HP ProBook 470 G4 keyboard replacement

Step-by-step HP ProBook 470 G4 keyboard replacement rewritten in our own words from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide, with page citations.

Part you need827028-001HP US keyboard with cable, no backlight for the HP ProBook 470 G4
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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 41–43). 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 470 G4. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP ProBook 470 G4 Notebook PC keyboard replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 41 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 41).
  • Keyboard, backlit - HP prints no single spare part number for this option, so no part number is published (printed page 41).

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 PM2.5×7.0 screws that hold the keyboard to the computer (1). (printed page 41).
  2. Seat a tool into the access hole inside the bottom of the machine (next to the hard drive bay) as well as push to disengage the keyboard away from the top cover (2). (printed page 42).
  3. Lift the top of the keyboard upward (1) (printed page 42).
  4. Detach the keyboard lead by lifting the connector latch (1), and after that detach the keyboard lead from the main board (2). (printed page 43).
  5. If applicable, disconnect the backlight cable by raising the connector latch (3), and then disconnect the (printed page 43).
  6. Take off the keyboard (5). (printed page 43).
  7. Fit the replacement part by working back through the printed removal steps (printed page 43).

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-470-g4-keyboard-replacement-p41

Key facts

HP document part number
903120-001
Model
HP ProBook 470 G4
Release year
2016
Screen size
17.3"
Printed pages
41–43

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