HP EliteBook x360 830 G8 WWAN antennas replacement

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

Part you needM46052-001HP WWAN antenna cables, Aux2 M46052-001 for the HP EliteBook x360 830 G8
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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 50). 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 WWAN antennas replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 50 of its maintenance and service guide, and the spare-part table for this part is on printed page 50.

Tools and parts

  • Screwdrivers and a non-marking pry tool as HP lists for this procedure
  • Static-safe work surface
  • M46052-001 - WWAN antennas (aux 2). Source: printed page 50.
  • M46053-001 - WWAN antennas (aux 3). Source: printed page 50.

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. Take the left speaker holder (1). (printed page 50).
  2. Peel the right and left antennas off the machine (2). (printed page 50).
  3. Take the leads out of the routing under the speaker holder as well as through the channel in the speaker (3). (printed page 50).
  4. Fit the replacement part by working back through the printed removal steps (printed page 50).

Parts this procedure uses

Manufacturer manual

HP Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, HP). Machine-readable copy: /api/guides/hp-elitebook-x360-830-g8-wwan-antennas-replacement-p50

Key facts

HP document part number
M17156-002
Model
HP EliteBook x360 830 G8
Release year
2021
Screen size
13.3"
Printed pages
50