HP 15-R011DX Motherboard Replacement

Slide the lock mechanism on the left side of the laptop to the right.

While holding the right slide mechanism, remove the battery from the laptop.

Flip the laptop over to reveal screw locations.

Use a metal spudger to remove the two rear rubber feet. There are screws hidden underneath them.

Remove the twelve 5mm Phillips #1 screws on the back of the laptop.

Remove the DVD drive from the laptop.

Remove the two 3 mm Phillips #1 screws underneath the DVD drive.

Flip the laptop and open.

Detach the keyboard by prying it free from the laptop using a spudger.

Disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable.

Disconnect the two narrow ribbon cables to the left of the keyboard connection.

Remove five 4 mm Phillips #1 screws from the metal tray for the keyboard.

Pry open the plastic casing using a spudger.

Remove two 5 mm Phillips #1 screws located at the base of the hard drive.

Pull the hard drive upwards and away from the laptop.

The hard drive should disconnect from its port on the motherboard as shown in the second image.

Flip the hard drive over.

Remove the two 4 mm Phillips #1 screws from the base of the hard drive.

Remove the mounting brace (silver bracket) from the hard drive.

Remove the remaining two 5 mm Philips #1 screws from the motherboard.

Remove the tape from the display connector attached to the motherboard.

Disconnect the display connector from the motherboard.

Remove one 4 mm Phillips #1 screw from the wireless chip.

Remove the wireless chip from the motherboard.

Remove two 5 mm Phillips #1 screws from the USB component connected to the motherboard.

Lift the USB component until the band connecting it to the motherboard lifts off of the laptop.

Slowly lift the motherboard out of the computer.

Disconnect the power connector from the motherboard as shown in the image.