HP EliteBook 820 G2 top cover replacement

Step-by-step HP EliteBook 820 G2 top cover replacement rewritten in our own words from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide, with page citations.

Part you need783215-001HP Top cover 783215-001 for the HP EliteBook 820 G2
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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 57–60). 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 EliteBook 820 G2. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP EliteBook 820 G2 Notebook PC and top cover replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 57 of its maintenance and service guide, and the spare-part table for this part is on printed page 57.

tools and parts

  • Flat-bladed screw driver, Magnetic screw driver and Phillips P0 screw driver
  • Static-safe work surface
  • 783215-001 - Top cover. Source: printed page 57.

preparation

HP prints its tools list and its handling and electrostatic-discharge cautions on printed page 32. 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. Close computer. 2. Turn computer upside down with the front toward you. (printed page 57).
  2. Set the computer on its face with the front toward you. (printed page 57).
  3. Take out the Phillips PM2.0×3.25 screw that holds the display panel cable bracket and display panel lead to the system board. (printed page 57).
  4. Take out the display panel cable bracket (2). (printed page 57).
  5. Detach the display panel cable from the system board. (printed page 58).
  6. Take out the following rubber screw covers: This screw cover has “1” marking on the inside of the cover These screw covers have “2” marking on the inside of the cover These screw covers have “3” marking on the inside of the cover (printed page 58).
  7. Take out the card reader bezel from the card reader slot. (printed page 58).
  8. Take out the ten Torx T8M2.5×6.5 screws that hold the top cover to the base enclosure. (printed page 59).
  9. Take out the following screws that hold the top cover to the base enclosure: One Phillips PM2.0×6.5 screw Three Phillips PM2.5×4.5 screws Two Phillips PM2.0×3.0 screws (printed page 59).
  10. Take out the two Phillips PM2.5×4.5 screws that hold the top cover to the base enclosure. (printed page 59).
  11. Take out the top cover (2). (printed page 60).
  12. Put the top cover back by repeating the printed removal moves in the opposite order (printed page 60).

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-elitebook-820-g2-notebook-pc-and-top-cover-replacement-p57

Key facts

HP document part number
791152-002
Model
HP EliteBook 820 G2
Release year
2015
Screen size
12.5"
Printed pages
57–60

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