Guide on HP Pavilion DV5000 Keyboard replacement
In this article I’ll explain how to remove HP Pavilion DV5000 Keyboard(http://www.papatek.com/HP-Keyboard/HP-Pavilion-DV5000-Keyboard.html ), fortunately laptop keyboard can be removed without taking the whole thing apart. Even a novice user can do that if he/she is careful enough. But you still should be very careful, anyway the HP laptop keyboard is much cheaper than a new laptop.
In the laptop battery compartment you’ll find three screws securing the HP Pavilion DV5000 Keyboard to the laptop base. Remove these three screws. Carefully lift up the top side of the HP laptop keyboard. There are small plastic latches securing the laptop keyboard on both side but they should’t be a problem. Do not lift up the keyboard too much, it’s still connected to the motherboard.
Set the keyboard so you can access the cable connector underneath. You’ll have to unlock the connector before you can release the cable and remove the HP Pavilion DV5000 Keyboard. Be very careful with the connector. You cannot replace the connector if you accidentally break it. The connector is permanently attached to the motherboard. If it’s broken, the whole motherboard has to be replaced.
Remove two screws (green) and loosen one screw (yellow) securing the hard drive assembly. Pull the hard drive cable up and disconnect it from the motherboard. Remove the hard drive assembly from the laptop. Remove two screws from each side of the hard drive assembly. These screws securing the hard drive to the caddy. Now you can replace the hard drive with a new one. When you remove the HP Pavilion DV5000 Keyboard you can get a limited access to the cooling fan. It would be enough for cleaning the fan and heat sink. For cleaning the fan use a can of compressed air of find an air compressor. Spray compressed air into the fan until all dust is gone.
In order to unlock the connector, lift up the brown locking clip. The clip will open as a door on hinges. On the picture below you see the same connector in the unlocked state. Now you can release the cable and remove the HP laptop keyboard. After the HP Pavilion DV5000 Keyboard is removed, you’ll find the memory module between the cooling fan and hard drive. In order to remove the memory module, carefully spread latches on both sides of the slot. The memory module will pop up at a 20-30 degree angle and you can pull it from the slot by the edges.
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