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 Plus 14 inch. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.
HP Chromebook Plus 14 inch heat sink replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 40 of its maintenance and service guide.
tools and parts
- Tweezers, 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
P84303-001- Heat sink, 15 W (includes replacement thermal material). Source: printed page 40.
preparation
HP prints its tools list and its handling and electrostatic-discharge cautions on printed page 18. Its preparation for disassembly is on printed page 26: 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
- In order indicated on heat sink, remove four Phillips M2.0 × 4.0 screws that hold the heat sink to the computer. (printed page 40).
- Take out the two Phillips M2.0 × 4.0 screws from the bracket that holds the heatsink, and then remove the bracket (3). (printed page 40).
- Take out the heat sink from the computer. (printed page 40).
- Thoroughly clean thermal material from surfaces of the heat sink (printed page 40).
- Put the heat sink back by repeating the printed removal moves in the opposite order (printed page 41).
Part numbers in our catalog
- HP heat sink P84303-001 (P84303-001)
- HP heat sink P84720-001 (P84720-001)
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-plus-14-inch-heat-sink-replacement-p40