HP EliteBook 830 G5 touchpad button board replacement

Step-by-step HP EliteBook 830 G5 touchpad button board replacement rewritten in our own words from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide, with page citations.

Part you needL19426-001HP TouchPad button board L19426-001 for the HP EliteBook 830 G5
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  1. Applies to
  2. Tools and parts
  3. Preparation
  4. Replacement
  5. Parts this procedure uses
  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 62). 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 830 G5. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP EliteBook 830 G5 Notebook PC touchpad button board replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 62 of its maintenance and service guide.

Tools and parts

  • Screwdrivers and a non-marking pry tool as HP lists for this procedure
  • Static-safe work surface
  • L19426-001 - TouchPad button board. Source: printed page 62.

Preparation

Save your work and shut the computer down through the operating system, unplug AC power and every external device, and work on a clean, grounded, ESD-protected surface while sorting each screw by its original location. Handle every cable by its connector and put each one back in its own place during reassembly.

Replacement

  1. Detach the TouchPad button board lead from the ZIF connector on the TouchPad (1). (printed page 62).
  2. Take out the four Phillips M2.0x3.0 screws that hold the board to the computer, and then remove (printed page 62).
  3. Fit the replacement part by working back through the printed removal steps (printed page 62).

Parts this procedure uses

Manufacturer manual

HP Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, HP). Machine-readable copy: /api/guides/hp-elitebook-830-g5-touchpad-button-board-replacement-p62

Key facts

HP document part number
L12986-002
Model
HP EliteBook 830 G5
Release year
2018
Screen size
13.3"
Printed pages
62