HP ZBook 15 G3 graphics board replacement

Step-by-step HP ZBook 15 G3 graphics board replacement rewritten in our own words from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide, with page citations.

Part you need848261-001HP NVIDIA Quadro M1000M graphics board 848261-001 for the HP ZBook 15 G3
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  1. Applies to
  2. tools and parts
  3. preparation
  4. replacement
  5. Parts this procedure uses
  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 66). 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 ZBook 15 G3. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP ZBook 15 G3 Mobile Workstation graphics board replacement. HP prints this procedure on printed page 66 of its maintenance and service guide, and the spare-part table for this part is on printed page 66.

tools and parts

  • Torx T8 screw driver, Flat-bladed screw driver and Magnetic screw driver
  • Static-safe work surface
  • 848261-001 - NVIDIA Quadro M1000M graphics board. Source: printed page 66.
  • 848262-001 - NVIDIA Quadro M2000M graphics board. Source: printed page 66.
  • 910536-001 - NVIDIA Quadro M600M graphics board. Source: printed page 66.
  • 848263-001 - AMD FirePro W5170M graphics board. Source: printed page 66.

preparation

HP prints its tools list and its handling and electrostatic-discharge cautions on printed page 27. 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 the two Torx T8M3.0×5.5 screws that hold the graphics board to the system board. (printed page 66).
  2. Raise the edge of the graphics board until it sits at an angle (2), then take the board out of the socket (3). (printed page 66).
  3. Put the graphics board back by repeating the printed removal moves in the opposite order (printed page 66).

Parts this procedure uses

Manufacturer manual

HP Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, HP). Machine-readable copy: /api/guides/hp-zbook-15-g3-graphics-board-replacement-p66

Key facts

HP document part number
839656-002
Model
HP ZBook 15 G3
Release year
2016
Screen size
15.6"
Printed pages
66