HP ProBook 470 G4 touchpad assembly replacement

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

On this page
  1. Applies to
  2. tools and parts
  3. preparation
  4. replacement
  5. 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 52–61). 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 touchpad assembly replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 60 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

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.

  1. Position the top cover upside-down. (printed page 52).

replacement

  1. Take out the 4 Phillips PM2.5×3.0 screws that hold the TouchPad to the top cover. (printed page 60).
  2. Detach the lead from the connector on the TouchPad (2). (printed page 60).
  3. Rotate the top of the TouchPad upward (3) (printed page 60).
  4. If you need to replace the TouchPad assembly lead, remark how it is routed inside the top cover (5). (printed page 61).
  5. Fit the replacement part by working back through the printed removal steps (printed page 61).

Manufacturer manual

HP Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, HP). Machine-readable copy: /api/guides/hp-probook-470-g4-touchpad-assembly-replacement-p60

Key facts

HP document part number
903120-001
Model
HP ProBook 470 G4
Release year
2016
Screen size
17.3"
Printed pages
52–61

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