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 ProBook 430 G3. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.
HP ProBook 430 G3 Notebook PC keyboard replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 44 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
- Keyboard, no backlight - HP prints no single spare part number for this option, so no part number is published (printed page 44).
- Keyboard, backlit - HP prints no single spare part number for this option, so no part number is published (printed page 44).
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
- Take out the 2 Phillips PM2.5×5.0 screws that hold the keyboard to the computer. (printed page 44).
- Open the machine and place it at its side with the bottom toward you. (printed page 45).
- Seat a tool into the access hole inside the bottom of the machine and push to disengage the keyboard (printed page 45).
- Lift the top of the keyboard upward (1) (printed page 46).
- rotate the keyboard until it sits on the palm rest (1). (printed page 46).
- Detach the keyboard lead by lifting the connector latch (2), and after that detach the keyboard lead from the main board (3). (printed page 46).
- If applicable, disconnect the backlight cable by raising the connector latch (4), and then disconnect the (printed page 47).
- Take out the keyboard. (printed page 47).
- Fit the replacement part by working back through the printed removal steps (printed page 47).
Part numbers in our catalog
- HP keyboard (US) 826367-001 (826367-001)
- HP keyboard (US) 826368-001 (826368-001)
- HP Keyboard without backlight, cable included 826367-xxx (826367-xxx)
- HP Backlit keyboard, cable included 826368-xxx (826368-xxx)
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-probook-430-g3-keyboard-replacement-p44