Thanks for your help. I had to replace the HDD for a friend of mine who has a very similar notebook (a HP Pavilion Notebook 15-ab004nh), I was nearly at the end of my patience when I finally found your video and thus the hidden screws. Cheers!
Thanks for this. Wish I'd have seen this earlier, before I cracked the plastic case trying to force the cover off, not knowing there were screws hidden under those 2 stupid sticky things. What a terrible design idea. Thanks though.
This 9 year old model I am fixing has suffered from plastic fatigue as I was trying to get the back off. You gave me the answer. Push the base backwards to release it from the rear. Thank you.
Denis, your video saved my sanity yesterday. Even though my HP laptop is a completely different model, the bottom cover is exactly the same as this one. I had searched in vain for an explanation of where all the hidden (to me) screws are located. Thanks to you, I successfully replaced the fan, and everything is humming along nicely. Next step: replace the thermal paste. But now I won't be intimidated.
Well guys all the people that want help hear me out all you need is smaller screw driver bits I am assuming you have a fixed bit screwdriver try to get the once with interchangeable bits I have one of those they cost like 15 USD Hope this helps
those having problems in opening the dvd drive screws...bend the screwheads using a screwdriver from side..use a plyer or using hand rotate the screws..they are small screws comes off easily
Really helpful. My Pavilion was kinda different and there are no teardowns for these specific models but this helped tremendously! Also, I didn't mind that this was accurate because that laptop was having consistent hardware failures I just didn't care to break it.
@@adisingh9341 the same screwdrivers that you use on regular screws on the laptop can be used on the little ones too but be very careful not to smoothen the heads of them they are so easy to wear out. I wore one of them out and another regular screw on the top left side and i couldn’t unscrew them. a neighbor had tools so he took them out. as long as you are gentle it should be fine. also if you are having trouble you can place a piece of latex glove or a package band between the screw and the screwdriver to get more grip.
@@adisingh9341 any time! the rest of the board should unscrew easily. be careful after you put back everything, I changed my fan and reconnected my keyboard, touchpad and SSD and turned the laptop on but it was connected to the wall so it short-circuited and burned my SSD’s connector and the motherboard SATA port. I sent it to a repairshop and they smoldered on a new port. Don’t plug it into electricity while turning it on. :)
My father got one of these S/H for $100 with SSD and graphics and it works very well and the hinges seem to be strong as they are terrible on todays laptops. some glued on!!
Thank you so much for this. I have a different model so my screws were a bit different and I didn't have to remove the hinge things. This was great for someone like me who has no idea how to do these things. My hard drive said it disconnected so I came here to try to take the computer apart and fix it. Loved this, thank you again so much!
Holy shit, all I wanted to do was replace my HDD with a SSD, spent Soo much time removing these screws and finally got everything fixed up and working. This is definitely one of my worst experiences in disassembling a laptop just to replace a HDD! Thanks a lot for this video!
@@Wiktor2802 laptop is a computer smartass. You may be thinking how computers are exclusively only "desktop computers". Even smartphones and smart watches are computers.
Awesome, thank you! I couldn't find any video with the exact same model as mine, until I came across this one. Very useful, thanks! Step by step. Recommended!
**NOTE** 2 items applicable to the Pavilion 15-p167 laptop: 1) The hinge cover does not pop out as shown. It has a screw under each friction pad that needs to be popped off first to reveal the screw. Once removed, the hinge cover comes off as shown. Then you can remove the screws in the next step. 2) There is one last disc-shaped "mini" screw that prevents removing the top cover from the base and is found by removing the CD/DVD tray cover.
Very poor design, I changed the hard drive to ssd because the original drive was very slow. Occasionally I had to wait 5-15 minutes for a restart. Disassembly was quite nightmarish as the screws behind the DVD drive were stuck, it was impossible to remove. I will never buy such a computer.
I installed a Samsung EVO SSD in my Pavilion. HUGE difference. I will never tolerate a mechanical "spinner" HDD ever again. Once you go SSD, you never go back.
THANK YOU! This is an excellent video and it helped me, because I was not completely fastidious with keeping track of everything. One thing you did not do, was to note the screw sizes. There are *4* different sizes involved with this laptop. If you don't keep track it becomes a nightmare. I was still with 1 left over screw... took the laptop completely apart again and could not figure out where it came from.
can't open those black covers below the hinge at 2:00 .... freaking hell even the battery barely came out ^^ but thanks for the vid man i'll figure it out... or break it Oh wow... glad i didn't use too much force... on mine, the black rubbers were hiding each another screw, so you had to remove the rubber first, unscrew that screw and than open the whole black thing ....
Nope, not "any" HP series 15. My hinge covers do not pop off, and they have rubber feet in them that were concealing screws. Worse, HP put a secondary cover under the foot, since when I tried to pop one off it was not moving at all like yours so I decided to pull one of the feet out and there was no hole. I decided it was just stuck so I pulled hard on it and it broke revealing the screw that was holding it. I managed to dig the little plastic disc out to get to the screw in the second one, but now I have a broken hinge cover that also served as a foot for the laptop. I'll never be able to travel with without fear of losing it and it will wobble on the table without it.
Thank you very much, had to use your technique to open and troubleshoot my home pavilion 15 gaming notebook. The keyboard stopped working, got an external after I was told it will cost £100 to fix. I opened it to find out the pin on the board just went out, I fixed it back and the keyboard went fully functioning. Thanks
Thank you hp to put 356 scews, plus two screws of impossible size under dvd slot, plus two screws hidden by two mindblowing sticky unuseful peaces of paper
My wife's computer was getting slower and slower so I decided to replace the HDD with a SSD. I struggled to get the case apart until I saw this video. Found the hidden screws and it popped open like a steamed clam. Now that it's open I think I will add a 8 GB RAM. When the RAM arrives I'll put it back together and see how it runs.
hi, we had the same problem. we even found correct screwdriver which is normally used to open watches. It was too small that we even could not unscrew it, so I bent both screws and then I could grab them with pliers and unscrew them finally
@@EasternUNO Thanks a lot. I actually did not need pliers, once they were bent, I could easily rotate them by hand. This is just a very bad choice of screws from the HP engineers.
Cheers to TH-cam and you Denis for the the tutorial. This video is going to be absolutely time saver for me also watching in real time how to work on my HP Laptop, a real gem. Many Thanks.
This HP was slightly a bit different but generally all the same...the rear hinge covers @ 2:00 mark on mine I had to remove the glued rubber feet first to find a screw underneath them then pop the covers off then remove the other HIDDEN screw!
I have experience taking apart this type of laptop, however, i dropped it a couple of times and two of the screws (the hidden one under the left hinge cover and the visible one that holds the right hinge cover) won't come out, no matter how many times you revolve the screws- they seem to slide in circles instead of actually unscrewing. Any advice on how to get them out??
Is it possible to give me advice on how to look for a battery for this computer? I have one exactly the same bt im missing the batter and charger..PLEASE HELP
How do you change the God Damn Keyboard, I opened the laptop and the motherboard remains on that part, I assume I will remove everything from it still, I cannot see any way in which I can change the keyboard. I have a Pavilion 15 ab100NQ
i need to replace the palmrest do i really have to dismantle everything like this? can i not just take the inside out with it all attached then screw it to the new palmrest?
How do I take out the keyboard? I had it all apart but when it came to where the keyboard was, all I saw were plastic rivets that seemed to hold it in place.
HP PRODUCTS QUALITY HAS FINALLY BECOME LOWER THAN THAT OF CHINESE BRANDS. They should stop selling and just close. Now, whenever I see somebody using one, can't help but feel pity.
Good Video, Can I install "mSATA Half size SSD" hard drive in this type of laptop?? i have "HP pavilion 15-p045tx" laptop. but i don't want to remove inbuild parts like HDD, DVD writer...please awating your good reply..
Is there any way to upgrade the cpu? And add a gpu? Even externally? I dont mind using a seperate power supply for the gpu. Just have a old laptop and want to do something fun and interesting with it.
Thank you for the video. Question: Replacement keyboards can be bought online for HP-15cc models, without the top cover, but I can't seem to find a way to remove the keyboard from the top cover, and (I think) this wasn't covered in the video. I know the top cover can be bought with a new keyboard already in it, but the individual keyboard is much more affordable.
The problem I'm referring to are the plastic rivets. Why are keyboards being sold online for these laptops, without the top base, if they're physically attached to the top base with plastic rivets?
Really saved my fingers on this one! Been trying to pop open a laptop for hours, didn’t realize the hidden two screws! Thank you so much!
happened to me too, i call it stupid anti repair BS if ya ask me
Thanks for your help. I had to replace the HDD for a friend of mine who has a very similar notebook (a HP Pavilion Notebook 15-ab004nh), I was nearly at the end of my patience when I finally found your video and thus the hidden screws. Cheers!
Thanks for this. Wish I'd have seen this earlier, before I cracked the plastic case trying to force the cover off, not knowing there were screws hidden under those 2 stupid sticky things. What a terrible design idea. Thanks though.
Are those re attachable?
Thank you for this video! This will be the first time I've disassembled a laptop, the instructions are very clear and concise!
This 9 year old model I am fixing has suffered from plastic fatigue as I was trying to get the back off. You gave me the answer. Push the base backwards to release it from the rear. Thank you.
Denis, your video saved my sanity yesterday. Even though my HP laptop is a completely different model, the bottom cover is exactly the same as this one. I had searched in vain for an explanation of where all the hidden (to me) screws are located. Thanks to you, I successfully replaced the fan, and everything is humming along nicely. Next step: replace the thermal paste. But now I won't be intimidated.
I probably could have done this without the video, but it would have taken 30 days instead of 30 minutes. What a PITA! Thanks Denis C. !
Thanks for the help. Too bad I don't have small screwdrivers to remove the metallic screws under the CD drive
How did you finally remove them?
I cant remove the screws under the dvd bay
Pls helpppp
samee!! ugh, ive been trying for like 20 minutes!
Well guys all the people that want help hear me out all you need is smaller screw driver bits I am assuming you have a fixed bit screwdriver try to get the once with interchangeable bits I have one of those they cost like 15 USD
Hope this helps
@@somebodyfaraway just read my reply
those having problems in opening the dvd drive screws...bend the screwheads using a screwdriver from side..use a plyer or using hand rotate the screws..they are small screws comes off easily
Thanks for this especially pointing out hidden screws.
My daughter spilled wster on my laptop. I took it apart, dried it off.....it still works!
Thats what's up!!
A
1:15 there is no way im ever getting these screws out... ive been trying for 20mins straight, they wont even budge
For me it was easy to take it apart
Ikr
same here! been trying using all available small driver; even pointy knives
I used pliers to twist it to loosen then I used a knife to unscrew. Hope this works for you 🙏🏾
@@BeverlyBlackStar Thanks Abena, you’re a life saver 👍
OMG ! Thanks SOOOO much for posting this ! I needed to fix one of these but couldnt get apart until I saw the "HIDDEN" screws ! Again cheers !
Great video! I needed to remove the HDD from my girlfriend's old laptop, and these things are like unsolvable puzzles. Your video was perfect, thanks!
Really helpful. My Pavilion was kinda different and there are no teardowns for these specific models but this helped tremendously! Also, I didn't mind that this was accurate because that laptop was having consistent hardware failures I just didn't care to break it.
What is the point size on the screws close by the cd dvd drive I might have to order a set
hi! did you find out what size they are?
@@uljssse did you got to know ?
@@adisingh9341 the same screwdrivers that you use on regular screws on the laptop can be used on the little ones too but be very careful not to smoothen the heads of them they are so easy to wear out. I wore one of them out and another regular screw on the top left side and i couldn’t unscrew them. a neighbor had tools so he took them out. as long as you are gentle it should be fine. also if you are having trouble you can place a piece of latex glove or a package band between the screw and the screwdriver to get more grip.
@@uljssse ohh ! Will definitely use the latex or package band trick to protect the heads of screws.
Thanks a lot mate ❤️🤟🏻
@@adisingh9341 any time! the rest of the board should unscrew easily. be careful after you put back everything, I changed my fan and reconnected my keyboard, touchpad and SSD and turned the laptop on but it was connected to the wall so it short-circuited and burned my SSD’s connector and the motherboard SATA port. I sent it to a repairshop and they smoldered on a new port. Don’t plug it into electricity while turning it on. :)
My father got one of these S/H for $100 with SSD and graphics and it works very well and the hinges seem to be strong as they are terrible on todays laptops. some glued on!!
Thank you so much for this. I have a different model so my screws were a bit different and I didn't have to remove the hinge things. This was great for someone like me who has no idea how to do these things. My hard drive said it disconnected so I came here to try to take the computer apart and fix it. Loved this, thank you again so much!
Can you tell what screwdriver it is to used to remove nuts under the DVD driver? I could not remove them even with smallest screwdriver I have.
Holy shit, all I wanted to do was replace my HDD with a SSD, spent Soo much time removing these screws and finally got everything fixed up and working. This is definitely one of my worst experiences in disassembling a laptop just to replace a HDD! Thanks a lot for this video!
I will never own another HP computer - two lemons in a row!
You mean laptop not computer
Fortunately I've had pretty good luck with HP but I know people who haven't
@@Wiktor2802 they make computers too, proprietary bullshit psu and all
@@alphonsokurukuchu The world would be a better place without HP
@@Wiktor2802 laptop is a computer smartass.
You may be thinking how computers are exclusively only "desktop computers". Even smartphones and smart watches are computers.
Found this guide very helpful for replacing the hard disk on my HP i5-AB254A. Thank you
Viggy
Great tutorial. Easy disassembly when you know where all the hidden screws are. Thanks!!
What screwdriver do I use for those tiny flat screw in the dvd area. Smallest I have is a T10
hey there 11month old comment. were you able to take it out?
Awesome, thank you! I couldn't find any video with the exact same model as mine, until I came across this one. Very useful, thanks! Step by step. Recommended!
You sir are a legend! I have been looking for a video for my laptop and I couldn't find one,that is until now! Thank you!
**NOTE** 2 items applicable to the Pavilion 15-p167 laptop:
1) The hinge cover does not pop out as shown. It has a screw under each friction pad that needs to be popped off first to reveal the screw. Once removed, the hinge cover comes off as shown. Then you can remove the screws in the next step.
2) There is one last disc-shaped "mini" screw that prevents removing the top cover from the base and is found by removing the CD/DVD tray cover.
Very poor design, I changed the hard drive to ssd because the original drive was very slow. Occasionally I had to wait 5-15 minutes for a restart. Disassembly was quite nightmarish as the screws behind the DVD drive were stuck, it was impossible to remove. I will never buy such a computer.
was it faster after you installed the drive
Blaine Dickson ssds alot faster i am buying one too 260gb chz my hdd broke
Odd... there's only one screw that secures the DVD drive to the chassis. Once that's removed, the DVD unit slides out easily.
I installed a Samsung EVO SSD in my Pavilion. HUGE difference. I will never tolerate a mechanical "spinner" HDD ever again. Once you go SSD, you never go back.
I'm too facing the same issue...the hard disk is wag to slow can't even run any program man.... Wish i can keep both ssd and hdd in it
THANK YOU! This is an excellent video and it helped me, because I was not completely fastidious with keeping track of everything. One thing you did not do, was to note the screw sizes. There are *4* different sizes involved with this laptop. If you don't keep track it becomes a nightmare. I was still with 1 left over screw... took the laptop completely apart again and could not figure out where it came from.
i was left with 1 screw missing so maybe it teleported
can't open those black covers below the hinge at 2:00 .... freaking hell even the battery barely came out ^^ but thanks for the vid man i'll figure it out... or break it
Oh wow... glad i didn't use too much force... on mine, the black rubbers were hiding each another screw, so you had to remove the rubber first, unscrew that screw and than open the whole black thing ....
I came here looking for this exact comment. You prevented me from breaking the whole thing
@@manuelcaramelo3666 glad I could help :)
Thank youuuuu
@@jayhamptonnn you're welcome :)
Nope, not "any" HP series 15. My hinge covers do not pop off, and they have rubber feet in them that were concealing screws. Worse, HP put a secondary cover under the foot, since when I tried to pop one off it was not moving at all like yours so I decided to pull one of the feet out and there was no hole. I decided it was just stuck so I pulled hard on it and it broke revealing the screw that was holding it. I managed to dig the little plastic disc out to get to the screw in the second one, but now I have a broken hinge cover that also served as a foot for the laptop. I'll never be able to travel with without fear of losing it and it will wobble on the table without it.
Great tutorial! Although I have a different type of HP, the basic principles still apply. Thanks!!
This is just a great video ...just what I needed to get into my old laptop....thanks.
thise screws in dvd bay are so small, I don't even have any screwdriver to unscrew it, what is this screw size/type?
I used a ph 00
Thank you very much, had to use your technique to open and troubleshoot my home pavilion 15 gaming notebook. The keyboard stopped working, got an external after I was told it will cost £100 to fix. I opened it to find out the pin on the board just went out, I fixed it back and the keyboard went fully functioning. Thanks
Great video! The small screws in CDD-slot is PH00.
Wait.....Now how do it put it back....awww man
Watch it in Reverse.. :D
Oh crap
Ctrl z ctrl z
You don’t 😂
th-cam.com/video/Rlvv9v38Org/w-d-xo.html
What about keyboard? How do you remove the keypads? Lol, i'm stuck
Thank you hp to put 356 scews, plus two screws of impossible size under dvd slot, plus two screws hidden by two mindblowing sticky unuseful peaces of paper
This video is saving me in 2020, thank you so much!
A brilliant demonstartion of tear down. Really useful
Sir I am unable to open the disk drive screw
I'm here after destroying my cooling fan
Afferin snfjsjngnajwnfn
Same
@@hrishishotte ahhaahhaha
I dont do it
Türkiye 🇹🇷
Help! A cat pissed on my son's keyboard...will this video help me fix it?
How much cost this laptop desktop and key pad set can anyone say
My wife's computer was getting slower and slower so I decided to replace the HDD with a SSD. I struggled to get the case apart until I saw this video. Found the hidden screws and it popped open like a steamed clam. Now that it's open I think I will add a 8 GB RAM. When the RAM arrives I'll put it back together and see how it runs.
1:12 - I cannot unscrew those in my computer. They seem to be pressed in. How do I open that up?
hi, we had the same problem. we even found correct screwdriver which is normally used to open watches. It was too small that we even could not unscrew it, so I bent both screws and then I could grab them with pliers and unscrew them finally
@@EasternUNO Thanks a lot. I actually did not need pliers, once they were bent, I could easily rotate them by hand. This is just a very bad choice of screws from the HP engineers.
@@shishirpokhrel3191 agreed. I wanted to swap HDD for SSD and this was insane operation. Especially with these tiny screws, but we made it :)
@@EasternUNO what does "bent screws" mean?
Excellent video, needed to upgrade to an SSD now my laptop flies 👌🏽
Cheers to TH-cam and you Denis for the the tutorial. This video is going to be absolutely time saver for me also watching in real time how to work on my HP Laptop, a real gem. Many Thanks.
Excellent! a PERFECT TUTORIAL! THANKS a LOT!!! Best Regards from Argentina! You´re a Genius!
This HP was slightly a bit different but generally all the same...the rear hinge covers @ 2:00 mark on mine I had to remove the glued rubber feet first to find a screw underneath them then pop the covers off then remove the other HIDDEN screw!
Is ram upgradable?
Where can I find battery of this laptop , plz help
Hello author, will help to learn the name of the electric stove with 2 USB and card reader на 8:12 - 8:19. USB ports stopped working. low voltage
My dvd/disk drive will not budge at all. Is there any other way to remove it?
The screws under the DVD drive bay are a pain, they look like rivets, but they have the tiniest screw slot i've seen.
Bro you remove that?its really hard😢
good steps thanks - what a complicated little puzzle HP created to get at the HDD
Who else just here to extract the hhd
Me 3 year later
@@liamkevin6054 so true
Same here finally wirred itself to death
yeeep. Should be 4 screws not 90.
So it looks like one of the screws in my disc drive is stripped. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to deal with that?
I have tried different sized screw drivers, but still not able to open the flat screws that are visible after removing the dvd writer. Any tip?
Thank you so much!!!!!! I managed to replace my charger port because of you.
Some middle piece in the top cover(where the casing is )preventing me from getting the entire thing off.What is it a ribbon?
Hey Denis,
When you finally removed the back di you jiggle it towards the hinges, no other clips or tabs?? Thanks
What screwdriver did you use to remove the ones near the cd rom? And where could I find a small one like that?
Your video helped a lot. I was able to fix my laptop. Thanks again
How did you remove it?
I have experience taking apart this type of laptop, however, i dropped it a couple of times and two of the screws (the hidden one under the left hinge cover and the visible one that holds the right hinge cover) won't come out, no matter how many times you revolve the screws- they seem to slide in circles instead of actually unscrewing. Any advice on how to get them out??
thanks for the video ........... what type of ram do i need to get to upgrade ...thank you
Is it possible to give me advice on how to look for a battery for this computer? I have one exactly the same bt im missing the batter and charger..PLEASE HELP
Mine is almost the exact same except the CD drive is different. It's the Canadian version of the laptop. Helped me swap the HDD to an SSD. Thanks
How do you change the God Damn Keyboard, I opened the laptop and the motherboard remains on that part, I assume I will remove everything from it still, I cannot see any way in which I can change the keyboard. I have a Pavilion 15 ab100NQ
th-cam.com/video/_JKv7kdx9vs/w-d-xo.html watch this video is the same method to change the keyboard.
how change the keyboard? or is a one piece with the trackpad?
thankyou for taking the time to post video,was very helpful
What size screwdriver did you use for the screws on the heat sync?
Thank you for this. Had to replace the system fan, while I'm in here, going to up the ram while I'm at it... if I'm able to still get it.
I just need to get to the keyboard. Do i have to remove everything?
Which screws were long and which ones were short?
i need to replace the palmrest do i really have to dismantle everything like this? can i not just take the inside out with it all attached then screw it to the new palmrest?
1:18 is it PH000 screwdriver?
Hi! Is there a m2 connector? I want to add a solid disc and keep the mechanic one too
No m.2 slot in this model. You can use sata SSD
Does it has keyboard backlight?
Pls make video how to upgrade processor this laptop
is it possible to use ssd and hdd on my HP Pavilion 15-p039tx Notebook PC ?
hey nice job! is there a touchpad with 2 mouse button for 15p series? can you take any model and tinker with it?
Had a RAM upgrade for my 2016 HP Pavilion 15 and this was really useful.
Hey my screen broke on it. How much is it to replace and repair it
How do I take out the keyboard? I had it all apart but when it came to where the keyboard was, all I saw were plastic rivets that seemed to hold it in place.
Muchas gracias, yo desarme una hp 14-bs004la y solo quiero informar que no tiene tornillos bajo las gomas.
After removing dvd rom, there is one flat screw under of it. Seems deformed. Does anyone know how to remove deformed screw?
I have no clue it looks like I need the tiniest screwdriver
Pls mention the model name Hp pavilion which series ?
HP PRODUCTS QUALITY HAS FINALLY BECOME LOWER THAN THAT OF CHINESE BRANDS. They should stop selling and just close.
Now, whenever I see somebody using one, can't help but feel pity.
Any chance you got the part number for the screen???
I recently had to switch the screen of my laptop, and ever since it hasn’t been powering on.
Thanks Denis 👏✨✨👏 this was very helpful
Good Video, Can I install "mSATA Half size SSD" hard drive in this type of laptop?? i have "HP pavilion 15-p045tx" laptop. but i don't want to remove inbuild parts like HDD, DVD writer...please awating your good reply..
Is there any way to upgrade the cpu? And add a gpu? Even externally? I dont mind using a seperate power supply for the gpu.
Just have a old laptop and want to do something fun and interesting with it.
Does that specific model have m.2
consulta tengo la misma em intel i5 que memoria ram trae ddr4
I just cannot find my model 15-AU138NG i dont have access to the battery its all inclosed!
There is a tape holding my dvd drive to the laptop... whats sould I do?
bhai mere pass same leptop hai per isko power press karke shut down karna padta hai to help me bro.
Thank you for the video. Question: Replacement keyboards can be bought online for HP-15cc models, without the top cover, but I can't seem to find a way to remove the keyboard from the top cover, and (I think) this wasn't covered in the video. I know the top cover can be bought with a new keyboard already in it, but the individual keyboard is much more affordable.
The problem I'm referring to are the plastic rivets. Why are keyboards being sold online for these laptops, without the top base, if they're physically attached to the top base with plastic rivets?
You need to like fully disassemble it. Besides the KB is like attached to the plastic
@@zxspectrum128 just disattach them from the rivots.
GREAT Video. This should helps me to repair my Laptop.