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Anybody know how to take apart an HP laptop without mangling the screw covers?
Posted on 04/09/2011 3:51:37 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
I bought an HP Probook 4525s from Newegg for $399 a couple of weeks ago. It's a lot of bang for the buck, and you can call HP to get the restore disks for 32- and 64-bit Windows 7 Pro. I bought 4GB of RAM, but the first step in taking the thing apart is to remove the mylar covers over some screws in the back.
I can do this, but the only way I see to remove the mylar covers is to destroy them.
Should I just destroy them? I hate boogering up a brand new computer.
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Probably not what you need, huh? :)
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posted on
04/09/2011 3:55:37 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Where do YOU stand in your relationship with God???)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: E. Pluribus Unum
isn’t there a separate panel for access to the meymory boards? We have three HP laptops and each has a panel in the base to access memory. The diagram you are showing lookes like removal of the bas of the laptop itself.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
32 bit will only manage about 3.5 gigs of RAM.
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posted on
04/09/2011 3:58:27 PM PDT
by
RobertClark
(On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
IBTJ - In Before The Jokers!
To: RobertClark
I thought of that. That’s why I got the 64-bit disks from HP.
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posted on
04/09/2011 3:59:29 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("...crush the bourgeoisie... between the millstones of taxation and inflation." --Vladimir Lenin)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
RAM access is under the keyboard - remove from topside.
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:00:33 PM PDT
by
RobertClark
(On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.)
To: Always Independent
That is from the HP repair manual. You have to take the whole thing apart. This is classified as business computer, and they don’t expect the consumer to be messing with it.
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:01:37 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("...crush the bourgeoisie... between the millstones of taxation and inflation." --Vladimir Lenin)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:02:06 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(DBKP ~ Death By 1000 Papercuts)
To: RobertClark
RAM access is under the keyboard - remove from topside. I got that straight from HP's service manual
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:03:26 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("...crush the bourgeoisie... between the millstones of taxation and inflation." --Vladimir Lenin)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I just did this....on a Thinkpad. Sorry I have no clue on an HP.
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:04:24 PM PDT
by
Drango
(NO-vember is payback for April 15th)
To: pennboricua
I appreciate the thought, but they are all freaking different.
Actually, this isn't a technical question. It's just how to remove the damned mylar covers without destroying them.
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:05:38 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("...crush the bourgeoisie... between the millstones of taxation and inflation." --Vladimir Lenin)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
You could try to heat the mylar covers with a heat gun or hair dryer to loosen the adhesive. If the adhesive is loosened by the heat they should easily peel off.
In that way you might be able to put them back afterward. Heat them again and stick them back on.
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:06:00 PM PDT
by
raybbr
(People who still support Obama are either a Marxist or a moron.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I’ve been putting off getting dual cores & etc. for a long time. How does this compare to a good old 3GHz single core running sweetly (if you can remember!)?
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:08:01 PM PDT
by
Christian Engineer Mass
(25ish Cambridge MA grad student. Many conservative Christians my age out there? __ Click my name)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
This site has pretty good tutorials:
Inside My Laptop
I didn't see one for the model you mentioned, but they might have one for a close model or Compac version of the same machine.
To: E. Pluribus Unum
There are three screws directly under the battery and one on each side under the mylar / rubber covers. Just use a pin or your thumb nail to pull them off (you can reapply them later if you would like with a dab of glue - most people just leave them off). Then turn over and open the laptop up. The plastic cover at the top of the keyboard will lift straight up. Removing it will reveal two screws (one at the top corner on each side of the keyboard) - remove them and then slide the keyboard forward (it will be tight) doing so will allow you to lift out the keyboard and access the RAM. Reverse to reassemble.
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:13:41 PM PDT
by
RobertClark
(On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I bought an HP Probook ... a couple of weeks ago.
I think you'll void your warranty if you screw around - no pun intended.
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:29:38 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER HP PIECE O CRAP EVER AGAIN
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:48:28 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(Job #1 DEFUND THE LEFT Palin/Bachman 2012 -Unbeatable Ticket)
To: raybbr
You could try to heat the mylar covers with a heat gun or hair dryer ... ... and make toasted cheese sandwiches at the same time.
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posted on
04/09/2011 4:50:52 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
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