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 15u G6. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.
HP ZBook 15u G6 Mobile Workstation display assembly replacement. HP prints the spare part table for this procedure on printed page 65.
Tools and parts
- Non-conductive, non-marking pry tool, a magnetic Phillips P1 driver and a Torx T8 driver
- Static-safe work surface
Preparation
HP prints its tools list and its handling and electrostatic-discharge cautions on printed page 27. Its preparation for disassembly is on printed page 32: power the unit down through the operating system, unplug the power cord and detach every external device before opening it. 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
- Get the computer ready for disassembly (Preparation for disassembly on page 32). (printed page 32).
- Take off the bottom cover (see that procedure on page 32). (printed page 34).
- Detach the battery cable from the system board (see that procedure on page 44). (printed page 34).
- Detach the antenna cables from the WWAN module and the WLAN module (2). (printed page 65).
- Take out the antenna cables off the clips built into the computer (3). (printed page 65).
- Detach the display cable and the camera cable from the system board. (printed page 65).
- Lift the cables off the clips built into the computer (6). (printed page 65).
- With the computer upside down (printed page 65).
- Take out the five Phillips M2.5 × 4.0 screws from the display hinges. (printed page 65).
- Lift the display assembly straight up (printed page 66).
- To remove the display hinge cover (printed page 67).
- To remove the display bezel (printed page 67).
- Take out the display bezel (4). (printed page 68).
- Two different camera modules are obtainable. Refer to the following procedure appropriate for your (printed page 68).
- If it is necessary to take the ambient light sensor board, detach the lead from the board (1), lift upward to free the board from the adhesive on the screen enclosure (2), and after that take the board from the screen (3). (printed page 70).
- If it is necessary to take the screen panel from the enclosure, take the four Phillips M2.0 × 2.0 fasteners that hold the panel to the screen enclosure. (printed page 70).
- Rotate the display panel over carefully onto the keyboard (1). (printed page 70).
- On the back of the display panel (printed page 71).
- If it is necessary to replace the screen hinges, take the three Phillips M2.5 × 11.0 fasteners that hold each hinge (1), and after that take the hinges from the screen enclosure (2). (printed page 72).
- If it is needed to replace the camera/ambient light sensor lead (printed page 72).
- If it is necessary to replace the WLAN aerial leads, peel the antennas from the top of the screen enclosure (1), take the aerial leads from the routing path at the bottom of the screen enclosure (2), and after that take the aerial leads (3). (printed page 74).
- If it is necessary to replace the WWAN aerial leads, peel the antennas from the top of the screen enclosure (1), take the aerial leads from the bottom and sides of the screen enclosure (2), and after that take the aerial leads (3). (printed page 74).
- Install the display assembly by working back through the printed removal steps (printed page 74).
Part numbers in our catalog
- HP 15.6-inch display panel L62781-001 (L62781-001)
- HP 15.6-inch FHD display panel L16641-001 (L16641-001)
- HP FHD display panel L62783-001 (L62783-001)
- HP 15.6-inch display panel L62784-001 (L62784-001)
- HP Display enclosure (includes tape, gasket, and foam) L64671-001 (L64671-001)
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-zbook-15u-g6-display-assembly-replacement-p65