HP ProBook 440 G3 keyboard replacement

Step-by-step HP ProBook 440 G3 keyboard replacement rewritten in our own words from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide, with page citations.

Part you need826367-001HP keyboard (US) 826367-001 for the HP ProBook 440 G3
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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 42–45). 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 ProBook 440 G3. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP ProBook 440 G3 Notebook PC keyboard replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 42 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 42).
  • Keyboard, backlit - HP prints no single spare part number for this option, so no part number is published (printed page 42).

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 out the 2 Phillips PM2.5×5.0 screws that hold the keyboard to the computer. (printed page 42).
  2. Open the machine and place it at its side with the bottom toward you. (printed page 43).
  3. Seat a tool into the access hole inside the bottom of the machine and push to disengage the keyboard (printed page 43).
  4. Lift the top of the keyboard upward (1) (printed page 44).
  5. rotate the keyboard until it sits on the palm rest (1). (printed page 44).
  6. If applicable, disconnect the backlight cable by raising the connector latch (2), and then disconnect the (printed page 44).
  7. Detach the keyboard lead by lifting the connector latch (4), and after that detach the keyboard lead from the main board (5). (printed page 45).
  8. Take out the keyboard. (printed page 45).
  9. Fit the replacement part by working back through the printed removal steps (printed page 45).

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-probook-440-g3-keyboard-replacement-p42

Key facts

HP document part number
824566-001
Model
HP ProBook 440 G3
Release year
2015
Screen size
14"
Printed pages
42–45

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