HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 inch Chromebook solid state drive replacement

Step-by-step HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 inch Chromebook solid state drive replacement rewritten in our own words from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide, with page citations.

On this page
  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 32–33). 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 Elite Dragonfly 13.5 inch Chromebook. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 inch Chromebook solid-state drive replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 32 of its maintenance and service guide, and the spare-part table for this part is on printed page 32.

tools and parts

  • Nonconductive, nonmarking pry tool, Magnetic Phillips P1 drivers and Tweezers
  • Static-safe work surface
  • N13460-001 - 512 GB. Source: printed page 32.
  • N13459-001 - 256 GB. Source: printed page 32.
  • N13458-001 - 128 GB. Source: printed page 32.

preparation

HP prints its tools list and its handling and electrostatic-discharge cautions on printed page 17. 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

  1. Lift cover off the top of the drive. (printed page 32).
  2. Take out the Phillips M2.0 × 2.0 screw or Phillips M1.6 × 1.3 screw (2230) that holds the drive (1). (printed page 32).
  3. Pull drive away from the socket to remove it. (printed page 32).
  4. When installing drive, be sure thermal pad is installed on drive. (printed page 33).

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-elite-dragonfly-13-5-inch-chromebook-solid-state-drive-replacement-p32

Key facts

HP document part number
N10622-001
Model
HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 inch Chromebook
Release year
2022
Screen size
13.5"
Printed pages
32–33