How To Dismantle / Disassemble any HP Pavilion 15 series laptop - Upgrade HD, RAM, Screen etc

Complete dismantling / disassembly of an HP Pavilion 15 series laptop.
Hard drive or RAM upgrade, screen,, power jack, fan, heatsink, keyboard/touchpad replacement all shown.
Re-assembly is the reverse of dismantling so just reverse the steps.
Please use an earth strap before handling the internal components -this was a dead laptop so I didn't bother.
Dismantle your laptop at your own risk

[lacusclyne]

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!

[MusicalBloodDrop]

Thank you for this video! This will be the first time I've disassembled a laptop, the instructions are very clear and concise!

[Fodi_be]

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!

[medoravandenburgh]

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.

[Protoman]

What is the point size on the screws close by the cd dvd drive I might have to order a set

[JamesPlaysGames]

Thanks for the help. Too bad I don't have small screwdrivers to remove the metallic screws under the CD drive

[naelair]

I will never own another HP computer - two lemons in a row!

[somebodyfaraway]

1:15 there is no way im ever getting these screws out... ive been trying for 20mins straight, they wont even budge

[ianl]

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.

[kkpw]

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.

[johnmathias]

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.

[PatGarvey]

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. !

[simonbrogden]

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 !

[G.I.Csonka]

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.

[mesaialih]

What about keyboard? How do you remove the keypads? Lol, i'm stuck

[brainrides]

Thanks for this especially pointing out hidden screws.
My daughter spilled wster on my laptop. I took it apart, dried it still works!

[polog]

What screwdriver do I use for those tiny flat screw in the dvd area. Smallest I have is a T10

[bpjog]

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!

[troyh]

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.

[muizzsiddique]

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.