HP ProBook 650 G2 optical drive replacement

Step-by-step HP ProBook 650 G2 optical drive 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 46–47). 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 650 G2. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP ProBook 650 G2 Notebook PC optical drive replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 46 of its maintenance and service guide.

tools and parts

  • Flat-bladed drivers, Magnetic drivers and Phillips P0 and P1 drivers
  • Static-safe work surface
  • No spare part number for this component was found in the cached manual

preparation

HP prints its tools list and its handling and electrostatic-discharge cautions on printed page 32. Work on a grounded, static-safe surface, keep screws grouped by the position they came from, and handle boards and modules by their edges.

replacement

  1. Take out 1 Phillips M2.0x8 screw (1). (printed page 46).
  2. Take out the optical drive (2). (printed page 47).
  3. Put the optical drive back by repeating the printed removal moves in the opposite order (printed page 47).

Manufacturer manual

HP Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, HP). Machine-readable copy: /api/guides/hp-probook-650-g2-optical-drive-replacement-p46

Key facts

HP document part number
839485-001
Model
HP ProBook 650 G2
Release year
2015
Screen size
15.6"
Printed pages
46–47