HP Chromebook 11a display assembly replacement

Step-by-step HP Chromebook 11a display assembly replacement rewritten in our own words from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide, with page citations.

Part you needM15719-001HP 11.6-inch display panel M15719-001 for the HP Chromebook 11a
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  1. Applies to
  2. tools and parts
  3. preparation
  4. replacement
  5. Part numbers in our catalog
  6. Manufacturer manual
Source: steps rewritten in our own words (no more than 8 words in a row copied; part numbers, screw sizes and warnings kept as printed) from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, printed pages 28–35). Not bench-tested. We have not performed this repair; keep HP's manual open for its illustrations. Scope restrictions below are part of the guide: do not apply it to other models, generations or configurations. Service manuals are written for trained technicians; work at your own risk.

Labels: DOCUMENTED = taken from HP's manual; PROPOSED = our own joining or ordering of HP's directions, not an HP instruction; UNPERFORMED = a suggested check that has not been carried out.

Applies to

HP Chromebook 11a. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP Chromebook® 11a display assembly replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 28 of its maintenance and service guide.

tools and parts

  • Nonconductive, nonmarking pry tool and Magnetic Phillips P1 drivers
  • Static-safe work surface
  • No spare part number for this component was found in the cached manual

preparation

HP prints its tools list and its handling and electrostatic-discharge cautions on printed page 13. Its preparation for disassembly is on printed page 18: power the unit down through the operating system, unplug the power cord and detach every external device before opening it. Work on a grounded, static-safe surface, keep screws grouped by the position they came from, and handle boards and modules by their edges.

replacement

  1. Detach the display cable from the system board. (printed page 28).
  2. Detach the WLAN antenna cables from the terminals on the WLAN module. (printed page 28).
  3. Detach the camera cable from the system board. (printed page 28).
  4. Let go of tape holds camera wire and antenna cables to computer, and then remove cables from the retention clips. (printed page 28).
  5. Take out the four Phillips M2.5 × 5.0 screws that hold the display to the computer. (printed page 28).
  6. Open computer (2), and then separate display from the computer (3). (printed page 29).
  7. If display assembly subcomponents have to be replaced: a. Work flat non-marking tool () under top edge () of bezel to free it from display assembly. b. Release left and right edges of the display bezel from the display assembly. (printed page 29).
  8. If you need to remove display panel: a. Take out four Phillips M2.0 × 3.0 screws hold display panel to the display rear cover. b. (printed page 30).
  9. If you need to remove hinges from the display rear cover: a. Take out the six Phillips M2.6 × 2.8 screws that hold the hinges to the display rear cover. b. Take out the display hinges (2). (printed page 31).
  10. Use following illustration to determine proper cable routing along the left and right hinges of the display. (printed page 32).
  11. If you need to remove camera module: a. Release camera cable from the adhesive that holds it to the inside of the display rear panel (1). b. (printed page 33).
  12. If you need to remove display cable, remove cable from clips along the bottom of the display rear panel (1), and then remove the cable (2). (printed page 34).
  13. If you need to remove antennas from the display rear cover: a. Take out the aerial cables away off the clips along the left side of the panel rear cover. b. Peel the antennas from the cover, and then remove the antennas and cables (3). (printed page 34).
  14. Put the display assembly back by repeating the printed removal moves in the opposite order (printed page 35).

Part numbers in our catalog

Check each part page for its source and variant notes before ordering.

Manufacturer manual

HP Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, HP). Machine-readable copy: /api/guides/hp-chromebook-11a-display-assembly-replacement-p28

Key facts

HP document part number
M17965-001
Model
HP Chromebook 11a
Release year
2020
Screen size
11.6"
Printed pages
28–35