HP Chromebook x360 14c battery replacement

Step-by-step HP Chromebook x360 14c battery replacement rewritten in our own words from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide, with page citations.

Part you needM12585-005HP battery M12585-005 for the HP Chromebook x360 14c
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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 25–26). 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 x360 14c. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP Chromebook x360 14c battery replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 25 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

preparation

HP prints its tools list and its handling and electrostatic-discharge cautions on printed page 15. Its preparation for disassembly is on printed page 23: 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 battery cable from the system board (1). (printed page 25).
  2. Take out the five Phillips M2.0 × 3.0 screws that hold the battery to the computer. (printed page 25).
  3. Lift the battery out of the computer (3). (printed page 26).
  4. Put the battery back by repeating the printed removal moves in the opposite order (printed page 26).

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-x360-14c-battery-replacement-p25

Key facts

HP document part number
M46898-001
Model
HP Chromebook x360 14c
Release year
2021
Screen size
14"
Printed pages
25–26