HP EliteBook x360 830 G8 system board replacement

Step-by-step HP EliteBook x360 830 G8 system board replacement rewritten in our own words from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide, with page citations.

Part you needM46075-601HP motherboard M46075-601 for the HP EliteBook x360 830 G8
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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 52–54). 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 x360 830 G8. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP EliteBook x360 830 G8 Notebook PC system board replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 52 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 23. Its preparation for disassembly is on printed page 30: 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 antenna cables from the WWAN module (1). (printed page 52).
  2. Lift the cables off the clips in the plastic bracket (2). (printed page 52).
  3. Take out five Phillips M2.0 × 4.0 screws hold bracket to system board, and then remove the bracket. (printed page 52).
  4. Take out four Phillips M2.0 × 4.0 screws hold metal bracket to system board, and then remove the bracket. (printed page 52).
  5. Detach the following cables from the system board: (printed page 52).
  6. Take out the SIM card insert from the computer (1). (printed page 53).
  7. Take out the three Phillips M2.0 × 2.0 screws that hold the system board to the computer. (printed page 53).
  8. Lift side of system board upward (1), and then pull system board away from connectors on the side of the computer to take out it (2). (printed page 54).
  9. Put the system board back by repeating the printed removal moves in the opposite order (printed page 54).

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-x360-830-g8-system-board-replacement-p52

Key facts

HP document part number
M17156-002
Model
HP EliteBook x360 830 G8
Release year
2021
Screen size
13.3"
Printed pages
52–54

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