Fixing a HP/Compaq laptop yourself? Need some help with taking the laptop apart? Here are links to manuals with step-by-step disassembly instructions. All these manuals are available from the HP website.
Here’s how to get the manual:
1. Follow the link
2. Select your model
3. Go to manuals
4. Find the maintenance and service guide and open it up (pdf file, some of them are huge)
5. Go to Removal and Replacement procedures chapter, you’ll find disassembly instructions in there
Manuals for the following Compaq Armada Notebook PC series. Get maintenance and service guide.
Compaq Armada 110, Compaq Armada 110s, Compaq Armada 1100, Compaq Armada 1500, Compaq Armada 1500c, Compaq Armada 1700, Compaq Armada 1750, Compaq Armada 3500, Compaq Armada 4100, Compaq Armada 4200, Compaq Armada 6500, Armada 7300, Compaq rmada 7400, Compaq Armada 7700, Compaq Armada 7800, Compaq Armada e500, Compaq Armada e500s, Compaq Armada E700, Compaq Armada m300, Compaq Armada m700, Compaq Armada SB, Compaq Armada V300
Manuals for the following Compaq Evo Notebook PC series. Get maintenance and service guide.
Compaq Evo n150, Compaq Evo n160, Compaq Evo n180, Compaq Evo n400c, Compaq Evo n410c, Compaq Evo n600c, Compaq Evo n610c, Compaq Evo n610v, Compaq Evo n620c, Compaq Evo n800c, Compaq Evo n800v, Compaq Evo n800w, Compaq Evo n1000c, Compaq Evo n1000v, Compaq Evo n1005v, Compaq Evo n1010v, Compaq Evo n1015v, Compaq Evo n1020v, Compaq Evo n1050v, Compaq Evo n200, Compaq Evo n110, Compaq vo n115
Manuals for the following HP Compaq Notebook PC series. Get maintenance and service guide.
HP Compaq 2400, HP Compaq 4400, HP Compaq 6100, HP Compaq 6200, HP Compaq 6300, HP Compaq 6305, HP Compaq 7400, HP Compaq 8200, HP Compaq 8400, HP Compaq 9400, HP Compaq nc4000, HP Compaq nc4010, HP Compaq nc4200, HP Compaq nc6000, HP Compaq nc6400, HP Compaq nc8000, HP Compaq nw8000, HP Compaq nw8240, HP Compaq nx4300, HP Compaq nx4800, HP Compaq nx4820, HP Compaq nx5000, HP Compaq nx6130, HP Compaq nx7000, HP Compaq nx7010, HP Compaq nx7100, HP Compaq nx7200, HP Compaq nx7220, HP Compaq nx7300, HP Compaq nx9000, HP Compaq nx9005, HP Compaq nx9008, HP Compaq nx9010, HP Compaq nx9020, HP Compaq nx9030, HP Compaq nx9040, HP Compaq nx9100, HP Compaq nx9105, HP Compaq nx9110, HP Compaq nx9500, HP Compaq nx9500A, HP Compaq nx9600
Manuals for the following HP Pavilion Notebook PC series. Get maintenance and service guide.
HP Pavilion de2000, HP Pavilion dv1000, HP Pavilion dv2000, HP Pavilion dv4000, HP Pavilion dv5000, HP Pavilion dv6000, HP Pavilion dv8000m, HP Pavilion dv9000, HP Pavilion n Notebook PC series, HP Pavilion tx1000, HP Pavilion xf Notebook PC series, HP Pavilion xh Notebook PC series, HP Pavilion xt Notebook PC series, HP Pavilion xu Notebook PC series, HP Pavilion xz Notebook PC series, HP Pavilion zd7000, HP Pavilion zd8000, HP Pavilion ze1000, HP Pavilion ze2000, HP Pavilion ze4000, HP Pavilion ze5000, HP Pavilion zt1000, HP Pavilion zt3000, HP Pavilion zu1000, HP Pavilion zv5000, HP Pavilion zv6000, HP Pavilion zx5000
Manuals for the following HP Presario Notebook PC series. Get maintenance and service guide.
Compaq Presario 300, Compaq Presario 700, Compaq Presario 800, Compaq Presario 900, Compaq Presario 1000, Compaq Presario 1100, Compaq Presario 1200, Compaq Presario 1400, Compaq Presario 1500, Compaq Presario 1600, Compaq Presario 1700, Compaq Presario 1800, Compaq Presario 1900, Compaq Presario 2100, Compaq Presario 2200, Compaq Presario 2500, Compaq Presario 2700, Compaq Presario 2800, Compaq Presario 3000, Compaq Presario B1000, Compaq Presario B2000, Compaq Presario B3000, Compaq Presario C300, Compaq Presario C500, Compaq Presario F500, Compaq Presario M2000, Compaq Presario R3000, Compaq Presario R4000, Compaq Presario V1000, Compaq Presario V2000, Compaq Presario V3000, Compaq Presario V4000, Compaq Presario V5000, Compaq Presario V6000, Compaq Presario X1000, Compaq Presario X1100, Compaq Presario X1200, Compaq Presario X1300, Compaq Presario X1400, Presario X1500, Compaq Presario X6000
Manuals for the following HP Special Edition Notebook PCs. Get maintenance and service guide.
Special Edition L2000 CTO Notebook PC, Special Edition L2005A3, Special Edition L2005A4, Special Edition L2005CL, Special Edition L2005CM, Special Edition L2005CO, Special Edition L2005CU, Special Edition L2005CX, Special Edition L2005US, Special Edition L2098XX, Special Edition L2099XX, Special Edition L2105CA, Special Edition L2105CL, Special Edition L2105NR, Special Edition L2205NR, Special Edition L2300 CTO Notebook PC, Special Edition L2310CU
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April 8th, 2007 at 7:42 am
Thank you cj2600!
If the rubber cup underneath is damaged, will the new keyboard bought from a company that sells spare parts include a new rubber cup layout?
Much thanks!!
Sarah
April 2nd, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Jim Hinds,
If there is nothing wrong with the laptop, you should be able to boot even if the battery is dead or removed.
April 2nd, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Should the computer boot using the a/c adapter/charger if the battery is completely dead or removed?
March 29th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Levi,
Did you try moving the memory module from one slot to another. Maybe one memory slot on the motherboard is defective.
Also, find a test the laptop with a known good memory stick.
March 29th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Sarah,
You can search for missing keys here and install them as I described in this post. Hope it helps.
March 29th, 2007 at 6:48 am
I have just had a Compaq Presario M2000 handed to me with the words “it doesn’t work”. With both the power cable plugged in and not plugged in, it doesn’t boot. It has power as indicated by the power light, but that is all it does, power on. there are two leds blinking, one above the scroll [num lk] button and one next to the caps lock button. The hard drive does not power on, and the DVD ROM acts like its going to then stops, and repeats this over and over. It initially beeped twice when it was first powered on, but after removing and reseating the ram that stopped. As it sits right now there is nothing but one stick of ram in it, no HD, no DVD, the needed hardware to get it started. I’m stumped at this point. Also odd note, compaq says these are all intel, but this one has a Mobile Sempon Sticker on it. Any ideas?
March 28th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Does sombody know how too take apart a hp ze2000 for fixing my fan. I`w scruwed out all the scruw`s but the bottom of the computer still stuck does eny people her hawe a link to a video to do this??
Thanks.
March 26th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Does anyone knows where to find the disassembly instructions for the Compaq Presario 900?, the service manual is not available on the HP website that are mentioned on the links
March 26th, 2007 at 7:23 am
Hello! Your site is excellent, I just discovered it via google and it’s very very helpful. Question -> brother broke the 1, 2, alt, ctrl, ?, and I key. Many of the parts are lost. I took it to the shop, but since I’m overseas, they were very unexperienced, and weren’t quite sure what to do, told me I’d have to buy an entire new laptop keyboard similar to it for 1000 sr, which is really really expensive and won’t come for 2 weeks, I dunno what’s the deal. Also, super glue spilled on the underside of the I key which remained exposed cause the actual key is gone – which, although I attempted to remove it with acetone, I couldn’t get a hold of the acetone till the next day, and it was already dried and ruined, now the key requires an extra push when typing and has a lot of friction, which is super irritating and inefficient.
Is there anything else I could try or should I just take the plunge and put my precious laptop in these guys’ hands? It’s still under warranty, but the warranty isn’t honored in a different country, only the country you bought it in, unfortunately. Thanks for any help, much much appreciated =)
March 20th, 2007 at 7:45 am
i am searching for my laptop software and operatindg system HP Pavilion dv500