdriver, remove the two brackets; the left bracket has two screws, and
the right has three.
 · Using the Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws in front (on either side of the battery
connector), the one screw in front of the modem PCA, and the one screw on the right side.
 · Using the 5-mm hex driver,...

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Installing a New Serial Number Label
If you do not have a master file that creates serial number labels, get a copy from the Reseller website
(see page vi) under Product Support Information in the Service and Support Library.
 1. Using any PC connected to a laser printer, open the master serial label file, enter the serial number
and product number from the old serial label, and print the new label on plain white paper. The
new label does not have barcodes....