HP Pavilion X360 Laptop keyboard and back light replacement

In this video I replace the keyboard and back light on a HP Pavilion X360 laptop. If you're laptop is like this where the keyboard is held in place with plastic rivets I recommend replacing the palm rest as a complete piece. The trackpad can be easily moved over because it is held in by screws but putting the keyboard back in place in a laptop made like this is very difficult and you may not end up for a perfect fit.

Tools used in this video you can buy:
This is the powered screwdriver I use in the video. Hitachi DB3DL2

This is the one I have. It has the same 64bit set along with some other useful tools and a carrying case.

[harrisonsmith]

Good video for this particular HP Pavilion x360 model. My model, Pavilion x360 14t-Dh is ENTIRELY different so I damaged the palmrest using these instructions. If you have a 14t, DO NOT TRY TO SEPARATE the top - it is glued together. Remove the ONLY THE BOTTOM to get access to the integrated palmrest and keyboard. Then unscrew the touchpad control, mainboard, audio board, power switch, etc to isolate the keyboard and palmrest assembly. If you're feeling bold, you could replace just the keyboard by removing the plastic pop rivets to gain access to the keyboard itself. I use hot glue on the pop rivet points when reassembling but very time consuming. I hope to do video for this 14t- dh series - Hooper Computers.

[tnd]

Thank you for the video....I just fixed the keyboard on my hp laptop while watching your instructions.... Prefect!
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[matthewhitchcock]

Thanks for the video, this is a tedious job, I've done many of these and I get why you don't buy the panel including keyboard as the price is a little too expensive. When putting it back together after I replaced the metal plate I used a little dab of glue from a glue gun and pasted it flat with a spatula as well as melting the plastic that did remain. Once I tried melting the plastic rivets with a soldering iron to remove the keyboard but that made it too hard to install the new keyboard as the plastics rivets became blobs at the top, so it was just easier in the long run to just lever it off gently with plastic flying everywhere.

[damianallen]

Huge thanks!! Just replaced the keyboard on the laptop and added backlighting as the previous keyboard was missing this for some reason. Life saver!

[OsxEnWindows]

Very helpful video, thank you. I had to do the same replacement, I was a little bit more careful, so the plate wasn't bend like yours and I just put everything back in place without soldering, tape or glue. The laptop works fine again, and you cannot see the keyboard has been replaced, also the backlight works. The original keyboard wasn't working anymore because liquid got spilled on it.

[dangrove]

Great instructional! Thank you! As Chip Gunter did, I also soldered what was left on the plastic rivets and it held everything together nicely. I didn't have a soldering iron so I used a butane torch to heat a small flat-head screwdriver tip. Which, I think, worked slightly better as you have more control over the melting thereof. The flat tip could be dragged across the plastic nicely.

[zzotherlandzz]

I always use a solder iron and melt the rivets and then pull the keyboard off of the Palm rest. And then when I put the new keyboard in, I kind of use the iron to plastic solder the keyboard back on.

[michaelnoall]

Nice video, but I have a suggestion. I use rubber cement on all the rivets and on the inner metal plate to make sure it is more secure. Rubber cement is good for flexibility. Keep up the good work.

[dlangsr]

Thanks for the video. Nice job. I use a Dremel to get the heads off and then blow off the scrap with compressed air.

[chriskukowski]

Thank you for making this! I just got one of these in to fix and this is going to make my life a lot easier.

[oppdxes]

Sometimes I will use a Hako 936 solder pencil to remove the plastic rivets. The heat temperature level is adjustable.

[joexg]

WoW ! What a job well done Sir. Don’t know what you charged but it was well worth it.

[migsycee]

great video Michael as always, OEM's just love making our job even harder

[TV-rxnf]

Pro tip: after everything is put back together. Take the end of a small pen (or similar) and just push down in the gaps between the keys. You should hear plenty of snapping sounds of things going back together.

[douglasmarsh]

wow the key board looks like a pain. great job.

[yeduru]

can you share me the keyboard online purchase link

[karengius]

I have an HP Pavilion x360 m3 convertible, I just replaced the fan and the battery but now my keyboard isn't working. I've checked the ribbons under the keyboard and everything is plugged in correctly. May I please have some direction to fix this issue?

[imagemobilesmanjeriit]

Hi,
I have hp 360 convertible laptop
Now I am facing a issue on that,
When I convert 360 degree mode still have working keyboard and touchpad, so please can you help me for how to disable that

[AM-rhor]

Can you teach us how to get Led light keyboard from a Laptop 14 inch to another Laptop 14 inch too (doesn't have backlit keyboard)

[justineberthold]

Bonjour, ou pouvons nous trouver un clavier de remplacement ? Pour la suisse